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Hobnailkelly:
This is the reply I got to my questions:

   Hi ,All i know is it is the first shape LightWeight,its not a prototype,all the shell, interior,bumpers are original LightWeight. The chassis and axles are Range Rover,the engine and gearbox are 90/Defender. The filler cap is converted to be like a normal Land Rover,as originally you had to lift the seats to fill up ! it has a standard tank which is positioned under the passenger seat up out the way like normal series Land Rovers. The bed system I made for when i was away travelling,it consists of two L shaped pieces that fit up to the back of the seats,then when parked up ,recline seat backs forward and two pieces fold down on top, this gives two beds over six foot long, although close to roof.The L shape is by the back door so you can climb in ,close he door,then disrobe to go to bed,very handy when raining ! There is also a lean-too canopy that I converted to house on the back, to cook under and shelter from rain,this was made from a cube shape tent frame,the cover is long gone ,but I use a small tarp which just chucks over quick and bulldog clips on for speed. Thanks Bruce


IMHO this is a Lightweight with a coil conversion - possibly on a new chassis.  It would take some serious engineering to shorten and narrowen(?) a Rangie frame.   The front bumper and especially the rear crossmember look right.  Leaving it on the original or new lightweight  chassis would make it an easy job to an SVA and MOT. Difficult to tell if it's running Rangie axles but that is the easy way to get discs all round.  It would probly explain the wheel-arch extensions and Rostyle wheels.  Original bodywork and chassis would make it eligible for tax exemption I think.
The filler and tank also sounds like standard Lightweight - not at all like a 'normal series Landrover'

If I am correct, then (with a new chassis, good engine and box) it is possibly worth about half what he's wanting, tops.  It may just be that whoever he bought it from gave him duff information.
The bed arrangement sounds interesting tho'!

Whatever - it didn't sell so is probly still up for grabs!

datalas:
Original bodywork doesn't count for anything on a chassis'd vehicle,  even if it's an original chassis with a lot of "stuff" done to it it possibly qualifies as a radical modification which would mean it'd need a new plate,  again just changing the suspension, transmission, engine etc counts for a large number of points so even with the original chassis I think you're pushing your luck...

it seems like a lot of legal ambiguity to go to for a saving of a couple of hundred quid a year, but who am I to judge :D

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