Description
Here we have something very special. First Registered on the 17th June 1993 and sold new by supplying dealer, Olds of Puddletown to The National Trust for use on their Purbeck Heath reserve where it was fitted with a water tank and pump for use as a reserve fire tender on the heathland, this explains how during their ownership of some 27 years it had only clocked up some 51, 000 miles and had remained in such amazing structural condition (likely it would have been used during the summer months only and with very limited exposure to road salt). In 2020 The National Trust disposed of it to the local mechanic who had been tasked with maintaining it for them for the previous few years, he intending to remove the rear body and convert it into a camper – thankfully it came to me before this happened. When I acquired this superb Hi-Cap in early 2021 it was in remarkably well preserved condition, it is worth remembering that commercial Defender 110’s tend to have had a very hard life and consequently have very low chances of survival – this example had the best bulkhead I have seen on a Defender of its age with no previous repairs and none needed and the only chassis repair that had been carried out was a very untidy “MOT standard” plate welded on the rear face of the rear crossmember. When sold the vehicle will go back on its original “K” prefix registration number (with its original Olds of Puddletown dealer supplied plates), it comes with its original book pack, original service book and continuation service book from my ownership along with both sets of original keys. Original dealer supplied service book with vehicle factory sticker showing the engine and chassis numbers match, history within to 42, 329mls in 2001 when the book was Full. I replaced the original seats which had become very tatty and unsupportive with a set of new, period correct, seats from Exmoor trim in the correct grey vinyl, I also sourced a new old stock set of rear sticks and bought a new sand canvas from Exmoor trim.
- 14/ 04/ 2021 @ 55, 504mls, new front propshaft (genuine LR), engine oil (castrol gtx), gearbox oil (castrol TQF), transfer box, swivel oil, diff oil (castrol 80/ 90), new gen LR filters throughout, valve clearances checked
- 09/ 05/ 2021 @ 56, 426mls, front swivels stripped and new (gen LR) bearings fitted, new seals (gen LR), new wheel bearings (gen LR), new clutch master cylinder (OEM), new steering universal joints (gen LR), engine oil replaced (castrol gtx) and new oil filter (gen LR)
- 06/ 08/ 2021 @ 57, 585mls, transfer box removed to replace input oil seal which was leaking, mainshaft oil feed plate fitted (gen LR), new rear propshaft (gen LR), new exhaust complete fitted (OEM)
- 24/ 08/ 2021 @ 57, 830mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec) and new oil filter (gen LR)
- 27/ 09/ 2021 @ 58, 353mls, Rear body removed, chassis steamed off, new fuel tank and all fittings (OEM), new rear wheel bearings, A-frame joint, rear brake pads, rear springs, rear shocks (all gen LR), new GKN rear crossmember (this is OEM new old stock – fitted in the way they are originally – no nasty extensions slotted over the chassis legs, I have pictures of the whole process and you cannot tell it has had a new crossmember…), everything treated with zink paint and then Waxoyl before rear tub replaced
- 30/ 10/ 2021 @ 59, 854mls, timing belt and all tensioners replaced (gen LR), water pump replaced (oem), viscous replaced (gen LR), coolant replaced (MOTUL), complete clutch assembly replaced (gen LR), engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), all transmission oils replaced (castrol), all filters replaced (gen LR)
- 21/ 02/ 2022 @ 61, 389mls, engine oil replaced (castrol maganatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 21/ 05/ 2022 @ 63, 033mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 13/ 08/ 2022 @ 64, 879mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 15/ 10/ 2022 @ 66, 399mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 25/ 02/ 2023 @ 68, 627mls, all oils and filters replaces (castrol and gen LR)
- 23/ 03/ 2023 @ 69, 145mls, power steering oil replaced (castrol TQF)
- 01/ 05/ 2023 @ 70, 243mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 04/ 08/ 2023 @ 72, 227mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 11/ 11/ 2023 @ 74, 755mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 19/ 11/ 2023 @ 74, 777mls, steering box replaced with new Adwest (OEM)
- 05/ 12/ 2023 @ 75, 329mls, 5 X new steel wheels (OEM) fitted along with 5 X new Michelin 750R16 XZL tyres
- 05/ 01/ 2024 @ 76, 137mls, new front brake pads, springs and shocks fitted (all gen LR)
- 29/ 03/ 2024 @ 77, 307mls, engine oil replaced (castrol magnatec), oil filter replaced (gen LR)
- 08/ 02/ 2025 @ 80, 112mls, all oils and filters replaces (castrol and gen LR) and valve clearances checked
