Gypsy

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Superlative eight-year restoration of most exceptional 109 two-door "regular". Frame-off professional, ground-up restoration beginning in 1980 and culminating in 1994. Brilliant and all fresh mechanicals with barely 1,000 miles since completed. Fully-rebuilt engine by Doug Fraser Racing Engines of Marblehead, Massachusetts ( the builder of 10 national championship race engines). Prepared for turbo charging, but not turbo'd. The sheet metal on this vehicle is showroom perfect. Bespoke dash with special instrumentation including "factory" in-dash tachometer. All original and perfect "elephant hide" factory interior (NOT a reproduction!) New dual F85 cockpit/map lamps with infra-red/clear, spot/flood, rheostat dimmer feature with instant-on switch & 6-foot extendable coil cord. New old stock and extremely rare original factory 3-point static safety harnesses. Totally restored mechanicals throughout. Absolutely new and absolutely rare Genuine Land-Rover/Genuine Solex carburetor. All correct and all perfect LUCAS charging and electrical system throughout with all components new or professionally remanufactured to the highest specification. Complete interior and exterior respray in original factory Poppy Red. New old stock and mint WARN M-11 freewheel hubs. New, correct and perfect sand-colored canvas hood. Fully restored original steering wheel with new dust cover and horn contact. Original and fully restored SERCK factory radiator. Five fresh MICHELIN steel radials. Mounted pair of CIBIE Super Oscar H2 quartz-halogen driving and fog lamps. Original LUCAS sealed beam headlamps. This superlatively restored machine has been under the ownership of the same individual for 36 years, and has been garage kept for the last twenty-four. He is only the second owner since new. 77,000 genuine miles since new Original, restored and brilliant KODIAK Mk IV heater & defrost system (the best ever installed in any Land-Rover of the period). New BILSTEIN shock absorbers. All new suspension, brakes and exhaust systems throughout. All spares are Genuine Land-Rover or better. Restored by the winner of 30 international restoration prizes. Impeccable condition throughout. Please note that the number plates on this vehicle ARE NOT for sale! (Substitutes of equivalent value will be offered. Because of the entirely exceptional nature and cachet of this and other examples of British Northwest's restoration work, the price is not advertised and will be divulged only after prospective owners have become knowledgeable to the owner, who insists that this machine go only to a fully qualified buyer.