I've just commenced conversion of my 1973 Series 3 LandRover Lightweight .
Being a bit of a LandRover tragic it took me 30 something years till I was able to come by this variety of LandRover, the Lightweight (Airportable) version never being in use in Australia (nor USA for that matter)
It was built solely for Military markets , this one served in HongKong by the British Army (Gurkha Regiment) till 1986 .
People think Im nuts converting this because of its rarity , but I think its Ideal for EV conversion . I use it as a local runabout, most trips not enough to warm the engine up, & the most I would travel about once a month would be is a 100 km round trip , it stinks on gas with the canvas top rolled up & is a pain to re fuel as the fillers are under the seats. But mostly its about the the need to have a 'project'.
Being a bit of a LandRover tragic it took me 30 something years till I was able to come by this variety of LandRover, the Lightweight (Airportable) version never being in use in Australia (nor USA for that matter)
It was built solely for Military markets , this one served in HongKong by the British Army (Gurkha Regiment) till 1986 .
People think Im nuts converting this because of its rarity , but I think its Ideal for EV conversion . I use it as a local runabout, most trips not enough to warm the engine up, & the most I would travel about once a month would be is a 100 km round trip , it stinks on gas with the canvas top rolled up & is a pain to re fuel as the fillers are under the seats. But mostly its about the the need to have a 'project'.
