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Jul 07, 2008 22:22 |  #1

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I was digging up some old images and came across this one I took a few years ago. This Rover was once a very nice example of a NADA spec, elephant hide interior Series vehicle, rusting away in a field of daisies and home to several hundred yellow jackets. Too bad.

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Jul 07, 2008 22:24 |  #2

Neat find. Colors are really nice.

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Jul 08, 2008 09:22 |  #3

Too bad. Someone should fix it up.
Good shot. Got another angle?

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Jul 08, 2008 10:45 |  #4

I'll post some other shots when I get home from work. The vehicle was beyond repair, and would have been a marginal parts vehicle. It had deteriorated significantly, not only in all of the typical Series vehicle places, but the lack of roof accelerated the deterioration of the interior and normally sheltered components.

Thanks for the interest. I am currently restoring a 1974 Series III lightweight - it's in pieces now, but here it is when I got it:

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and here is my very much missed 2000 Discovery II that always got me home:

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Thanks for your interest and the kind comments.

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Jul 11, 2008 22:49 |  #5

Some more view of the dying beast:

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Jul 11, 2008 22:50 |  #6

What a waste.

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Jul 11, 2008 22:58 |  #7

Hey Kirk, Nice series. FWIW, I've seen cars in far worse shape than that get restored.
It only takes lots of time and money. :confused:
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The Captain and crew finally got their stuff together, now if we can only remember where we left it. :cool:

  
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