1986 Land Rover 90 (defender) Diesel Rhd. Fully Imported, Titled In Us. on 2040-cars

VERY LOW RESERVE! 1986 Land Rover 90 (Defender) Diesel.  Imported from the UK, so it is right-hand drive.  5-speed manual transmission with nice tight power steering.  Runs and drives quite well for its age.  This is an unrestored original, but has obviously been well cared for.  Interior is in very nice shape with seats that appear to be new (appear to be factory spec seats).  All glass good, rubber floor liner in nice shape.  Dash in fine shape and all gauges and controls appear to work as they should.  2.5 liter diesel engine runs well and does not appear to smoke, except a bit at start-up.  Shifts through all the gears quite well and clutch seems to have plenty of life left, engages smoothly.   Steering is plenty tight and suspension seems good as well.  Tracks straight down the road and does not seem prone to rattles or vibrations.  All in all, a very nice driving vehicle, albeit a bit slow on the freeway, though it will hold 65 just fine.  Body in good condition for the age.  Some minor corrosion along the bottom of the doors and at the back corner - no spots seem to be larger than about a nickel and can be seen on the pictures.  There don't appear to be any holes or corrosion that has gone past the very surface.  For the age, the exterior is in very nice shape.  Windshield and cowl area appear solid.  Underneath the truck, the frame is solid, though like most rovers of this vintage, it has been patched at some point, as they tend to rot in places.  I noted one welded patch on each side near the rear suspension mount.  Seemed to be very professional work, patch was correctly formed and welds were strong and clean (see picture).  Most of the frame paint had worn off the back half of the vehicle, so I had the back half cleaned, coated in frame paint, and covered in rubberized coating as shown in the pictures.  The underbody of the tub seems to be in nice shape with good, solid floors and inner wheel wells.  The two rearmost floor crossmembers appear to have been patched at one point, but seem solid enough now.  I tried to show all of the weak spots that I could find in the pictures, so please look carefully.  This Rover has been fully imported and is titled and insured in my name in Minnesota.  Will transfer just like any other vehicle.  I have owed it since September, and it has spent most of the tie here in my heated shop.  I own a small car dealership, and imported myself.  Avoid the hassle and potential disaster of importing your own over.  These are getting more and more difficult to bring over, as people have tried to sneak later model defenders over.  I'm happy to answer any questions, and will assist with shipping in any way that I can.  I am a licensed dealer, so I can usually get a pretty decent rate on shipping across the US.