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Series III

Series III

 

Years: 1971-1985

Numbers Built:
  • Data includes Stage Is (SIII, 109", V8) which were built after Feb 1979
    88" Basic & Station Wagon: 155,900
    109" Basic & Station Wagon: 214,000
    109" 1-ton: 450
Engine:
    Petrol: 2286 cc, 77 bhp @4250 rpm, 124 lb-ft @2500 rpm, 4 cylinder
    Petrol: 2625 cc, 83 bhp @4500 rpm, 132 lb-ft @1750 rpm, 6 cylinder (109" only)
    Diesel: 2286 cc, 62 bhp @4000 rpm, 103 lb-ft @1800 rpm, 4 cylinder
Weight:
    88" Basic: 2953 lbs
    88" Station Wagon: 3281 lbs
    109" Basic: 3459 lbs
    109" Station Wagon: 3752 lbs
    109" 1ton: 3886 lbs
Distinguishing Features:
    Plastic, plus shaped grill; windscreen attached via spillers on the firewall; instruments located in front of the driver; a dash board; recessed headlights mounted in the wings; grill not flush with wings; bulged sides; square doors; steering arms under the swivel pin housing.
Notes:
  • The 109" is a stretched 88".
  • The Stage I is technically a SIII, but has always been considered a separate vehicle (and hence treated separately in IDent-A-Rover). Since the Stage I was built after Rover went over to using VIN numbers, no one knows how many Stage Is were built, hence I don't know how many to subtract from the SIII data
Production Data: (based on a production model built by Ben Smith)
  • CKD=Complete Knock Down which is an 88" or 109" that was sent out as a kit and assembled in various countries. 1971
      88": 9,300
      US 88": 30
      109": 14,000
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 6,800
    1972
      88": 8,600
      US 88": 1,634
      109": 13,000
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 28,800
    1973
      88": 8,100
      US 88": 1,439
      109": 12,300
      109" 1-ton: 57
      CKD: 27,300
    1974
      88": 7,400
      US 88": 469
      109": 11,200
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 24,800
    1975
      88": 8,600
      109": 13,000
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 29,000
    1976
      88": 18,000
      109": 25,100
      109" 1-ton: 57
      CKD: 3,600
    1977
      88": 15,400
      109": 21,500
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 3,100
    1978
      88": 46,172
      109": 17,100
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 3,500
  • starting now the numbers include Stage Is
    1979
      88": 15,900
      109" & Stage I: 22,200
      CKD: 1,300
      Additional 88" or 109" (built in Nov and Dec): 2353
    1980
      88": 14,000
      109" & Stage I: 19,600
    1981
      88": 8,800
      109" & Stage I: 12,200
    1982
      88": 11,900
      109" & Stage I: 16,500
    1983
      88": 5,800
      109" & Stage I: 9,600
    1984
      88": 4,000
    1985
      88": 3,000

    Series III Military Lightweight

    Series III Lightweight
    Years: 1972-1983

    Numbers Built:
      Petrol: 10,425 (1972-1979)
      Diesel: 1,909 (1972-1979)
      Either: ~4,500 (1980-1983)
    Engine:
      Petrol: 2286 cc, 77 bhp @4250 rpm, 124 lb-ft @2500 rpm, 4 cylinder (all years)
      Diesel: 2286 cc, 62 bhp @4000 rpm, 103 lb-ft @1800 rpm, 4 cylinder (after 1975)
    Weight: 3514 lbs

    Distinguishing Features:
      Angular bonnet; flat sides; pillar windscreen mount; wire mesh, rectangular grill; centrally located instruments; flat dash; headlights in wings; recessed breakfast
    Notes:: All were built for military use

    Production Data:
      1972: ~1540
      1973: ~1540
      1974: ~1540
      1975: ~1540
      1976: ~1540
      1977: ~1540
      1978: ~1540
      1979: ~1540
      1980: ~1110
      1981: ~1110
      1981: ~1110
      1981: ~1110

    Stage 1 (SIII, 109", V8)

    Stage I V8

     

    Years: Feb 1979-1985

    Numbers Built:
      Unknown. An approximate upper bound is 58,000. This number is based upon a model that predicted the number of 109" built for the years in question. So 58,000 includes non-Stage I 109"s. I wouldn't be surprised if the true number is around 40,000
    Engine: Petrol: 3528 cc, 91 bhp @3500 rpm, 166 lb-ft @2000 rpm, V8

    Weight: 3396 lbs

    Distinguishing Features:
      Grill flush with wings; wire mesh, rectangular grill, windscreen attached via pillars on the firewall; instruments located in front of the driver; a dash board; recessed headlights mounted in the wings; bulged sides; square doors; steering arms under the swivel pin housing.
    Notes:
    • The Stage Is were all 109".
    • The number of Stage Is built is unknown because Land Rover switched over to VINs. So all Chassis numbers are jumbled together and there there isn't an easy to pull the Stage I data out from the other 109" and 88" data.

    Stage I V8
   
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