1 gshroder@aztec.co. Wed Sep 18 14:34 117/7075 Series IIIS history (long 2 matthewl@dinet.co. Mon Sep 23 05:47 47/1597 Rangie history 3 pfear@ragcom.co.za Mon Sep 23 06:42 35/1361 Landy for sale ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Sep 96 23:32 EET From: gshroder@aztec.co.za (Gary Schroeder) Subject: Series IIIS history (long) Hi folks! I spotted this article in the June 1994 LRO "Rare Rover" relating to some of our SA LR heritage. Hope it's of use... "Land Rovers have been built in a variety of places other than Solihull ever since the 1950's, and from time to time this series looks at some of the variants produced overseas. One of the least well-known outside its native country is the South African Series IIIS, built by Leyland SA during the first half of the 1980's and using two locally-built engines not available in Land Rovers anywhere else in the world. SA has never had a motor industry it can call its own. Cars & trucks sold there have almost always been assembled locally from imported CKD(Completely Knocked Down) kits. By the end of the 1970's, almost all the major European & American manufacturers had assembly plants there, and among them British Leyland, located in Blackheath in the Cape. Here, Leyland SA put together vehicles from kits shipped out from the various Leyland-owned companies in Britain. These assembly plants provided work for large numbers of South Africans and the system worked well until Japanese car makers launched a determined assault on the SA market in the late 1970's. Instead of opening assembly plants, they shipped in complete cars which they sold at prices which undercut the local products. Before long, their sales success began to pose a serious threat to the local motor assembly industry and so the government took action. Following the example of the Australians, they imposed a 100% import tax on fully-assembled new vehicles and banned the import of second-hand vehicles. Locally-built cars had no tax penalties as long as they had at least 60% local content. To meet that 60% local content target, Leyland SA had to reduce their dependence on imported components. This inevitably meant sourcing more components locally, but the cost of tooling up to replace all the imported items which would have to go was going to be prohibitive. So Leyland SA decide to build only a limited number of the more expensive components, such as engines and gearboxes and to make these fit as many different Leyland models as possible. Models which could not be accommodated within this rationalisation scheme were simply dropped, including the short-wheelbase Land Rover. As far as the long-wheelbase Land Rover was concerned, Leyland SA were happy to continue with the 2.25-litre petrol, but they also wanted much more powerful units which would enable the vehicle to compete on equal terms with the Toyota Land Cruiser. So they picked on a large & powerful locally-built diesel engine and on a six-cylinder petrol engine which they also intended to put in Leyland cars. The range of Land Rovers powered by these engines was introduced in late 1980 and was known as the Series IIIS. The Series IIIS was distinguished from earlier locally-built Series III's because it had the flush front of the Stage I V8, a model which was never sold in South Africa. It also wore special badging. Only two body types were available from the factory, one being a pick-up which could be had with all three engines, and the other a 12-seater station-wagon which only came with the new six-cylinder petrol engine (known as the R6) and the new diesel. The new diesel was a locally-built 3.8-litre 4-cylinder known as the Atlantis or ADE4, and came with a useful 73bhp(55kW)@2800rpm and a thumping 179 lb/ft(243Nm) torque at an incredibly low 1400rpm. The R6 engine had been developed from the E6 six-cylinder, itself derived from the overhead-camshaft four-cylinder BMC/Leyland E-series which had started life in the humble Austin Maxi in the late 1960s. In the Maxi, the engine was installed transversely and drove the front wheels. It had a capacity of 1485cc and was stretched to 1748cc in 1971, in which guise it powered the Maxi 1750 and the later Allegro 1750. From 1972, a six-cylinder version of 2227cc was available in the Austin, Morris and Wolseley 2200 models. This engine was the E6 and it later went on to power versions of Leyland's unloved wedge-shaped Princess range. In Britain, that was as far as the E6 went, but the design was re-used by Leyland Australia who developed a long-stroke 2623cc version for conventional installation in the Australian Marina and the ill-fated Leyland P76 saloon. It was this engine which was picked up by Leyland SA at the end of the 1970's and redeveloped as the R6 for the local Marina, Rover SD1 and Land Rover. For South Africa, it had an uprated cooling system, lower noise levels and a new camshaft. Both saloon and Land Rover versions for the 2.6-litre six had twin SU HIF6 carburettors and the same 110bhp(82kW)@2800rpm and 148 lb/ft(202Nm) of torque at 2200rpm. In the Land Rover, the engine came with an oil-cooler as standard. Like the diesel, it drove through a four-speed all-synchromesh gearbox of Brazilian design, which had slightly different first, third and reverse ratios from the British-designed models fitted to four-cylinder petrol models. Both the R6 and 2.25-litre petrol engines came with Salisbury axles incorporating the familiar 4.7:1 gearing, but the diesel had Salisbury axles with a final drive of 3.54:1, exactly like the Solihull-built Stage I V8. On the road, the Series IIIS in four-cylinder petrol form performed very much like any 2.25-litre petrol Series III. The six-cylinder model was a very different kettle of fish, however. The station-wagon had a maximum cruising-speed of about 130km/h (81mph). Somewhere about 5000 examples were built before production stopped in 1985. By then the first locally-assembled 110 V8's had become available and the last of the Series IIIS models lingered in dealer's showrooms until 1986. Many thanks to Richard Giller who runs the Safari Centre - 'Everything for the four-wheel-drive enthusiast' - at Main Road, Bryanston, Johannesburg, SA" Anyone want to post this to a FAQ? Cheers, --- Gary Schroeder E-mail: gshroder@aztec.co.za ____ * 52 Plattekloof Rd Voice : +27+21 58 4305 | __ | / \ /\ Monte Vista Fax : +27+21 658 2182 :o==o: / \ / \ 7460 1985 Land Rover Series IIIS 109 S/W 0 ~~ 0 / \/\ \ Rep. of South Africa "Humphrey" - to go where I like! /"""""""" \ \ \ DISCLAIMER: All opinions expressed are my own - 'cos nobody else wants them. --- ------------------------------ From: Matthew Loxton Subject: Rangie history Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 09:03:09 +-200 Greetings fellow ZA-LRO's I am about to add a 1987 Range-Rover to my collection, but would like to = know if anyone here has knowledge (carnal or otherwise) of the Rangie in = question. Registration # LPJ706T 1987, Metallic-Green Chassis LHAMW7BA1502028 Engine CR81318D02600B 3.5L V8 As far as I can figure, I am the third owner. Current owner is a = Mr.Lombaard of Bronkhorstspruit, who bought directly from a PO but = through PECO of Pretoria. Cops say that it is clean, but I would like to = know if the LRO think so. It has 121,000 kms on the clock and looks unscathed. Any comments? Matthew Loxton Account Manager Mining & Industrial DI Networking matthewl@dinet.co.za +27-11-2330800 (phone) +27-11-8071850 (fax) ------------------------------ From: Patrick Fear Subject: Landy for sale Date: Mon, 23 Sep 1996 12:08:04 +-200 Hi all, Anyone interested or know of someone that might be, in a Land Rover 110 = hardTop V8 with 138 000 Kms. Has dual bat & dual fuel tanks. Also has a = 45 litre SS water tank. Going price is R47K. Due to the fact that the kids are getting older, I need, and have found = a SW 110. Many thanks. Patrick Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ragcom (Pty) Ltd. 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