CrewCab on eBay - it's official

[Michael Slade]

Yep, it's on eBay now...

Link to eBay.

Vehicle Description

1966 145-inch wheelbase Land Rover Defender. Build up pages of truck are here:

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If you can’t get to the build pages, you’re really missing out. It’ll answer most of your questions. Some particulars you may not glean from the build up pages: Defender style body, custom cab, floors, seats, seatbox, dash, interior, etc. Custom doors and glass for rear. Alpine white exterior with black crinkle coat hood and wingtops. Black/grey interior (painted interior door panels too). Chevy 350 engine, carburetted (Q-jet), balanced and blueprinted. Low compression (8.5:1) Safari snorkel with custom Range Rover classic air-filter canister and K&N filter. Donaldson pre-cleaner. 1177 hours on drivetrain...approximately 53000 miles. Advance Adapters Ranger Overdrive/gearsplitter SM-465 4-speed manual transmission GM Hydro-boost brakes. Saginaw power steering box and Saginaw power steering pump. Heavy-duty tie-rods and track-rod, greasable tie-rod ends. Factory rubber bushings. Divorce-mounted, part-time converted LT-230 Dual fuel tanks (20 gallons in front 19 back), 39-ish gallons total. Tank selection switch mounted on dash. Vented disc brakes, both front and rear axles, armored personnel carrier Defender front calipers, custom front Superwinch freewheeling hubs, 110-CV's, MaxiDrive inner shafts, ARB locker. Rear axle has MaxiDrive shafts and an ARB locker, ABS Range Rover front calipers modified for single circuit operation. Caster corrected front radius arms (3-degrees). Wolf rims powdercoated black, BFG Mud-Terrains, 255/85-16, set of five rims and tires. Hood-mounted spare-tire bracket. Frame stretched to 145 inch wheelbase, strapped with 1/4inch plate steel both top and bottom, hot-dip galvanized. Every steel piece on this vehicle was galvanized prior to re-assembly. Galvanized bulkhead, T-frames, hood frame, drip rail, cappings, everything steel was dipped. Corbeau front seats w/retractor seat belts. Custom narrowed and reuphostered VW Eurovan bench seat in rear w/retractor seatbelts and lap belt for center position. Hella flexible telescoping interior lighting. Painless Wiring harness w/auxiliary fusebox. Custom sound-deadening throughout cab section and doors. Rhinolined interior with interior rubber floor mats. Dual Optima red-top batteries running in parallel w/ BEP battery management system. BEP electrical main cut-off switch. OME heavy-duty springs front/rear. Bilstein shocks fron/rear. Stock rear sway bar. ARB bull bar with custom Warn Series 12 military winch (12,000 pounds). IPF driving lights. IPF H4 headlights, Hella 95/145 H4 bulbs, IPF harness. Uniden CB. All VDO guages w/hourmeter (677 hours on engine). IPF side work lights, Hella rear work lights. On-board 1000-watt inverter, external 110v. grounded weatherproof dual power outlet. Hard wired for Garmin GPS power and external aentenna. Trailer wiring (7-way plug). Rear power quick-disconnect plug. On-board air via Sanden compressor. 2 1/2 gallon air tank and rear air line coupling. Red Dot roof-mounted heater and air conditioning unit. Custom aluminum rear cargo box. Interior Hella fluorescent lights. Thousands of dollars worth of spare parts. ARB freezer-fridge included in sale price. Fridge is hard-wired and can be semi-permanently mounted in rear cargo box. 2 1/2 gallon LPG tank mounted in rear box. Able to deliver in person anywhere in North America. Sales price includes 2-days of off-road training and overview of vehicle. Vehicle has been used hard travelling to some of the most remote parts of North America. Used, but not abused. Small dings on doors, fenders, etc...not out of the realm of normal use...nothing too hideous. Drivers seat has worn spot on outside thigh support pad. Have replacement cushion from Corbeau. Would need to be professionally replaced by upholsterer. Feel free to ask questions, I am expecting a very special bidder to want this very exceptional vehicle. Vehicle is registered as a 1966 with a VIN of 23408302C. I can drive the vehicle to the Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah if interested for test drives and/or delivery.

Blah...blah...blah... Thanks for looking.

[OS-Aussie]

sweet looking rig, good luck with the sale

It must be hard to let this go.

[Grim Reaper]

Can't believe you are going to sell it. Loved reading the build on it a while back.

What are you going to build next?

[LandCruiserPhil]

What is inside the box?

[Michael Slade]

Two potential bidders sent me e-mails asking about the inside of the box. Now you guys? Sheeshe, now I have to go clean it up and make some images of it!

I'll shoot one of it loaded for bear, then one of it cleaned out.

Yes, it's hard to let it go.

What am I going to build next? I'm going to finish my basement and buy a 12x20 view camera.

Thanks for looking guys. Spread the word to y'all's friends...other boards...etc...

[Andrew Walcker]

Man Michael, that is going to sting when you are watching it drive away! Someone is going to get a really nice truck.

[Michael Slade]

Man Michael, that is going to sting when you are watching it drive away! Someone is going to get a really nice truck.

When I sold my 109 I met the guy at the train station in Eugene Oregon. I loved that truck and really didn't want to sell it. When I took his cash, shook his hand and walked away. I got about 30 feet from the truck and had to talk to myself out loud saying..."don't turn around...don't turn around..." I didn't turn around.

I imagine it'll be something like that when this truck finally leaves me. Even my wife said she'll be sad to see it go.

I've had it for sale on and off over the past few years, always kept the price high because I don't *want* to sell it. Price is still high, but this is the first time I've put it on eBay. This will have the widest audience so far, so I am thinking that my price might actually be met.

Anyway, I am starting to ramble.....time to shuttup.

[Andrew Walcker]

I hear you. I have pictures of every vehicle I've owned in my office, pretty sappy but I think most of the people on this site understand. I was actually waiting for you to start selling tickets for a raffle like what was thrown around on the D-90 Source. Good luck on the sale and I hope you get your reserve to start the healing process.

[jatibb]

good luck on the sale. i enjoyed reading the build awhile back. also like the trailer. im building one sorta patterned after yours but not nearly as nice.
13' trailer with a series 2 bed on it to tow behind my 91 white classic.
by the way, interesting looking projects in the background on the website.

[Michael Slade]

Cool, I wanna see pics of your trailer!