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[Wittsend]

As I posted in the 1st reply in this topic ....
 

If there's no paperwork - walk away. Don't touch it, even if it's free. 

There are plenty of decent projects out there with the correct docs.

Do you want a Stage I vehicle
What I mean is; are you looking for a Stage 1 or just a good project
Are they that special ?
I wouldn't have thought that many will have been made

Can you get a local "expert" to inspect the vehicle for you ?

I don't know what the chassis number should be, but a genuine Stage 1 will be identified from the chassis number.
And I should have thought that the engine will have a Stage 1 number.
No V5C to confirm this - walk away.

[Morson]

its located nearly 130ish miles from me so im waiting for the bloke to give me the details, wasnt particularly looking for a stage one it was just advertised as ex military stage 1 and for the price i am willing to pay if it is genuine, if it turns out not ex mil or stage 1 i wont bother as it will be just a standard 109 thats been messed with. i just want to make sure before i make the journey with a trailer to find out its not whats advertised.

It 100% has a log book its just the mili papers that are lost, once i have the VIN and ERM i might be able to piece together what it is and whether its worth the investment

[diffwhine]

There is one way of quickly spotting if it is genuine...
The steering relay p/n NRC2410 is bolted to the chassis rail like a coil sprung LR steering box. If it has a relay in the front cross member, you will know its a wrong 'un

[Morson]

If the log book does say stage 1 i think the land rover itself is not here i present my evidence haha i cant tell by the steering relay as it is hidden how ever the front of a stage 1 chassis by the bumper mounting is 2 blocks that hole the rad panel up and on the picture below i cannot see this as it looks like a standard 109, let me know your thoughts on that, or can i not see far back enough to determine this and am looking at the bumper mounting?