Very rare Land Rover V8 also known as Stage One. Built from 1979 to 1982, original with a V8 and the Defender front, pretty rare! With the beautiful overdrive option on every gear. Power brakes. Thoroughly overhauled Rover 3500 V8 engine which has been driven about 9000 Kms after revision. In addition, the engine had an upgrade with a different camshaft and a higher compression which has significantly more HP. Adjusted to the power bench. Beautiful sound. With a brand new set of wheels with tires. Completely new hubs for the wheels, steering gear including rods and steering shock absorbers, door tops renewed, dynamo new, special aluminum radiator, new master brake cylinder and clutch cylinders, shock absorbers and plate springs. New bumper and grille, new interior (6 benches renewed), shift knob, speedometer. Special crank pulley, rubbers and buses in suspension, visco clutch and I'm sure to have forgotten some more. In short a Land Rover of high quality and super reliable. Very nice and tight body with the spot welding still pretty visible. This Land rover is from head to toe arranged and equipped with a perfect chassis. Meanwhile more than 9000 km driven after revision. Dutch Periodic Vehicle Inspection (APK): 08-10-2019. Important differences in comparison with a normal Stage One Series 3: - V8 petrol engine (versus a 4-cylinder petrol or diesel engine) - Permanent 4-wheel drive (versus switch-operated 4-wheel drive) - Central differential - LT95 gearbox (versus a LT76 gearbox) - a completely different grill (just as flat as with a Land Rover Defender) By the way, in 1982 there have been made 25 Stage Ones for the police of Trinidad Tobago & 25 on 88-inch base. Only a few are to be found in England and the Caribbean. This vehicle can be viewed and picked up in Heerde, the Netherlands.