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Unless you’re buying a top-of-the-range,
late-model Land Rover with all the trimmings, the Land Rover you
eventually choose will probably have an interior that is Spartan in
the extreme!
This lack of luxury is probably a great
bonus to the buyer of a well-used example though. You needn’t
worry about scuffing the upholstery or damaging the internal
paintwork if the interior is already well and truly battered; and,
thanks to the back-to-basic approach of Land rover when it came to
the interior designs of pre-V8 models, the fact that there are no
carpets and no such extravagances as cloth upholstery to worry about
means the interior in general will have worn reasonably well, even
if “your” Land Rover has led a particularly tough life.
It is very much up to the individual to
decide how fussy he or she wants to be about the condition of your
prospective Land Rover. If you don’t care about torn upholstery or
general tattiness, you probably won’t be disappointed!
But do check carefully any interior items
that are essential to safety: look out for frayed or torn seat
belts, severely cracked or damaged steering wheels, defective
instruments and so on, all of which are potential MoT failure points
and general safety hazards. While on the subject of seat belts, it
is worth bearing in mind that, in the UK, pre-1965 cars do not
legally require seat belts to be fitted. |
