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It was posted on the Lightweight site:

Could be interesting or ????????? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384178708166?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=3bbb9aa73d664913b771e103c7577d48&bu=43051390988&ut=RU&exe=98456&ext=232173&logid=nqt%3DAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAABAAAQAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAEAAQAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIA**%26nqc%3DAAAAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAABAAAQAQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAEAAQAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAABAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIA**%26mdbreftime%3D1621643628349%26es%3D3%26ec%3D1&osub=-1~1&crd=20210521174340&segname=11021&sojTags=ch%3Dch%2Cbu%3Dbu%2Cut%3Dut%2Cnqt%3Dnqt%2Cnqc%3Dnqc%2Cmdbreftime%3Dmdbreftime%2Ces%3Des%2Cec%3Dec%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cexe%3Dexe%2Cext%3Dext%2Cosub%3Dosub%2Ccrd%3Dcrd%2Csegname%3Dsegname%2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

This Landy was reported as stolen some time ago and is now up for sale on eBay (as reported on the Military Lightweight L/R site): https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144041146972?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

CTEK ones have a good reputation.

Blimey! Good luck with that one! How long is a piece of string. The real answer is what folk are prepared to pay for it, assuming a sale IS actually required - sometimes you wonder, judging by the prices asked. I cannot see any other K5s on offer at present but prices of large WW2 trucks seem to be all over the place from those who clearly think their truck must be worth three times as much as a Jeep because it is three times as large to others who presumably realise that the market for a big truck is very limited - to those with the facilities to store, look after and drive the beast! Maybe best course of action is to contact the owner (if eBay or similar) or auction site and ask what they are after and see if they meet your expectations/budget.

Simple check; if you look at the DVLA database, it is registered as manufactured in 1963.

Thanks!

What did the Lightweight make? Anyone found out?

Woops! I missed most of the photos at first look! But it still looks a good honest fixer upper - what you see you get, but it needs a good poke at to make sure. Folk seem to shy away from the 24V Lightweight (but still pay £££££££s for a Wolf!) although I think it should make decent money - over £7k at least judging by the old tat thats been on offer lately at daft prices. We shall see.

The Lightweight has a pretty good MoT history, continuous from 2006 to 2015 when I guess it stopped needing one. Advisories and fails only on mechanical/electrical stuff rather than corrosion so it could be a decent vehicle and certainly worth a look if you wanted one. My betting is it will go to near £8-9k if its a decent 12V truck but you cannot really tell from the pics only of the outside, except its mostly original looking except for the rear cross member which is wrong.

Like this?!

I guess the price goes down each time as the previous bidders have dropped out. IMHO not a good time to sell something like this if you want top dollar - folk would want to see it in the flesh. If you follow the TV series on these auctioneers, they are always commenting that pre-war vehicles are now very cheap as the clientele that was interested in that era are now dying out (literally) and the action tends to have moved to 1970s onwards. The same is possibly also seen in the MV world if you look at the price of military Land Rovers cf this Austin truck!

If you are interested in a specific marque, then it pays to join the relevant Owners Club to get advice and also post a want advert on their forum. Best way to get a decent bike at a fair price.

Just the job for starting up your Puma! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ex-British-Army-Military-MOD-1991-Land-Rover-Defender-110-2-5na-HELI-Start/274733210435?hash=item3ff7601b43:g:xE0AAOSwiypgZXsO

Well that one may be a reasonable bet, but really you need to ask someone who knows the 16H and best to get the engine and frame numbers as well. Ron Pier who comes on here would be a better person to ask. Post the query on the Motorcycles section in the Vehicles part of this site and ask him.......or someone to give you a heads up on the photos at least. Title it "Plea for help - Norton 16H" . That will get them looking! The link to the bike is https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Norton-16h-WD-1939/184735649226?hash=item2b031a4dca:g:Ab0AAOSw7H9gY4Ih

Try asking on the BSA WD M20 site - they have a "Wants" section and can advise on who might have them. Some at least are available as v good repros - beware BAD repros! Again, you can get advice on that. Yes, they cater for Matchless as well. http://www.wdbsa.nl

The owner, Tony Lawrence is of course very well known in MV circles and has been MC at many events such as The War & Peace Show and Combined 'Ops. So it hardly likely to be anything other than a genuine sale although if you want a totally pukka 16H, then thats up to your judgement. I am sure Tony would give you an honest opinion of what he knows.

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As Carol King sang, "You're so far away...." etc.!

Thats £15k plus around 10% commission plus 20% of the 10% commission which comes to about £16800 for the "cheap" one. But I guess if a dealer buys it and spends £5k on a tidy up there is still some profit if its sold on for £25-£30k. Frankly - nuts! Although - look at the prices being asked for very average Land Rovers!

To clarify, for vehicles we use.....only vehicles first used after 1 April 1986. Class 3,4,5 and 7 vehicles For class 3,4,5 and 7 vehicles, the defect ‘Light source and lamp not compatible’ only applies to vehicles first used on or after 1 April 1986. Should a vehicle be presented for an MOT test with conversions before 1 April 1986 they must not be failed with immediate effect. Vehicles presented with converted halogen headlamp units first used on or after 1 April 1986 will continue to be failed. Headlamps must comply with all other requirements of the test and headlamp aim. The cars and passenger vehicles inspection manual will be updated shortly

Notice issued today - the rules have been changed to cater for certain types of LED conversion, which I am assuming covers our concerns though not read it yet.

But most of our old cars and MVs use(d) tungsten non-halogen headlamps, so I guess this rule does not apply; certainly won't apply if commonsense prevails and we have much better lighting at less demand on the charging system.

Yes, I reported it to eBay when I saw it yesterday so looks like reporting works.......but will no doubt pop up with something else. I can only presume they are phishing for routes to peoples banking details, etc......."yes I will hold it for you, just send me a deposit via bank transfer...." etc.. There is another bloke who sells Ural/Dnepr motorcycle outfits on eBay which I am sure ARE genuine, but they are freshly imported and have no V5c and contrary to what the vendor says, cannot be DVLA registered because the sidecar is on the RHS. That configuration is OK if you have one already registered, but not for a new application. There must be some frustrated buyers! Caveat emptor!

Something smells strongly here! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-Land-Rover-Lightweight-2-3-2dr/303863476313?hash=item46bfacb059:g:t2MAAOSw6ThgEnUt