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Series III
Publish date: Dec 1, 2004
By:  ORC STAFF
Source: Off-Road.com
Years: 1971-1985

Numbers Built:
  • Data includes Stage Is (SIII, 109", V8) which were built after Feb 1979
    88" Basic & Station Wagon: 155,900
    109" Basic & Station Wagon: 214,000
    109" 1-ton: 450
Engine:
    Petrol: 2286 cc, 77 bhp @4250 rpm, 124 lb-ft @2500 rpm, 4 cylinder
    Petrol: 2625 cc, 83 bhp @4500 rpm, 132 lb-ft @1750 rpm, 6 cylinder (109" only)
    Diesel: 2286 cc, 62 bhp @4000 rpm, 103 lb-ft @1800 rpm, 4 cylinder
Weight:
    88" Basic: 2953 lbs
    88" Station Wagon: 3281 lbs
    109" Basic: 3459 lbs
    109" Station Wagon: 3752 lbs
    109" 1ton: 3886 lbs
Distinguising Features:
    Plastic, plus shaped grill; windscreen attached via pillers on the firewall; instruments located in front of the driver; a dash board; recessed headlights mounted in the wings; grill not flush with wings; bulged sides; square doors; steering arms under the swivel pin housing.
Notes:
  • The 109" is a stretched 88".
  • The Stage I is techincally a SIII, but has always been considered a separate vehicle (and hence treated separately in IDent-A-Rover). Since the Stage I was built after Rover went over to using VIN numbers, noone knows how many Stage Is were built, hence I don't know how many to subtract from the SIII data
Production Data: (based on a production model built by Ben Smith)
  • CKD=Complete Knock Down which is an 88" or 109" that was sent out as a kit and assembled in various contries. 1971
      88": 9,300
      US 88": 30
      109": 14,000
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 6,800
    1972
      88": 8,600
      US 88": 1,634
      109": 13,000
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 28,800
    1973
      88": 8,100
      US 88": 1,439
      109": 12,300
      109" 1-ton: 57
      CKD: 27,300
    1974
      88": 7,400
      US 88": 469
      109": 11,200
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 24,800
    1975
      88": 8,600
      109": 13,000
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 29,000
    1976
      88": 18,000
      109": 25,100
      109" 1-ton: 57
      CKD: 3,600
    1977
      88": 15,400
      109": 21,500
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 3,100
    1978
      88": 46,172
      109": 17,100
      109" 1-ton: 56
      CKD: 3,500
  • starting now the numbers include Stage Is
    1979
      88": 15,900
      109" & Stage I: 22,200
      CKD: 1,300
      Additional 88" or 109" (built in Nov and Dec): 2353
    1980
      88": 14,000
      109" & Stage I: 19,600
    1981
      88": 8,800
      109" & Stage I: 12,200
    1982
      88": 11,900
      109" & Stage I: 16,500
    1983
      88": 5,800
      109" & Stage I: 9,600
    1984
      88": 4,000
    1985
      88": 3,000
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