MS Dhoni buys my restored 1970 Land Rover Series 3 in auction

I restored this from ground up with a lot of blood, sweat and effort.

BHPian Abhimanyu88 recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

I couldn't be happier that this beauty of mine has gone to none other than MS Dhoni. I restored this from ground up with a lot of blood, sweat and effort. Super happy that it's gone to one of the most famous people In the country. What upsets me though is that there is no mention of the creator/owner of the vehicle and all credit has been taken by the agency.

P.S. - If it wasn't for the amazing car, Dhoni would have never bought it.

One can take the art out of the artist, but not the artist out of the art!!

Congrats once again to none other than MS Dhoni.

A picture of my car freak son with the Landy.

The only reason for selling this was the NGT issues in Delhi. I do drive my other cars regularly but this being a diesel, I always had the issue of the cops impounding it. Thus, had to let it go.

Will look for a petrol one now and build it up even better than this. The engine was a 2.25 litre 4 cylinder diesel, all original.

I have about 5000 pictures of the detailed build. It took over 2 years to do, and I will surely share details soon. Here's what It looked like when I bought it.

It was a ground up restoration.

Here's what BHPian Big Smoke had to say on the matter:

I'm sure it's an amazing feeling! You know, a restoration thread of that car would be something we all eagerly look forward to, I'm sure.

It must have been really heavy on you to part with that car after putting in so much effort to build it back. There must have been some really inevitable reason for selling-off that car.

Whatever be the case, the car sure has been restored in an impeccable way.

What are the engine specifications, by the way? Please share.

Thanks!

Here's what BHPian Uthappa had to say on the matter:

I'm sure every single member on this forum will join me in appreciating and showing you gratitude for the immaculate job done in the restoration of this Landy! The fact that perhaps India's most loved motorhead is now it's custodian is a massive kudos to the stellar job by you and your team. It's just such a pity regarding the lack of mentions though.

Have you considered perhaps stamping your name/brand/signature (like Stinger/Renntech do with their Porsches) in a discreet location on the vehicles you restore?

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