Odd, no... Shady, yes...This is an odd listing. It's within a mile or two of where I am, the images on the listing look like they could be in this neighborhood. But I've never seen the car, don't know who owns it.
https://portland.craigslist.org/clc/cto/d/1989-landrover-defender-110/6598202969.html
My truck is also original LHD from Dubai. So I was studying the pics and noticed the shark gill vents on the sides of the wings. I got curious and googled for more pics of Dubai trucks and found this second listing from Utah, still with California plates, and still with the same odd VIN# and a much higher price. The pics in this second listing are obviously not in Utah. Just seems odd:
https://classics.autotrader.com/classic-cars/1989/land_rover/defender/100913587
It IS...Sounds like a vin swap. If California is reading, they?ll surely flag the vin For further investigation.
What a deal! A 110 for $5250. I don't think the 200Tdi was available in 1988 so would make it hard to import maybe im wrong. Any way, good deal i think.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/barn-find-land-rover-defender/6626079076.html
A very clean 5 speed stick D1, https://vermont.craigslist.org/cto/d/1995-land-rover-discovery-1-5/6626769444.html
That one looks like it was found in a swampcheap x-MOD 110 on craigslist in texas. 6 grand i think.
If I were closer.... I'd buy it.old school, with 10 spline ARBs !