The latest episode on wheeler Dealers had them refurbishing an OLD Land Rover M-1; The Brit military had used them along with many Brit farmers. This one they took the body off, cleaned up the chassis ( some rust and a heavy protective coating) re-coated it with a powder coating, spiffed up the engine, took the roof off and installed a full siding on the back, put a Solar panel on the roof over the cab with a power converter, added a fancy water filtering system, winch on the front and a "pop-up tent" thingy on the roof (away from snakes, ants and scorpions !). I think the thing was 50 years old. Still sturdy, no body rust.
