DIFFLOCKEDTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1983
NAMED MODELSpecial · Expedition & Campers

Camel Trophy 1983 — Series III 88

The short-wheelbase Series III station wagon used by the seven competing teams in the 1983 Camel Trophy.

Drive it in the gameSources & evidence
Camel Trophy 1983 — Series III 88 — front three-quarter view, registry 3D render
BASE VEHICLESeries III 88″BUILT BYLand RoverIN SERVICE1983PRODUCTIONSeven competition vehiclesLAYOUT4 wheels · 88″

The record

The 1983 event paired Series III 88-inch team vehicles with 109-inch support wagons. The 2.25-litre diesels carried the factory hot-climate package, racks, recovery equipment and additional lamps. This reconstruction follows the period photograph shared by 4xfar_adventures: sand paint, pillar mirrors, central edge-on jerry cans, bonnet and roof spares, two roof lamps, stacked side bridging channels and wire headlamp guards. It is a representative team car, without an invented registration or country identity. The precise conversion location and operating organisation’s national attribution remain unconfirmed; Zaire was the event location.

Specification

MANUFACTURERLand Rover
MANUFACTUREDPrepared for the 1983 event
PRODUCTION RUNSeven competition vehicles
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINESeries III
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE88″
CATEGORYSpecial · Expedition & Campers

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from the registry's own 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the registry's 3D renders, the specification and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Camel Trophy Club — Zaire 1983 ↗accessed 2026-09-16SOURCE
  2. 24xfar_adventures — period Series III 88 photograph ↗accessed 2026-09-16SOURCE
  3. 3LRFAQ — Camel Trophy history ↗accessed 2026-09-16SOURCE
  4. 4https://www.cameltrophyvehicles.com/history/zaire-1983https://www.cameltrophyvehicles.com/history/zaire-1983 ↗REFERENCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-16T10:43:28.925Z · status: researched