{"id":3509,"date":"2012-11-17T11:49:03","date_gmt":"2012-11-17T18:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/?p=3509"},"modified":"2026-03-08T21:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T04:04:07","slug":"1974-land-rover-siii-restoration-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mikesenese.com\/DOIT\/2012\/11\/1974-land-rover-siii-restoration-video\/","title":{"rendered":"1974 Land Rover SIII Restoration Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/30810060?badge=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fantastic documentation of a 1974 Land Rover Series III restoration. 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