73 series LHD out of many west European countries are available and usually in good condition. The problem is they are proud of them and the purchase price reflects it. The 73 I was chasing late last year is still listed around $21K with the 2L turbo diesel.
Ocho, sorry for cluttering your...
The search was very frustrating and I just sorta gave up. There aren't many 73 series LHD to pick from and I wanted a driver not a project.
So I'm moving on going to get a bunch of work done on the 40 to keep it running nice. But I do keep checking for that 73.