Land Rover Series I 4x4 Utility, 1951
Land Rover Series I
Land Rover Series I•
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Chassis No.: 26100391
£17,250 GBP | Sold
Inspired by the US Army's wartime 'Jeep', developed in haste and intended for short-term, small-scale production, the Land Rover would defy its creators' initial scepticism. Rover bosses the Wilks brothers saw the need for a tough, four-wheel-drive, utility vehicle to serve the needs of the agricultural community in the immediate post-war years, but the Land Rover's runaway success took the company by surprise. Ruggedly built and simple in construction, the Land Rover proved capable of surviving in countries where conditions were primitive to say the least, a virtue that helped contribute to its worldwide acceptance. Indeed, it is estimated that two-thirds of all Land Rovers ever produced are still in existence today.
This desirable early model is offered with its original buff logbook confirming that it was sold into the current family ownership in Norfolk in August 1951. The Land Rover was transferred into its current ownership in 1954 and has resided on the same property and farmland ever since. We can advise that the engine turns, though its condition is not known. Offered in need of total re-commissioning and sold strictly as viewed, the vehicle is offered with a bill of sale, an original but tatty owner's handbook, a workshop manual and the aforementioned old-style logbook. At time of cataloguing the current UK V5C registration document had not been found by the estate office. Offered with Bill of Sale.
Cost
83,682 AED
