Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1951 Land Rover Series I 80in
Estimate
£14, 000 - £16, 000
Registration No: 553 XUH
Chassis No: 16103248
MOT: Exempt
Current ownership for over 20 years
Supplied new to MoD
Understood to of been used by the Military Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
This is where `The Best 4x4 by Far' started - a utility vehicle devised in 1947 by the Wilks brothers for use on their farm and inspired by the wartime Jeep. Aluminium panels, used because of a shortage of steel, meant the bodies did not rust, and thanks to an ingenious high/ low ratio four-wheel drive system, the new small truck was possessed of incredible climbing ability in all conditions including glutinous mud. Initially powered by a 1595cc inlet-over-exhaust Rover engine, a 2-litre unit was soon adopted. More than 60 years after the prototype first ran, Land Rovers of all ages continue to give faithful service all around the world.
More information to follow.
