Land Rover SIIa 88"

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The Series II Land Rover was given a few minor modifications in 1962, the factory considering it a sufficient makeover to justify a rename to the IIa.

Nothing much changed after that until April 1969 when the headlights, hitherto mounted in cut-outs incorporated into the galvanised front grille, migrated to the front wings. The story from the factory was that the Australian lighting regulations had changed which had forced this modification, although its effect was to modernise the 10 year old design with very little effort at a time when sales were starting to flag. Land Rovers of this period gained a ‘G’ suffix in their chassis number to indicate this modification.

These late Series IIa models continued until 1971 when they were replaced by the slightly more powerful Series III, with a new plastic grille and more contemporary facia mounted directly in front of the driver.

This 1970 G-suffix Series IIa has had plenty of work done to it in recent years and has recently been driving around enjoying its tax and MOT exempt status. It has been rebuilt on a new galvanised chassis, so the underpinnings are sound, the vendor stripping the panels but not getting around to painting them – for some, that delivers the rough-tough look, while for others it affords an excellent basis for a coat of paint!

Fitted with a truck cab, it runs and drives and would respond well to some tidying here and there. With new chassis' costing upwards of £1,800, the guide price looks good value for a vehicle which is already sitting on four wheels. The paperwork file consists of a V5C and three old MOTs.