Land Rover S2A 88

Designed by Maurice Wilks, the Series I Land Rover was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1948. 

Until 1951 it was only offered with an 80-inch wheelbase and a 1.6-litre petrol engine. In 1950, the lights moved from a position behind the grille to protruding through the grille. 1954 saw a big change as the 80-inch was replaced by an 86-inch, and a 107-inch pick up version was also introduced, all models sharing a sturdy box-section ladder-frame steel chassis. A diesel engine option had also become available.

The early vehicles were replaced by the very similar Series II which ran from 1958 to 1961. It came in SWB (88-inch) and LWB (109-inch) chassis forms, and used the well-known 2.25-litre petrol engine, although early SWB models retained the 2-litre petrol engine from the Series I for the first 1500 or so vehicles. This larger petrol engine produced 72hp and was closely related to the 2-litre diesel unit still in use. In 1961 the Series IIA was introduced with many minor improvements which made it perhaps the most hardy and reliable of all the Series Land Rovers.

First registered in June 1964, this particular S2A 88" model has had six owners from new and has been in the current ownership for 13 years. A professional Land Rover restorer, the owner spent four years restoring the vehicle and it has only seen limited use since the work was completed about nine years ago.

Supplied with a current MOT and tax, the vehicle is said to drive beautifully and is ready for a new owner to enjoy right away.