Land Rover 110 V8 Hardtop

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The story of the world-beating Land Rover is a well told one, with Land Rover Chief Engineer, Maurice Wilks, developing a surplus wartime Willys Jeep into what was to become the iconic farmer’s friend.

The original early Land Rovers have long been highly collectable and as their values have elevated, their place has been taken by newer ‘Series’ Land Rovers. You only have to glance through the past results pages of previous Brightwells Classic Car catalogues to see the gradual rise in interest in newer series Land Rovers within the classic car buying community.

Introduced in 1983, Land Rover did something quite startling with their 90 and 110 models, setting the standard for all models from that day onwards. Alongside a wheelbase increase came a raft of improvements: fully coil sprung suspension did away with the old cart leaves, discs brakes and a servo made stopping a reality not wishful thinking and the full-time transmission from the Range Rover made the myriad choice of brightly coloured levers sprouting from the central tunnel redundant while introducing astonishing levels of grip at all times.

On the outside, the changes were more obvious with a full-length bonnet and a revised grill. Wheel arch extensions were fitted to cover the wider track and for the first time the split windscreen was done away with in favour of a single piece screen. Basic diesel and petrol choices remained the same, with the most powerful engine carried over from the Stage One 109” chassis as the Rover V8.

Regarded as the ‘Johnny come lately’ of the classic Land Rover world, the 110 on offer today is a long wheelbase hard top with added side windows, and is powered by the venerable 3.5-litre Rover V8 petrol engine. A very original example, it still has the same chassis it had when it left the factory (albeit plated here and there over the years) which has been protected with wire brushing and oil spray with the chassis number still clearly visible.

Said to run well with an MOT until February 2016, it also comes with nine old MOT certificates that chart the mileage rising to the current indicated total of 127,000 miles, with service history invoices from 2004 to 2012.

These early 110s are now eligible for export to the USA as they are over 25 years old. The most highly sought after ones are, of course, the V8 models (what self-respecting Yank would be seen in anything less?). In order to gain entry to America, customs have to be satisfied that the vehicle remains original and as it was presented from the factory. This 110 V8 is exactly that and should be no problem to export to the USA.

Catalogue Amendment: This Land Rover is being offered with the hammer price to include VAT, which will be separated out on the purchase invoice.