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Land Rover Series IIa 109-inch pick up

Land Rover Series IIa 109-inch pick up

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Lot number 97
Hammer value N/S (est. £5,500 - £6,500)
Description Land Rover Series IIa 109-inch pick up
Registration XSN 215A
Year 1963
Colour Nato Green
Engine size 2,288 cc
Chassis No. 25405733B
Engine No. 25336146K

One of the longest-running success stories in motoring history, the iconic Land Rover was designed by Maurice Wilks and launched to the world at the Amsterdam Motor Show in 1948.

The original Series 1 was replaced by the broadly similar Series 2, which ran from 1958 to 1961. It came in SWB (88-inch) and LWB (109-inch) chassis forms and used the well-tried 2.25-litre petrol engine, although early SWB models retained the 2-litre petrol engine from the Series 1 for the first 1,500 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 2A was introduced with many minor but significant improvements which made it perhaps the most hardy and reliable of all Series Land Rovers. It was also the best-selling Land Rover of all time, over 50,000 being produced each year until it was replaced by the Series 3 in 1971, proving hugely popular across the globe where it relished tough terrain and formed the basis for a wide variety of specialist applications.

This 109” truck cab dates from 1963 and appears to have spent most of its life abroad, possibly in Switzerland. Originally built in LHD form, the vendor understands that it was converted back to RHD in around 2008 when it was first registered in the UK. It has had just one owner since arriving back on these shores and has a number of interesting options fitted.

Foremost is the hydraulic front-mounted Land Rover winch, with in-cab control. There is a further rear mounted hydraulic tank with some bracketry in the rear which looks to have been for a pump mounting. It also has a factory fitted wire to a roof light which is believed to have been for a flashing beacon. With traces of red paint under the bonnet and an unusual tow hook as used by the Swiss authorities, it is believed that this vehicle had something to do with the Swiss Fire Service, although this has never been fully substantiated.

Painted in NATO green, it is fitted with an ‘export’ canvas tilt with side-windows, a Smiths heater and a kmh speedometer which reads 85,000kms although we are unable to confirm the accuracy of this figure. There are also four new tyres and an MOT which expires in June 2016.

It still shows its original VIN number on the offside chassis leg which would make this an ideal candidate for export to the newly opened US market for old Land Rovers. Alternatively it could be pressed into service closer to home as it is ready for work.  

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