Lot Ended
Description
Believed to have been originally manufactured in 1948 and registered
in January '49; original chassis, bulkhead and running gear; PTO; a very
impressive example that was fully restored in 2018
Presented here is one of the very early Series Land Rovers.
Some of the features from 1948 can be seen although
the build date is officially recorded on the Heritage Certificate as
8th January 1949.
Despatched on
18th January to Henlys Ltd, London, it is wearing the Essex
registered number OEV 702, which according to official records was released the
following day on the 19th and was described as a Rover. Possibly the
original number to the car although the Series 1 Register record this as being
first applied to R861761 in July 1988. Quite likely it was off the road for some
time and then re-registered with its original number.
There are no details of its early life, but it was completely
restored in 2018 by well-known Land Rover specialist Ben Stowe of Black Paw 4x4.
Some pictures can be seen on their website showing the condition it was in
before work started, but we understand that it has retained its original
chassis, bulkhead, axles, gearbox and the majority of its body panels. The rear
body sides were replaced and although not the original engine, it is fitted with
a correct 1948 1.6 side plate unit.
Beautifully
restored and fitted with correct fuel lines, woven hoses, wire clips, correct
air cleaner, early rocker cover and dated radiator, OEV 702 also has the
desirable PTO option to the rear.
More recently
this Series 1 has been treated to a full brake rebuild, cooling system
flush, spin-on oil filter conversion, reconditioned carburettor and distributor,
Lucas battery, stainless fuel tank and a set of Avon Traction Mileage tyres. The
working semaphore trafficators are also present but converted to flashers for
modern road conditions.
A magnificent
opportunity to acquire a very early Land Rover and ideal to kick off this
celebration of the famous Land Rover marque in this special section of
today's auction.
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