1963 Land Rover S2A 109" Petrol

Description

Ex-Home Office and Kent Fire Brigade; only 45,500 miles indicated; current owner 13 years; 10/11-seater; driven 70 miles to the sale

First registered in November 1963, this Land Rover S2A 109” petrol was originally owned by The Home Office with the registration number 187 ELM and was assigned to Kent Fire Brigade in Maidstone in April 1997, remaining with them until 2003, according to an old V5 on file (see last photo). Originally painted green, it was presumably changed to red when it entered service with the Fire Brigade.

Sadly it comes with no real history other than 12 old MOTs which show the mileage rising very gently from 31,773 in March 1997 to 38,994 in December 2010, the odometer currently showing 45,567 miles.

Our vendor (the 6^th owner) acquired the vehicle in January 2012 to join his small collection of Series Land Rovers, his intention being to restore it and use it for shows because of its low mileage (which he believes to be correct), its originality and interesting history. Unfortunately a recent injury has left him unable to tackle this task, hence its appearance in this sale.

A LWB 10/11 seater with original Safari roof top, it  retains its original grey 'shark skin' seat covers which would no doubt respond well to a good clean. As you can see in the photos, it is in pretty decent shape for a 62-year-old, with just the odd patch of corrosion emerging here and there on the steel inner door frames.

We are told that it is in good shape mechanically and was serviced fairly recently. It was driven to the sale from Chester, the vendor reporting that: “It drove very well for the 70-mile trip, mainly on quick main roads but I spent 20 miles on country roads going up and down hills to do some sight-seeing. It has a good engine and gearbox, speed was good, not many cars overtook me and none of the lorries did, although the front left indicator lens did fly off somewhere along the way!”.

Since arriving on site at Brightwells it has unfortunately developed a fuel leak which has prevented us from driving it on site. This appears to be coming from a seam joint at the bottom of the tank and should be an easy fix but it does mean that the vehicle will need to be trailered away rather than driven.

There are a few spares in the back and the vendor tells us that he also has some other spares that he will happily pass on to the new owner if they wish, including two door tops and a rear cross member.

On offer here at a modest guide price, this largely original and perhaps low-mileage S2A is ready for a new owner to add their own chapter to its interesting life to date and could be tidied up over time as desired.   

Consigned by James Dennison – 07970 309907 –  [email protected]