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For Sale.
The legendary ‘Pete Wilford’ Trials Land Rover. A Classic Competition 80 inch and also a highly useable road going Series 1 Land Rover. Buy it and drive it home. Fully roadworthy.
GJU has a competition history dating back to 1971 with Pete's entry in the Proteus Trial, followed by competing in the, now legendary, 1972 Welsh Hill Rally. There followed continual Trials, Comp Safaris and Team Recovery events with The Peak & Dukeries Land Rover Club and others. In 1989 Pete and I laid out a trial in Northampton for The Leicestershire Land Rover Club. Returning after a long, wet and cold day, Pete dumped GJU on its trailer at his cousin's farm in Kibworth, where it sat until 2019. Having been trying to buy it for thirty years I finally persuaded him to sell it to me and took it to Ben Stowe’s. Ben had the engine running within 24 hours! Three months later it was finished and back on the road.
GJU 354 (Original number)
Pete Wilford’s 80 inch 1950 Land Rover
Restored by Ben Stowe at Black Paw 4x4 retaining all of the Patina.
Chassis 1951 model facelift. Would have been lights behind grille originally
06115288 chassis is late July 1950
Chassis and bulkhead - rust free from Australia
Engine - Rover 60, 2 litre fitted by Pete in the 1970s and rebuilt in the 1980s. (The Rover 60 engine is the same as the original 'overhead inlet/ side exhaust' engine, as original, but with Aluminium Head and SU Carb.)
Engine number on log book 06115775 Runs very well and goes like stink!
Gearbox. Generally good
Transfer box. Generally good
Diffs. Both good 4. 7:1
Tub 1951
Back axle 1953
Front axle 1952
Gearbox 1953
Please note - The quoted mileage of 30, 000 is a wild guess! It's probably less as it was not used on the road between 1971 and 2019.
New parts;
Springs and bushes
Shock Absorbers and bushes
Swivels
Railco bits
Prop shafts
Wheel bearings - front and rear
All Track Rod Ends
Brake drums
Brake shoes
All brake hydraulics and pipes
Under the bonnet;
Radiator,
Ardon Electronic ignition
Distributor cap
HT Leads
Plug caps
Plugs
Coil (Flame Thrower!) 40, 000 volts
S. U. Carb rebuilt by Andrew Turner - SU Carb specialist
Pacet Fuel Pump
All hoses
Battery
Solenoids x 2
Exhaust system
Tyres x 5 Michelin XZL 205x16
Door mirror
Windscreen mirror
Fully roadworthy with all lights/ indicators/ horn working
Driven to Wales for Strata Florida run, Patina Nationals twice. Towing car trailer and my 1948 in 2020.
Competed in two L&RLRC RTV trials
Competed in two Patina Nationals Pete driving in 2020
Completed two Green Lane drives in Leics.
Priced to sell.
Contact me if you are interested. Many more photos available on my Flickr account. Can be viewed and driven in Leicester.
Thanks.
Toby Savage
