Beschreibung
This car is to be auctioned at 'Beaulieu, National Motor Museum'
One of only some 20 survivors Supplied new to Poland Present ownership since 2012 Requires full restoration
A Tickford was built for the landed gentry, for hunting and shooting and fishing, to be driven along a few dirty tracks and then brought home to be cleaned by the chauffeur. It's a coachbuilt upmarket, off-road limo for the post-war big spender.
Classic LRO magazine.
Introduced in 1948 on the 80 chassis, the very first Land Rover Station Wagon was built by Newport Pagnell-based coachbuilders Tickford Ltd; it featured an aluminium-panelled, timber-framed body, and was intended to extend the Landie's appeal beyond the agricultural sector. The result was this relatively luxurious, timber-framed vehicle with features such as wind-up windows, one-piece windscreen and a split tailgate similar to that used on the first Range Rover some 20 years later.
However, they were not a commercial success, as the Station Wagon was treated as a car by the taxation authorities, adding a hefty chunk of Purchase Tax to its already considerable cost. Including PT, the Station Wagon cost 961 (you could have bought three terraced houses for the same money) against a regular (tax-free) Land Rover at 550. Only 651 vehicles were made, the vast majority going for export, many of which were used in overseas aid projects. It is estimated that only around 20 survive, and today this early 'luxury' Land Rover is one of the most sought after variants.
This Tickford was one of a batch supplied to UNICEF in Poland. Our vendor purchased the vehicle in the UK on 4th July 2012 shortly after its arrival from Poland. It has never been registered in the UK (hence no V5C) and requires full restoration. Ripe for sympathetic restoration, this ultra-rare Series I Land Rover variant is sold strictly as viewed. It should be noted the Chassis plate states L06200240 but chassis is stamped L06108224
AUCTION TIMES
Friday, 1st September, starting at 11:00 CEST
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AUCTION ADDRESS
National Motor Museum,
Beaulieu,
John Montagu Building,
Beaulieu,
Brockenhurst SO42 7ZN,
United Kingdom
