Description
Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
Viewing: Tues 14th October from 12pm
Auction: Wed 15th October from 9am
Location: St John's Rd, Buxton SK17 6BE
1960 Land Rover Series II 88'' Station Wagon
Estimate
£12, 000 - £15, 000
Registration No: YNC 861A
Chassis No: the details below
MOT: Exempt
Desirable SWB Station Wagon with Safari roof
Retains its original chassis
Extensive mechanical overhaul during the vendor's two-year ownership
Fitted with the 2½-litre diesel engine and uprated with parabolic springs
Some ten years after the original's introduction, it was felt that the time had come to update the Land Rover's somewhat primitive slab-sided styling. The result was the Series II, which featured the more rounded sides that would continue to characterise the Land Rover until production of the Defender model ceased in 2016. Introduced in 1958, the Series II was available with either the 2, 286cc petrol engine or the newly developed 2, 052cc diesel first seen in 1956 on what became known retrospectively as the 'Series I'. By this time the original permanent four-wheel drive freewheel transmission had been superseded by the more conventional selectable two- or four-wheel drive arrangement, with a set of low ratios available if required when the latter option was selected. The Series II's arrival also marked the standardisation of only two different wheelbase lengths – 88in and 109in – the Series I's 107in option being dropped.
Originally registered in Ayrshire as ‘PSD 708’, this Land Rover 88in Station Wagon with the desirable Safari roof has benefitted from many recent improvements by a skilled engineer. Reregistered with the present A-suffix plates in 1990, the Land Rover seems to have had only light use, having reached the present still with its original chassis and an indicated 58, 000 miles on the odometer.
The vendor, a motor sport engineer, purchased it in 2023 to tinker with and improve, driving it from Aberdeen to his home in Derbyshire. Previously fitted with a 2½-litre diesel engine by Martin’s Landys, the vendor undertook a complete engine overhaul, installing new pistons and valves. He also reconditioned the radiator, overhauled the steering, serviced the brakes, gearbox and axles, renewed the headline, and ironed out various small faults. The Land Rover has, at some point, also been upgraded with parabolic springs. It may be seen from the photographs just how nicely finished it is now, especially inside where the upholstery appears in lovely condition. Offered with the current V5C, assorted invoices and some MOTs dating back to the early 2000s, this smart and highly useable classic could make a fine addition to a collection, but it would doubtless be just as happy working on a smallholding as originally intended.
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