Highlights

• Recently subject to a comprehensive service fitting new steering and brake parts
• Rare Series II, not to be mistaken for the far more common IIA which followed
• New canvas tilt fitted behind the truck cab
• 2.25-litre petrol engine
• Chassis recently cleaned and WaxOyled

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• We understand that there have been only six owners from new
• We’re informed that the previous owner purchased the vehicle from a gentleman in Stirlingshire who is said to have acquired it from the daughter of the long-term owner who had been an Aberdeenshire crofter
• It was reportedly used as the farm workhorse for a number of years
• We’re informed that the current owner has spent around £3,000 on servicing
• MOT and road tax exempt owing to its age
• First registered in November 1958
• The vendor has only covered around fifty miles since acquiring the Land Rover

The Interior

• ‘Elephant hide’ upholstery in reasonable and eminently usable condition 
• Basic, utilitarian and functional with few of today’s luxuries
• Fitted with the Smiths round cabin heater
• The steel dashboard is in good condition overall with minimal wear or corrosion
• The centrally mounted instruments appear in good shape and there are additional Dymo labels to help identify the switchgear
• Nice level of patination to the sprung, three spoke steering wheel
• No carpeting, door cards or headlining fitted
• As it’s a pickup, there are no rear seats but the load space can be enclosed using the new tilt
• Fitted with hard-wearing rubber floor mats
• Overall, this is a very presentable and largely original interior which is great to see

The Exterior 

• Looks to have been hand painted in Bronze Green
• Contrasting Limestone wheels and cab roof
• Relatively straight bodywork for a working Land Rover of this vintage
• All the factory rivets and spot welds are visible down the sides suggesting this vehicle has never been subject to any significant body repairs or any heavy skims of filler
• The paint finish looks to have been achieved using brushes or rollers which suits a working vehicle
• The aluminium inner wings remain unpainted which is factory correct
• New canvas tilt fitted during the vendor’s ownership
• The chassis has recently been cleaned and much of it has been WaxOyled
• While there is a little surface rust in places, we couldn’t see any structural corrosion
• The bulkhead appears in really good order with no rust in all the usual places
• The off-road tyres appear in good condition
• The galvanised steel elements present well for their age
• The glass looks in really good shape as do the removable door tops

The Mechanics 

• 2.25-litre petrol engine with a Solex carburettor
• Four-speed manual gearbox with selectable four-wheel drive and low range
• The engine itself was once painted blue although much of the finish has now flaked away
• Recently subject to a comprehensive service
• Brakes and steering overhauled with a number of new parts fitted
• The vendor informs us that the land Rover runs and drives well

Summary