Highlights
- Low mileage with characterful patina
- Comprehensive mechanical refurbishment
- Work includes carburettor and brake overhaul
- New Tera Firma shock absorbers and steering dampers
- Sound-proofed roof with new fibreglass mouldings
- Approximately 2,000 miles since recent work
- Vendor will sell with new 12 months MOT
The Appeal
We love a Land Rover built for purpose, and this 1985 Ninety is exactly that. It spent its life stored in a farm for 14 years before the vendor acquired it a couple of years ago. It carries a lovely patina that points to its storied life.
Enthusiasts highly rate early Ninety Land Rovers, and the petrol-powered ones like this are particularly unusual. This low-mileage, highly original example comes to market with a long list of work since 2023. The seller undertook recommissioning that included overhauling the brakes and carburettor and new sound deadening and exterior seals and trim. There is a set of new tyres plus recently fitted Terra Firma shock absorbers and steering dampers.
If you want a suburban show star, this isn’t for you. If your Landie tastes are more practical and purposeful, here is a chance to capitalise on all the recent investment this one has received. The vendor is arranging a new 12 months MOT prior to sale.
The vendor says:
“I love that you have to drive it. It's not a modern car you feel everything it has to offer and it always makes me smile.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 24th October 1985
- Six registered keepers
- Current keeper since September 2023
- Spent 14 years stored in a farm before being acquired by the current keeper
- Comprehensive work carried out as detailed below
- Driven approximately 2,000 miles since the refurbishment work
- MOT valid to 21st October 2025 with no advisories
- 84,431 miles showing on MOT and 84,902 miles in photos
- New MOT provided with sale
Maintenance since 2023:
- All new filters
- Fluids flushed and replaced
- Brake master cylinder and clutch slave cylinder
- Front swivel housings
- Carburettor overhaul kit
- Exhaust minus manifold
- Fuel tank sender
- New radiator
- Fan belt
- Hotspot gasket
- Choke cable
- Wiper motor
- Indicator stalk
- Headlights
- Front brake pads, discs and flexis
- Brake lines to master cylinder
- Windscreen rubber
- Window channel guides
- Air vents seals
- Galv strut turrets
- Terra firma steering damper and shock absorbers all round
- Four new tyres
- Rear crossmember
- Front bumper
- Refurbished steering box
- Cat 2 immobiliser
- Upper dash panel retrimmed
- Complete inner roof lining new and soundproofed
The Condition
- Original body panels in green retained with a weathered patina
- Rear crossmember and front bumper have been replaced
- Chassis shown in photos
- Steel wheels in white with new tyres fitted
- Dashboard has been retrimmed as above
- New fibreglass roof mouldings with fresh trim
- Roof has been soundproofed throughout
- Seat upholstery appears in smart condition and is finished in black vinyl
- Partial soundproofing applied to the underfloor area
- The thin trim panel under the radio is broken
- Two front seats plus two rear benches in matching black vinyl
- Rubber mats to rear load area
- Exterior gaskets and seals replaced as above
The Mechanics
- 2,286cc 4cyl petrol engine
- 5spd manual gearbox
- Usual offroad transmission options
- Long list of recommissioning work since 2023 detailed above
- Vendor states engine starts reliably
- Vehicle states easily after periods of non-use (tested up to 5 weeks) says the vendor
- Upgraded Terra Firma shock absorbers fitted
- New steering damper installed
- Minor engine oil weeping reported, described by the vendor as typical for a Land Rover
- Additional mechanical work carried out as detailed above
- The vendor states it runs and drives fine
- No advisories on current MOT
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