£13,206
Land Rover Series I SWB 80
Evoke Classics • UK • 24 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£13,206
Land Rover Series I SWB 80
UK • 24 Nov 2025 • Lot 1294
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1949 Land Rover Series I is a rare, usable survivor with long-term ownership and a desirable early specification. While it presents a rugged, lived-in look and needs some TLC, it comes with a later 2.0-litre engine, a huge spares package, and recent key maintenance, offering great potential as an honest survivor or the foundation for a show-level restoration.
Condition
6
The car "needs some TLC, exactly as expected from a working 1940s Land Rover". The listing states the car "Presents a rugged, lived-in look rather than show queen gloss" and has "moderate wear on exterior, interior, and/or wheels. May have a few small dents, light paint scratches, or noticeable curb marks."
/ 10
62,000 miles
R8667419
RHD
Auction
Manual
VVS 408
United Kingdom
£13,206
Land Rover Series I SWB 80
Evoke Classics • UK • 24 Nov 2025
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
Description 2.0 petrol 80-inch SWB New radiator and fuel tank Sale includes spare engine and parts Driven regularly, needs some TLC HPI Clear Rugged, rare and in regular use Few classics carry the weight of history quite like an early Land Rover Series I.
Born in the aftermath of WWII and conceived as a simple “go anywhere, do anything” tool, the 1949 models sit right at the dawn of the legend - the early 80-inch wheelbase trucks that turned Rover’s stop-gap farm vehicle into a global icon.
Today, values of fully refurbished early 80-inch examples have soared, and survivors with long-term ownership are increasingly prized.
Background & History The birth of a legend.
The 1949 Series I represents the purest form of Land Rover engineering: Built with 80-inch wheelbase, aluminium Birmabright bodywork and a box-section chassis Early Land Rovers like this that featured the iconic lights-behind-the-grille layout are now one of the most desirable early models The model’s post-war design co...
Price Analysis vs Other Series I 80s
£860
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£17,070
Median Price (Since 2020)
£109,250
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous Series I 80 Sales
MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 2nd Apr 2014
Latest MOT mileage:
62,016 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 3rd Apr 2013, 62,016 miles
There were 10 defects noted.
User Entered:
- all wheel rims worn around wheel nuts
- nearside front wheel rim slightly damaged
- wear to steering box
- both front tyre slightly cracking
- oil leak on engine and gearbox
- offside rear tyre cracking
- slight play in offside rear wheel bearing
- offside rear wheel rim slightly damged on inner face
- nearside lower bulkhead corroded
- offside bulkhead corroded
Failed
On 2nd Apr 2013, 62,008 miles
There were 11 defects noted.
Fail:
- Steering component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.2.C.1h)
User Entered:
- all wheel rims worn around wheel nuts
- nearside front wheel rim slightly damaged
- wear to steering box
- both front tyre slightly cracking
- oil leak on engine and gearbox
- offside rear tyre cracking
- slight play in offside rear wheel bearing
- offside rear wheel rim slightly damged on inner face
- nearside lower bulkhead corroded
- offside bulkhead corroded
Passed
On 29th Mar 2012, 61,507 miles
There were 8 defects noted.
User Entered:
- offside front tyre cracking and close to limit
- offside rear tyre cuts in tread and close to limit
- all wheel rims worn around wheel nuts
- nearside front wheel rim slightly damaged
- slight play in offside rear wheel bearing
- wear to steering box
- lower bulkhead corroded
- main beam warning light not working
Failed
On 28th Mar 2012, 61,501 miles
There were 11 defects noted.
Fail:
- Offside Front Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
- Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working (1.4.A.2c)
User Entered:
- offside front tyre cracking and close to limit
- offside rear tyre cuts in tread and close to limit
- all wheel rims worn around wheel nuts
- nearside front wheel rim slightly damaged
- slight play in offside rear wheel bearing
- wear to steering box
- lower bulkhead corroded
- main beam warning light not working
MOT Mileage Trend
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