£17,438
1957 Land Rover Series I 88
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 19 Jun 2024
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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£17,438
1957 Land Rover Series I 88
UK • 19 Jun 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1957 Land Rover Series I 88' was sold for £17,438. It features its original engine, 70,975 miles, and has been dry stored and maintained, retaining a lovely patina. Recent work includes a replacement Radford Bulkhead and one coat of paint.
Condition
7
The car retains its original engine and major mechanical components. The odometer displays just 70,975 miles. The vehicle was used sparingly on a farm, always dry stored and maintained. In recent years, it benefited from a replacement Radford Bulkhead, and one coat of paint. The vehicle displays a lovely patina, giving it some great character.
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70,975 miles
WSY 713
1957
Auction
111800475
RHD
United Kingdom
£17,438
1957 Land Rover Series I 88
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 19 Jun 2024
Market Position:
Highest 30% of Past Sales
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Description
Rover needed a stop-gap solution to the slow post-war sales of its pre-war designs.
Chief Engineer Maurice Wilks' 'Land Rover' seemed to be the answer.
His design was as much a tractor as a car.
The centre-steer concept, built in the summer of 1947, had the steering wheel in the middle, mainly because Maurice had the farming community in mind when he was designing it.
The car was put to work ploughing, and Maurice designed front and rear power take-offs to run belt-driven machinery.
Rover quickly approved it for production, albeit without the central driving position, which proved impractical and costly to engineer.
The steel box-section chassis with its aluminium body was actually designed to get around the post-war scarcity of steel and make use of the plentiful, war-surplus Birmabright aluminium.
But it was also lightweight and rust-resistant, and the pioneering use of aluminium remains a feature of Land Rover vehicles to this day.
A single paint colour was offered: light gr...
Price Analysis vs Other Series I 88s
£1,125
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£12,289
Median Price (Since 2020)
£27,000
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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Previous Series I 88 Sales
MOT Information
Expired
Expired on 10th Jun 2025
Latest MOT mileage:
70,979 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 11th Jun 2024, 70,979 miles
Passed
On 26th Jul 2012, 58,958 miles
Failed
On 25th Jun 2012, 58,957 miles
There were 6 defects noted.
Fail:
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b)
- Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
Advisory:
- Nearside Front Brake hose slightly deteriorated (3.6.B.4d)
- Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)
User Entered:
- Oil leak
Passed
On 28th Jun 2011, 58,304 miles
There was 1 defect noted.
User Entered:
- Oil leak
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