£16,875
1957 Land Rover Series I 88
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 9 Oct 2024
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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£16,875
1957 Land Rover Series I 88
UK • 9 Oct 2024
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1957 Land-Rover Series I, chassis 00850, was originally supplied to the Home Office Fire Services Technical Centre. It features a matching chassis and engine number, retains its original Civil Defence registration, and has a recorded mileage of approximately 28,000 miles.
Condition
7
The vehicle has had some restoration work, including engine and gearbox maintenance, wheel refurbishment, and footwell renewal. It has also had single-family ownership for a significant period and low mileage, suggesting it was well-maintained. The car comes with historical documentation.
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28,000 miles
SXF 102
1957
Auction
111700850
RHD
United Kingdom
£16,875
1957 Land Rover Series I 88
H&H Auctioneers • UK • 9 Oct 2024
Market Position:
Upper Mid-Market
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Description
Designed by Maurice Wilks in 1947, a Land-Rover rates highly on any list of the world's most significant vehicles, and the earlier - and therefore purer - the better.
By the 1957 model year, during which this example was made, weak points had been ironed out to bring the 4x4 to a specification that would last for decades.
A simple ladder frame chassis, steel bulkhead and rugged square-formed aluminium panels created a strong workhorse for light industrial, countryside and military use alike.
The 88" chassis was offered from mid-1956 model year, in preparation for the diesel variant.
Chassis ‘00850’ was manufactured new on the 10 th October 1956 and despatched on the 6 th December to Halesowen Engineering Works, Worcester for Home Office fitment, as the Land Rover is understood to have been supplied new to the Home Office Fire Services Technical Centre at Moreton-in-Marsh.
Home of firefighting training for the Civil Defence and AFS services (as well as the RAF and others) the site ...
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 30th May 2014
Latest MOT mileage:
27,262 miles
MOT History
Passed
On 23rd May 2013, 27,262 miles
There were 2 defects noted.
User Entered:
- Nail in nearside front tyre
- Oil leak
Passed
On 30th May 2012, 27,123 miles
Passed
On 27th May 2011, 26,997 miles
Passed
On 27th May 2010, 26,940 miles
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