£20,000 - £25,000
1952 Land Rover 80in Series One
United Kingdom • 3 Dec 2025 • Lot 9
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1952 Land Rover Series I, chassis number 26104193, registration ‘386 UHW’, was built then seconded to the armed forces, before being registered in 1963. It features an older restoration with a repaint to Bronze Green, presenting now with a gentle patina.
Condition
6
Moderate wear, some reconditioning required
/ 10
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26104193
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386 UHW
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RHD
Entered from a private collection.
Registration No: 386 UHWChassis No: 26104193MOT: Exempt
Subject to a photographically documented, older restoration
Not road registered until 1963 suggesting it might have been seconded to the armed forces
Previously sold by marque specialist John Brown 4x4 of Thirsk for over £30,000 in 2015
This is where `The Best 4x4 by Far' started - a utility vehicle devised in 1947 by the Wilks brothers for use on their farm and inspired by the wartime Jeep.
Aluminium panels meant the bodies did not rust and thanks to an ingenious high/low ratio four-wheel drive system, the new small truck was possessed of incredible climbing ability.
Initially powered by a 1595cc Rover engine, a 2-litre unit was soon adopted.Built in 1952 but not issued with the Bristol number plate ‘386 UHW’ until October 4th 1963, chassis 26104193 is presumed to have spent the intervening eleven years on secondment to the armed forces.
A copy continuation logbook on file shows that the L...
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£860
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£17,432
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£109,250
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