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£28,000
1964 Land Rover Series 2A
United Kingdom • 6 Jul 2026 • Lot 5134
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AI Listing Summary
This 1964 Land Rover Series 2A SWB is a fully sorted example with significant mechanical upgrades, offering enhanced power and drivability for modern traffic. It boasts rare literary and aristocratic provenance, once owned by Lady Lettice Lygon, making it a unique proposition for collectors and enthusiasts.
Condition
8
The car has undergone a sympathetic restoration with a professional respray to the original Marine Blue. The underside is in excellent condition, and mechanical components like the engine have been rebuilt with upgrades. While many new parts have been fitted, the overall feel remains authentic. Some minor signs of wear might be present given its age, but it's described as having many subtle improvements and looking fabulous.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
24116610B
Odometer:
65,512 miles
Reg Number:
DNP522B
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Finished in original Marine Blue, this August 1964 SWB example was first supplied to W.
Holloway & Sons in Worcester.
It was acquired new by ‘Bright Young Thing’ socialite Lady Lettice Lygon of Madresfield Court, Worcester, the original inspiration for Brideshead Revisited .
Its author, Evelyn Waugh was a frequent visitor to Madresfield (documented in the book ‘ Mad World ’) and Lady Lygon named her daughter after the author.
The car was sold just before her death in 1973 to a Mr CK Cross, who owned it until 1999, after which it was sold to someone who loved it so much, he appears twice in the five-owner history.
Fast-forward to 2021.
The car had too much work needing done and the ‘new’ old buyer sold it to our seller needing sympathetic restoration, which has been undertaken, alongside a professional respray to the original Marine Blue.
The current owner, a Land Rover Series 2 Club official, recognising its special provenance and potential, decided to bring it back to its origi...
Points of note
£560
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£9,288
Median Price (Since 2020)
£59,554
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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