1959 Land Rover 88 Series 11 Station Wagon Diesel, Mot & Tax Exempt, Rock Solid

  
1959 LAND ROVER 88 SERIES 2. REGISTRATION VYR937 (27.01.1959). PERIOD PERKINS 4.203, 3.3 LITRE DIESEL (APROX 56 BHP BUT LOADS OF LOW DOWN TORQUE). FEATURED AND PHOTOGRAPHED IN THE 1966 BRIAN W ALDISS BOOK CITIES & STONES WHERE IT TRAVELLED THE FORMER YUGOSLAVIA. VIRTUALLY AS IT WAS BACK IN THE DAY WITH TWIN SKIN SAFARI ROOF, ORIGINAL INSIDE WITH 7 SEATS, ROCK SOLID THROUGHOUT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN ORIGINALLY GREEN THEN BLUE UNTIL IT WAS PAINTED GREEN AGAIN IN 1995. PERKINS 4.203 THAT WOULD OF BEEN ORIGINALLY BEEN IN A SIMILAR AGED MASSEY FERGUSON OR SIMILAR, UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE BEEN TRANSPLANTED MANY YEARS AGO. THESE GO FOREVER AND CAN RUN ON VIRTUALLY ANY LEGAL FUEL OIL. UNDERSTOOD TO HAVE UPGRADED REAR AXLE, OVERDRIVE ETC. SOLID AS A ROCK THROUGHOUT. WE DROVE THIS 200 MILES WITHOUT FAULT, STILL MANAGES A STEADY 65 MPH ALL DAY LONG ON THE MOTORWAY. A PIECE OF BRITISH HISTORY THAT HAS NOT BEEN MESSED AROUND WITH, SOMEONE HAS SPENT LOTS KEEPING THIS IN SUCH A ROCK SOLID CONDITION, A REAL INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE.

VERY SENSIBLE RESERVE PRICE, WAY LESS THAN WE HAVE HAD IT VALUED AT. The item "1959 LAND ROVER 88 SERIES 11 STATION WAGON DIESEL, MOT & TAX EXEMPT, ROCK SOLID" is in sale since Saturday, June 04, 2016. This item is in the category "Cars, Motorcycles & Vehicles\Classic Cars\Land Rover". The seller is "transform-design" and is located in Houghton le Spring. This item can be shipped to all countries in Europe.

• Doors: 3
• Transmission: Manual
• Manufacturer: LAND ROVER
• Model: 88" - 4 CYL
• Type: Four Wheel Drive
• Colour: GREEN
• Year: 1959
• Reg. Date: 19581124
• Engine Size: 3300 cc
• Fuel: DIESEL
• Previous Owners: 5
• Reg. Mark: ****** Get the Vehicle Status Report