Mick Guilbert
Well-Known Member
Hope your pockets are deep, good luck with that.
honolulujoe
Well-Known Member
keep an eye on the series 1 club for sale section if you haven't seen it already
GrumpyGel
Well-Known Member
Did you pick 1950 for any particular reason, or is it that you want one that was the "first incarnation" of the Land Rover - ie the Series 1?
I'm not sure if you can find 'decent' Series 1s in the UK at anything reasonable prices. Similarly, if you "get one out of a field" - the prices and availability or parts for S1s may be high/difficult.
Have you considered importing one? It sounds like a stupid suggestion to import a LR back into the UK, but you might find an example in better condition at a lower price overseas. As an example, this is a road legal, registered and WOFed (MOTed) S1 here in NZ...
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1026030209
There are roughly 2 and a bit NZD to the UKP. I think it will cost something like £3K to get it 'back home'. I don't know what this will sell for - sometimes they go high, others go for silly low money. You can pick up a decent road legal 107 (the longer wheel base models) for £3K here - everyone wants the SWB. Landies in general here don't rust anywhere near as bad as the UK - dryer and no salt used on roads. Central Otago is the best place to source non-rusted Landies.
I just sold my SIII SSW to a fella in Queenstown who is restoring it and will then sell it on to the US at silly money. He's recently done the same with a couple of very early 110's - I think he was selling those for about US $60K. He does a very good restoration on them though.
I'm not sure if you can find 'decent' Series 1s in the UK at anything reasonable prices. Similarly, if you "get one out of a field" - the prices and availability or parts for S1s may be high/difficult.
Have you considered importing one? It sounds like a stupid suggestion to import a LR back into the UK, but you might find an example in better condition at a lower price overseas. As an example, this is a road legal, registered and WOFed (MOTed) S1 here in NZ...
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1026030209
There are roughly 2 and a bit NZD to the UKP. I think it will cost something like £3K to get it 'back home'. I don't know what this will sell for - sometimes they go high, others go for silly low money. You can pick up a decent road legal 107 (the longer wheel base models) for £3K here - everyone wants the SWB. Landies in general here don't rust anywhere near as bad as the UK - dryer and no salt used on roads. Central Otago is the best place to source non-rusted Landies.
I just sold my SIII SSW to a fella in Queenstown who is restoring it and will then sell it on to the US at silly money. He's recently done the same with a couple of very early 110's - I think he was selling those for about US $60K. He does a very good restoration on them though.
