1963 LAND ROVER IIA - HISTORICS AUCTIONEERS Saturday 21st September 2019 Mercedes Benz World Weybridge, Surrey

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Saturday 21st September 2019

Mercedes Benz World

Weybridge, Surrey

1963 LAND ROVER IIA

Registration No: ALC 733A

Chassis No: 24110375/B

Engine No: 95127675E

No Reserve

• Features in the film Peter Rabbit 2
• Modified to match Land Rover in first film

The Land Rover Series IIa is considered by many to be the hardiest Series model constructed. It is also quite possibly the model that features most strongly in the general public's perception of the Land Rover, from its many appearances in popular films and television documentaries set in Africa throughout the 1960s, such as Born Free. In February 1968, just a few months after its manufacturer had been subsumed, under government pressure, into the Leyland Motor Corporation, the Land Rover celebrated its twentieth birthday, with total production to date just short of 600,000 of which more than 70% had been exported. It was whilst the Series IIa was in production that sales of utility Land Rovers reached their peak, in 1969-70, sales of over 60,000 Land Rovers a year were recorded. Compare that with sales of the Defender in recent years which have been around the 25,000 level since the 1990s. As well as record sales, the Land Rover dominated many world markets, in Australia, for example, the Land Rover held 90% of the 4×4 market in the 1960s.

This 1963 Land Rover Series IIa Pick-up was purchased early this year by a specialist film vehicle rental company to feature in the new film 'Peter Rabbit 2', it replaced the Land Rover that was in the first film. To that end, a series of modifications were carried out to make it look like the 1970’s Land Rover that featured in the first Peter Rabbit film. The new Peter Rabbit film is being released on 27th March 2020. This example is finished in green with brown seats and is supplied with a V5 registration document, an MoT test certificate which expires in January 2020 and a few old MoT certificates. This is a rare opportunity to purchase a Land Rover Series IIa Pick-up, offered without reserve, which now has an interesting film provenance.

SOURCE: https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-09-21/cars/ref-53-1963-land-rover-series-iia/

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1970 LAND ROVER 109 SERIES IIA - H&H AUCTIONS Imperial War Museum Sale Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR Motor Car Sale Wednesday 17th October 2018 at 1pm

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Imperial War Museum Sale

Imperial War Museum, Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB22 4QR

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Wednesday 17th October 2018 at 1pm

 Auction Viewing

Tuesday 16th October 2018 from 12pm to 6pm

Wednesday 17th October 2018 from 9am

1970 LAND ROVER 109 SERIES IIA

Registration No:DPB574J

Chassis No:35001249G

Lovely example restored to a high standard

2.25 diesel, new Exmoor seats, original waxoyled solid chassis

Deep dish steel wheels with recent tyres

This immaculate long wheelbase Series IIA Land Rover has been the subject of a very high standard restoration as recently as 2015, and is presented in the pleasing combination of Cream over Light Green with Black interior trim. The original solid chassis has been retained and Waxoyled, and is powered by a five-bearing 2.25-litre diesel unit. The Landie rides on deep dish steel wheels shod with new tyres. The vendor presently regards the bodywork, paintwork, interior trim (including new Exmoor seats), powerplant and four-wheel drive transmission as all being in 'excellent' order. Though MOT exempt, we understand 'DPB 574J' is likely to have a fresh certificate by the time of the sale.

That the last of the Defenders is immediately recognisable as a direct descendent of the Land Rover launched at the 1948 Amsterdam Motorshow is huge testimony to Maurice Wilks' original design. The Landie was designed for light agricultural use and to create the cashflow required to kickstart Rover's post-war passenger car production. The irony of its longevity is that production was only intended to run for two-three years. Instead, it rapidly became the workhorse of the world. The model steadily progressed from a single offering with 1.6-litre petrol engine to a complete family of long and short wheelbase derivatives with an ever increasing choice of engines. By the time of the Series IIA, production was at its all-time peak of over 60,000 vehicles per annum. In addition to record sales, the model dominated many world markets, accounting for around 90% of the 4x4 sector in Australia, Africa and the Middle East. The Series IIA is considered by many to be the most durable of all the Land Rover Series vehicles.

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