Lot details Registration No: CBE475C Chassis No: 170604663 Mot Expiry: June 2016
- Supplied new to the British Army and in service until 1964
- Older restoration but still in good order
- 2-litre petrol engine, canvas tilt, MOT'd until June 2016
Further Info:
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. Thanks to its ingenious high/low ratio four-wheel drive system, the resultant 4x4 was possessed of incredible climbing ability in all conditions including battlefields. Chassis 170604663 was supplied new to the British Army and put into service on 15th June 1956 (its military registration number being '81 BR 77'). Decommissioned some eight years later, it was granted the civilian number plate 'CBE 475C' during 1965. Thought to have been fitted with a correct-type but replacement 2-litre petrol engine whilst still part of the Armed Forces, chassis 170604663 now presents as an older restoration. An 86-inch short wheelbase model, the Landie is described by the vendor as being in 'good' condition with regard to its engine, bodywork, paintwork, electrical equipment and interior trim. The transmission is said to be in 'fair' order. Sporting a canvas tilt, this desirable Series I comes with an extensive file containing various old MOTs, validation of its time in the Armed Forces and a current MOT certificate valid until June 2016.
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