1955 Land Rover Series I 107''

Registration No: KFF 555
Chassis No: 57201147
MOT: Exempt

• Current ownership for twenty-three years
• Fitted with a galvanized chassis from specialists Richard Chassis of Doncaster
• Just 72,000 recorded and credible miles
• Believed to be an ex-RAF example

Designed by Maurice Wilks in 1947, a Land-Rover rates highly on any list of the world's most significant vehicles, and the earlier - and therefore purer - the better. By the 1957 model year, during which this example was made, weak points had been ironed out to bring the 4x4 to a specification that would last for decades. A simple ladder frame chassis, steel bulkhead and rugged square-formed aluminium panels created a strong workhorse for light industrial, countryside and military use alike. In 1954, 86-inch and 107-inch wheelbases were introduced, and by 1957, a 'high-speed' 2-litre diesel motor was added to the power options. This diesel engine necessitated Solihull lengthening the front part of the chassis, bringing the Landie to its 88-inch and 109-inch wheelbases which then ran until the introduction of coil springing in the mid-1980s.

Manufactured in 1955, chassis number 57201147 is reputed to have been supplied new to the Royal Air Force. Fitted with a 2.0-litre straight-four petrol engine allied to the four-speed manual transmission, it is thought to have been retained by the RAF until 1981 when it was demobbed and road registered ‘KFF 555’. The Land Rover was acquired by the vendor in 2000 having been residing in the South West for several years, and shortly after acquisition benefitted from a new galvanized chassis supplied by Land Rover specialists Richard Chassis of Doncaster, along with a new galvanized bulkhead from Radford Bros. of Aberdeen (also Land Rover specialists). Seeing light use while in the vendor's possession, most notably for two-weeks a year at a music festival in the Yorkshire Dales, the Land Rover now shows a recorded but highly credible mileage of just 72,000 miles. Benefitting from regular maintenance and improvements as required during the vendor’s custodianship, the 107’’ has received a new petrol tank in 2014, parabolic springs in 2018 and front wheel cylinders in 2020 (amongst other improvements). Offered with a selection previous MOTs and tax discs, and a current V5C.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452