1968 Land Rover Series IIA 109

Registration No: KVR 207G
Chassis No: 27704656E
MOT: Exempt

• Fully refurbished in the previous ownership, around a new chassis with an HCU Explorer body
• Bespoke utility Camper Van including awning, pull-out bed, and bike rack
• Fitted with the 2.¼-litre diesel engine
• Regular use in the current ownership for camping at steam rallies and similar events

A sympathetic update of its much-loved predecessor, the Land Rover Series II was introduced in April, 1958. Featuring sill panels and a rounded wing/belt line, the newcomer’s sleeker sheet metal was the work of David Bache and clothed an improved chassis. Thus, as well as better rear wheel articulation and sharper steering, the Series II boasted wider axles and a new gearbox (complete with synchromesh on third and fourth gears). Available with a choice of 2½-litre petrol or two-litre diesel four-cylinder engines, the Land Rover could be had in 88-inch or 109-inch wheelbase guises (though the SWB model made do with a petrol two-litre unit until September, 1958). A popular model, the Series II accounted for some 62,000 sales in its first two years of production. Announced in 1961, the subtly upgraded Series IIA benefited from an improved cooling system and the arrival of a 2¼-litre diesel engine. Export models had their headlamps repositioned in the front wings for 1968 with domestic Landies gaining the same revised visage the following year. Phased out of production in 1971, the Series IIA is judged by some to be the most durable Series Land Rover ever made.

Series Land Rovers have a high survival rate, but period Campervan conversions are as rare as they come. If you can’t find an original, you could always convert a 109in. pick-up yourself, like a previous owner of this IIA did, with a very pleasing result. Showing just ten registered keepers including the present, the Land Rover underwent its conversion as part of a more extensive restoration around 2015, which also saw it receive a new chassis. The conversion was done with respect for originality, with no irreversible modifications, just the simple necessities one is likely to need—a canopy, a double bed, a bicycle rack and some storage space.

It was bought in 2017 for our vendor’s private collection and has fulfilled its purpose handsomely. He has attended many steam rallies and has always slept very soundly in it. The paint and driver’s compartment exhibit a slight patina appropriate for an old Land Rover, and while it may be world apart from a high-tech modern motorhome, we’d sooner camp in the Land Rover any day. Very well looked after since the restoration, it is supplied with a collection of invoices and MOTs and V5C.

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