12th May, 2021 12:00

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  Lot 325
 

1984 Land Rover Series 3 SWB

Sold for £20,250

(including buyers premium)


Lot details

Registration No: B619 MAD
Chassis No: SALLBAAH1AA213712
MOT: 25 March 2022

Location: Somerset

  • Subject to restoration completed in 2015 and presented in the Marine blue
  • Subject to significant upgrades including the engine being upgraded to ACR 2.1 specification and interior with heated seats and screens
  • Is offered with an MOT until 25/03/2022 and comes accompanied with heritage certificate, powder coated Land Rover jacking equipment, ladder, roof rack and 3 additional wheels

Rover needed a stop-gap solution to the slow post-war sales of its pre-war designs. Chief Engineer Maurice Wilks' 'Land Rover' seemed to be the answer. His design was as much a tractor as a car. The centre-steer concept, built in the summer of 1947, had the steering wheel in the middle, mainly because Maurice had the farming community in mind when he was designing it. The car was put to work ploughing, and Maurice designed front and rear power take-offs to run belt-driven machinery. Rover quickly approved it for production, albeit without the central driving position, which proved impractical and costly to engineer. The steel box-section chassis with its aluminium body was actually designed to get around the post-war scarcity of steel and make use of the plentiful, war-surplus Birmabright aluminium. But it was also lightweight and rust-resistant, and the pioneering use of aluminium remains a feature of Land Rover vehicles to this day.

The Series III models were introduced in September 1971. Despite the new model name, they were essentially an evolution of the Series IIA they replaced. Identifying features were the one-piece moulded grille in ABS plastic, flat hinges for all side doors, and a black plastic dashboard which located the instruments directly in front of the driver. The Series IIIs retained the all-synchromesh gearbox which had been introduced on the last of the Series IIA models. In the beginning, the engines in the 88-inch models were the same 2.25-litre petrol and diesel four-cylinders as had powered the Series IIAs but from 1980, these were re-engineered with five main bearings instead of the original three.,They could be purchased with truck cabs, hardtops, seven-seat station wagons or with a full soft top. A few examples were also converted into fire tenders. The Series III 88-inch models were effectively replaced by the new coil-sprung Ninety range from June 1984, but production continued into 1985 to meet orders from overseas.

Presented in Marine Blue with Black contrasting interior, B619 MAD was manufactured on 26 April 1984 and left the factory on 8 May to be delivered to Lex Mead Limited, of Cheltenham, where it was registered in September of that year. The vehicle was acquired by its current owner in November of 2013 after the vehicle had been off the road since 2006 and was subsequently restored over a 2 year period, finishing in 2015.

B619 MAD received a replacement Richards Galvanized chassis, which was waxoiled for good measure. This chassis was also fitted with a military crossmember for ease of servicing, with a left-hand fuel tank. The axles were overhauled, with replacement bearings and seals, replacement brake servo wheel cylinders and shoes and was fitted with pump driven power steering. As well as this, the vehicle received Rocky Mountain parabolic springs and replacement shock absorbers to march, with the bushes replaced with Super Pro polyurethane bushings on all 4 corners.

The engine was overhauled and upgraded to ACR 2.1 specification, with a 4 branch-manifold with 1.75’’ SU fitted, semi s/st exhaust installed and a replacement clutch and started motor also fitted at this time, with replacement radiator cores installed to the main radiator and heater. The gearbox was also upgraded to a reconditioned R380 5spd and transfer case, with replacement prop-shafts front and rear.

The body received a respray in individual parts before assembly, with the body cappings also re-galvanised. Full exmoor trim interior was fitted, including both front driver and passenger seats being heated. The windscreens were also replaced with heated units and the timer cut off.

B619 MAD currently sits on Toyo all terrain tyres, which have covered less than 2000 miles, and comes accompanied with documentation including a Heritage Certificate, powder coated Land Rover jacking equipment, ladder, roof rack and 3 additional wheels that will require collecting with the vehicle. Current mileage displayed on the odometer is 58,327.

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Very good’
Engine: 'Excellent'
Electrical Equipment: 'Excellent'
Paintwork: ‘Very good'
Gearbox: 'Excellent'
Interior Trim: 'Very good'

For more information, please contact:
Andreas Hicks
andreas.hicks@handh.co.uk
07943584762

 

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