Registration No: XBL 300E
Chassis No: 24129826D
MOT: Exempt

• Current ownership since 2015 and in daily use on an estate during this time
• Reportedly very reliable during the vendor's ownership
• Believed to retain its original 2.25-litre Diesel engine
• The Series IIA, deemed by many to be the ultimate Series Land Rover

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 3rd and 4th gears). Available with a choice of 2.25-litre petrol or 2-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 2-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 2.25-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.

Registered new on the 1^st of June 1967, the Series IIA offered is an 88-inch wheelbase variant and is believed to be retaining its original 2.25-litre diesel engine. The Land Rover entered into the current ownership in 2015 and has been in regular use on the estate where it has resided since, used as the main transport for the groundsmen moving tools and equipment to where it was needed but is now being sold due to the need for a road going vehicle to tow a much larger trailer around the country. Reportedly a reliable vehicle that, according to the vendor ‘has done sterling work and is now ready for a new home’. Recently provided with a new battery, ‘XBL 300E’ is rated by the vendor as ‘average’ throughout (in regards to bodywork, paintwork, engine, gearbox, electrical equipment, and interior trim). Offered with a current V5C that shows six former keepers and is temptingly offered without reserve.

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