1951 Land-Rover 80'' Series I ex-army

1951 Land-Rover 80'' Series I in Look at Life: High, Wide and Faster, Documentary, 1963

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2013-12-02 21:39	Early 63 plate, but it looks a bit battered for something so close to film date, so re-registered ex-army??
chris40 ◊ 2013-12-03 08:45	Possibly. It looks like a Series I, 80" by sloping door orifice. The headlights look like a later addition, which threw me when I first saw this picture.
jcb ◊ 2013-12-03 11:24	Ex army a safe bet ,it is definetly a Series 1 , Series 11 had been in production since 1959. -- Last edit: 2013-12-03 11:47:23
dsl ◊ 2018-01-24 03:29	Oct 1950 to June 1951 transition model - exposed headlights but sidelights haven't yet moved from bulkhead to wing front.