Land Rover Series 1 1.6

An early Land Rover Series 1 with the original 1.6-litre petrol four and a manual gearbox, first registered on 8 September 1949. It is finished in green and shows 51,950 miles.

The emphasis here is the mechanical work. Exeter Engineering of Cornwall rebuilt the engine: the cylinders were rebored for oversized pistons, parts were blasted back to bare metal, and the rotating assembly was reground, polished and dynamically balanced with pistons height-matched. A Cox and Turner camshaft and rebuilt oil pump were fitted, along with new rockers, shafts, springs, sprockets and a new clutch.

The carburettor has been rebuilt, the water pump exchanged and a new thermostat fitted, while the starter was repainted only. A fuller PDF record with workshop photographs of the build is available, and the V5 is held.