Land Rover Series I 88

This is an early Land Rover Series I in 88-inch form, built on 11 September 1957 and supplied new through C. Allen & Son of Taunton. It still wears its original Somerset registration, YYD 116, and has a four-speed manual gearbox and a 2.0-litre petrol four-cylinder engine.

Its recorded working life was with Somerset County Council and then Bristol Fire Service, and the original buff logbook lists it as red, which fits its present Fire Engine red paint. Details include a white canvas canopy, bonnet-mounted spare wheel, period RAC and AA badges, green-painted interior and blue velour and vinyl seats.

It passed into private hands in 1978 and stayed with one owner for over forty years, much of it at a holiday home in Spain. That owner carried out a four-year restoration, finished shortly before his death. Much of the original wiring is retained. The history file includes the buff logbook, current V5C and a Heritage Certificate confirming chassis identity and build date. No mileage is stated.