Land Rover Series II

This 1969 Land Rover Series II is fitted with the rare factory six-cylinder engine, an option far less common than the standard four-cylinder. The Heritage Certificate records chassis 345-015-G as built on 10 November 1969 and dispatched three days later to Sturgess Land Rover.

It spent 27 years working as the recovery truck for Cliff Barrows Ltd, and the dealer says contact with the Barrows family has confirmed the 45,000-mile reading and that it was dry stored throughout. Paintwork is described as factory original in Mid Grey, with a black interior. The only structural work has been two replacement chassis outriggers, and the bulkhead, footwells and chassis are reported rust-free.

Original equipment includes Rover-branded seatbelts, the tool roll, jack and supplying dealer plaques. It has just been serviced, with four new tyres, front springs, track rod ends, coolant hoses, a new old stock fuel tank, brake cylinders and shoes, and a full-length exhaust. It is right-hand drive with a manual gearbox.