This very special Landy, chassis number 860149 ticks those boxes and more. The lights must be behind the grille, no exterior door handles and a ‘side plate' engine. The holy grail for any Land Rover enthusiast is an early Series I, and there are a number of visual clues for an early car. Hugely successful globally, dozens of improvements were made throughout the long production run. As an engineering marvel it can still outstrip its modern counterparts, and the Series I rightly belongs in the Motoring Hall of Fame. The original Land Rover was presented in Sage Green with a canvas roof and revolutionised rural transport. He would have no idea that his design would become an icon and launch a whole new industry sector. In 1947, whilst holidaying at his North Wales farm, Rover's chief designer Maurice Wilks came up with a plan to produce a light agricultural utility vehicle in the style of the Willys Jeep.
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