Vehicle Description
1963 Land Rover 88 Series IIA 4x4 ?Recent frame-off restoration
?2.25L ADO 23 gasoline four-cylinder engine with a Solex
carburetor?Four-speed manual transmission and two-speed transfer
case?Sand exterior with a Cream roof and wheels, polished and
silver metal trim and black vinyl interior?Removable tropical
hardtop with vented windows and Alpine side windows and sliding
side glass?Rear jump seats?Documentation includes import and
registration paperwork This has to be one of the prettiest Land
Rovers we?ve had at MotoeXotica Classic Cars. This example, made in
Solihull, England, was treated to a frame-off restoration. This
Series IIa has a clean solid body and undercarriage. It presents
itself well and sure to attract a crowd as Series II?s are highly
desirable and they never stay very long in our showroom! Finished
in a period-specific Sand color with a Cream roof and wheels,
polished and silver metal trim, the exterior is in excellent
overall order, as are the windows, the fold-down windshield, and
the lights. The bodywork is straight and solid and there is a
silver front bumper that fits well to the body. The engine bay is
extremely tidy and the rear cargo area is in very neat condition.
The truck rolls on period Goodyear tires, size H78-16CT at all four
corners. Each tire is mounted on a cream-colored steel wheel that
matches the roof. The tires are in very good order while the wheels
are nearly flawless. Bolted to the hood is a spare tire. Sideview
mirrors have been fitted to both front fenders. Under the hood is a
2.25L ADO 23 gasoline four-cylinder engine with a Solex carburetor.
Backing this motor is a four-speed manual transmission and a
two-speed transfer case. The cabin was repainted to match the
exterior and it features a split front bench seat and inward-facing
jump seats in the back. The black seats are in great shape, as is
the added black headliner. A white, three-spoke banjo steering
wheel is in great shape and is near a set of factory Jaeger and
aftermarket gauges wear chrome bezels but the fuel gauge and
speedometer fluctuate and the odometer is inoperable. In the rear,
black carpet hugs the jump seats and adorns the inside of the rear
cargo door. Up top are fresh air vents from the tropical hard top.
The SII and the SIIA are very difficult to distinguish. There were
some minor cosmetic changes. Body configurations available from the
factory ranged from short-wheelbase soft-top to the top-of-the-line
five-door station wagon. A 2.25-litre Diesel was added to the
engine line, which after 1967 included a 2.6-litre inline six-
cylinder petrol engine for the long-wheelbase models, which also
had servo-assisted brakes. 811 of these were NADA (or North
American Dollar Area) trucks, which were the only long-wheelbase
models made for the American and Canadian markets. From February
1969 (home market), the headlamps moved into the wings on all
models, and the sill panels were redesigned to be shallower a few
months afterwards. The series IIA is considered by many people the
hardiest series model constructed. It is quite possibly also the
type of classic Land Rover that features strongly in the general
public's perception of the Land Rover, from its many appearances in
popular films and television documentaries set in Africa throughout
the 1960s, such as Born Free. In February 1968, just a few months
after the Rover Company had been subsumed, under government
pressure, into the Leyland Motor Corporation, the Land Rover
celebrated its twentieth birthday, with total production to date
just short of 600,000, of which more than 70 percent had been
exported. Certainly it was whilst the series IIA was in production
that sales of utility Land Rovers reached their peak, in 1969?70,
when sales of over 60,000 Land Rovers a year were recorded. (For
comparison, the sales of the Defender have been around the 25,000
level since the 1990s.) As well as record sales, the Land Rover
dominated many world markets- in Australia in the 1960s Land Rover
held 90 percent of the 4?4 market. This figure was repeated in many
countries in Africa and the Middle East. Competition to this Land
Rover in 1963 included International?s Scout 80 and Willy?s Jeep
CJ-5. Ford?s Bronco was still three years away. Documentation
includes import and registration paperwork. This classic Land Rover
is gorgeous and is in fantastic shape. If you?re seeking a rugged
off-road vehicle that will go most anywhere, do most anything, you
could hardly go wrong with this Land Rover. Stop by MotoeXotica
Classic Cars today to look it over for yourself. VIN: 24407503A
This truck is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 0 miles. It is sold
as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET
OUT AND DRIVE!!!?Note: Please see full terms and conditions listed
below that pertain to the purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.