Vehicle Description
Available for auction at RM Sothebys Ft Lauderdale sale March 25
and 26, 2022.View the auction listing here
https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/fl22/fort-lauderdale/lots/r0092-1952-land-rover-series-i/1221021Car
Cave is proud to offer this great running and driving low mileage
Series I Land Rover. This Landy original rolled off the Solihull,
England assembly line on May 12, 1952. A few days later on May 20
the original factory built 80' left the factory for Stockholm,
Sweden. A professional conversion company, Wiklundsi Stockholm,
extended the chassis, body and drive-line an additional 16'. The
build was commissioned by the Link�ping Saab Airport Fire
Department and delivered in 1953. The chassis number reflects this
to be a 1952 model year with a date of first registration on
1/1/1953. Included pictures show this Series stayed in use with
Saab Airport Fire Department until at least 2000, almost 50 years
of service, indoor storage, and fleet maintenance. This is quite
possibly the only 96' Series I as no others are known to exist.As
Paul Harvey would say, now for the rest of the story: This Land
Rover was taken out of service and put into storage for
approximately 10 years. The property caretaker revived this Series
and got it road worthy again. He had followed this Series almost
it's entire life with the fire department. The Series traded hands
a few times in Sweden for a total of four owners since 1952.
Mileage is believed to be original according to the Saab log book
and this Landy spending 60 years at an airport. Car Cave purchased
the Series from the fourth owner and imported it to the United
States in August of 2021. Previous owner reported replacing the
starter. Very little maintenance was performed by us as this Series
arrived 100% road worthy with all lights, wipers, gauges, doors,
handles, and hinges fully functional. Starts without needing choked
with the push of a button. Runs like a top and shifts smooth. Some
spare parts included and shown in pictures. Contact us for more
information.