Vehicle Description
1971 Land Rover Series IIA 4x4 Right-hand drive, late Series IIA
Original owner owned the vehicle from 1971 until 2009 Second owner
had it rebuilt between 2009 and 2011 Third owner treated it
lovingly between 2011 and 2022 Bronze Green exterior, black
interior and new Sand manually-folding soft-top 2.25L OHV inline
four-cylinder engine (code ADO 23) Four-speed manual transmission
Spare tire and shovel on hood Four rear jump seats, side-steps and
front and rear rock guards over the light 88-inch wheelbase
Documentation includes British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
certified copy of factory record; dated February 14, 2013, with
folder; original UK Rover district and dealer book; original Land
Rover owner maintenance guide and on a compact disc; photos during
and after the rebuild; and various UK paperwork What we have here
is one man?s dream vehicle which he purchased to celebrate his 50th
birthday about 10 years ago. Derek Leath of St. Louis, Missouri,
said as a kid, he watched Mutual of Omaha?s ?Wild Kingdom? TV show,
hosted by Marlin Perkins and the show regularly featured a Land
Rover. He thought it would be cool to own one. Leath wanted
particular qualities ? right-hand drive, an oversized clutch,
larger wheels, great condition and with English provenance. He had
no luck finding such an example in the United States, so he found
the Land Rover Centre in Huddersfield, which has experience in
exporting Land Rovers. They found him an example that met his
requirements ? this 1971 Series IIA 88. ?I felt an instant
connection to this vehicle. Suddenly, I imagined myself behind the
driver?s seat,? he told Rovers Magazine. At that time, the Land
Rover had 29,000 original miles on it and had spent its entire life
in the English countryside until 2009. The second owner owned the
Rover for the next two years, he had the Rover rebuilt, including a
new, galvanized chassis and parabolic springs. He added four, rear
jump seats to accommodate more passengers. He swapped out the Khaki
Green soft top for a new Sand one. There?s a shovel atop the
driver?s side fender. He added spring-loaded side steps and rock
guards over the lights to lend it a true ?countryside? feel. He
took delivery of it in November 2011. Plaza Land Rover, a dealer in
St. Louis, Missouri, invited Leath to show off his Land Rover at a
new model launch party in November 2012. This example was built on
February 25, 1971, in Solihull, England and delivered to Colletts
Limited in Salisbury, England. The Bronze Green exterior exhibits a
beautiful patina and shows very well. The bodywork is straight and
solid, the windows are clear and intact and the lights look great,
safe behind the rock guards. The engine bay is very tidy, the front
bumper fits tightly to the body, and there?s a Die Hard Gold
battery that appears new. This Land Rover rolls on Cooper
Discoverer R/T tires, size 225/75R16 at every corner and the
full-size spare tire, size 205R16. The Coopers are mounted on steel
wheels painted green. All tires and wheels are in very good order.
Under the hood is a 2.25L inline OHV four-cylinder engine. Backing
the motor is a four-speed manual transmission. The black interior
is in overall very good order, as is the three-spoke steering
wheel; green metal dashboard and inner doors are in great shape and
have full instrumentation; and a floor shifter completes the
interior. 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. 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 the most hardy
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. Documentation includes
British Motor Industry Heritage Trust certified copy of factory
record; dated February 14, 2013, with folder; original UK Rover
district and dealer book; original Land Rover owner maintenance
guide and on a compact disc; photos during and after the rebuild;
and various UK paperwork. Competition to this Land Rover in 1971
included Chevrolet?s K5 Blazer, Ford?s Bronco, GMC?s K5 Jimmy,
International?s Scout II and Jeep?s Wagoneer. Land Rover Fans,
don?t miss out on this one! This late series IIA model is in
fantastic shape and has led a charmed life since new. If you are
interested in being its next caretaker, stop by MotoeXotica Classic
cars today to examine this model for yourself! VIN: 241441131H This
truck is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 35,396 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.
