1961 Land Rover Series IIA 88
The SII and the SIIA are very difficult to distinguish. There were some minor cosmetic changes, but the most significant change was under the bonnet in the guise of the new 2.25-litre diesel engine. Body configurations available from the factory ranged from short-wheelbase soft-top to the top-of-the-line five-door station wagon. In 1967 a 2.6-litre inline six cylinder petrol engine was introduced 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 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 its manufacturer 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% had been exported.[3] 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 in recent years 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% of the 4×4 market. This figure was repeated in many countries in Africa and the Middle East.
This Series IIA is in Marine Blue with Limestone hard top.
Overall condition is in very good condition.
Everything is in working condition - overdrive is wonderful for
reducing engine noise and rpm's to be at speed.
Vehicle comes with:
Warn Mk 11 freewheeling hubs
Working Koenig winch with cabin controls - YES - a working Koenig
winch
Hardtop for winter use
Soft top and Bikini top with complete set of bows and
hardware
Spare wheel
Below is a list of things done, $22K in work:
Paint work
New soft top
New wheel cylinders
Brake shoes
All new brake lines and fuel lines
New Fuel tank and sender
New Brake Master cylinder
New Clutch master cylinder
New carb
New manifold
New clutch
Fairey overdrive
New Galvanized frame swap
New wiring harness
New rubber flooring
The Series II A is ready for whatever you put in front of it. It could be used to perform ranch and farming jobs, hunting and fishing trips or that Saturday morning trip to the local coffee shop.
Price: $34,900.00
