Current Owner: For Sale by Matthew ?, Spean Bridge, Highland
Previous Owner(s): Mark Round, Halifax; Garry Kirk, Perthshire
This is probably the most-photographed SXF in the database. This picture shows the car in September 2020, but an earlier version of this page started as follows:
Seen 1996 by Pete Galillee in a front garden in Rochdale. Once owned by Mark Round, Halifax, W.Riding, and listed as Truck Cab.
In 2012, Garry Kirk (then South Yorkshire, now Perthshire) wrote:
I bought SXF817 over eBay from a Farmer who lives in the Halifax area. It was already fitted with the current hard top so have no info on that other than what's already there as well as other minor modifications. I've owned it for around 18 months now — my eldest son did restoration work to MOT standard for me.
There is a plate covering a largish hole around 25cm in the nearside front wing, The bulk head top has what looks like a piece of box section placed there to repair the top — not original but for the time being will have to do! I am somewhat of a perfectionist and a History geek — I have been looking at Google images and am keen to have it as authentic as possible now. I want to re-instate the Civil Defence wordage and emblem, but I have to say finding anyone who does the decals to stick on rather than have it expensively sign written is like trying to find a copy of the book 'The Green Machine'!
I have a photo copy of an extract from registration document for SXF 817 showing it to be a crown vehicle, the body type is Truck Det Hood crossed out and shown by its side as 54. I also have a letter from the DVLA telling me that it was first registered in Torbay on the 15th Feb 1957.
This is the first time I've come across 'Truck Det(achable?) Hood' as the official description of what we usually call 'Soft-Top'. What the significance of the '54' is, I don't know.
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Garry also sent a number of pictures showing 'Wallace' in the process of being restored. Rivet-counting LR enthusiasts can play 'Spot The Alteration'!
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My two-pennoth — the windows in the body sides are larger than you'd expect for an Export Hard-top, so I guess it's not a Home Office original, but a normal UK solid hard-top with windows added later. And the pendant pedals and hydraulic clutch are from a Land-Rover later than Series 1. But that doesn't take away from an SXF, still going strong on the road.
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Offered for sale on Gumtree, located in Spean Bridge, Highland. Now with a soft top, and no 'Wallace'. It looks as though Garry didn't manage to get CD livery applied.
The seller wrote:
1956 Land Rover Series 1 88”. This vehicle was ordered & sent to the MOD [sic] on the south coast of England in 1956 with paperwork — then it went to a private buyer & has only 5 previous owners since.
It has been fitted with a period 2.1/4 diesel Gold Seal engine which starts first time, runs and pulls well. The gearbox has been re built new bearings and seals also complete new clutch. New parts fitted, full set of lights, horn, screen washer, dash re wired with a Blanchard loom. 4 new shocks, check straps, 4 new brake drums, brake shoes, wheel cylinders, springs, adjusters. Brake and clutch master cylinders,front and rear axle breathers, rear wheel bearings and seals, front wheel bearings and seals. 2 front swivel housings seals and gaskets. All tyres all good, theres also three spare wheels with tyres.
New exhaust system, new fuel tank, reconditioned diesel injectors, new ignition switch. Rear seats, new exmore trim galvanized hood sticks, soft top and hard top with cat flap rear door. Body work in good condition, please remember this vehicle is 64 + years old. The chassis has been welded in places. The bulk head is sound, but the top half has been replaced at some point like the previous owner has owned it for 10 or more years.
The vehicle is showing 37900 miles on the clock, but cannot guarantee that. Overall a very well cared for series 1 with many many new parts.
The asking price was £13,995.00.
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