Current Owner: New owner after Matthewson's auction
Previous Owner(s): John Wearing, Blackburn; John Powell, Dorset; Graham Thomas, Clitheroe, Lancs
Original notification to this website recorded the vehicle to John Wearing, Blackburn.
For sale on eBay 5/11. Description included:
Hardtop 88" model, was originally a petrol but now a 2 1/4 diesel. It runs and drives but has no brakes at all therefore will need to be taken away on a trailer. Condition-wise it needs a full restoration. Chassis is repairable, bulkhead very poor, engine runs good, gearbox is OK. Springs and steering will need a complete overhaul. No current MOT, last on the road in 2000, barn stored since then.
Will make a good summer restoration project for a keen enthusiast.
In June 2012 I was contacted by Andy Bury, who sent the photos below, and said:
SXF 842 was aquired by Bartram Landrovers, Accrington, Lancashire some time back (barn find recovery). It came fitted with a 21/4 diesel engine. With a short tow (and a sniff of the usual) it started and ran/drove. It became obvious that breaking it for spares would be a sad end so it was advertised for sale. After standing a couple of years in the yard there were no takers and a customer needed an engine. The unit was removed and sold. A further amount of time pased [with it] standing in the yard, until a hardy soul with a passion for restoring it came and took it. It is currently now under new local ownership and I will try to keep updates on progress.
In November 2012, Graham Thomas told me he'd become the new owner.
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Graham has sent a couple of pics to show his restoration under way.
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The vehicle is now in the catalogue for the next auction sale at Matthewson's of Thornton Dale, Pickering. The page details are in Matthewson's online catalogue, along with a big selection of detailed photos of the present condition — too many to include here, but certainly a long way from that at the top of this page..
Brief details are:
Current V5 present. Paperwork includes a small photo album showing the restoration of the vehicle and a British Heritage Trust Certified Copy of a Factory Record. The vendor has provided the following:
Petrol Series III engine fitted about 2 years ago (DVLA information still shows Diesel). Spare wheels in back. New carb in front.
It sold for £8300 — I hope that the buyer contacts me so I can update the record.
Paul Burnett alerted me to the fact that the vehicle was offered again in the December 23 auction. This time it sold for £7,500... still, I suspect, a very low price for what looks from the photos to be a well-restored vehicle.
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