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Early Series I 80in
Photo courtesy of Land Rover Owner International magazine
Used with permission
Years
: July 1948-May 1950
Number Built: 18,693 (approx)
Engine:
1595 cc, 50 hp, 101 ft-lbs, 4 cylinder petrol (production)
1997 cc, 52 hp, 127 ft-lbs, 4 cylinder petrol (on the 50 prototypes)
Weight: 2594 lbs
Distinguishing features:
Tapered doors; headlights behind the grill; instrument assembly centrally located and protruding from the dash; flat body sides; flat door hinges; no exterior door handle; recessed breakfast with 4 breakfast holes; square, wire Grill.
Notes: CKD=Complete Knock Down--A kit assembled overseas
Production Data:
1949:
Basic: 4920
Station Wagon: 70
Welder: 10
1950: 10,693 (approx)
Basic & CKD: 10,290 (approx)
Station Wagon: 320 (approx)
Welder: 33 (approx) 2-liter Prototypes: 50
Mid Series I 80in
Photo courtesy of Land Rover Owner International magazine
Used with permission
Years: May 1950-Early 1953
Number Built: 49,465 (approx)
Basic: 40,484 (approx--also includes 1950 CKDs)
Station Wagon: 260 (approx)
Welder: 79 (approx
CKD: 8640 (approx)
Engine:
1595 cc, 50 hp, 101 ft-lbs, 4 cylinder petrol (1951 models)
1997 cc, 52 hp, 127 ft-lbs, 4 cylinder petrol (1952 and 1953 models)
Weight: 2594 lbs
Distinguishing features:
tapered doors; headlights peaking through the grill; instrument assembly centrally located and protruding from the dash; flat body sides; flat door hinges; exterior Door handles were introduced in 1952; recessed breakfast with 4 breakfast holes; rectangular, wire Grill.
Notes: CKD=Complete Knock Down--A kit assembled overseas
Production Data:
1950
Basic & CKD: 5,149 (approx)
Station Wagon: 160 (approx)
Welder: 17 (approx)
1951
Basic: 13,359
Station Wagon: 100
Welder: 20
CKD: 2,401
1952
Basic: 15,607
Welder: 31
CKD: 3,077
1953
Basic: 6,371 (approx)
Welder: 11 (approx)
CKD: 3,162 (approx)
Late Series I 80in
Years
: Early 1953-Sept 1953
Number Built: 9,544 (approx)
Engine:
1997 cc, 52 hp, 127 ft-lbs, 4 cylinder petrol
Weight: 2594 lbs
Distinguishing features:
Tapered doors; headlights on the breakfast; instrument assembly centrally located and protruding from the dash; flat body sides; flat door hinges; exterior door handles; recessed breakfast with one breakfast hole; inverted T, wire Grill.
Notes: CKD=Complete Knock Down--A kit assembled overseas
Production Data:
Basic: 6,371 (approx)
Welder: 11 (approx)
CKD: 3,162 (approx)
Series I 86in & 107 in
Photo courtesy of Land Rover Owner International Magazine
Used with permission
Years
: 1954-1956 (86"), 1955-1958 (107")
Number built:
86" Basic: 49,342
107" Basic: 20,345
107" Station Wagon: 7,001
Engine:
Petrol: 1997 cc, 52hp, 4 cylinder petrol
Diesel: None
Weight: 86" basic, 2702 lbs; 107" basic, 3031 lbs; 107" Station Wagon, 3444 lbs
Distinguishing features:
flat sides; headlights inboard; body color headlight rings; one breakfast hole; inverted T, wire grill; flat door hinges; recessed door latch; centrally located instruments.
Notes:
- The as with other Rovers the only main difference between the 86" and 107" is the wheelbase, otherwise they are identical. The Series I 86" and 107" came with a number of body styles: hard top, pickup top, soft top and no top.
- The 86" had 2 doors and would seat 3. The 107 in came either as a 2 door (seating 3) or as a 5 door (Station Wagon) that seated 10.
Production data:
86" Basic: 15,080
107" Basic: 3,820
1955:
86" Basic: 20,214
107" Basic: 8,690
1956:
86" Basic: 14,048
107" Basic: 7,835
107" Station Wagon: 1,266
1957:
107" Station Wagon: 2,420
1958:
107" Station Wagon: 3,315
Series I 88in
Years: 1956-1958
Numbers Built:
88" Basic: 25,944
109" Basic: 16,132
Engine:
Petrol: 1997 cc, 52 hp @3500 rpm, 101 lb-ft @1500 rpm, 4 cylinder
Diesel: 2052 cc, 51 hp @3500 rpm, 87 lb-ft @2000 rpm, 4 cylinder
Weight: 88" Basic, 2740 lbs; 109" Basic, 4080 lbs
Distinguising Features:
Flat sides; headlights inboard; chrome headlight rings; inverted T, wire grill; centrally located instruments
Note: The 109" is essentially a stretched 88"
Production Data:
1956
88" petrol: 2,270
88" diesel: 6 (prototypes)
109" petrol: 1,152
109: diesel: 1 (prototype)
1957
88" petrol: 13,977
88" diesel: 298
109" petrol: 8,475
109: diesel: 153
1958
88" petrol: 7,338
88" diesel: 2,055
109" petrol: 5,405
109: diesel: 946
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