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Production Data for Land Rovers: Serial Number Prefix 1479

Series II, 1959, 88", Basic, Diesel, Export, Right Hand Drive

This table shows details on when specific Land Rovers were built and where they were despatched to. The information is drawn from production data sheets supplied by Land Rover to various individuals who have asked for details on their Land Rover. If anyone has received a similar sheet from Land Rover, it would be appreciated if a copy could be scanned and sent to Dixon Kenner via the email address at the bottom of the page or mailed to Benjamin Smith, 141 Pine Bank Rd., Flemington, NJ 08822, USA. The information will be added to this list. If anyone wishes to obtain this information, write:
    British Motor Museum at Gaydon
    Banbury Road
    Gaydon
    Warkwickshire CV35 0BJ ENGLAND
Allow three to four weeks to get a response. The fee is £43 for this service.

Label
No.
Vehicle
Serial #
In Out Colour Dispatched To
B 2 147900001 22 Aug 1958 29 Aug 1958 Green Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
B 3 147900002 20 Aug 1958 29 Aug 1958 Green Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
B 4 147900003 19 Aug 1958 29 Aug 1958 Green Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
A 5 147900004 21 Aug 1958 28 Aug 1958 Green Fisher & Simmons Ltd., Johanesburg
B 1 147900005 08 Sep 1958 11 Sep 1958 Light Grey Agencies Modernes Ltd., Lawenes Margue
A 6 147900006 27 Aug 1958 29 Sep 1958 Light Grey Halles, Nyasaland
8 147900007 30 Sep 1958 30 Sep 1958 Green British W. A. Corp., Lagos
B 13 147900008 04 Sep 1958 11 Sep 1958 Green Macovell Campbell Ltd., Burham
B 14 147900009 08 Sep 1958 11 Sep 1958 Green Macovell Campbell Ltd., Burham
B 16 147900010 08 Sep 1958 12 Sep 1958 Green U.A. Co. Ltd., Ghana
B 17 147900011 08 Sep 1958 12 Sep 1958 Green U.A. Co. Ltd., Ghana
B 18 147900012 09 Sep 1958 13 Sep 1958 Green U.A. Co. Ltd., Ghana
B 19 147900013 10 Sep 1958 24 Sep 1958 Green U.A. Co. Ltd., Ghana
20 147900004 08 Sep 1958 22 Sep 1958 Green Agencias Modernas, Lawnes Margue
21 147900015 11 Sep 1958 30 Sep 1958 Green Agencias Modernas, Lawnes Margue
B 22 147900016 09 Sep 1958 17 Sep 1958 Green Agencias Modernas, Mozambique
23 147900017 15 Sep 1958 22 Sep 1958 Green Crown Agents, Dominican Republic
24 147900018 10 Sep 1958 22 Sep 1958 Green Crown Agents, Dominican Republic
A 25 147900019 09 Sep 1958 14 Oct 1958 Green Crown Agents, Dominica
B 9 147900020 11 Sep 1958 20 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Brit W. A. Corp., Nigeria
? 11 147900021 25 Sep 1958 30 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Brit W. A. Corp., Nigeria
? 12 147900022 15 Sep 1958 30 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Brit W. A. Corp., Nigeria
? 13 147900023 15 Sep 1958 30 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Brit W. A. Corp., Nigeria






A 205 147900205 09 Jul 1959 13 Jul 1959 Mid Grey Halls Garage, Nyzaalands
B 208 147900206 10 Jul 1959 14 Jul 1959 Bronze Green Halls Garage, Nyzaalands ?
B 207 147900207 17 Jul 1959 27 Jul 1959 Limestone Halls Garage, Nyzaalands ?
B 209 147900208 20 Jul 1959 31 Jul 1959 Bronze Green U.A. C. Ltd., Sierra Leone
B 210 147900209 21 Jul 1959 31 Jul 1959 Marine Blue U.A. C. Ltd., Sierra Leone
B 211 147900210 21 Jul 1959 31 Jul 1959 Limestone U.A. C. Ltd., Sierra Leone
B 212 147900211 22 Jul 1959 31 Jul 1959 Mid Grey U.A. C. Ltd., Sierra Leone
B 213 147900212 23 Jul 1959 29 Jul 1959 Mid Grey BWAC, Nigeria
B 214 147900213 22 Jul 1959 29 Jul 1959 Mid Grey BWAC, Nigeria
B 215 147900214 23 Jul 1959 29 Jul 1959 Mid Grey BWAC, Nigeria
B 216 147900215 10 Aug 1959 13 Aug 1959 Bronze Green Puyzey & Payne, Southern Rhodesia







00215 is the last of  this type built



Thanks to: Lynn Helm for supplying this information

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