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Production Data for Land Rovers: Serial Number Prefix 1579

1959 Series II 109", 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
D 157900001 19 Aug 1958 25 Aug 1958 Marine Blue R. L. Weir and Co. Ltd., South Africa
D 157900002 20 Aug 1958 25 Aug 1958 Fawn Robb Motors, Capetown
D 157900003 25 Aug 1958 11 Sep 1958 Light Grey Rover Co. (S.A.) Ltd., Port Elizabeth
D 157900004 20 Aug 1958 25 Aug 1958 Light Grey Robb Motors, Capetown
B 157900005 20 Aug 1958 26 Aug 1958 Light Grey Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
B 157900006 20 Aug 1958 26 Aug 1958 Light Grey Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
B 157900007 21 Aug 1958 26 Aug 1958 Light Grey Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900008 01 Sep 1958 08 Sep 1958 Light Grey Agencies Modienes Ltd., East Africa
D 157900009 04 Sep 1958 11 Sep 1958 Light Grey Agencies Modienes Ltd., East Africa
157900010 27 Aug 1958 29 Aug 1958 Light Grey Robb Motors, Capetown
157900011 27 Aug 1958 08 Sep 1958 Light Grey Agencies Modienes Ltd., East Africa
157900012 28 Aug 1958 08 Sep 1958 Light Grey Agencies Modienes Ltd., East Africa
157900013 05 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900014 02 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900015 02 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900016 10 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900017 10 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900018 02 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900019 17 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900020 17 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900021 08 Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya
157900022 ?? Sep 1958 26 Sep 1958 Black Champion Motors Ltd., Malaya






D 573 157900574 12 Aug 1959 17 Aug 1959 Marine Blue Rover, Johannesberg
D 577 157900575 13 Aug 1959 21 Aug 1959 Limestone Puzey and Payne, Salisbury
D 578 157900576 13 Aug 1959 21 Aug 1959 Limestone Puzey and Payne, Salisbury
D 569 157900577 20 Aug 1959 26 Aug 1959 Mid Grey Central African Motors, N. Rhodesia
A 570 157900578 14 Aug 1959 18 Aug 1959 Mid Grey Central African Motors, N. Rhodesia
A 571 157900579 14 Aug 1959 18 Aug 1959 Mid Grey Central African Motors, N. Rhodesia
D 572 157900580 18 Aug 1959 26 Aug 1959 Mid Grey Central African Motors, N. Rhodesia
D 579 157900581 18 Aug 1959 21 Aug 1959 Mid Grey Puzey and Payne, Salisbury
B 580 157900582 01 Sep 1959 11 Sep 1959 Mid Grey Puzey and Payne, Salisbury
B 585 157900583 01 Sep 1959 23 Sep 1959 Mid Grey Coopers, Kenya
B 581 157900584 01 Sep 1959 21 Sep 1959 Light Green Robinson, Jamaica
B 582 157900585 04 Sep 1959 21 Sep 1959 Light Green Robinson, Jamaica
B 583 157900586 31 Aug 1959 21 Sep 1959 Light Green Robinson, Jamaica







00586 of  this type were built

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Thanks to: Lynn Helm for supplying this information

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