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Production Data for Land Rovers: Serial Number Prefix 86

1948 and 1949 80" (Series I) LHD & RHD, Petrol

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 Mr. Riley at Land Rover, it would be appreciated if a copy could be faxed to Dixon Kenner at (613) 221-5825 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:
    Mr. Eric Pagan
    Senior Eng. Traceability
    LAND ROVER
    Lode Land
    Solihull, West Midlands, B29-8NW, England.
Allow three to four weeks to get a response.

Label
No.
Vehicle
Serial #
In Out Colour Dispatched To
R8600001 19 Jul 1948 29 Jul 1948 Green Mr. Serle(??), Rover Co., Solihull 20/?/48
R8600002 19 Jul 1948 06 Jan 1949 Green Mesrs Sleel Garages Ltd., Cheldenham
R8600003 21 Jul 1948 23 Jul 1948 Green Messrs Henlys Ltd., London
R8600004 09 Aug 1948 26 Aug 1948 Green Faulbs Ltd, Australia
R8600005 23 Jul 1948 17 Aug 1948 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Australia
8600006 05 Aug 1948 09 Aug 1948 Green Mann Egerton and Co. Ltd., Norwich
R8600007 22 Jul 1948 26 Jul 1948 Green David Ravenfields Ltd., Manchester
R8600008 23 Jul 1948 26 Jul 1948 Green R. H. Collier and Co. Ltd., B'ham
8600009 06 Aug 1948 09 Feb 1949 Green Mr Aslin Rover Co. Ltd., Solihull
8600010 04 Aug 1948 13 Apr 1949 Green Pressed Steel Co., Oxford
8600011 05 Aug 1948 09 Aug 1948 Green Miss J. Gibbon (Mal??), Glasgow
R8600012 27 Aug 1948 14 Sep 1948 Green Dewars Garage & Eng Works, India
R8600013 23 Jul 1948 17 Aug 1948 Green Dewars Garage & Eng Works, India
R8600014 23 Jul 1948 09 Aug 1948 Green C. A. Darmanie & Co., Trinidad
R8600015 23 Jul 1948 27 Jul 1948 Green Rossleigh Ltd., Edinburgh
R8600016 23 Jul 1948 26 Jul 1948 Green Mr. C. F. Newsome, Rover Co., Solihull
R8600017 13 Aug 1948 17 Aug 1948 Green Dewars Garage and Eng. Works, India
R8600018 04 Aug 1948 17 Aug 1948 Green Dewars Garage and Eng. Works, India
R8600019 19 Aug 1948 26 Aug 1948 Green Dewars Garage and Eng. Works, India
R8600020 31 Aug 1948 16 Sep 1948 Green Wellington Motor Ltd., New Zealand
8600021 05 Aug 1948 09 Sep 1948 Green U. Sturgess Braumstone Gate, Leicester
R8600022 04 Aug 1948 22 Sep 1948 Green Colonial Development Corp, London
R8600023 19 Aug 1948 06 Sep 1948 Green India Army, India State Dept, London
R8600024 09 Aug 1948 06 Sep 1948 Green India Army, India State Dept, London
R8600025 23 Aug 1948 09 Sep 1948 Green C. A. Darmanie & Co. Ltd., Trinidad
R8600026 20 Aug 1948 02 Sep 1948 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Australia
R8600027 09 Aug 1948 16 Sep 1948 Green The Cooper Motor Corporation Co., Kent
R8600028 16 Aug 1948 17 Sep 1948 Green Dewars Garage & Eng. Works, India
R8600029 11 Aug 1948 16 Sep 1948 Green The Cooper Motor Corporation Ltd., Sittingbourne
R8600030 18 Aug 1948 19 Sep 1948 Green Edgar Bros Bankok, Siam






R862521 10 Feb 1949 29 Mar 1949 Green Messrs. Hamon & Co. Ltd., Plymouth
R862522 10 Feb 1949 07 Mar 1949 Green Messrs. Holloway & Sons, Worchester
R862523 10 Feb 1949 09 Mar 1949 Green Messrs. Eginton Ltd., Norwich
R862524 10 Feb 1949 08 Mar 1949 Green Messrs. Rossleigh Ltd., Dundee
R862525 10 Feb 1949 07 Mar 1949 Green South Western Garages Ltd., Southampton
R862526 11 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862527 15 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862528 10 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862529 11 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862530 10 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862531 10 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862532 18 Feb 1949 24 Feb 1949 Green Grenville Motors Ltd., Australia
R862533 10 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862534 18 Feb 1949 17 Mar 1949 Green Cooper Motors Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya
R862535 10 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
L862536 11 Feb 1949 21 Mar 1949 Green Malis Trading Co. Ltd., Turkey
L862537 11 Feb 1949 22 Mar 1949 Green Malis Trading Co. Ltd., Turkey
R862538 10 Feb 1949 09 Mar 1949 Green Grosvener Motor Co. Ltd., Rhyl
R862539 11 Feb 1949 10 Mar 1949 Green Mulland Autotan Ltd., Leamingtan
R862540 11 Feb 1949 11 Mar 1949 Green Messrs. Edwards Ltd., Farmathen
R862541 10 Feb 1949 10 Mar 1949 Green Messrs. Armstrong Ltd., Hull
R862542 11 Feb 1949 14 Mar 1949 Green Messrs. Holloway & Sons, Worchester
R862543 11 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862544 11 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862545 11 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862546 11 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India
R862547 16 Feb 1949 21 Feb 1949 Green Dewars Garage Ltd., India






R862991 16 Feb 1949 16 Feb 1949 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Austrailia
R862992 16 Feb 1949 16 Feb 1949 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Austrailia
R862993 16 Feb 1949 16 Feb 1949 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Austrailia
R862994 16 Feb 1949 16 Feb 1949 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Austrailia
R862995 16 Feb 1949 16 Feb 1949 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Austrailia
R862996 16 Feb 1949 16 Feb 1949 Green Regent Motors Ltd., Austrailia
R862997 22 Feb 1949 10 Mar 1949 Green Cooper Motors Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya
R862998 23 Feb 1949 10 Mar 1949 Green Cooper Motors Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya
R862999 22 Feb 1949 10 Mar 1949 Green Cooper Motors Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya
R863000 22 Feb 1949 10 Mar 1949 Green Cooper Motors Ltd., Nairobi, Kenya







3000 is the last of  this type built



Thanks to: Bruce Featherstone, Dixon Kenner & Charles Swanson for supplying this information

 

   
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