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Production Data for Land Rovers: Serial Number Prefix 1599

1959 Series II 109", Basic, Diesel, Export, Left 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
1 159900001 21 Aug 1958 27 Aug 1958 Light Grey Automotoriz Sabator S.A., El Salvador
2 159900002 21 Aug 1958 04 Sep 1958 Light Grey Mitchell Cotts & Co. Ltd., Mogadishu
D 3 159900003 22 Aug 1958 26 Aug 1958 Light Grey Mitchell Cotts & Co. Ltd., Somalia
D 4 159900004 22 Aug 1958 26 Aug 1958 Light Grey Mitchell Cotts & Co. Ltd., Somalia
5 159900005 02 Aug 1958 22 Sep 1958 Light Grey Mitchell Cotts & Co. Ltd., Somalia
6 159900006 28 Aug 1958 22 Sep 1958 Light Grey Mitchell Cotts & Co. Ltd., Somalia
7 159900007 25 Aug 1958 22 Sep 1958 Light Grey Mitchell Cotts & Co. Ltd., Somalia
8 159900008 28 Aug 1958 22 Sep 1958 Light Grey Mitchell Cotts & Co. Ltd., Somalia
D 9 159900009 29 Aug 1958 16 Sep 1958 Light Grey Unisco Comm De Autos, P.W. Africa
B 10 159900010 26 Aug 1958 03 Sep 1958 Light Grey Mr. ARtonis Goncalves Dos., Portugal
D 11 159900011 01 Sep 1958 16 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 12 159900012 25 Aug 1958 16 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 13 159900013 26 Aug 1958 16 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 14 159900014 26 Aug 1958 02 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 15 159900015 27 Aug 1958 02 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 16 159900016 28 Aug 1958 02 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 17 159900017 27 Aug 1958 02 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 18 159900018 26 Aug 1958 02 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa
D 19 159900019 08 Sep 1958 24 Sep 1958 Mid Grey Uniso Comm De Autos, P. W. Africa






15990053 16 Oct 1958 22 Oct 1958 Light Gree Rover Motor Co. Ltd., Canada
15990054 17 Oct 1958 22 Oct 1958 Light Green Rover Motor Co. Ltd., Canada






B 87 159900091 31 Dec 1958 08 Jan 1959 U.S. Army Ordance Tralight, Germany






D 235 159900235 16 Apr 1959 20 Apr 1959 Sand Rover Co., Los Angeles
D 236 159900236 21 Apr 1959 24 Apr 1959 Light Green Rover Co., San Francisco
B 240 159900237 27 Apr 1959 06 May 1959 Light Green Vidal, West Germany
D 237 159900238 21 Apr 1959 24 Apr 1959 Marine Blue Rover Co., San Francisco






B 249 159900248 06 May 1959 11 May 1959 Limestone Rover, Los Angeles






B 247 159900251 08 May 1959 20 May 1959 Dark Grey Mr. Rouhied Rover Co., Toronto
D 269 159900252 12 May 1959 15 May 1959 Sand Rover Co., Los Angeles
D 260 159900253 12 May 1959 14 May 1959 Light Green over, San Francisco






D 261 259900260 29 May 1959 10 Jun 1959 Red Rover, San Francisco






D 266 259900266 03 Jun 1959 05 Jun 1959 Bronze Green Rover, Montreal
D 265 259900267 01 Jun 1959 04 Jun 1959 Light Green Rover, Toronto
A 270 259900268 27 May 1959 03 Jun 1959 Light Green Rover, Vancouver
D 271 259900269 27 May 1959 10 Jun 1959 Light Green Rover, Seattle
B 268 259900270 28 May 1959 29 May 1959 Marine Blue Rover, Montreal
A 269 259900271 01 Jun 1959 03 Jun 1959 Marine Blue Rover, Vancouver
D 267 259900272 01 Jun 1959 05 Jun 1959 Limestone Rover, Montreal






B 293 159900278 11 Jun 1959 22 Jun 1959 Sand Rover, Montreal






B 327 159900329 01 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain
B 326 159900330 01 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain
B 328 159900331 10 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain
B 329 159900332 02 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain
B 330 159900333 02 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain
B 331 159900334 03 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain
B 332 159900335 16 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain
B 333 159900336 03 Jul 1959 28 Aug 1959 Royal Blue Fernandez Hijo, Spain






B 344 159900337 06 Jul 1959 29 Jul 1959 Light Green UNIAC, Portugese W. Africa
B 347 159900338 06 Jul 1959 29 Jul 1959 Light Green Rover, Vancouver
B 341 159900339 06 Jul 1959 29 Jul 1959 Marine Blue UNIAC, Portugese W. Africa
D 346 159900340 07 Jul 1959 13 Jul 1959 Marine Blue Gjestrang, Sweeden
B 348 159900341 20 Jul 1959 28 Jul 1959 Marine Blue Rover, Vancouver
B 337 159900342 15 Jul 1959 21 Jul 1959 Mid Grey Aulehla, Austria
B 340 159900343 07 Jul 1959 14 Jul 1959 Mid Grey Fehlman, Swizerland
B 346 159900344 07 Jul 1959 28 Jul 1959 Mid Grey UNIAC, Portugese W. Africa
B 342 159900345 15 Jul 1959 28 Jul 1959 Limestone UNIAC, Portugese W. Africa
B 338 159900346 09 Jul 1959 14 Jul 1959 Mid Grey Sieberg, Holland
B 339 159900347 10 Jul 1959 22 Jul 1959 Mid Grey Sieberg, Holland
B 343 159900348 10 Jul 1959 28 Jul 1959 Red UNIAC, Portugese W. Africa
A 353 159900349 18 Aug 1959 21 Aug 1959 Bronze Green Automotiz Sabater, El Salvador
B 361 159900350 13 Aug 1959 14 Aug 1959 Bronze Green Beherman Demoen, Brussels
A 354 159900351 18 Aug 1959 21 Aug 1959 Sand Automotiz Sabater, El Salvador
B 355 159900352 24 Aug 1959 07 Sep 1959 Light Green Automotiz Sabater, El Salvador
B 358 159900353 18 Aug 1959 24 Aug 1959 Marine Blue A. Gjestvang, Stockholm
B 349 159900354 13 Aug 1959 25 Aug 1959 Mid Grey Director of Public Works, Gambia
B 350 159900355 25 Aug 1959 01 Sep 1959 Mid Grey Oy Suomen Auto, Findland
B 351 159900356 27 Aug 1959 01 Sep 1959 Mid Grey Oy Suomen Auto, Findland
B 352 159900357 25 Aug 1959 01 Sep 1959 Mid Grey Oy Suomen Auto, Findland
B 356 159900358 13 Aug 1959 24 Aug 1959 Mid Grey A. Gjestvang, Stockholm
B 357 159900359 14 Aug 1959 24 Aug 1959 Mid Grey A. Gjestvang, Stockholm
D 362 159900360 27 Aug 1959 02 Sep 1959 Mid Grey Fehlman, Switzerland
360 159900361 19 Aug 1959 28 Aug 1959 Red Rover, Montreal
D 359 159900362 03 Sep 1959 04 Sep 1959 Limestone Rover Co., Montreal







00362 of  this type were built



Thanks to: Lynn Helm for supplying this information

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