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Production Data for Land Rovers: Serial Number Prefix prepro
1948 Pre-production, Series I 80", LHD & RHD, Home & Export
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 |
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R 01 |
11 Mar 1948 |
11 Mar 1948 |
Green |
Experimental Dept., Rover Co, Solihull |
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R 02 |
15 Mar 1948 |
28 Oct 1948 |
Green |
Mr. Nash, Rover Co., Solihull |
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L 03 |
27 Apr 1948 |
27 Apr 1948 |
Green |
Mr. Bacon, Rocer Co. Ltd., Solihull |
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R 04 |
27 Apr 1948 |
10 Dec 1948 |
Green |
The Rover Co. Ltd. Solihull, M. Wilkison Wokrk En??? |
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L 05 |
28 Apr 1948 |
28 Apr 1948 |
Green |
Sold ? Lincoln. Invoiced 17 Jan 1950 |
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R 06 |
28 Apr 1948 |
23 Mar 1948 |
Green |
Mr. Cliff Ward, Rover Co. Ltd., Solihull |
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L 07 |
27 Apr 1948 |
27 Apr 1948 |
Green |
Mr. Swaine, Ricer Co., Solihull |
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R 08 |
28 Apr 1948 |
28 Apr 1948 |
Green |
Development Dept., Rover Co., Solihull |
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L 09 |
04 May 1948 |
04 May 1948 |
Green |
Mr. O. Poppe, Rover Co., Solihull |
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R 10 |
04 May 1948 |
06 May 1948 |
Green |
The Rover Co. Ltd., Devonshire House, London |
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L 11 |
13 May 1948 |
13 May 1948 |
Green |
The Ulster Show (Royal Show, York, 28/6/48) |
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L 12 |
20 May 1948 |
21 May 1948 |
Green |
Mr. Wright, Rover Co., Solihull |
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R 13 |
13 May 1948 |
13 May 1948 |
Green |
The Ulster Show |
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R 14 |
13 May 1948 |
13 May 1948 |
Green |
The Ulster Show (Royal Show York, 28/6/48) |
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R 15 |
24 May 1948 |
24 May 1948 |
Green |
Mr. Clark, Rover Co Ltd., Solihull, Cardiff |
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R 16 |
21 May 1948 |
21 May 1948 |
Green |
Mr, Cox (?), Rover Co. Ltd., Solihull, Cardiff |
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R 17 |
09 Aug 1948 |
09 Aug 1948 |
Green |
Development Dept., ???? Solihull |
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L 18 |
12 May 1948 |
12 May 1948 |
Green |
Mr. F. Hawkins, Rover Co. Ltd., Solihull |
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L 19 |
24 May 1948 |
30 Mar 1949 |
Green |
Development Dept Rover Co. Ltd., Solihull, Mr. S. R. Wilks, Rover Co, 22/6/??? |
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L 20 |
07 Jun 1948 |
07 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Tickfords Ltd., Newport, Pagnall |
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L 21 |
04 Jun 1948 |
04 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Mr. J. Sawyer, Rover Co., Solihull |
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R 22 |
09 Jun 1948 |
10 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Terry Bacon, Rover Co., Solihull (?????) |
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R 23 |
14 Jun 1948 |
15 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Loan A/L Export, Mrs. A. Douglas Redhill Surrey |
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L 24 |
14 Jun 1948 |
16 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Loan A/L Export, Mrs A. Douglas, Redhill, Surrey |
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L 25 |
14 Jun 1948 |
01 Oct 1948 |
Green |
Messrs Bloomers Lrs, Frimsby |
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L 26 |
14 Jun 1948 |
16 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Loan A/L Export Mrs. A. Douglas, Redhill Surrey |
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R 27 |
17 Jun 1948 |
17 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Macrae & Dick Ltd., Inverness |
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R 28 |
17 Jun 1948 |
17 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Macrae & Dick Ltd., Inverness |
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L 29 |
23 Jun 1948 |
24 Jun 1948 |
Green |
The Ministry of Suppply, Chertsey, Surrey |
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R 30 |
23 Jun 1948 |
24 Jun 1948 |
Green |
The Ministry of Suppply, Chertsey, Surrey |
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L 31 |
19 Jul 1948 |
19 Jul 1948 |
Green |
Development, Rover Co., Solihull |
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R 32 |
19 Jul 1948 |
19 Jul 1948 |
Green |
Development, Rover Co., Solihull |
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R 33 |
04 Jul 1948 |
04 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Messrs. Holloway and Sons Ltd., Worcester |
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L 34 |
17 Jul 1948 |
17 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Development Dept, Rover Co., Solihull |
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L 35 |
17 Jun 1948 |
17 Jun 1948 |
Green |
Development Dept, Rover Co., Solihull |
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L 36 |
09 Aug 1948 |
02 Feb 1949 |
Green |
Mr. A. Goddard, Rover Ltd., Solohull |
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R 37 |
09 Aug 1948 |
09 Aug 1948 |
Green |
Development Dept. Rover Co., Solihull |
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R 38 |
09 Aug 1948 |
09 Aug 1948 |
Green |
F???? ??? ??? Solihull |
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R 39 |
10 Aug 1948 |
27 Aug 1948 |
Green |
Puzey & Payne, Southern Rhodesia |
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R 40 |
19 Jul 1948 |
20 Jul 1948 |
Green |
Overseas Food Corp., Feltham, Middlesex (for Tanganyika) |
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R 41 |
19 Jul 1948 |
20 Jul 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Oversees Food Corp, Middlesex (for Tanganyika) |
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R 42 |
19 Jul 1948 |
20 Jul 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Oversees Food Corp, Middlesex (for Tanganyika) |
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R 43 |
19 Jul 1948 |
20 Jul 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Oversees Food Corp, Middlesex (for Tanganyika) |
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R 44 |
19 Jul 1948 |
20 Jul 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Oversees Food Corp, Middlesex |
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L 45 |
11 Aug 1948 |
09 Mar 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Messrs. Llides(???) Ltd, Chetenham |
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L 46 |
12 Aug 1948 |
01 Sep 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Technical Service, Rover Co., Solihull |
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L 47 |
10 Aug 1948 |
17 Sep 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Alberto Fahling Ltd, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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L 48 |
10 Aug 1948 |
17 Sep 1948 |
No 2. Green |
Alberto Fahling Ltd, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Comment: 48 is the last of this type built. R01, L03, R04, R08, L09, L11, L12, R14, R16, R17, R19, L24, L25, L29, R30, R32, L45, L46 and L48 are known to still exist with R23 as a chassis. |
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Thanks to: Anonymous for supplying this information
Copyright Dixon Kenner, 1995-2019. Last modified: 1 Apr 2020 00:43 Eastern Time
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