1983 LAND ROVER 88

This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at the NEC Classic Motor Show 2026 on Sunday the 15th of November, NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT. Estimated price: GBP 22,000 - GBP 26,000.

The Land Rover Series 3, produced between 1971 and 1985, represents the final evolution of the original Land Rover line before the arrival of the 90 and 110

First registered in 1983, this Series 3 was supplied new via Land Rover dealer Skinners of Hastings, having had an upgraded rear bumper and hardtop fitted by them before delivery (no evidence of it having ever worn a tow hook)

Bought as a surprise present for the grandson of a farming family in Sussex, it was of no real interest to him, so was only used sparingly for the first couple of years and then put into dry storage

Having covered just 2,000 miles, the last time any road tax was purchased for it was in 1985

Described as ‘completely as it left the factory’, it still wears its original tyres and exhaust; it surely must be one of the most original examples in existence - it should serve as a real template to restore others to the correct factory specification

A real time-warp vehicle, newspapers from 1983 and 1985 were found/remain in it; the engine turns but will require recommissioning/servicing before running; our vendor has decided to leave it in ‘as found’ condition