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Thank you all for your help, I'll do a calvin when I get over there next and see if i can come up with some more specific info. Comparing it to the pic that Dennis put up, Dennis' s1 looks to be 100 times better. I would stil love to get it though just trying to justify having 1200 bucks sitting in the shed for a long time. I suppose I have been a bit spoilt the 2a I have now only cost me 100 bucks plus brakes and lights.
Here's one on eBay at the moment. Reserve is $1600 for a 1949 80". Buy now price is $2,800.
Land Rover Series 1 80 inch 1949 - eBay 1940 - 1970, Collector Cars, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 10-Aug-08 18:00:00 AEST)
The 49 is in fact a 50 and if he gets $2800 for it I may be selling some.
Dennis
We don't realise how fortunate we are . Try going through the classifieds or those horrible publications like JUST CARS or UNIQUE CARS and checking out the prices on various 'classic' cars ... You will see original EH Holdens going for 10 K dollars .. Many of those huge 1960's Yank Tank cars go for over 10k dollars .... in unrestored condition .
WW2 Jeeps are now 10-15 K for an average example . Series 1 Land Rovers are way down at the lower end of the scale ... I would have to say that old Land Rovers are next to worthless compared to nearly all other marques of cars. We series 1 nuts are in the Triumph Mayflower, Morris Oxford, Standard 10 and Austin A30 era !
Another reason is. Old Land Rovers are ubiquitous .. being what they are, a farm workhorse , a relatively high percentage of them have survived , albeit in horrid condition in many cases . I know of a 49 model in town here , it was still in use , putt putting around a steel merchants yard . The chassis under it is so rusty it is in danger of collapsing into two halves. But it was driveable .
I know of at least fifteen 80" around this area .
Mike
SHHHHH dont tell anyone Mike, we dont want to be paying $80K like a rust Holden Mon something.
Dennis
I think you just hit the nail on the head!Quote:
Originally Posted by series1buff
But this doesn't help with getting a price for a particular example! Just that unless it has a special history it will be way under $10,000 no matter how good it is.
John
While I agree to some extent - most of the series 1 s that come up for sale are in crap condition - old holdens in simmilar dented, non going condition only sell for less that $1000 - likewise I have seen fully restored - not tarted up - series 1s sell for up to $35K - exceptional yes - top condition still sell around $10k. Unfortunatey we fill the dents with bog and give it a quick squirt of paint and call our landies restored - and wonder why they do not sell for big bucks.Quote:
Originally Posted by series1buff
Garry
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Here's one on eBay at the moment. Reserve is $1600 for a 1949 80". Buy now price is $2,800.
Land Rover Series 1 80 inch 1949 - eBay 1940 - 1970, Collector Cars, Cars, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 10-Aug-08 18:00:00 AEST)
Ouch..........wish him well ($2800.00 ouch)
I hear you Dennis...Quote:
The 49 is in fact a 50 and if he gets $2800 for it I may be selling some.
Dennis
All the best
Wayne
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
worth every cent I reckon Garry:cool:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...y-landie-1.jpg
I agree - very nice complette little vehicle.
Wayne