Thread: What price a s1

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

Originally Posted by series1buff

........ a relatively high percentage of them have survived .......
Mike

I think you just hit the nail on the head!

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

Originally Posted by series1buff

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 !
Mike

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.

Garry

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)

The 49 is in fact a 50 and if he gets $2800 for it I may be selling some.
Dennis

I hear you Dennis...

All the best

Wayne

worth every cent I reckon Garry