Owner of first diesel Land Rover puts tatty 4x4 up for sale
'For sale: Land Rover unrestored condition. £200k (NZ$435,000)' Unrestored, you don't say?
You may find yourself asking why this shed of a 4x4 is demanding such big bucks, but, according to the owner, it's part of Land Rover's history.
That's because this battered, unloved, crumbling Series I is claimed to be the first ever production Land Rover to feature a diesel motor. The problem is, the engine in question isn't even included.
According to owner Tim Hughes who has the vehicle listed for sale on Ebay, this is chassis number 116700001, signifying it's the first diesel model off the production line in January 1957.
But Hughes is quick to point out the engine that comes with the lot - which also isn't fitted to the vehicle - isn't the original.
Is it rear-engined? No, and that's not the original diesel motor either.
His description said: 'The engine in the back is not the original but it is a diesel from the same period.