Early 110 Hi Cap

There is one for sale. It is Y-reg, so presumably from the first month of production. I have known the vehicle for about ten years and driven it a few times but when it got too expensive - for the 'careful' owner! - to repair, it was just parked up behind the workshop here on the Estate and a cheap 90 purchased to replace it.

I might buy it, after having a poke around, if it looks as though a man over three score years and ten with one dodgy wrist and no mechanical aptitude might be able to restore it. No problem there, then!

Anybody any idea what such a beast might be worth?



PS 27th November. I have been looking at the old lady this afternoon and can update the information as follows:- She was bought from Land Rover at the Leominster auction in 1986 and has been here on the Estate ever since. The doors are original with sliding windows and bolt-on/off tops. I thought it was broken down and permanently laid up but is actually working okay and being used to ferry the Beaters around on shoot days. Fitted some years back with a 200 Tdi and gearbox, in place of the original diesel. Apparently came as a rag top but is now open, although there is an Ivor Williams canopy for the back and the original tailgate is also lying handy. See the photo and note that the number plate says "Land Rover Ltd" below the letters and numbers. I had a good look at the chassis and bulkhead and they are rock solid. Or appear so, to an inexpert eye. The fuel tank is apparently contaminated so Terry was fixing a 5-gallon fuel drum in the back with pipework to bypass the blocked fuel system.She is to be auctioned in a few months' time when the Shoot finally closes down at the end of January but she'll make too much money for me so if anyone is interested, I'll be happy to keep them informed. I have photographed the manufacturer's plate so will try to check exactly when the old girl left the production line, but it sounds as though Land Rover kept her for three years before selling her at the Leominster auction, so she might be one of the very first 110s.

I gave 700 quid for my hi-cap.

And it's a G reg. It had no MOT or tax, and had lived in a field for 2 years

Thanks for that. This one hasn't been on road for many years; just a Shoot vehicle. However, being one of the very first built, it must surely be worth saving. I'll check the manufacturer's ID plate, if I can find it.

Sounds great, well worth saving seeing as you've known it such a long time, get some pics up, keep us updated if you buy it, put in a cheeky bid

Cheeky bid? Moi?

I was thinking of scrap plus a tenner if that's cheeky enough. At the moment, I think I may be the only one who knows what it is. If not the 110, perhaps the E-reg 90 next to it.

I did post a photo, but it seems to have disappeared, so I'll try again here.

Further research has revealed that the 110 is actually a pre-production model, first registered on 1st December 1982 and used by Land Rover, presumably as a demonstrator.

I have heard that the old girl made £1300 at auction and all three Land Rovers were bought by a dealer for selling on, so maybe we will hear more of her, one day.

I do hope she will be looked after. My information now is that it really is an original, pre-production Hi-Cap. Fitted with a petrol engine, apparently but they say it was diesel in 1986 when it arrived here, if their memories are accurate. Now, as I said earlier, converted to 200Tdi. If anyone sees CWK 34Y in the future, please let us know.