Land Rover Show 2024 – Highlights from Stonham Barns
7th October 2024
Partnering with Farmers Guide for this year’s show, Stonham Barns Park hosted a hugely successful second Land Rover Show at its mid-Suffolk showground yesterday. Over 400 vehicles from the iconic manufacturer were present.
Amongst the unique, classic, vintage and latest Land Rover models on show were various auto-jumbles offering hard-to-source spares and repairs. The highly popular 4×4 experience off-road track was also open with visitors of all ages putting vehicles through their paces.
Here is a hand-picked selection of Land Rovers from the show at Stonham Barns Park.
1949 Land Rover Series 1
A 1948 model Series 1 Land Rover with a 1,600cc engine, produced in January 1949. This vehicle originally worked on farm in Fordingbridge before being fully stripped down and restored in the 1980s. Only the first 3,000 Land Rovers were painted light green.
1968 Rover MK10 11A Series
A Norfolk Military Vehicle Group Rover built and dispatched in 1968 before being transferred to RAF Old Sarum in January 1969. The 2.2L vehicle spent eight years in airfield service.
1954 Land Rover SW8
Named ‘Oliver’, this 1954 Series 1 Land Rover was originally used by the A.A as a breakdown vehicle before being sold on the private market. It is now being restored by its current owner who has owned the vehicle for nothing short of 32 years.
1956 Land Rover Series 1 SWB
This 1956 Series 1 SWB (88’’) Land Rover is an ex-military vehicle, ex-agricultural workhorse and ex-off-road trailer. After 68 years, this Land Rover is still being used as an everyday work vehicle.
Military Land Rover ‘101’
This Land Rover Military One Tonne (also known as The 101) is one of only 2,669 vehicles that were ever built. This model moved out of military service in the late 1990s and were sold for the first time to the civilian market. This GS type is air portable, being light enough to be lifted by a helicopter.
1986 Land Rover 110 Defender
A 1986 110 Defender Tithonus. Powered by a 2.5L diesel engine, the Defender was used in military service from 1986 to 2012, its current owner has owned the vehicle for nine years.
1969 Land Rover 2A Series
A 1969 Series 2A with a soft back casing. The owner proudly displayed its show tags from the past two decades.
For more Land Rover content, view last year’s show highlights.
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