This is the daddy of them all. Basic, but beautifully so, it's almost indestructible - plus there is a massive support structure, which means all parts are off the shelf, making it easy to rebuild and upgrade. The Series III enjoys a great image, so good ones don't lose money.
Quite a lot on a ropey one. Rust in the chassis can mean an MOT failure; gearboxes and differentials can be noisy on high-milers; and smoky engines if it's been used hard.
Specialists can save you a lot of hassle and have looked-after ex-Ministry of Defence or utility-company examples. Farmers and surveyors have usually run them into the ground.
£1000 gets you a Land Rover maybe needing work to pass an MOT.
£1500 gets you just a fairly solid example.
£2000 gets you a good early '80s Station Wagon.
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