§ V.01What a 1948–1985 Land Rover Series is worth
A 1948–1985 Land Rover Series sold for a median of $25,500 across 491 completed auctions from June 2017 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 491 sales fell between $18,500 and $33,625 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $5,200 to $252,000.
Data as of 3 November 2026 · 491 sales · June 2017 to 12 October 2026 · auction results only
§ V.02What moves a car within the band
Within that band, sport utility cars are the most frequently traded body style in this set (323 of 491 sales), and manual cars account for 405 of them. Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of the range is wide.
The spread by variant, printed in full above, is usually wider than the spread by year: a sport utility at $25,650 and a pickup at $21,000 are not the same market, and a single median that mixes them describes neither.
§ V.03Recent sales
| Car | Sold for | Date | Mileage | Sold by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 Land Rover 88 Series IIA Ensambladora Automotriz | $22,000 | 12 October 2026 | 8,000 km | Bring a Trailer |
| 1971 Land Rover 88 Series IIA | $18,750 | 9 October 2026 | 82,000 mi | Hagerty |
| 1954 Land Rover 107 Series I | $15,000 | 30 September 2026 | 58,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1969 Land Rover Santana Series IIA With Recent Service Work | $18,000 | 28 September 2026 | 29,265 mi | Hemmings |
| 1973 Land Rover 88 Series III | $33,750 | 28 September 2026 | 78,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Mechanically Rebuilt, Low-Mileage 1966 Land Rover Series IIA 4x4 Pickup | $17,850 | 22 September 2026 | 10,065 mi | Hemmings |
| 200Tdi-Powered 1981 Land Rover 88 Series III 5-Speed | $50,000 | 6 September 2026 | 1,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1969 Land Rover 88 Series IIA Santana | $26,750 | 4 September 2026 | 8,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| Ex–Daniel Craig & Rachel Weisz 1959 Land Rover 109 Series II 4×4 Pickup | $56,000 | 27 August 2026 | 3,800 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1977 Land Rover Series III 109 Restomod by Kevin Kay Restorations | $252,000 | 15 August 2026 | — | RM Sotheby's |
| 1964 Land Rover 88 Series IIA | $26,150 | 12 August 2026 | 41,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 54-Years-Owned 1966 Land Rover 109 Series IIA | $36,000 | 6 August 2026 | 300 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 20-Years-Owned 1966 Land Rover 88 Series IIA | $22,000 | 6 August 2026 | 83,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1973 Land Rover 88 Series III | $31,000 | 3 August 2026 | 63,000 mi | Bring a Trailer |
| 1970 Land Rover 88 Series IIA Project | $13,500 | 30 July 2026 | — | Bring a Trailer |
§ V.04Price by model year
| Model year | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | $32,700 | 4 |
| 1956 | $34,100 | 3 |
| 1957 | $19,250 | 3 |
| 1958 | $24,000 | 5 |
| 1959 | $24,500 | 19 |
| 1960 | $26,000 | 18 |
| 1961 | $28,250 | 12 |
| 1962 | $32,500 | 10 |
| 1963 | $26,350 | 14 |
| 1964 | $27,750 | 21 |
| 1965 | $30,000 | 28 |
| 1966 | $28,500 | 20 |
| 1967 | $28,725 | 32 |
| 1968 | $21,250 | 12 |
| 1969 | $27,500 | 34 |
| 1970 | $25,125 | 28 |
| 1971 | $22,500 | 35 |
| 1972 | $26,500 | 18 |
| 1973 | $24,000 | 35 |
| 1974 | $24,250 | 26 |
| 1975 | $20,300 | 9 |
| 1976 | $26,375 | 10 |
| 1977 | $24,000 | 9 |
| 1978 | $22,000 | 8 |
| 1979 | $26,750 | 13 |
| 1980 | $20,569 | 12 |
| 1981 | $31,250 | 10 |
| 1982 | $19,250 | 14 |
| 1983 | $20,675 | 10 |
| 1984 | $22,625 | 12 |
§ V.05Price by body style and transmission
| Variant | Type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport utility | Body style | $25,650 | 323 |
| Wagon | Body style | $23,750 | 58 |
| Pickup | Body style | $21,000 | 37 |
| Truck | Body style | $24,500 | 29 |
| Manual | Transmission | $24,500 | 405 |
§ V.06Questions
What is a 1948–1985 Land Rover Series worth?
A 1948–1985 Land Rover Series sold for a median of $25,500 across 491 completed auctions from June 2017 to October 2026 (BidBetter, as of 3 November 2026).
The middle half of those 491 sales fell between $18,500 and $33,625 (the typical range), and the full range after cleaning was $5,200 to $252,000.
What affects the price of a 1948–1985 Land Rover Series?
Model year: by year, medians run from $19,250 for 1957 (3 sales) to $34,100 for 1956 (3 sales).
Body style: a sport utility holds a median of $25,650 on 323 sales, against $21,000 on 37 for a pickup.
Condition, originality and documented history move a car further than any single specification, which is why the middle half of sales spans $18,500 to $33,625.
Is the Land Rover Series 1948-1985 going up or down in value?
Up. The 48 sales in the 12 months to 3 November 2026 had a median of $24,500, against $24,000 on 61 sales in the 12 months before, a rise of 2.1%. That compares whichever cars came to auction in each year, not the same cars sold twice, so read it as the direction of the market rather than a rate of appreciation.
How many Land Rover Series sales is that based on?
491 completed auction sales, from June 2017 to 12 October 2026. The table above lists the 15 most recent, each linked to its auction record. The figures were last rebuilt on 3 November 2026.
What is the difference between the typical range and the full range?
The typical range is $18,500 to $33,625: half of all 491 sales fell inside it. The full range is $5,200 to $252,000, the cheapest and dearest sale that survived cleaning. The full range is set by outliers, so it is a boundary rather than a guide to what most cars bring.
Which body style holds its value best?
On this set, sport utility is the most frequently sold at 323 sales with a median of $25,650. The highest median among body styles is sport utility at $25,650, though it rests on fewer sales. Each variant's median and count are in the table above.
Do manual or automatic cars sell for more?
In this set, manual cars account for 405 of 491 sales. Too few cars of the other transmission type sold to publish a comparison, so this page does not make one.
Does mileage change the value?
Mileage is recorded for part of this set, not all of it, so it is not used to adjust the median. It is shown in the sales table wherever the auction record carries it, and you can see the effect directly by comparing rows.
How current is this figure?
Data as of . The figures are rebuilt from completed sales on a schedule, and the date above is the date of the last rebuild, not the date this page was loaded.
§ V.07Method and sources
What these figures are. Every number on this page is computed from completed auction sales of Land Rover Series cars built between 1948 and 1985. The median is the 50th percentile of the sale prices; the typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile; the full range is the lowest and highest sale that survived cleaning. Percentiles are linearly interpolated on the sorted prices.
What is excluded. Asking prices, reserve-not-met results, withdrawn lots and unsold cars are not prices and are not counted. Parts, memorabilia, literature, scale models and other non-vehicle lots are excluded. Sales not made in US dollars are excluded, so these figures describe the dollar market. Duplicate records are removed. Sales below a plausibility floor (5% of the median) and above a ceiling (10× the median) are set aside, because a $22 "911" is a data error rather than a cheap car.
What was set aside. The highest recorded sale in this set is $438,900 (1981 LAND ROVER SERIES 3 CUSTOM SUV, 24 January 2025), and 1 sale above $255,000 are held out of the median and the ranges: at that price the lot is a different asset, and including it would pull the headline figure away from what a typical car brings.
What it is not. This is not an appraisal or an inspection, and it does not predict what any particular car will bring. Two cars built the same year can differ by more than the whole typical range on condition, originality, documentation and provenance.
The set. 491 sales from June 2017 to 12 October 2026, drawn from 11 auction sources, principally Bring a Trailer (416), Barrett-Jackson (17), Hemmings (17), RM Sotheby's (10), Bonhams (7), Cars & Bids (6), Hagerty (6), Broad Arrow (4), Gooding (4), Autohunter (2), PCARMARKET (2). Data as of .
See the disclaimer for the limits of a valuation of this kind.
§ V.08Compare with
- Range Rover Classic 1970-1995 — $23,750 median · 508 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Land Rover Discovery first generation 1994-1999 — $12,400 median · 118 sales · as of 3 November 2026
- Land Rover Defender (L663) 2020-2026 — $67,000 median · 93 sales · as of 3 November 2026
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