Land Rover Santana For Sale

OFF MARKET

The Rover company of Britain had to shift their priorities to adjust to the post-war consumer environment. Prior to the War, Rover made luxury cars but in a new era of promised prosperity among austerity, the automaker turned their attention towards bolstering Britain’s burgeoning agricultural industry. The Willys Jeep of USA was the inspiration, and what emerged was the Land Rover Series in 1948. The Series became the Series II, Series III, and Defender over many decades of solid service, not only in Britain, but across the world. Meanwhile, a Spanish automaking outfit called Santana started working closely with Land Rover to build their own versions in Spain. Today, we’ve got one of their creations, a 1976 Land Rover 88 Series III Santana that was reportedly given a full frame-off restoration in 2023. The vehicle’s rebuilt engine has got less than 1,000 miles on it, as has its rebuilt gearbox. Furthermore, this vehicle was imported from Colombia, highlighting the journey that it’s taken halfway across the world to get to Florida where it currently awaits a new owner – which could be you!

OFF MARKET

The Land Rover Defender is one of the most well-known off-roaders in the world, respected for its go-anywhere abilities, uncomplicated mechanicals, and proven ruggedness. However, while the rest of the world was able to get their hands on this iconic 4x4, the U.S. only received a limited number of the original Defenders, making any that are found stateside particularly desirable today. Over the years there have been many different variations of the Defender, but few are as interesting as our featured car, a 1992 Land Rover Santana PS-10. Santana, a Spanish company, built Land Rovers under license beginning in 1961. The Land Rover Santana PS-10 was one of the last models sold under the Land Rover Santana brand, making this example of particular interest to collectors. The current owner reports all maintenance has been kept up to date, with the PS-10 getting new parts while also running its original 2.5-liter I4 diesel engine.