Printed 29 March 2024

Land Rover Breakdown Truck Series I

Database Item Name:
Land Rover Breakdown Truck Series I
Brand:
Series:
Released:
1960
Discontinued:
1963
Production Status:
Standard
Scale:
1/43
Reference #:
417
HDBID:
206322
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Current Owner: AndrewHill
Current Owner: AndrewHill
The first type of Land Rover Breakdown Truck with smooth fixed wheels and the Type 1 open jib. This is in nice condition with some wear to the paintwork but this is all original. the base is clean and rust-free and the canopy has nice transfers. Good screens.

About this Collectible

Item Condition:
Good
Packaging Condition:
None
Condition Notes:

This is the first version of this long running item. It has the fixed smooth wheels and no suspension or interior. The early ones also had this open type of structure for the jib. Some later ones will have the closed type and maybe still no interior or suspension. The other identifier is the tin canopy with transfers which would become plastic with stickers in due course for 477.

AT one point 417 gains suspension and interior and becomes 417S and the only detectable difference between that and 477 is the removable canopy! So goodness knows how anyone can ever be sure!

Back to this one. They’re pretty cheap still which is a shame but there must be a lot around. This one has a few chips but looks good and is all there. The screens are clean but there is a crack in the rear screen. The wheels and tyres good and the mechanism and original hook are all fine. The original type tin base is nice and clean too.

Original/Restored:
Original
Collectible ID:
HDBC198450
Current Owner: AndrewHill