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The most numerous Land Rover priced from 615 recorded auction sales. The median and the usual range, why the 88 and the 109 sell for the same money, what station wagons, the Stage 1 V8 and the ex-military cars make, how the Series III compares with the Series II and the Defender, and why the most numerous Land Rover rose latest and has fallen by a third in real terms since 2022.

The IIA sells for more than the II, and the 109 for no more than the 88. Land Rover Series II and IIA values across 747 recorded auction sales, what station wagons, early cars and unrestored ones make, where the American bidders have taken the top of the market, and why the Series II has lost half its value in real terms since 2021.

The first Land Rover Freelander was a monocoque, transverse-engined soft-roader built at Solihull from 1997 to 2006, and for five years Europe's best-selling 4x4. A guide to the 1.8 K-series, the L-series and Td4 diesels and the KV6, the three-door Softback and the five-door, the 2003 facelift, the famous faults, and what a survivor is worth now that the first ones are classics.

The 1970s two-door Suffix cars sell for double the late Vogues. Range Rover Classic prices from 987 recorded auction sales, what the American-market County cars make, what the chassis and the tailgate do to the value, and why the market has eased since its 2021 peak.

The 110 sells for £12,000 more than the 90, and a 1990s Tdi for more than a later Td5. Classic Land Rover Defender prices from 3,557 recorded auction sales, the American premium, what a galvanised chassis is worth, and why the median has fallen by a third in real terms since the pandemic.

The Land Rover Discovery of 1989 put Range Rover engineering under a family-priced body and invented the everyday Land Rover, and the original Discovery 1 is now a classic in its own right. A guide to the 200Tdi and 300Tdi eras, the V8s, the Camel Trophy years, what rusts, and what to check before buying one.

The Land Rover Defender ran from 1983 to 2016, the coil-sprung successor to the Series that became one of the most recognisable shapes on earth. A guide to the One Ten, Ninety and 130, the engines from the Tdi to the Td5 and Puma, and what to look for when buying, including chassis rot and theft.

The Land Rover Series I is the spartan, aluminium-bodied original that started it all in 1948. A guide to the 80, 86 and 88 inch cars, the petrol and diesel engines, the early freewheel four-wheel drive, what to look for when buying, and why the earliest cars are now so valuable.

The Land Rover Series II and IIA gave the marque its enduring 2.25 engine and its familiar barrel-side shape, and the IIA is widely held to be the toughest Series of all. A guide to the 88 and 109 inch cars, the engines, the famous headlamp move to the wings, and what to look for when buying one.

The Land Rover Series III was the most numerous Series of all, recognised by its plastic grille and the first all-synchromesh gearbox. A guide to the 88 and 109 inch cars, the engines including the Stage 1 V8, the Lightweight, what to look for when buying, and why it is the most affordable way into a Series Land Rover.

Land Rover began in 1948 as a stop-gap farm vehicle and became one of the most enduring shapes in motoring. A guide to the classic Land Rovers worth knowing, from the leaf-sprung Series I, II and III through the long-lived Defender to the original Range Rover, the Solihull story, and why a good one is among the most usable and restorable classics you can own.

The original Range Rover, now called the Range Rover Classic, was not the luxury car it became but a more comfortable, road-capable companion to the working Land Rover. A guide to the two-door and four-door cars, the Rover V8 and the diesels, the Vogue and CSK, what one is like to live with, and what to look for when buying.