All models
Series I
Series I 86" / 107"
Longer chassis gave more load space, and the 107" pick-up added a true long-wheelbase workhorse. A 5-door 107" Station Wagon arrived in 1956, the year wheelbases grew again to 88" and 109".
- Released
- 1954
- Ended
- 1958
Full technical specification
Figures are typical for the model range and vary by year, engine, body style and market.
Engine
- Type
- Rover 4-cylinder petrol, Rover 4-cylinder diesel from 1957
- Displacement
- 1,997 cc petrol, 1,997 cc diesel
- Power
- 52 bhp petrol, 51 bhp diesel
- Torque
- 101 lb ft petrol, 87 lb ft diesel
- Fuel system
- Solex carburettor / CAV injection pump
Transmission & drive
- Gearbox
- 4-speed manual
- Transfer box
- 2-speed, high and low range
- 4WD system
- Selectable 4WD
- Final drive
- 4.7 : 1
Chassis & running gear
- Frame
- Welded box-section steel ladder chassis
- Body
- Birmabright aluminium alloy panels on steel bulkhead
- Front suspension
- Semi-elliptic leaf springs, telescopic dampers
- Rear suspension
- Semi-elliptic leaf springs, telescopic dampers
- Axles
- Live beam axles, Rover Salisbury rear on later 109s
- Brakes
- Lockheed hydraulic drums, 11 in on LWB
- Steering
- Recirculating ball
Dimensions & capacities
- Wheelbase
- 86 in / 107 in (1954 - 56), 88 in / 109 in (1956 - 58)
- Length
- 140.75 in (86"), 173.5 in (107")
- Width
- 62.6 in (1,590 mm)
- Kerb weight
- Approx. 1,290 kg (86"), 1,430 kg (107")
- Payload
- Approx. 450 kg (86"), 680 kg (107")
- Fuel tank
- 10 gal (45 L)
- Tyres
- 6.00 x 16 / 7.00 x 16
Performance
- Top speed
- Approx. 55 mph
- Fuel economy
- Approx. 16 - 22 mpg
Production
- Built at
- Solihull, England
- Firsts
- First 5-door Station Wagon (107", 1956), first diesel Land Rover (1957)
- Body styles
- Soft top, Hard top, Pick-up, 7 & 10-seat Station Wagon