1982 Land Rover Ninety Final Engineering Prototype Number One

Chassis number: SALLDKBH1AA1000001

Registration number: CWK 30Y

Engine type: 2.25 ohv Petrol

Gearbox type: 4 Speed

Vehicle spec:

Work started on this vehicle, known within the company as 90-1, on 10 November 1982 and was completed on 10 December. It was constructed on a bespoke 90-inch chassis built at the Bordesley Green plant and was fitted with a Range Rover front axle with Stage 2 steering linkage and disc brakes, and a rear axle fabricated from a Range Rover casing with Stage 2 hubs and 10-inch drum brakes.

The rear body on this vehicle is a Series III type with high fuel filler, while the front end as far as the doors is standard 110-inch.

It is the first of eleven FEP Ninety vehicles and the only one to be built with a wheelbase of 90-inches, the remaining ten being built with 92.9-inch wheelbases. FEP 90-2 is also in the Collection.

The short wheelbase Land Rover Ninety model was introduced in 1984 with the 92.9-inch wheelbase, but that dimension obviously didn’t inspire the marketing department and the model was known as the ‘Ninety’.