The Land Rover was introduced in 1948 by the Rover car company as a utilitarian vehicle which could be widely exported and sold abroad to earn vital foreign currency for the UK in the difficult period following the Second World War. Taking inspiration from the WW2 Willys Jeep, it used a steel box-section chassis and aluminium alloy body panels (in response to the post-war metal shortage) and could be said to be the first mass-produced civilian four-wheel drive vehicle with doors, providing the ability to cover rough terrain under all conditions. The first iteration evolved over time, through Series I, II, and III variants, production ending in 1985 when superseded by the Land Rover Ninety & One Ten and later Defender models.

This SWB Series III vehicle was supplied new by the Holloway Barker dealership in Worcester in October 1976. It changed hands in 1980 but was only in use for a few years before being stored, with around 22,000 miles recorded. It remained in the same family ownership for over 40 years however and was sympathetically refreshed in 2020/21, retaining the original appearance. In 2022, the car was purchased by a Jersey owner, imported and re-registered in the island, where it has subsequently only covered very limited additional mileage. Given this limited use, the owner has decided the Land Rover should have a new home.