1948 - 1958
We currently manufacture all model years from the earliest 80” to the latest 109” Series 1
Originally designed for farming and light industrial use, the Land Rover Series 1 is now truly iconic. For many years, Richards Chassis has been working to develop the best and most authentic Land Rover Series 1 Chassis available.
We aim to produce an almost identical replica of your original chassis. To achieve this, we build to the chassis number, so your new chassis will be as it was the day it left the factory. If you have one of the many vehicles that were altered by numerous "Coachworks" to fulfil a specific role, then we at Richards Chassis can modify the chassis as the coachworks would have done in the day.
At Richards Chassis, we go above and beyond to create high-quality chassis that are as exceptional as the vehicle they are being created for. We have heavily invested in specialist tooling for the Land Rover Series 1 Chassis, which, in all likelihood, we will never recover the costs on. But to us, it is worth it, as these tools enable us to produce exact copies of the original parts.
Many of the vehicles we build chassis for have great historical automotive histories and we aim to keep this lineage going on into the future. Inevitably there comes a time when a chassis is beyond repair and this is where we have it covered.
Browse our Land Rover Series 1 Chassis range below or, if you would like a bespoke product, don’t hesitate to reach out. Our dedicated team are happy to answer any questions you may have about our products or our process.
When we first approached them back in 2005 they were keen to listen and explore all options. This lead to three very individual Defender based race cars that dominated podiums across Europe in Trophy raid and winch challenge events from 2006 to 2015. These cars also attended events in the USA and Africa where again they showed their pedigree taking podium positions.
We are proud to work with Richards and still use their superb chassis’ to this day on tow cars, show cars and on some of our race cars. They are simply the best Landrover chassis money can buy.
Jim Marsden
Founder of Gigglepin and winner of over 100 Offroad titles
Whether you’re ready to talk to our sales team, or you need help getting started, we’re here to help. With over 25 years experience of chassis builds for both public and trade, if you have a question, we’ll have the answer.