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Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's old Land Rover goes up for auction

A Land Rover previously driven by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will go up for auction in February. 

The vehicle, a Land Rover Series I (86"), has been listed for sale by Silverstone Auctions with a price guide of between £100,000 and £150,000 ($182,000 to $272,000).

"We are honoured to offer this incredible 1948 Land Rover S1, ordered on behalf of His Majesty King George VI," the auction house posted on Twitter. 

"Used by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, then the Duke of Edinburgh, at Balmoral before subsequently being used by the Queen Mother at Birkhall."

The vehicle was built in late 1953.

It was registered "NXN 1" in 1954 and supplied to Balmoral Castle for the use of the royal family.

They used it until 1966, when it was sold to the current owner in Ballater, Scotland, and registered as "LXC 894D".

The green Land Rover has an odometer reading of 53,582 miles (86,231 km) and is a manual transmission. 

It will go up for sale at 1am AEDT on February 26. 

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