$15,800
1983 Land Rover Defender
Copart 64429266 VSELBABG2AZ102639
Minor dents & scratches · 45,638 mi · Houston, TX, USA
Clean title · Keys
Sep 25, 2026
FinalBid / Copart + IAAI
1983 Land Rover Defender auction results: final bids and sale history
FinalBid holds 3 completed Copart and IAAI auctions for 1983 Land Rover Defender. Across 3 recorded USD final bids, the median sold price is $15,800. Most of those cars were sold with minor dents & scratches. The oldest auction in the archive closed in Nov 5, 2024, the newest in Sep 25, 2026. Auction results for the 1983 Land Rover Defender at Copart and IAAI. Each sold lot below shows the final bid together with the damage, odometer and title that explain it, so you can see where a particular 1983 Land Rover Defender belongs in the sold-price range rather than guessing at an average.
Final bid
VIN
Copart
IAAI
$3,650
1983 Land Rover Defender
IAAI 42166804 SALLDHAG8AA190593
Burn · 1 mi · Greenwood, NE, USA
Keys
Jul 10, 2025
$62,500
1983 Land Rover Defender
Copart 74901204 SALLDHMV2AA199289
Water/flood · 965 mi · Tampa South, FL, USA
Salvage title · Keys
Nov 5, 2024
Auction results at a glance
- Auctions on record
- 3
- Final bids recorded
- 3
- Median final bid from 3 auctions
- $15,800
- Average final bid from 3 auctions
- $27,317
- Sold with keys
- 100%
- Copart / IAAI
- 67% / 33%
- Auction dates
- Nov 5, 2024 – Sep 25, 2026
Damage recorded at sale
- Minor dents & scratches 33%
- Water/flood 33%
- Burn 33%
Defender years
Auction archive FAQ
How much auction history is there for 1983 Land Rover Defender?
3 completed Copart and IAAI auctions, with sale dates between Nov 5, 2024 and Sep 25, 2026.
What is the average final bid for 1983 Land Rover Defender at auction?
Across 3 recorded USD sales the median final bid is $15,800, with the average pulled to $27,317 by the outliers at either end.
What damage do most 1983 Land Rover Defender auction lots carry?
minor dents & scratches leads, on 33% of the auctions — worth knowing before you read the low end of the sold-price range.
How much does a 1983 Land Rover Defender sell for at auction?
The auction results listed here are the answer — every 1983 Land Rover Defender lot carries its own final bid. Read the range and place your car inside it instead of trusting one figure.
What pushes a 1983 Land Rover Defender final bid to the bottom of the range?
Water and fire losses, missing keys, deployed airbags and a branded title. Any two of those together usually explain a sold price that looks improbably low.
VIN history beyond the auction
Look past the final bid on any 1983 Land Rover Defender
Title brands, accident reports and odometer entries: the VIN history behind any auction lot.
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