History of Land Rover

In 1947, Maurice Wilks started the design of the original Land Rover at the Rover Company. The first Land Rover was officially launched in 1948 at the Amsterdam Motor Show. The original color choices for the vehicle were various shades of light green due to the availability of military surplus supplies of aircraft cockpit paint. The prototype was built on a Jeep chassis and axles.

(1948 Land Rover 80, Series I, By Mark Brown from Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada – 1948 Land Rover 80″ Tickford Estate, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10642530)

The Series II Land Rover was made from 1958-1961 and its engine became the standard Land Rover unit through the mid-1980s when diesel engines became popular.

(1958 Land Rover Series II, By Mark Brown from Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada – 1958 Land Rover Series II 88″, Royal Review Vehicle ‘State II’, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10642485)

The Series IIA vehicles were made from 1961-1971, and included one of the most iconic Land Rover styles due to their popularity in movies and TV documentaries throughout the 60s. There were a variety of vehicle types in the Series II such as a station wagon, pickup-type, Forest Rover and ambulance vehicles.

(1968 Land Rover Series IIA pickup-type)

The Range Rover Classic was a 4×4, mid-size SUV that was made from 1970-1996. Today, Land Rover makes a range of luxury and compact SUVs including the new Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar, Range Rover Evoque, and the Discovery.

(Range Rover Classic, By allen watkin from London, UK – Range Rover, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32042403)

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