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In 1946, when World War II had just ended, the Rover Motor Company began creating the Land Rover vehicle. In April 1948, the Land Rover was finally released at the Amsterdam Motor Show, vreated by Rover's chief designer Maurice Wilks, in Wales.
The Land Rover was actually initially thought of and projected to be used in farm and light industry activities, more than as a passenger vehicle. However, during its Series I lifetime, the Land Rover was in fact considered to serve many different purposes, so it became classified as “multi-purpose vehicle”, which made it possible for the 4x4 to benefit from both commercial and passenger vehicle regulations.
topThe first series of Land Rovers were released with gasoline 1.6 and 2.0 L engines or, from 1957 onwards, a 2.0 L diesel engine.
These 4x4 vehicles were released with 80 hp, except for the diesel-powered engine that produced 52 hp.
They were driven by all four wheels and by a 4-speed manual transmission.
topSteel box-section framed chassis. Platform (no data) Suspension Leaf sprung suspension. Steering (no data) Brakes (no data)
topThe first Land Rover was put on the markets both as 2-door and 4-door off-road vehicles.
A ‘station wagon’ option was also added to the range in 1949, which was built in a wooden frame by the famous coachbuilder Tickford and could accommodate seven people.
1950 saw a slight revision to the position of the lights on the grille.
Then, in 1954, the ‘pick-up’ body variant was also added. Two years later, the 5-door station wagon with accommodation for ten people was introduced to replace the previous Tickford-designed station wagon.
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The first Land Rover vehicle was built by the British automaker Rover in 1948 and was also the first all-terrain vehicle for civilian use. Only many years later would Land Rover become an independent brand and company of 4x4 vehicles. Until then, the all-terrain vehicle would be just another product on Rover Company’s line-up.
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