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21May/15

Haltham Garage – Top 50 Car Facts – Land Rover

Top 50 Car Facts   Top 50 Car Facts

Car Fact 13/50

In 1948, Maurice Wilkes, technical director for Rover Cars, starts designing a British agricultural vehicle based on American army 4x4s. The Land Rover came equipped with distinctive bodies that were lightweight and rustproof, and designed to be field-serviced, giving the vehicles a reputation for longevity in tough conditions.

Source: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/