| After the US Willys Jeep that have become a | | | | as the Rover Group Plc in 1986 which now produced |
| prominent all-terrain land vehicle for US GIs, the next | | | | both the Land Rover line and the Range Rover |
| most popular is the British Landrover Series | | | | introduced in 1970. The Rover Group was privatized |
| considered the most successful off-road vehicles | | | | and acquired by the British Aerospace in 1988 and |
| ever produced. | | | | produced both lines until 1994 when it was sold to |
| More specifically, you have the Series 1 to 3 that | | | | BMW. |
| have went beyond military use for which it was | | | | In 2000, BMW sold its Range Rover and Land Rover |
| originally intended. The marque’s highly versatile | | | | line to Ford Motors which continued producing both |
| and durable utilitarian use found its way in | | | | marques until 2008 when the financially troubled Ford |
| competitions and land expeditions throughout the | | | | sold its Jaguar and Rover line to the Tata Motors of |
| world. You often see them against the African | | | | India. |
| safari landscapes as well as in the South American | | | | Timeless Popularity |
| Amazon rain forests taking on various loads against | | | | The Landrover Series created what could well be the |
| the most challenging terrains. | | | | seed bed that popularized the off-road Sport Utility |
| They have inspired other off-road vehicles that | | | | Vehicles of the 90s to the present. But despite |
| evolved into the Sports Utility Vehicles or SUVs that | | | | better, more powerful and luxurious SUVs on the |
| have become popular since the 80s. | | | | road, the Series I, II and III Land Rovers remain on |
| Brief History | | | | the road with about 70% of those produced still road |
| The very first Land Rover started out as a British | | | | worthy. |
| military equivalent to the US Jeep and made by the | | | | Its tradition has been founded on its versatility, |
| Rover Company in its Solihull factory near | | | | strength and durability that can withstand payloads in |
| Birmingham. That was the Series I unveiled at the | | | | excess of one ton, powerful 2 liter diesel/petrol |
| Amsterdam Motor show in 1948. Over the next half | | | | engine with a motive force that can pull itself over |
| century, there has been the Series II in 1958, the | | | | 45-degree inclines. |
| Series IIA in 1961 and the Series III in 1971 that | | | | It's excellent Hardy-Spicer gearbox generate high |
| finally ended in 1985. In 1976, the Land Rover saw | | | | power take-off and an after-market conversion kit |
| is one millionth vehicle coming out of production. | | | | that has no parallel in terms of variety and |
| From being just a brand under the Rover Company | | | | convertibility as a truck, a station wagon, a pick-up, a |
| when it started out, the Land Rover was | | | | fire engine, an ambulance, an amphibious vehicle and a |
| incorporated as a separate Land Rover Ltd in 1978.It | | | | canvass-topped over-air all-terrain vehicle. |
| survived over five dizzying changes of ownership. In | | | | It’s also a favorite in the Paris Dakar endurance |
| 1967 the Rover Company became part of the | | | | race division for 4X4 vehicles winning virtually all the |
| Leyland Motors that soon became state-owned | | | | Macmillan 4X4 UK Challenge races since 2002. |
| British Leyland Motors. This eventually got reamed | | | | |