First Land Rover Defender Ever Made

Forget volkswagen the land rover defender is the true peoples car with pragmatic sensibilities and no nonsense styling that appeals to pretty much everyone everywhere the defender can be found right the way from sunset strip to your local gravel pit.
First land rover defender ever made. But one of the very first land rovers ever made the one that was displayed at the 1948 amsterdam motor show during the marques launch has been found just a few miles outside of solihull. It was last seen on the road in the 1960s before languishing in a welsh field awaiting restoration and records of its whereabouts ended in 1988. Back then they were made by rover but land rover as a company wasnt founded until 1978 as part of a really odd period of british mismanagement of the auto industry. This must be the most recognizable piece of art ive ever made world land rover day is celebrated on april 30.
While based on the range rover the discovery is new where it matters. The frankfurt motor show in september sees the launch of the first new land rover vehicle since the range rover in 1970. In 1989 land rover made history with a north to south traverse of the continental divide. The discovery moves land rover away from its traditional markets and into the burgeoning leisure sector.
After a continuous run of 67 years production finally ended on 29 january 2016 when the last defender h166 hue rolled off the production line at 0922hrs gmt. In 1992 the first special edition land rover defender was produced. Why the land rover defender is the greatest 44 ever made. Called the 90sv sv stands for special vehicles as all the vehicles were produced by land rovers special vehicle operations department they were painted turquoise and were fitted with a black canvas soft top with standard door tops.
Making my snow art requires endurance accuracy and strength all attributes shared with the defender. The car was one of three pre production land rovers shown at the 1948 amsterdam motor show to a stunned audience. Land rovers have been built since 1948 when they became the second oldest four wheel drive vehicles in automotive history after jeeps. Its iconic shape is so simple and recognized across the world.
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