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Land Rover

80" Number One, 1948

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Make
Land Rover
Manufacturer
Rover Company
Location Made
Solihull
Accession Number
1990-1-1
Collection
BMIHT Vehicle Collection
Type
Car
Status
Permanent collection
Engine
4 cyl, 1599 cc, 50 bhp
Fuel
Petrol
Top Speed
55 mph (88 km/h)
Body Style
Estate
Price When New
£450
Materials
metal, rubber, plastics, glass, textiles
Dimensions
3353mm (l), 1549mm (w), 1829mm (h)
Location
Museum

The Land Rover was designed by brothers Maurice and Spencer Wilks - Chief Engineer and Managing Director of the Rover Car Company - in the late 1940s. Having examined their family-owned Willys Jeep, they were convinced they could produce something superior.

The Land Rover was intended to be a stop-gap vehicle for Solihull and with postwar steel shortages, aluminium was used for the body panels. This is the 'number one' pre-production Land-Rover and was sold in July 1948 to a farmer in Warwickshire. At the close of its working life it was bought back by the Rover Company to be restored to its original condition.

Adopt this car for £100

Adopted by:

Pierluigi Ducci

James Smith