Stop-gap became show-stopper
4th June 1983, Page 55
4th June 1983
Page 55
Page 55, 4th June 1983
— Stop-gap became show-stopper
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IT IS DIFFICULT to believe that the ubiquitous Land Rover was originally introduced at the 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show as a stop-gap. Since that date more than 1.3 million have been built and sold in 120 countries.
To mark the 35th anniversary of the world-famous workhorse, Tony Gilroy, Land Rover's managing director, flagged off 66 Series One models, none less than 25 years old, on a commemorative run from the Solihull factory to Anglesey, where the vehicle was originally conceived. The oldest was R29, the 29th pre-production prototype, now more than 35 years old.