#prototypelandrover

Suburban & Travelall, say hello to the 1955 Road Rover series I prototype, aka the precursor to the daddy of all SUV’s, the Range Rover. As sales of the Land Rover flourished in the early 1950s, Rover began to explore the concept of a new model which would be positioned between its car range and the Land Rover models. It was to be more car like but retaining the cross-country abilities of the Land Rover, without its utilitarian image. Rover settled on the name 'Road Rover' for the project, which it began in 1952. The initial Road Rover design was based on a modified P4 car chassis, fitted with a Land Rover engine. Initially four wheel drive was planned but most prototypes had rear wheel drive only. The austere and simple body was nicknamed 'Greenhouse'. In common with its sister Land Rover with which it shares a resemblance, the first Road Rover made use of aluminium body panels. By 1955 Rover took a different approach to the project, the later series 11 prototypes taking styling cues from the American station wagon. The Road Rover project was finally abandoned in 1959. Although only a few years later the work would begin on ideas for the Range Rover which would span the gap between car and 4x4 vehicle which Rover had identified nearly two decades earlier. SNX 36 is the last and only survivor of the 12 series I prototypes. It was used by Bertie Marks Solihull's Transport Manager for some years after formal testing was over before returning to Rover. By @landroverphotoalbum at the @britishmotormuseumfor #prototypelandrover #RoadRover #RangeRover #RangeRoverClassic #landroverphotoalbum #inkyenston #Oldrovers #GaydonLandRoverShow @ British Motor Museum https://www.instagram.com/p/CSR-BnkNX6O/?utm_medium=tumblr

I'm currently out with my father in Snowdonia filming for my Discovery feature in @mrjtab's Press-Launch Pre-production Discovery - G534WAC (SDV 47) 3.5 Carb V8 - better known as a, 'G-WAC' D1. It's a 7-seat Disco finished in Silver with Sonar Blue upholstery and was part of the 86-vehicle Discovery launch fleet in the autumn of 1989. She was showcased at launch as an 'up-spec-ed' vehicle that was fitted with Air con & no sunroofs along with a couple of little touches that were not carried over to production, these include walnut finishers on the switches around the dashboard and a walnut frame around the stereo, and in the boot sun blinds were fitted for the alpine, rear and boot window. During her years she has been displayed at many Land Rover shows, featured in Land Rover World and @classiclandrovermagazine. Last year she was selected by JLR to represent Land Rover on two occasions as part of the 70th anniversary celebrations at Land Rover Classic Works for the YouTube broadcast & at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. More recently she was used at Land Rover design studios to show case Discovery from the original to current generation. I'm very much enjoying my time with this iconic machine. The smiles-per-gallon are plentiful. The Discovery is a great machine! By @landroverphotoalbum #GWAC #Discovery1 #Discovery #landroverdiscovery #landroverphotoalbum #inkyenston #prototypelandrover (at Snowdonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3VDkohBPNg/?igshid=xtcfgq1wm945

CALLING ALL LR FANS: For my upcoming feature I require your collective input. Would you be kind enough to put your thoughts in the comments section, positive or negative, regarding the All-New Defender. Names will be blurred. Thanks👍 For inspiration, here is the 1996 Land Rover Concept Vehicle (LCV2) built to study & evaluate the viability of lightweight construction using a bonded aluminium monocoque shell and other lightweight components. The engine in this vehicle is basically a modified Freelander L Series 2.0 diesel, mounted longitudinally rather than transversely. The gearbox and transfer box are prototypes with synchromesh high/low change. The car is fitted with coil suspension on the front and air suspension on the rear. Seating is two front and two rear and it has a 92.9” wheelbase, the same as the Defender 90. It weighs 1,350kg as opposed to around 1,600kg for a standard Defender 90 Station Wagon. Pix via @thedunsfoldcollection #prototypelandrover #Defender90 #landroverdefender #landroverphotoalbum #landroverevolved #L663 #Defender2020 (at Dunsfold) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J4tSph9eT/?igshid=42i5yied5a3j

Suburban & Travelall, say hello to the 1955 Road Rover series I prototype, aka the precursor to the daddy of all SUV’s, the Range Rover. As sales of the Land Rover flourished in the carly 1950s, Rover began to explore the concept of a new model which would be positioned between its car range and the Land Rover models. It was to be more car like but retaining the cross-country abilities of the Land Rover. without its utilitarian image. Rover settled on the name 'Road Rover' for the project, which it began in 1952. The initial Road Rover design was based on a modified P4 car chassis, fitted with a Land Rover engine. Initially four wheel drive was planned but most prototypes had rear wheel drive only. The austere and simple body was nicknamed 'Greenhouse' In common with its sister Land Rover with which it shares a resemblance. The first Road Rover made use of aluminium body panels. By 1955 Rover took a different approach to the project. the later series 11 prototypes taking styling cues from the American station wagon. The Road Rover project was finally abandoned in 1959. Although only a few years later the work would begin on ideas for the Range Rover which would span the gap between car and 4x4 vehicle which Rover had identified nearly two decades earlier. SNX 36 is the last and only survivor of the 12 series I prototypes. It was used by Bertie Marks Solihull's Transport Manager for some years after formal testing was over before returning to Rover. By @landroverphotoalbum at the @britishmotormuseumfor #prototypelandrover #RoadRover #RangeRover #RangeRoverClassic #landroverphotoalbum #inkyenston #Oldrovers #GaydonLandRoverShow (at British Motor Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZTyR7B4ME/?igshid=pbf5ow4rsc24

The New Defender has been in the making for decades - it's no afterthought: 'The 1996 Land Rover Concept Vehicle (LCV2) was never intended as a Defender replacement but was a study to evaluate the viability of lightweight construction using a bonded aluminium monocoque shell and other lightweight components. Only 11 vehicles were built and two survive – this one and a pick-up @britishmotormuseum. Of the 11, four were driveable vehicles, three were for crash-testing, three were body test vehicles and one was the pick-up which was built as a show vehicle with a KV6 engine. The engine in our vehicle is basically a modified Freelander L Series 2.0 diesel, mounted longitudinally rather than transversely. The gearbox and transfer box are prototypes with synchromesh high/low change. The car is fitted with coil suspension on the front and air suspension on the rear. Seating is two front and two rear and it has a 92.9” wheelbase, the same as the Defender 90. It weighs 1,350kg as opposed to around 1,600kg for a standard Defender 90 Station Wagon' By @nickdimbleby with @thedunsfoldcollection #prototypelandrover #Defender90 #landroverdefender #landroverphotoalbum #nickdimbleby #Defender2020 #AllNewDefender (at Dunsfold) https://www.instagram.com/p/BySNkWyhaOY/?igshid=wgyoqpc3adkq

Continuing the prototype Defender theme: this is one of three Challenger Prototypes built in 1991. The idea was to have a common platform for all vehicles in the Land Rover model range. The chassis and cab are based on the Discovery 1 and the body is hand made to fit the 114” chassis. The vehicle was the only military-style pick-up made although it is really only a mock-up and never intended to be driven – even the sills are made of wood! The other two were civilian station wagons. On this vehicle the door tops and windscreen are removable to create a low silhouette vehicle. The engine is a prototype of the 300TDi Gemini 2 (although the air cleaner was never made) and the gearbox is a Range Rover 4 speed automatic. The axles are Discovery to Camel Trophy specification. Electrics are 12V and 24V. This is the only surviving Challenger – the other two were crushed. By @nickdimbleby with @thedunsfoldcollection #prototypelandrover #landroverdefender #landroverphotoalbum #AllNewDefender #Defender2020 #nickdimbleby (at Dunsfold) https://www.instagram.com/p/BySypTtBAhG/?igshid=19seipnfnprmg

Suburban & Travelall, say hello to the 1955 Road Rover series I prototype, aka the precursor to the daddy of all SUV's, the Range Rover. As sales of the Land Rover flourished in the carly 1950s. Rover began to explore the concept of a new model which would be positioned between its car range and the Land Rover models. It was to be more car like but retaining the cross-country abilities of the Land Rover. without its utilitarian image. Rover settled on the name 'Road Rover ' for the project. which it began in 1952. The initial Road Rover design was based on a modified P4 car chassis, fitted with a Land Rover engine. Initially four wheel drive was planned but most prototypes had rear wheel drive only. The austere and simple body was nicknamed 'Greenhouse In common with its sister Land Rover. with which it shares a resemblance. the first Road Rover made use of aluminium body panels. By 1955 Rover took a different approach to the project. the later series 11 prototypes taking styling cues from the American station wagon. The Road Rover project was finally abandoned in 1959. although only a few years later the work would begin on ideas for the Range Rover. which would span the gap between car and 4x4 vehicle which Rover had identified nearly two decades earlier. SNX 36 is the last and only survivor of the 12 series I prototypes. It was used by Bertie Marks. Solihull's Transport Manager. for some years after formal testing was over. before retuning to Rover. By @landroverphotoalbum #prototypelandrover #RoadRover #RangeRover #RangeRoverClassic #landroverphotoalbum #inkyenston #Oldrovers #GaydonLandRoverShow (at British Motor Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByZPIz-hZS6/?igshid=38eppeqirjot

Swipe to view one of five 129" prototype pickups built for military trials for the Belgian army in the early 1960s By @landroverphotoalbum at the @britishmotormuseum for the #GaydonLandRoverShow #prototypelandrover #Serieslandrover #landroverphotoalbum #inkyenston #Oldrovers (at British Motor Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByX-awxhhl0/?igshid=kbacgkxdmlbs