Category: Journey
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Overland views: 1950s Portugal
Off the coast of Portugal in the early 1950s on arrival, along with scenes from the shore. Almost looks like the second vehicle under rope and canvas on the ship could be a series Land Rover with a roof rack.
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Missão de Boas Novas, Chitau
I still remember the exact place I was standing and the exact moment as a young child that I first heard the name of an adventurous-sounding machine called ‘Land Rover’, visualizing the scenes as I heard tales of traversing difficult terrain in deepest Africa where few vehicles could go and few sojourners would venture. In…
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A (very) brief history of Land Rovers
The designer of the Land Rover was using an old ww2 surplus Willys Jeep for farm work and when it began falling apart decided to make a rugged vehicle to replace its usefulness. Additionally the Rover Co. needed to quickly produce a stop-gap utility vehicle for export sales in order to qualify for steel rations.…