Land Rover

Author : Ben Fogle
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008194238
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Rover: The Story of the Car that Conquered the World written by Ben Fogle and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2016-10-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday Times Bestseller As quintessentially British as a plate of fish and chips or a British Bulldog, the boxy, utilitarian Land Rover Defender has become an iconic part of what it is to be British.

Author : Steve Vokins
Publisher : G2 Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 9781909217492
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Big Book of Land Rover written by Steve Vokins and published by G2 Entertainment. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War proved, among other things, the value of a basic 4-wheel drive vehicle of rugged construction. The success of the American Jeep inspired the Wilkes' brothers Maurice and Spencer, who ran the Rover Car Company, that a British version was likely to be well received. Launched in 1948, customers were never in short supply for their creation, the Land Rover, although there were some unexpected owners for such a sparse and utilitarian car, including King George VI and Winston Churchill. Once the British Army embraced it as their vehicle of choice, the Land Rover's place in motoring's Hall of Fame was secured. Since those days, the company has gone on to invent the concept of the luxury 4x4 with the launch of the Range Rover in 1970, and has added further to the distinguished stable with the Discovery and the Freelander. The Land Rover has truly conquered the globe - find out how inside...

Author : Ralph Hosier
Publisher : Veloce Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1845843150
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Rover Discovery, Defender & Range Rover written by Ralph Hosier and published by Veloce Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2011-04-15 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the most popular Land Rover pastimes are detailed here, with explanations of how to take part and what equipment you need. This unique book explains how these versatile machines can be modified to suit a vast range of applications, from simple upgrades for easier everyday driving and servicing/renovation tips, right up to large scale conversions for racing, trialling and international expeditions. Everything is explained in clear, straightforward text, written by a qualified engineer and Land Rover enthusiast with many years of practical experience, and accompanied by detailed photographs to show the reader how it’s all done

Author : Martin Hodder
Publisher : Haynes Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781859606674
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You & Your Land Rover Ninety, One Ten & Defender written by Martin Hodder and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you use your Defender for work or play, from supermarket to Savannah you_ll find valuable information in this volume covering the 90 and 110 Land Rover Defender models, from 1983 to 2000. Martin Hodder delivers detailed coverage on buying, owning, running and caring for your Defender; driving on and off the tarmac; preparation and modifications; expedition planning and preparation. Hodder examines each model and provides performance and production figures. Contains lists of Defender specialists and clubs.

Author : Tim Slessor
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1908493208
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book First Overland written by Tim Slessor and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Not? After all, no-one had ever done it before. It would be one of the longest of all overland journeys – half way round the world, from the English Channel to Singapore. They knew that several expeditions had already tried it. Some had got as far as the desrts of Persia; a few had even reached the plains of India. But no one had managed to go on from there: over the jungle clad mountains of Assam and across northern Burma to Thailand and Malaya. Over the last 3,000 miles it seemed there were ‘just too many rivers and too few roads’. But no-one really knew … In fact, their problems began much earlier than that. As mere undergraduates, they had no money, no cars, nothing. But with a cool audacity, which was to become characteristic, they set to work – wheedling and cajoling. First, they coaxed the BBC to come up with some film for a possible TV series. They then gently persuaded the manufacturers to lend them two factory-fresh Land Rovers. A publisher was even sweet-talked into giving them an advance on a book. By the time they were ready to go, their sponsors (more than 80 of them) ranged from whiskey distillers to the makers of collapsible buckets. In late 1955, they set off. Seven months and 12,000 miles later, two very weary Land Rovers, escorted by police outriders, rolled into Singapore – to flash bulbs and champagne. Now, fifty years on, their book, ‘First Overland’, is republished – with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. After all, it was he who gave them that film.

Author : James Taylor
Publisher : Herridge & Sons Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781906133856
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Catalogue of the Land Rover written by James Taylor and published by Herridge & Sons Limited. This book was released on 2020-01-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional utility Land Rover remains as much an enthusiast’s choice as ever now that its production has been ended. Between 1948 and 2016, there was a far greater variety of models produced – an astonishing 300-plus – than even the most ardent enthusiasts recognise, and this comprehensive and highly illustrated book is a guide to all of them – both those built in Britain and those built (often with unique features) overseas. Laid out with an easy-to-follow catalogue format, The Complete Catalogue of the Land Rover offers masses of detail on both production variants and also on many that never went beyond the prototype stage, as well as on the multiple special editions that were sold around the world in more recent years.

Author : G2 Entertainment
Publisher : G2 Entertainment
ISBN 13 : 9781782812920
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Little Book of Land Rover written by G2 Entertainment and published by G2 Entertainment. This book was released on 2016-08-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second World War proved, among other things, the value of a basic 4-wheeled drive vehicle of rugged construction. The success of the American Jeep inspired the Wilkes' brothers, Maurice & Spencer, who ran the Rover car company, that a British version was likely to be well received. Launched in 1948, customers were never in short supply for their creation, the Land Rover, although there were some unexpected owners for such a sparse and utilitarian car, incuding King George VI and Winston Churchill. Once the British army embraced it as their vehicle of choice, the Land Rover's place in motoring's hall of fame was secured. Since those days, the company has gone on to invent the concept of the luxury 4 x 4 with the launch of the Range Rover in 1970 and has added further to the distinguished stable with the Discovery, Freelander and more recently, the Evoque.

Author : James Taylor
Publisher : Herridge & Sons Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781906133511
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land-Rover written by James Taylor and published by Herridge & Sons Limited. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There has rarely been a British success story like the Land-Rover. Developed in a short time and on a small budget, it was launched in 1948 and having passed though many revisions is still a world leader today. The Series detailed in Land Rover takes the reader from the beginning to 1985, and the many surviving examples, supported by a comprehensive parts and restoration industry, are seeing a solid increase in values. Here James Taylor, the premier historian of the marque, provides a detailed study of the Land-Rover's evolution through the period and the variants and special-purpose versions that were produced. Uniquely, it is the manufacturer's own sales brochures and advertising that supply the illustrations, which number some 400 images and serve not only to correctly depict the vehicles but also to re-create the atmosphere of the times when they were made.

Author : Dave Phillips
Publisher : Evro Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781910505359
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Land Rover Story written by Dave Phillips and published by Evro Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Land Rover Story is a roller coaster ride through the life and times of Land Rover. Fast-paced and entertaining, it brings alive all aspects of Land Rover from its humble beginnings in 1948 to today’s world-wide renown, with the vehicles — successes and failures — and people at the centre of the story. The 1940s. How the Land Rover came about; the Wilks brothers; the Centre Steer enigma; development and production; launch and reaction. The 1950s. Rapid development and evolution of the original; successes and dead ends; worldwide reach; early expeditions; weird and wonderful modifications; the Series II. The 1960s. Consolidation and further developments; Series IIA; military models; initial development of the Range Rover; search for a V8 engine. The 1970s. The Series III; Range Rover’s popularity but lack of investment; Land Rover abandons US market; the British Leyland story; escape from BL and Michael Edwardes, saviour of Land Rover. The 1980s. British Aerospace ownership; Land Rover grows as most of Britain’s car industry self-destructs; emergence of the coil-sprung models; make or break time with launch of Discovery (Europe’s best-selling 4x4). The 1990s. Tdi engines; Defender and its development. BMW ownership; second-generation Range Rover P38; Freelander; second-generation Discovery; Td5 engine. The 2000s. Ford takeover, alliance with Jaguar, shift towards luxury; third-generation Range Rover L322; the G4 Challenge; Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport, TDCi Defender, Freelander 2, Discovery 4. The 2010s. Tata takeover, upsurge in sales and profits; Range Rover Evoque and Victoria Beckham; Range Rover 4; Range Rover Sport 2; Discovery Sport; Discovery 5; Range Rover Velar; DC100 concept; end of Defender production; rise of Defender as a fashion icon; and much more.

Author : Martin Hodder
Publisher : Haynes Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781859604373
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Land Rover written by Martin Hodder and published by Haynes Publications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Land Rover, the world's most successful off-road marque, was introduced in 1948 for the toughest of conditions. Today, the family includes the sophisticated Range Rover, Discovery and Freelander, as well as the rugged Defender. Authoritatively written and illustrated with specially commissioned color photographs, this company history examines Land Rover's thriving enthusiast movement, military applications and the Camel Trophy -- the world's toughest off-road adventure.