Miguel Sánchez
If there's a car you can do almost anything you want to, it's the Land Rover. Hard as rocks, these intrepid Englishmen are capable of climbing the most unexpected path. This all-terrain vehicle exudes in its design the practicality acquired by the British during decades of colonial exploration. An experience at the service of small agricultural industries chosen as the main market of the model.
As you can imagine, with that customer in your sights ... The design of the Land Rover has no more charm than that offered by its rudeness. However, its mechanics speak for itself. Presented in 1948 The Land Rover soon gained a reputation for being unbreakable thanks to its Jeep-inspired chassis, its gearbox borrowed from the Rover P3 and the three 4-cylinder engines ranging from 1,6-liter gasoline to 2,0-liter diesel.
Just 70 years have passed, so Land Rover has celebrated its anniversary in style. An event in which Spain has been chosen as the setting for a very special event: the recreation of the presentation of the model in our country. Although the Press Department of Land Rover Spain has released the news a few days ago, the truth is that it occurred on last June in Barcelona with an exceptional protagonist ...
A RARITY: LAND ROVER SERIES I NO. 3
The pre-production phase of the Land Rover until its presentation at the Amsterdam Motor Show collected 48 units. After these we began to count the factory outputs for marketing. The first chassis number is currently in the British Motor Museum. The second disappeared in the sixties the third is the oldest in private hands. The latter is precisely the protagonist of our history.
And is that this Land Rover Series I no. 3 is responsible for the landing of the model in Spain in 1948. When the company Romagosa y Cía organized a demonstration before the press during the Barcelona Trade Fair. Willing to prove the character of "Climbing goat"of the Land Rover, the place of Vallvidriera was chosen at Tibidabo. On the eroded roads of the area, the SUV showed its dynamic qualities. The same ones that it continues to keep on this anniversary 70 years later.
BRITISH CARAVAN IN BARCELONA
British property Tim dines, the Land Rover Series I no. 3 returned to Spain for its 70th anniversary in the company of another 6 British Series I. They were joined by 13 national units until they formed something that is not seen every day. 20 Land Rover Series I together.
Great to see how these classics continue to wage war, being able to be enjoyed in the environment for which they were created: the roads. All an accountability to the past as Land Rover faces its 70th anniversary with the electric challenge and the SUV bodies by flag. It is just a pity that they have taken so few photos!
