10 questions answers will be given on Sunday post your Answers on one post.

Who designed the first Land Rover vehicle?

Why was the original Land Rover built bodied in aluminium?

In 1983, the Land Rover brand changed from numerical series designation to a named product; what were those names?

When was the Defender name adopted for Land Rover vehicles?

In 1970, the Rover Car Company introduced the Range Rover, at which International Motor Show where it was launched?

One designer of the Range Rover, Charles Spencer King, later had a limited edition vehicle named in his honour. What was this Called?

The Discovery introduced in 1989 had an interior designed by which leading designer?

Which international off road challenge used solely Land Rover vehicles from 1981 to 1998?


In 1996, when the final member of the Land Rover family was launched, which major motor manufacturer owned Land Rover?


Land Rover was recently reunited with another BLMC brand when sold by the Ford Motor Company. What was the brand and who was this latest owner of Land Rover?

1, wilks, cant think of !st name
2,to get around steel rationing
3, 90 and 110
4, 1989
5, Geniva?
6, csk
7, pass
8, Camel Trophy
9, gaylander
10, tatra
all off top my head, not looked any up, so proberly wrong

Thank you egor I let you know tomorrow.

I dont know

Maurice Wilks
Steel shortage, but a plentiful supply of Aluminium after the second world war
Land Rover & Range Rover
1989
Geneva
CSK
Terence Conran
Camel Trophy
BMW
Jaguar & TATA

1. maurice wilks
2. steel shortage while aluminium was in plentiful supply from ww2
3. nintey and one- ten
4. 1990
5. geneva
6. CSK
7. Terrance Conran
8. camel trophy
9. BMW
10. Jaguar and Tata

didnt read question 9 or 10 propely.twot

1. Maurice Wilks
2. Steel was rationed after the war, and was only freely available to car manufacturers that exported their vehicles.
3. 90, 110 & 127
4. 1988
5. Geneva
6. CSK
7. Terence Conran
8. Camel Trophy
9. Ford
10. Jaguar & Tata

This maybe would have worked better by sending answers by PM ??
Great idea though, needs a bit of tweaking me thinks.

The extent to which Conran's ideas were incorporated has been questioned, and it seems the Discovery interior was a combination of Conran's and Land Rover's own ideas, not just Conran's..

Who designed the first Land Rover vehicle?
Maurice Wilks. Maurice Wilks was the chief designer for the Rover Car Company and worked on his prototype on his farm in Anglesey. He was inspired in design by the wartime Jeep that played a major transport role in World War II.

Why was the original Land Rover built bodied in aluminium?
Plentiful supply left over from aircraft production. Land Rovers were bodied in an aluminium alloy called Bermabrite which was in plentiful supply after the war when the Rover factory returned to car production from wartime aircraft manufacturing.

In 1983, the Land Rover brand changed from numerical series designation to a named product; what were those names?
Ninety, One Ten and 127. The model names where changed to reflect the wheelbase of each model. Curiously, the Ninety and One Ten differed from the designation of 127 for the extended wheelbase versions.

When was the Defender name adopted for Land Rover vehicles?
1990. The Defender name was introduced to distinguish the traditional Land Rover from the Discovery.

In 1970, the Rover Car Company introduced the Range Rover, at which International Motor Show where it was launched?
Geneva. The Range Rover was launched at the Geneva Motor Show, the premier trade show at the time.

One designer of the Range Rover, Charles Spencer King, later had a limited edition vehicle named in his honour. What was this called?
CSK. Spencer King was the nephew of Maurice Wilks, the designer of the original Land Rover.

The Discovery introduced in 1989 had an interior designed by which leading designer?
Conran. The interior was designed by the Conran Design Group run by Jasper Conran, son of the fashion guru Terrance.

Which international off road challenge used solely Land Rover vehicles from 1981 to 1998?
Camel Trophy. The Camel Trophy has been called the "Olympics of 4x4" and took place in some of the most inhospitable parts of the world.

In 1996, when the final member of the Land Rover family was launched, which major motor manufacturer owned Land Rover?
BMW. BMW purchased Land Rover from British Aerospace shortly before the launch of the Freelander.

Land Rover was recently reunited with another BLMC brand when sold by the Ford Motor Company. What was the brand and who was this latest owner of Land Rover?
Jaguar and Tata. Reunited with Jaguar from the days of British Leyand, Land Rover was owned by the Indian Tata Motors.

And can I just add that if any of you are in Anglesey Maurice Wilks is buried here in a small church yard just outside the village of Dwyran.

Mr-Tomcat said:

And can I just add that if any of you are in Anglesey Maurice Wilks is buried here in a small church yard just outside the village of Dwyran.

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Cool has he got a special headstone or plaque?