#0779 Great Sand Dunes Colorado

Land Rover Series II A

The first "Land Rover" was developed by Maurice Wilks in 1947 and built by Rover in Solihull / England in just a few weeks. The lack of steel in England led to the fortunate coincidence that, apart from the steel ladder frame and bulkhead, almost exclusively duralumin was used for the body parts of the Land Rover. The resulting longevity has become a hallmark of "Land Rovers" as they have been spelled since the 1980s. By the year 2000, more than 1.6 million vehicles had been sold and reproduced under license in many countries around the world. Not infrequently, they served adventurers on their voyages of discovery around the world.