Family Tree

More than 70 years of legend...

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1948
Land Rover Series One pre-production unit number 1

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1998
Land Rover Defender County Heritage
(50th anniversary)

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2008
Land Rover Defender SVX
(60th anniversary)

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2013
Land Rover Defender LXV
(65th anniversary)

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2018
Land Rover Defender Works V8
(70th anniversary)

https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B-uEPi7bxTsQZ3pLbzVmdll2WWc

Wallpaper v1.0 [PDF] [JPG]

Centre-steer prototype (see replicas:1,2)

Pre-production (any information will be welcome!)

R01
On display at the British Motor Museum.

R02
Seen in factory photos and in The Motor's article Lland Roving [1,2]. Broken in 1960's.

L03
Seen in Legend Tom Dines' article The 1st Land Rover in Spain. Owned by Tim Dines.

R04
On display at the National Motor Museum [1,2,3].

L05
Seen in Full Grille Michael Bishop's article Stepping back into Rover.

R06
Seen in commercial motor shows [1]. Exported to India.

L07
Before and after being restored at JLR Classic Works.

R08
Owned by Robert Ivins.

L09
Restored by Ken Wheelwright. On display at Dunsfold Collection.

R10
Unknown.

L11
Seen in James Taylor's book Original and-Rover Series I. Owned by John Smith.

L12
Owned by Alan Wheelright.

R13
Unknown.

R14
Owned by Mike Rivett.

R15
Unknown.

R16

Owned by Michael Bishop.

L17
Seen in John Smith's book The Formative Years. Owned by Nigel Withers. Restored by the Houben's.

L18
Unknown.

L19
Seen in James Taylor's book Original Land-Rover Series I. Owned by Ken Wheelwright.

L20
Seen in John Smith's book The Formative Years. Broken in 1963.

L21
Seen in Rover photo ledger.

R22
Last known in 1968.

R23
Seen together with L24-26 in John Smith's book The Formative Years. Restored by Tom Pickford.

L24
Seen in Flight magazine. Owned by Bill Newport.

L25
Seen in John Smith's book The Formative Years. Owned by Michael Cooper.

L26
Broken in 1961.

R27
Unknown.

R28
Seen with a Brockhouse trailer prototype in the Full Grille magazine.

L29
Used for military tests and seen in Tony Hutching's book The Early Years. Owned by Tom Pickford.

R30
Used in military tests. Owned by Roger Young.

L31
Seen in British Pathe's record King Visits Agriculture Institute.

R32
Owned by the Houben's.

L33
Parts may still exist.

L34
Unknown.

L35
Unknown.

L36
Last known in 1962.

R37
Unknown.

R38
Seen in John Smith's book The Formative Years.

R39
Exported to Rhodesia.

R40-R44
Exported to the Ground Nut Scheme in Tanganyika. Seen in Tony Hutching's book The Early Years.

L45
Owned by Ike Dart. Under restoration.

L46
Seen in John Smith's book The Formative Years. Owned by Andrew Ings.

L47
Exported to Argentina

L48
Exported to Argentina. Back to UK for restoration.