Japanese Landrover

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

For what it is worth, the company started (as J.K. Starley Ltd) off building sewing machines and branched out into building bicycles. This venture was so successful that in 1896 the name was changed to the Rover Cycle Co. , with the name coming from a bicycle model name first used in 1884. Car manufacture started in 1904, with cycle dropped from the name the following year. Bicycles continued to be made and sold under the Rover name until 1926. The Landrover name was introduced as a model name in 1948, and became the company name in 1989. (ref. J.Taylor)

John

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which is why I say my SIII is powered by a sewing machine engine ;)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/03/139.jpg
http://www.sewalot.com/starley-sewing-machines.htm

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/03/140.jpg

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Originally Posted by Dmmos

Mate I went through the link - this made me LMAO;

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Land Rover UK - Merchandise - Coffee

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its funny you know ..a few of my mates are allway making joke about this kind of thing and they will just **** themselves whan i show them this :D


cheers

lol I know - it's very Eastern Suburbs (Toorak for those down south I guess!)