Thread: When is a landy NOT a landy?

I'm off to fit a new stereo...

I am sure Josh is trying to see how many fights he can start with this question . I can just imagine the conversation on this topic after a few beers.

But really the answer is simple. NEVER. Once a Landy, always a Landy.

If people really get confused about the make of vehicle they drive the just look for the VIN plate. If you see those glorious two words "Land Rover" the sleep easy nowing you are the proud owner of a fine piece of British Engineering

I have already fitted another stereo. I am sure a 6 stack CD player in an off road vehicle sounded like a good ided to someone at Land Rover at the time. More skips than a jumping rope competition

I am pretty sure after market stereos are OK.... It's the other kinds that are being discussed. There are many, and it seems many opinions....

But I wanted my 6...

Originally Posted by jbowler

But really the answer is simple. NEVER. Once a Landy, always a Landy.

Got it in one!
If it was sold by land rover as a land rover.... IT'S A LAND ROVER.

Originally Posted by harry

• The Rover V8 is a Buick ---was a buick, and has undergone many changes by land rover since
• The LT95 gearbox is a DavidBrown --lt95 'lt' is 'leyland transmissions'
• i can't find any reference to david brown, however i had always thought that 'fergerson fwd' was involved in the development.
• The LT77 is a Jaguar --was an earlier jaguar box updated by 'leyland transmissions'
• The LT85 is Spanish Santana --originally designed by land rover for santana, and supplied to lr by santana.
• 'lt' - leyland transmissions - 95/77/85 =distance in mm between the mainshaft and the layshaft
• etc. etc.
• the holden is a gm, although some poofters like to think it's a chev.

like so what, where does one stop, the headlights are magnetti marrelli
on what models?
some cars are fitted with lucas smoke, that was sorta standard for all the british makes.
how many 'sub-contractor' parts are supplied on other marques?

as said somewhere, all the parts were able to be purchased on a land rover p/n, so that makes those parts genuine lr, even if they started life in another model, the isuzu, for example.

i suppose that i should also point out that at the time land rover started using 'leyland transmissions' lt 95, lt 77, lt85,
the land rovers were actually made by leyland ....
someone else also said what's left to be a land rover, brakes- well probably girling or lockheed, windows - pilkington, radios- you name it.

but as grimace said, and i think he is right, if land rover sold it, it's a land rover.

i'm over it gagf.

So it's not who made the parts but who assembled it.

At the end of the day, who really gives a toss to be quite honest. All manufacturers outsource everything to a point so no car ever made is 100% whatever, but I agree if it was fitted to Land Rover in the factory consider it Land Rover either it be good, bad or ugly (ie- Lucas electrics as a example ).

Trav