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  1. 13th January 2018, 09:42 AM #1
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    Restoration of pre-production 1948 defender to begin

    Restoration of pre-production 1948 Land Rover begins


    End of the road: a look back at the Land Rover Defender
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    1948 Defender? What nonsense.
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    The Defender was not named until 1989. By that time the vehicle introduced in 1948 and its derivatives had been in production for over forty years - and was simply called a "Land Rover". This name was appropriated as a name for the parent company, with the parent company (Leyland) having become a dirty word.

    This meant that a new name was needed for the Landrover, and "Defender" was selected, for reasons that have never been clear. (Plenty of "explanations", noe of which make a lot of sense.)

    But calling a 1948 Land Rover a Defender makes no more sense than calling it a Series 1. Series 1 was only introduced as a term after the Series 2 was introduced. They were always just "Land Rovers".
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    Yeah, yeah, right. My mistake. It's the end of the World, the article states the 1948 pre production land rover. sheeesh!
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    Bob, weren't all the various series long term prototypes of the Defender?
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    We all know that the pre production land rovers ceased once they unveiled the pinnacle of LR- The 2012 Defender 90, specifically those in Orkney Grey.
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    Interesting story - thanks for sharing it - and great to see such an important pre-production Land Rover being saved and restored.
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    Quote Originally Posted by B.S.F. View Post
    1948 Defender? What nonsense.
    .W.
    Sorry I am. Nonsense it is. I should have known better than disrespect the land rover elders. They answer to a higher power, and respect them we must.

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    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

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    Quote Originally Posted by bob10 View Post
    Yeah, yeah, right. My mistake. It's the end of the World, the article states the 1948 pre production land rover. sheeesh!
    Confusing Series vs Defender Landies, lucky you weren't excommunicated for such sacrilege!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RANDLOVER View Post
    Confusing Series vs Defender Landies, lucky you weren't excommunicated for such sacrilege!
    Yeah, scary stuff. Then again, I don't know the difference between the different dinosaurs, either. You know what they say, one mans Australovenator

    Wintonensis is another's Timinus Hermani. The one I wouldn't like to run up against is Rhoetonsaurus Brownei, which is rumoured to be the centre steer of the dinosaur world. One brown eye to steer clear of.
    I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food

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