Rover had been heavily involved in jet engine production during the war, hence their interest. Mind you, the money spent on the turbine engined car would perhaps have been better spent on the Landrover, but at the time that was not regarded as the company's main business, despite the fact that it was already selling far better than their cars.
Although the experience with discs for the turbine car may have influenced the decision to go to them for the Rangerover, it should be remembered that by the time that the Rangerover appeared, there had been at least one family car with front discs in production for fifteen years (Citroen) and even longer for sports cars (Jaguar). To have had drums on the Rangerover would have been backward for a new vehicle design.
John
John
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1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
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