The first Land-Rover shipped to New Zealand left the factory in the English Midlands on September 16, 1948. Chassis number R860020 was consigned to Wellington Motors. That’s all the early export order book shows. I thumbed through it at the company’s head office in Solihull a few years ago. What happened to the first Series 1 model after it landed here, who knows? Records of … [Read more...] about Tracking the first Land-Rover to NZ ends in 1948 in Wellington …
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Swiss watchmaker Zenith salutes Range Rover
Swiss watchmaker Zenith has jumped into bed with Britain’s Land Rover, and the result is the El Primero Range Rover Special Edition chronograph, the first in what both companies say is a long-term partnership. The El Primero first appeared in the Zenith catalogue in 1969, the year the two-door Range Rover prototype broke cover. El Primero means the ‘the first’ in Esparento, … [Read more...] about Swiss watchmaker Zenith salutes Range Rover
New Land Rover Discovery: NZ query over engine choices
The all-new Land Rover Discovery will go on sale in New Zealand around the middle of next year – but the distributors here are still undecided about engine options. What is clear is that the introductory model will come with a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6. What isn’t is whether the new line-up of 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesels will cut it with buyers here. “We are a little … [Read more...] about New Land Rover Discovery: NZ query over engine choices
Land Rover Defenders land in NZ for the last time
The last shipment of Land Rover Defenders has arrived in New Zealand, roughly a month out from the day in January when the British company stops building the workhorse four-wheel drive. The largely hand-built Defender no longer meets new emissions and safety laws and will be replaced by an all-new Defender in 2018. NZ agents Motorcorp Distributors were allocated 17 … [Read more...] about Land Rover Defenders land in NZ for the last time
Land Rover Defender – famous faces help build the two-millionth
The Land Rover Defender being built in this video sold at auction in London for almost NZ$900,000. The proceeds are going to two of Land Rover’s charities, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Socities and the Born Free Foundation. It was the two-millionth Land Rover and some write an essay on future of pakistanresearch paper organizerresearch proposal … [Read more...] about Land Rover Defender – famous faces help build the two-millionth