LAND ROVER SERIES 1 - 80 INCH - WALK AROUND & OVERVIEW

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LAND ROVER SERIES 1 - WALK AROUND & OVERVIEW

This is the official overview and walk around video of the Land Rover Series One 80 inch, produced by the Land Rover Series One Club.

About the Land Rover Series 1

The Land Rover Series 1 entered production in 1948. This was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show. It was designed for farm and light industrial use, with a steel box-section chassis and an aluminium body.

Originally the Land Rover was a single model offering, which from 1948 until 1951 used an 80-inch (2.03 m) wheelbase and a 1.6-litre petrol engine producing around 50 bhp (37 kW; 51 PS). The four-speed gearbox from the Rover P3 was used, with a new two-speed transfer box. This incorporated an unusual four-wheel-drive system, with a freewheel unit (as used on several Rover cars of the time). This disengaged the front axle from the manual transmission on the overrun, allowing a form of permanent 4WD. A ring-pull mechanism in the driver's footwell allowed the freewheel to be locked to provide more traditional 4WD. This was a basic vehicle: tops for the doors and a roof (canvas or metal) were optional extras. In 1950, the lights moved from a position behind the grille to protruding through the grille.

From the beginning it was realised that some buyers would want a Land Rover's abilities without the spartan interiors. In 1949, Land Rover launched a second body option called the "Station Wagon", fitted with a body built by Tickford, a coachbuilder known for their work with Rolls-Royce and Lagonda. The bodywork was wooden-framed and had seating for seven people. Tickford was well equipped in comparison with the standard Land Rover, having leather seats, a heater, a one-piece laminated windscreen, a tin-plate spare wheel cover, some interior trim and other options. The wooden construction made them expensive to build. The Tickford was taxed as a private car, which attracted high levels of Purchase Tax unlike the original Land Rover. As a result, fewer than 700 Tickfords were sold, and all but 50 were exported.

About the Land Rover Series One Club

The Land Rover Series One Club, supported by the Land Rover Register 1948-1953, is the place for all things to do with the original Land Rover, that is vehicles built between 1948 and 1958. Make sure you subscribe and check out our official channel for more information, or take a good look around our forum - we have over 10,000 registered users worldwide and they have probably covered every topic imaginable.

To access the forum, you need to register via the LRSOC (it's free to non-members) - otherwise you are more than welcome to browse a selection of topics, articles and gallery photos as our guest.

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If you'd like to know more about the the original Land Rover, make sure you subscribe and take a look at our other videos. You can also read this History of the Series One Land Rover on the LRSOC website. Or if you have a vehicle and are not sure exactly what it is, try our Chassis Number identification tool - it should at least tell you the year and model.

Regrettably, we have so many guests visiting, most of our extensive historical and technical archive is only available once you have registered, with yet more available still to paid-up club members. Why not join us?

The Land Rover Series One Club was formed in 1979 by three enthusiasts who saw a need for an organisation to cater for those interested in early Land Rovers. In its infancy, the original founding members met at the Volunteer Inn, Seavington St Michael, Somerset and published 4 Newsletters a year using a type-writer and duplex machine, hand filling envelopes. The Club is now the largest Land Rover club in the world with over 3,000 members and continues to go from strength to strength.

Our main aim is to further interest in the maintenance, usage and restoration of Series One Land Rovers, through research and technical help, and to assist in the location of spares and expertise.

In addition to a management Committee, the Club has a worldwide network of Area Representatives who may be contacted by members to organise meets with other enthusiasts in their area and are usually able to help with local sourcing of spare parts and expertise.

For more detailed information relating to early Land Rovers, the Club also has Technical Officers who specialise in particular models and a Registrations Officer who can assist with obtaining original and age-related registration plates for UK vehicles.

Lately the Club has undertaken to have certain parts remanufactured (see our Club Shop), particularly those which have become difficult or expensive to acquire and we hope to be able to expand this service in the future.