kd_walmsley said:I will be at Eastnor Castle for the anniversary show on Saturday if anyone wants to get together for a pint.
Cheers,
Kevin
kd_walmsley said:I will be at Eastnor Castle for the anniversary show on Saturday if anyone wants to get together for a pint.
Cheers,
Kevin
Michael Slade said:kick in the nuts...
Blair G said:Today was the day the first Land Rover was shown. Pretty cool!
RoverMack said:On NPR (KCRW) yesterday and to-day there was a Land Rover sponser announcement (advertisment) celebrating LR's 60th birthday which said there are 70,000 LR's on military or foreign aid duties around the world...... and i imagine non of these LR's were ever available in America, i also wondered how many Toyotas are on foreign aid / military duties around the world.
overlander said:Excuse me...NAS 110...500 in 1993, thank you very much.
RoverMack said:I think you missed the point, NAS spec LR 110 and 90's were built for the American market starting in 93, But these trucks are not the same spec as those used by military and foreign aid organizations, (most obvious being diesel engines) and they are NOT available new from LR's current model range.
I do not hate modern LR's, but as LR celebrates its 60 years,celebrate their heritage and quote "70,000 LR's in currently in use with military and foreign aid organizations" my point was none of those vehicles are actually currently available in the US and that while LR celebrates their heritage, their new models (LR3, LR2, RR and RR Sport) available in the US are NOT exactly in demand by foreign aid organizations and the military!
RoverMack said:I think you missed the point, NAS spec LR 110 and 90's were built for the American market starting in 93, But these trucks are not the same spec as those used by military and foreign aid organizations, (most obvious being diesel engines) and they are NOT available new from LR's current model range.
I do not hate modern LR's, but as LR celebrates its 60 years,celebrate their heritage and quote "70,000 LR's in currently in use with military and foreign aid organizations" my point was none of those vehicles are actually currently available in the US and that while LR celebrates their heritage, their new models (LR3, LR2, RR and RR Sport) available in the US are NOT exactly in demand by foreign aid organizations and the military!
Blair G said:Aside from a "handful" of us who care, nobody else who drives a Land Rover cares. Anybody who would drive a RR Sport thinks the heritage is an interesting footnote to Land Rovers history, but thats about it. I think the models you mentioned fit perfectly into the US market and probably kept LR viable through some pretty lean times.
Blair