chunkymunky
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Oh sh@*. Now you've done it.
The original Land Rovers were a copy of the Willys Jeep.
You wish
Partially true the Mod wanted there stuff Made in the UK so they didn't have to depend on the US for military hard ware/parts. But we Know both depend on each othersorry to have to say but the Land Rover prototype was built on a Jeep chassis.
But it was found to be not up to the job and so us brits built a proper one
Excuse me...
Lets say "inspired by".
Nothing to do with the military, In the late 40s Maurice Wilkes had an ex WW11 jeep at his Welsh holiday home. He took the idea of a simple light weight 4x4 and developed the Landrover originally as a farm vehicle, its design, construction and the materials it was made of were dictated by the economics of the post war era.Partially true the Mod wanted there stuff Made in the UK so they didn't have to depend on the US for military hard ware/parts. But we Know both depend on each other
is very true ,hence pto shafts ,pulleys etc aircraft ali panels .paint used ,even the duck egg blue of engineNothing to do with the military, In the late 40s Maurice Wilkes had an ex WW11 jeep at his Welsh holiday home. He took the idea of a simple light weight 4x4 and developed the Landrover originally as a farm vehicle, its design, construction and the materials it was made of were dictated by the economics of the post war era.
I once pulled a terex machine out a open cast with string and some sticky back plastic attached to me 90..................."it's twoo, it's twoo............. "kidding".
But we could start a biggest liar thread!!!!!!!!
"for gods sake Grimmer" the sbp had nothin to do with the tow, that was used to hold my brain in place....yea!
You're lucky mate, once had to tow a challanger tank out of an Iraqi mine field whilst under fire using some gaffer tape, spare bootlaces from me kit and a couple of bungies attached to the tow hitch of me snatch! (WAGON). Kids today don.t know they have been born.I once pulled a terex machine out a open cast with string and some sticky back plastic attached to me 90..................."it's twoo, it's twoo............. "kidding".
But we could start a biggest liar thread!!!!!!!!
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