For those that 'do' FB ...
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a page dedicated to Arthur Goddard
https://www.facebook.com/TheyFoundOurEngineer
a page dedicated to Arthur Goddard
The MINERVA Land-Rovers were built in Belgium, in a town called Minerva!! They were given a licence by Land-Rover to build their own vehicles for their military authorities. They used the standard 80-inch Land-Rover chassis, and the 2 litre engine, along with many other parts. The body was constucted using only steel instead of the aluminium used on British built vehicles. The body was also a different shape, most noticably being the sloping front wings. They didn't have the opening ventilation flaps on the top of the bulkhead, under the windscreen, either.
They had their own grille on the front, and the indicator lamps and side lights were right at the bottom of the wing, above the bumper. The Belgium factory also had their own (very big!) badges to put on the grille of their Land-Rovers.
They were built between 1952 and the mid-1950's. Most were made in the first year of production, and were used by the military straight away. But large numbers of the latter ones were 'stockpiled', and didn't enter military service until the late 1980's! They were described in the Belgium army as a '1/4 Ton 4X4 Minerva license Land Rover'.
There's one lives near us, couple o fvillages away, with the name 'Lucy' on the doors .. lovely S1. Used regularly, larger tyres and wheels and a wider stance than normal but looks wonderful. Keep meaning to take a pic when I see it again ... and keep not getting a pic!!
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owl
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Dunno if this counts, but one we saw on holiday a couple of years ago at Lands End ..
I like the FC rims and a tidy looking motor too.
