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In Pictures: 60 years of Land Rover

The first ever Land Rover [Pic: Land Rover]

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Land Rover is celebrating 60 years of producing its famous 4x4 vehicles. This is the first Land Rover to come off the production line - in 1948 - and is known as "Huey".

A Land Rover Defender 6x6, converted to a fire tender [Pic: Land Rover]

A Land Rover Defender 6x6, converted to a fire tender [Pic: Land Rover]

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Many Land Rovers have been modified for a range of other purposes. This Defender 6x6 model has been converted into a fire tender.

A Series II 109 inch Land Rover conversion [Pic: Land Rover]

A Series II 109 inch Land Rover conversion [Pic: Land Rover]

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The first Land Rover design sketch was made in the sand at Red Wharf Bay in Anglesey by Maurice Wilks. He wanted a versatile vehicle that could double as a light tractor and off-roader.

A Series IIa 109 inch Land Rover Ambulance [Pic: Land Rover]

A Series IIa 109 inch Land Rover Ambulance [Pic: Land Rover]

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This is a Series IIa 109-inch Land Rover Ambulance. The motor manufacturer has also been supplying vehicles to the Red Cross since 1954. The first was a mobile dispensary in Dubai.

Land Rover Defenders [Pic: Land Rover]

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A line-up of Land Rover Defenders, pre 2007. It is estimated that about 70% of all Land Rover Defenders produced are still in use, mainly on farms.

Land Rover pick-up [Pic: Land Rover]

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This Series III Land Rover pick-up has a V8 engine. The Series I Land Rovers sent to Costa Rica to work on coffee plantations in the 1950s are still being used to this day.

A Land Rover Discovery [Pic: Land Rover]

A Land Rover Discovery [Pic: Land Rover]

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A Land Rover Discovery three-door from 1989. The fourth version of the Land Rover was named the Land Rover Defender, shortly after the Discovery model went on sale in 1989.

An armoured 110 Land Rover Defender [Pic: Land Rover]

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An armoured 110 Land Rover Defender, as used by the police. A Land Rover featured in the classic war movie Ice Cold In Alex, even though they were not created until after the Second World War.

The LRX Concept Land Rover [Pic: Land Rover]

The LRX Concept Land Rover [Pic: Land Rover]

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The LRX Concept car, as revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2008. Land Rover has recently been bought from Ford by Indian firm Tata in a £1.15bn ($2.3bn) deal.

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