| Tracing its routes back to postwar Britain, | | | | Particularly in the hilly midlands of central |
| Land Rover has been one of the most | | | | England, not just any car would do in a bid |
| recognized names on the Australian outback, | | | | to carry doctors, veterinarians, and military |
| the African savannah, and in many other far | | | | personnel on their rounds. If a road became |
| flung places around the world. Since 1948, | | | | impassable, no motorcar could be trusted to |
| Land Rover has rivaled Jeep and Toyota in | | | | do the job. Enter Land Rover.The first Land |
| providing the most versatile 4x4 vehicles on | | | | Rover is actually derived from the American |
| the planet. Today, the Defender model | | | | jeep that saw duty throughout the war. Using |
| continues to trudge on with important updates | | | | a Jeep chassis, brothers Maurice and Spencer |
| scheduled for the 2007 model year. Please | | | | Wilks, both of whom worked for British |
| read on to capture the essence of a brand | | | | automaker Rover decided that the Land Rover |
| that has admirably served driver and | | | | would go into production. Six decades later |
| passenger for nearly six full | | | | the company has evolved and changed ownership |
| decades.Straight from the rubble of the | | | | numerous times and the Defender, once offered |
| Second World War, Britain was in need of a | | | | for sale in the U.S., is no longer available |
| vehicle that could serve farmers, the | | | | in America. |
| military, government officials, and the like. | | | | |