Land Rover 65 Years of the 4 x 4 Workhorse

by Taylor, James

• ISBN13: 9781847974594
• ISBN10: 1847974597
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-06-01
• Publisher: The Crowood Press UK

Summary

The Land Rover has become an icon across the world, famed for its classic design, its practicality and its longevity. In this revised edition of his acclaimed book, first issued as Land Rover - 60 Years of the 4 x 4 Workhorse, James Taylor charts sixty-five years of Land Rover development in comprehensive detail, bringing the story right up to date with the latest Defender variants. Contents include:

Prototypes and development vehicles

Standard production models

The special editions

Land Rovers built outside the UK

Special conversions

Military variants

The Land Rovers that never were.

Author Biography

After graduating from Oxford and pursuing further academic studies at Reading, James Taylor spent 12 years working in central government. However, the lure of writing about cars – which he was doing in his spare time – proved too great and he decided to turn it into a career. James has now written well over 100 books in all, and among them have been several definitive one-make or one-model titles. He has written for enthusiast magazines in several countries, has translated books from foreign languages, and even delivers effective writing training in both the public and private sectors. He spent the best part of ten years as the editor of Land Rover Enthusiast magazine and has always counted the products of the old Rover Company and of Land Rover as his favourite subject. He also co-organised the “15 Years of Rover V8” event at Donington in 1982.