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1971 Land Rover Series

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The Series III arrived in 1971 carrying over the bodies and engines of the IIA, with station wagons and One Ton trucks still on offer, and looked so similar that it is often hard to spot. Its main differences were a plastic grille in place of the metal one, a higher compression ratio of 8 to 1 on the 2.25-litre engine for slightly more power, headlights in the wings, and, for the first time, synchromesh on all four gears. It became the most common Series model.

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Station Wagon 1
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Pickup Truck 1
Year
1971 1
Manufacturer or Builder
Land Rover 1
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1972 Land Rover Series, Vehicles

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Land Rover Series, Vehicles
Land Rover Series III, Vehicles

Of Make

Land Rover, Networks and Operators

Preceded By

1970 Land Rover Series, Vehicles
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Manufactured By

British Leyland

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Source Wikipedia: Land Rover Series ILead paragraph, later buildertier 2
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and later by British Leyland

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British Leyland

Also in Business Atlas: the company or plant that built this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Land Rover Series ILead paragraph, later buildertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, later builder
and later by British Leyland
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Land Rover Series I
Wikipedia
  • Series III, launch, year
    The Series III is the most common series vehicle, with 440,000 of the type built from 1971 to 1985.
  • Lead paragraph, builder
    produced by the Rover Company since 1948, and later by British Leyland
  • Series III, appearance
    Little changed cosmetically from the IIA to the Series III.
  • Series III, grille
    The traditional metal grille, featured on the Series I, II and IIA, was replaced with a plastic one for the Series III model.
  • Series III, compression
    The 2.25-litre engine had its compression raised from 7:1 to 8:1, increasing the power slightly
  • Series III, gearbox
    This was the first model to feature synchromesh on all four gears
  • Body style, station-wagon: Series III, station wagons
    The Series III had the same body and engine options as the preceding IIA, including station wagons and the One-Ton versions.
  • Body style, pickup-truck: Series III, High Capacity Pick Up
    Of more interest was the introduction of the High Capacity Pick Up to the 109-inch (2,800 mm) chassis.
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Wikipedia: Land Rover
WikipediaSeries III launch
Quote, Series III launch
1971: Series III launched
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