A new company, Land Rover Limited, was set up in 1978 by British Leyland as a separate subsidiary, so from this year the Series III came from a business carrying its own name rather than being a Rover division product. The hyphen that had always appeared in Land-Rover on the logo began to be dropped. The Stage 1 V8 was due to follow in 1979, but in 1978 the home market still bought the Series III with its four-cylinder 2.25-litre engine, which was thought sufficient and rather more economical than a V8.
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Land Rover as a company has existed since 1978.
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Land Rover as a company has existed since 1978.
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1. Wikipedia: Land Rover Series I
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produced by the Rover Company since 1948, and later by British Leyland
Series III, home market engines
for whom the 4-cyl 2286cc engine seemed to be sufficient and somewhat more economical
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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1978: Land Rover Limited formed as a separate subsidiary of British Leyland
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