Both 2.25-litre engines, petrol and diesel, were given five-bearing crankshafts in 1980 to make them more rigid, and the transmission, axles and wheel hubs were strengthened. This was the end result of a long series of updates meant to deal with the rear axle half-shafts that tended to break in heavy use. Also that year Rover car production ended at Solihull, leaving the plant exclusively for Land Rover, and the Range Rover gained a five-door body.
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Land Rover as a company has existed since 1978.
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WikipediaSeries III, 1980 engines, year
In 1980, the 2.25-litre petrol and diesel engines received five main bearing crankshafts to increase rigidity and the transmission, and axles and wheel hubs were strengthened.
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produced by the Rover Company since 1948, and later by British Leyland
Series III, half-shaft problem
This was the culmination of a series of updates to the transmission that had been made since the 1960s to combat the all-too-common problem of the rear axle half-shafts breaking in heavy usage.
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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1980: Rover car production ends at Solihull with the transfer of SD1 production to Cowley, Oxford; Solihull is now exclusively for Land Rover manufacture. 5-door Range Rover introduced
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