The 2.0-litre petrol engine fitted the year before was still the Land Rover's engine in 1953. Its Siamese bores left no coolant passages between the cylinders, so the next change, a spread-bore design that Rover had already put into its cars in 1953, was waiting to follow into the Land Rover in 1954. The wheelbase was still 80 inches, and the British Army, which had begun with batches of 50 vehicles, was by the mid-1950s ordering Land Rovers 200 at a time.
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Source Wikipedia: Land Rover Series ILead paragraph, buildertier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, builder
produced by the Rover Company since 1948
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produced by the Rover Company since 1948
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WikipediaSeries I, 2.0-litre engine, year
In 1952 and 1953, a larger 2.0-litre petrol engine was fitted.
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produced by the Rover Company since 1948, and later by British Leyland
Series I, Siamese bores
This engine has Siamese bores, meaning that there are no water passages for cooling between the cylinders.
Series I, spread bore in the Rover car
This had been introduced in the Rover car the year before.
British Army orders
The initial batches were for 50 vehicles, but by the mid-1950s the Army was buying Land Rovers 200 vehicles at a time.
Body style, station-wagon: Series I, 86-inch Station Wagon
The 86-inch station wagon was a three-door, seven-seater.
Body style, pickup-truck: Series I, 107-inch pick up
The 80-inch (2.03 m) wheelbase model was replaced by an 86-inch (2.18 m) wheelbase model, and a 107-inch (2.72 m) wheelbase "pick up" version was introduced.
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