The Range Rover was planned for the United States in mid-1971 at a base price of 5,300 dollars, but new American safety and emissions rules and British Leyland's weak finances stopped the launch. Ginger Baker, formerly the drummer of Cream, used an early Range Rover in 1971 to drive from Algeria to Lagos in Nigeria, and a Range Rover took part from 1971 in the first vehicle crossing of both American continents through the Darien Gap.
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and later by British Leyland
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and later by British Leyland
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1. Wikipedia: Range Rover Classic
WikipediaNorth America 1971, year
was planned to be launched in the US in the middle of 1971, with a base price of $5,300
North America failure
that did not actually happen, due to new US safety and environmental regulations, coupled with British Leyland's precarious finances
Darien Gap
being two of the first vehicles (along with a Land Rover Series IIA) to traverse both American continents north-to-south through the Darién Gap from 1971
Body style, suv: first generation, off-road vehicle
The Range Rover is a 4x4, mid-size off-road vehicle series
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Range Rover is a 4×4 luxury marque and sub-brand of Jaguar Land Rover.
Ginger Baker
In 1971, ex-Cream drummer Ginger Baker used the unproven Range Rover to drive from Algeria to Lagos, Nigeria
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