The British Trans-Americas Expedition of 1972 was the first expedition by vehicle to travel the length of the Americas from north to south, including the roadless Darien Gap, using specially modified Range Rovers that are now in the collection at Gaydon. The Range Rover itself was still a two-door car with a Rover V8 engine, a four-speed manual gearbox and permanent four-wheel drive with a lever for high and low ratios, aluminium panels and a symmetric dashboard.
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and later by British Leyland
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and later by British Leyland
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WikipediaFour-speed manual
Originally, the only gearbox available was a four-speed manual unit
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it was built as a two-door model for its first 11 years
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The Range Rover also marked the first appearance of Bache's trademark "symmetric" dashboard
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The Range Rover is a 4x4, mid-size off-road vehicle series
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In 1972, the British Trans-Americas Expedition became the first vehicle-based expedition to traverse the Americas from north to south, including traversing the roadless Darién Gap.
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Range Rover is a 4×4 luxury marque and sub-brand of Jaguar Land Rover.
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