In 1978 British Leyland reorganised by making Land Rover a subsidiary in its own right, Land Rover Limited, which from then made the Range Rover. Several independent companies were offering four-door conversions of the two-door Range Rover in the late 1970s, a sign of the demand for rear-seat access that led Land Rover to build its own four-door in 1981. The Range Rover itself was still the two-door car with the 3.5-litre V8 and permanent four-wheel drive.
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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: Range Rover Classic
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Two years earlier, British Leyland had restructured and promoted Land Rover into its own BL subsidiary
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Several companies offered conversions to four-door Range Rovers in the late 1970s.
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The Range Rover is a 4x4, mid-size off-road vehicle series
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1978: Land Rover Limited formed as a separate subsidiary of British Leyland
3. Wikipedia: Range Rover
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Range Rover is a 4×4 luxury marque and sub-brand of Jaguar Land Rover.
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