BASE VEHICLESeries I 80″BUILT BYLand RoverIN SERVICE1948–98PRODUCTIONOne family-owned expedition vehicleLAYOUT4 wheels · 80″
The record
Philip Avery and Gillian Hurley drove LAND48 around the world in 1998–99, attending Land Rover's fiftieth-anniversary events along the way. Avery's mechanical account identifies chassis R860778, its 1,595 cc engine and 32,311-mile journey without a puncture. He retained a canvas tilt and original seating, adding seat belts, indicators, a temperature gauge, a bonnet lock and an auxiliary fuel tank. The spare moved to the bonnet. Original-pattern T28 tyres were replaced with radials during the journey.
The model follows the departure photograph published by the Series One Club: dark green body and wheels, brown canvas, bonnet spare and Lucas expedition markings. Tiny sponsor lettering is simplified. New Zealand is the operator's home; the existing queue field also lists route countries and has been preserved for review rather than silently rewritten.
Specification
MANUFACTURERLand Rover
MANUFACTURED1948; expedition 1998–99
PRODUCTION RUNOne family-owned expedition vehicle
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINESeries I
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE80″
CATEGORYSpecial · Expedition & Campers
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.
Renders & references
Front three-quarterRegistry renderThree-quarterRegistry renderSideRegistry renderRearRegistry renderFrontRegistry renderLAND48 on the left, with the Watkins' Series IIA companion vehicle at departure.Philip Avery / Land Rover Series One Club ↗