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Power Take Off 1948 vs. 2011 #landrover

Land Rover was offering a survey on the DC100 concept and as I went through it, one choice made me literally laugh out loud.

A classic feature from the original Land Rover Series vehicles, the power take off, an optional item that allowed the Land Rover’s engine to power all sort of accessories.  From a generator and welder to an air compressor or power saw.  It gave the original Land Rover that “tractor” functionality that really made it popular.

So back to the survey, they give a list of the new features and ask you to rank your top three. 

Things like:

• Spiked tyres
• Removable sound system
• Driveline Disconnect

And then the fourth item in the list:

Power take-off – Inductive charging areas throughout the cabins and rear load spaces which can charge and power any number of modern electronic devices.

I bet marketing had real fun with that one.  While I can complain about it, it is a modern interpretation of the PTO.  I just laughed and got slightly more worried about what the next Defender really will be.

I have no problem with modernizing it, but please don’t make it look so much like a toy!

YouTube feature–Land Rover-Bred in the Bone

Great 2 part video  – HUE166 is featured and even some center steer shots, I’ve never seen before.  The first part focuses on the first 10 years of Land Rover, the second part shows us the NEW for 1958 Series 2.

Part 1:

Part 2:

YouTube feature–Land Rover-Ready for anything…

All of the driving through the mountains with mood music playing modern videos are great, but videos like these let us remember, how it all really began.  I’ve had a lot of these videos up on my channel for a long time, it’s probably time I post them up here so more people can get their eyes on them.

Part 1:

Part 2:

Assorted Land Rover Series Documents–Roverseas Delivery, Price Lists, etc…

11 Land Rover Series Print Ads from 1952 through the 1970’s

$12,000 1/8 scale Land Rover Series IIA Model

When I first saw this, it took a few minutes to sink in, these guys offer an insanely precise 1/8 model based on the 1964 Land Rover Series IIA.  This is the picture that really put it in perspective, literally:

Here’s their photo gallery:

http://uk.psmscalemodels.com/photos.html

The little details really are great, from someone who actually has touched almost every bolt on one of these Land Rovers, I can really appreciate it.   And then there’s the price, it really is $12,000, made to order and you can specify options you’d prefer like Right hand drive, without soft top, colored soft top, etc…  The steering is functional as are the doors, hood & tailgate with real scale hinges.  Door tops can be removed and more.

They even offer just the chassis for $800 or the engine & gearbox for $1500.

Land Rover – New Grille – Official Picture

Circa 1971

Old Land Rover Brochures, Sales Material & More–Scanned & Posted

I still have huge backlog of old print ads, brochures and more that I just never posted.  I’ll start putting them up over the next few weeks.  To start with here are two new galleries:

Land Rover Series – Brochures & Sales Material

Range Rover Classic  – Brochures, Sales & Tech Material