LAND ROVER HISTORIC IMAGES
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Oxford-Cambridge Expedition 1955
Six students drove two Series I Land Rovers from London to Singapore: one painted in Cambridge’s light blue, the other in Oxford’s dark blue. The route included unmarked desert and virgin jungle with no roads at all, yet the students’ completed their 18,000-mile marathon in just six months. This journey is widely recognised as the ‘First Overland’.
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Oxford-Cambridge Expedition 1957
Students took three Series I Land Rovers to demonstrate its prowess in the Amazon rainforest. The press dubbed the expedition ‘A Journey to the Lost World’. The route started on the Caribbean coast and headed south. The terrain was so demanding that it took three weeks to reach Brazil. They completed a full circumnavigation of the continent.
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Trans-America Expedition - Darien Gap 1972
A British Army team, led by Major John Blashford-Snell, affirmed the all-terrain properties of the original Range Rover when in 1972 they drove two cars from the north of Alaska to the southernmost tip of Argentina, crossing the infamous Darién Gap – a dense forest and swamp that prevented road access between central and South America. The expedition lasted a gruelling six months.
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Camel Trophy - Sabah Malaysia 1993
Land Rover’s association with the Camel Trophy spanned over a period of 17 years, from 1981 to 1998. From the Amazon to the Far East, Australasia, Africa and Siberia, teams of two people would tackle treacherous terrain, from winching vehicles through dense jungles to traversing rivers on rafts made from tree trunks. It gradually evolved from an all-out driving challenge to tests of human endurance, such as kayaking, mountain biking and water sports.
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G4 Challenge 2006 - Salt Plains of Bolivia
The second Land Rover G4 Challenge took place in 2006, combining demanding 4x4 driving and extreme adventure sports with mind-bending strategy. The Challenge started in Bangkok before moving to the jungles of Laos. It then headed to Brazil before traversing the vast salt plains of Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. The Challenge reached its finale at an altitude of over 4,000 metres in the Andes Mountains. South African Martin Dreyer took victory.
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Silk Trail 2013
In 2013, Land Rover demonstrated the breadth of capability of the Range Rover Hybrid as it set off on its final engineering sign-off on a gruelling 9,950-mile, seven-week endurance expedition. Three prototype hybrids followed a route spanning 12 countries over 53 days, tackling mountain passes, arid desert, high altitude, chaotic city streets, heat, humidity and wilderness to reach their final destination of Mumbai, India. The route they travelled included part of the ancient 4,000-mile Silk Road, a trade route which connected Asia with the Mediterranean.
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Land Rover Experience - Peru 2017
Peru is one of the most diverse and interesting countries in the world. The tour covered over 1,800 kilometres of roads and pistes, snaking through desert and jungle terrain. The 16-strong convoy also took in views of the Pacific Ocean before travelling 4,800 metres above sea level into the Andes during their 14-day adventure.
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Land Rover Experience - Peru 2017
Peru is one of the most diverse and interesting countries in the world. The tour covered over 1,800 kilometres of roads and pistes, snaking through desert and jungle terrain. The 16-strong convoy also took in views of the Pacific Ocean before travelling 4,800 metres above sea level into the Andes during their 14-day adventure.
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RGS Karakoram Project 1980
In 1980, the Royal Geographical Society marked its 150th anniversary with an expedition to the Karakoram Mountains of northern Pakistan, known to be one of the most hostile landscapes on earth. Seventy-three scientists travelled in a fleet of Series III Stage 1 V8 Land Rovers to undertake a range of research projects. Copyright RGS/Robert Holmes – from the RGS International Karakoram Project
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RGS Pole of Cold Expedition 2013
The Land Rover Bursary is part of a partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). In 2013, the ‘Pole of Cold’ team took on a three-month expedition chasing the onset of winter over 20,000 miles, travelling across Northern Europe and Siberia as far as the actual Pole of Cold. Talking to a variety of people, from fishermen in Norway to aurora scientists in Finland, the team recorded wide-ranging perspectives on winter. Due to the extreme cold, an extra layer of window glass had to be fitted to their Defender to create an insulating double-glazed effect for visibility in all conditions.
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Range Rover Hybrid State Review Vehicle 2016
HM The Queen is pictured in the hybrid-powered State Review Range Rover celebrating her 90th birthday alongside husband HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, as they drive through the streets of Windsor to thank well-wishers who turned out to wish her a happy birthday.
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