Land Rover · Production 1948–1958

Land Rover Series I

Key facts

Documented period	Production 1948–1958^[1]
Make	Land Rover · United Kingdom
Generation	Series I · Series I
Body	2-door off-road vehicle, 4-door off-road vehicle, 2-door pickup^[1]
Powertrain	Not documented here
Class	Off-road^[1]

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What made it distinctive?

The first Land Rover, conceived by the Rover Company in 1947; Series I, II and III were compact British off-road vehicles built from 1948.^[1]
Inspired by the wartime jeep, it was the first mass-produced civilian four-wheel drive car with doors and an available hard roof.^[1]

Notes

Series I infobox: production 1948–1958; the article covers Series I, II and III (1948–1985).

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References

Land Rover series — Wikipedia Reference work (read 11 October 2026)

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