Gecko Model announced their British FV18001 Mk. 1 80in 4x4 Utility Vehicle w/Canvas Roof Top (Early Production).
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/new-british-fv18001-from-gecko
This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/new-british-fv18001-from-gecko
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The previous discussion about the open top with trailer:
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I read that the first Land Rover was built on the frame and drivetrain of a Willys MB.
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Correct. They were built on surplus Willys MB frames just after WWII.
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Nice to see with a canopy, and a very useful addition to 50s modelling, though not necessarily a popular era for modellers. At least this kit will help ring the changes.
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Can’t put in to words how happy these landrovers are making me.
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Not quite. Only the prototype used a Jeep frame and axles - by the time series production began Rover had engineered its own parts so no Jeep components were used. Land Rover series - Wikipedia
Still, it was definitely inspired by the Jeep!
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And a very useful vehicle it has been for most of its life, and yet, nowadays we have the massive practically 2T Wolf still pretending to be a Land Rover. What began as a handy, general purpose runabout is now a monster(!)
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Similar to the rebirth of the Mini Cooper,
it should have been renamed Medium Cooper
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