Take a look at the evolution of the original Land Rover into the Defender over the decades.
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As we welcome the new 2020 Land Rover Defender, it seems like a good time to look back at the original rough-and-ready models, which ran from 1948 to 2016. Land Rover marked the end of production with a ceremony at its Solihull plant that gathered the classics back to their birthplace, providing a trove of modern photos of classic Land Rovers to enjoy.
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1948 Land Rover 90
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1956 Land Rover Series I Fire Tender
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1967 Land Rover Series IIA 88-inch prototype
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1979 Land Rover Series III 109-inch Station Wagon
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Classic Land Rover reunion
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Classic Land Rover parade
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1994 Defender 90 convertible
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2001 Land Rover Defender, Tomb Raider movie vehicle
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2012 Land Rover Defender
2013 Land Rover Defender
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2015 Land Rover Defender 110 official Rugby World Cup vehicle
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Final 2016 Land Rover Defender
Dan Carney is a Design News senior editor, covering automotive technology, engineering and design, especially emerging electric vehicle and autonomous technologies.