sgam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> IIRC, the first Rangies differed quite a lot from the Landrovers of
> the time (which would have been Series 3, I guess?). Coil sprung
> fully independant suspension, (I think the Landy had leafs at the
> time), full time 4wd (not free wheeling front hubs), and easily the
> most luxurious interior of any 4x4 at the time. In fact, one thing
> you could say, is that arguably the Range Rover is one of the most
> influential car designs ever. It started a whole segment of the
> market, which most manufacturers are now wanting a bit of - even
> ****sche.
>
> So back when they started, quite a different beastie altogether from
> the Landrovers of the time. Now, of course, different story.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve
Series 2a actually - and I have difficulty thinking of a single part that
is
interchangeable between the 2a and the first Rangerover! But the One-Ten
(Defender ancestor) introduced in 1984, fourteen years after the
Rangerover, was, as far as the chassis and drive train were concerned,
essentially a stretched wheelbase Rangerover with a Series 3 body and
engines (2.25 petrol and diesel, 3.5 V8). But the commonality was lost as
the Rangerover was further redesigned and there is now nothing in common
between Defenders and Rangerovers other than the manufacturer.
The first Discovery was simply a rebodied Rangerover, but the second one,
although superficially almost the same, has very few interchangeable
parts,
and the current one is a completely new design, with almost nothing in
common either with earlier Discoverys or any Rangerover other than the
S****t, which is a restyled Discovery 3. (other than engines)
JD
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