Land Rover: The Story of the Car that Conquered the World

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Ben Fogle. Land Rover: The Story of the Car that Conquered the World

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DEDICATION

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

INTRODUCTION

A LOVE STORY

HISTORY OF THE LAND ROVER

THE RANGE OF ROVER

HISTORY OF THE LAND ROVER

RIOT ROVER

HISTORY OF THE LAND ROVER

FIGHTING ROVER

KAHN AND THE ART OF LAND ROVER MAINTENANCE

WEIRD ROVER

HISTORY OF THE LAND ROVER

CRUISIN’ FOR A BRUISIN’

LANDED ROVER

DEFENDER OF THE LAND

MARLEY AND ME

SEA ROVER

LAND ROVER HEAVEN

HISTORY OF THE LAND ROVER

LANDY WORLD

THE CONQUERER

THE AFFAIR

CONCLUSION

EPILOGUE

PICTURE SECTION

INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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There is something rather egalitarian about three seats in the front. It takes away the whole hierarchy thing for a start. What is it about the front seat? When I was a child it was like a throne. The front seat was the holy grail of seats and it was always allocated to a strict and unspoken rule of hierarchy, which was usually dictated by age. When Mum and Dad were both in the car there was never any question that they would sit in the front and we children, dogs and parrot would go in the back, but when it came to the school run and only one parent in the car, it became a war zone. ‘Shotgun!’ we would cry as we left the house and raced to the front door. Bickering and arguments would invariably ensue, followed by frosty sulking from the ‘backees’.

The three-seat configuration in the front gives all three passengers the same experience. It is much more inclusive, but of course there is a catch. Have you ever sat in the middle seat of a Land Rover?

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