Q 01/05

Which ex-military American vehicle did Maurice Wilks run on his Anglesey farm, the seed of the first Land Rover?

A) Willys Jeep

B) Dodge Power Wagon

C) Studebaker US6

D) GMC CCKW truck

Answer · why

A) Willys Jeep

A Willys Jeep on the farm was the template: Rover's 1947 Centre Steer prototype was built on a Jeep chassis with the engine and gearbox of a Rover P3 ...

Q 02/05

Why did the earliest Land Rovers of 1948 come only in various shades of light green?

A) Army camouflage regulations

B) Cheapest pigment available

C) Surplus aircraft cockpit paint

D) Spencer Wilks's favourite colour

Answer · why

C) Surplus aircraft cockpit paint

Surplus aircraft cockpit paint dictated the colour: Rover bought up military stocks, so the first Land Rovers came in whatever light greens the forces...

Q 03/05

Why did Rover build the first Land Rover's bodywork from Birmabright, an aluminium-magnesium alloy?

A) It would not rust

B) Steel was rationed

C) It weighed far less

D) Aluminium was cheaper

Answer · why

B) Steel was rationed

Steel was rationed in post-war Britain, so Rover hand-made the panels from Birmabright instead; the rust-proof alloy body became a Land Rover hallmark...

Q 04/05

The first Land Rover was shown to the world on 30 April 1948 at a motor show in which city?

A) Geneva

B) Amsterdam

C) Copenhagen

D) Brussels

Answer · why

B) Amsterdam

Amsterdam's show crowd saw a vehicle aimed squarely at farmers, with hand-made alloy panels, that went on to outsell Rover's own cars from its very fi...

Q 05/05

Which museum, home of the Mona Lisa, displayed an early Range Rover as an 'exemplary work of industrial design'?

A) The Louvre

B) The Prado

C) The Uffizi

D) The Hermitage

Answer · why

A) The Louvre

The Louvre put the Range Rover on show soon after its 1970 launch, honouring a car that was sold only as a two-door for more than a decade.