The Range Rover had the V8 engine from the start so wouldn't say it had shit engines!!! It also had all round coil springs and disk brakes - as early as 1970 - way ahead of the Japs - some of them STILL use leaf springs - as do the Yanks!!!
This will make you sit up Codders....
In 1995 I had a 4 door Range- with the VM engine- which I am proud to say
- managed to blow up. I looked around for a replacement and was offered a straight 6 Toyota 4.2 Landcruiser with an automatic box. This fitted exactly in the Range-even the engine supports were exactly in line. The only thing that had to be adapted was the prop shaft. As regards the handbrake ( Rangy has a drum brake behind the transmission) - we were able to get away with the MOT as saying that the handbrake was in fact the "P" position on the automatic
Jonathan
Won't make me sit up at all - I said from the start. The diesel RR was quite late in it's life. The VM was a crap engine also used in the Cherokee(I think). The BMW diesel that came after it wasn't much better either!!!
Then of course there is the legendry Rover v8 - awesome!!!
quite true codders - but derived from a GM cadillaic. imported in the 50's - i,e you were still a suckling kid then!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I was sent to a Jesuit scholl at 11.
jonathan
legend has it that Cadillaic "pinched" this motor after WWII from a German factory run by BMW...
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