Land Rover Series 1 Grey Diecast Model 1:76 Scale OO Gauge - Oxford

Genuine Land Rover Series 1

An Accurate Scale Collectors Model Tractor

1:76 Scale Model - OO Gauge

Die Cast with Plastic Parts 

Officially Licenced 

Size 5.5cm x 2cm x 2cm

Comes in presentation box

Age 14 Plus 

From the Oxford Commercials Range 

Rover chief engineer Maurice Wilks was inspired by his army-surplus Willys-Overland Jeep to create a workhorse vehicle for military and agricultural use. Prototypes were up and running by late 1947, and production of the Series I began at Solihull in summer 1948. The Land Rover price started from just £450. Supply to the British forces started in 1949, the Land Rover replacing the Austin Champ, and later, the rust-prone Austin Gipsy. Deliveries to organisations such as the Red Cross soon followed. The 100,000th Land Rover was made in autumn 1954 and by 1958, production ran to around 200,000.