Prototype

• The 1948 Series I Land Rover.
  
  The vehicle was initially built on a Jeep chassis and bodied with surplus aircraft aluminum making it resistant to rust, adding to its longevity.
  
  

Military use

• The 1958 Series II Land Rover was adopted by the British military.
  
  The British Army started using the Series II Land Rover, powered by a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine after 1958.
  
  

New Chapter

• The 1970 Land Rover had a decade of strong sales.
  
  British Leyland acquired Land Rover in 1967, but the company failed 8 years later. Rover became a subsidiary of the newly nationalized British Leyland.
  
  

Range Rover

• The Range Rover was imported to North America in 1987 and was a big hit.
  
  The Range Rover was imported to the United States in 1987. Two years later, the company debuted the Discovery model.
  
  

New Owner

• The Land Rover Discovery.
  
  Rover became the Rover Group in 1988 and was acquired by BMW AG some 6 years later.
  
  

Ford and Tata

• The new Land Rover Defender is under Tata Motors ownership.
  
  BMW sold the Rover Group to the Ford Motor Company in 2000, which began equipping the vehicle with Jaguar engines. Ford sold the company to Tata Motors of India in 2008.