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An historic and nostalgic look at the role of the Land Rover in the emergency services over the last 70 years. Land Rover products have been used by the emergency services almost from the moment the first model left the factory in 1948. The agility and size of these vehicles made them an immediate hit with fire services, where they initially became popular as factory fire tenders. Police forces were also attracted by the cross-country ability and versatility of Land Rovers, especially outside Britain, and, when long-wheelbase models provided extra space, they also became favourites for ambulance conversions.
Some emergency-service conversions required very little adaptation, and were carried out in the workshops of the end-users. Others - such as six-wheel Range Rover fire tenders - required major alterations from the factory-standard vehicle. Meanwhile, specialist companies developed dedicated ambulance and fire tender bodywork, creating a fascinating variety of body types.
The vehicles featured in this book illustrate the versatility and adaptability of Land Rovers and their more modern SUV siblings.
This book will interest Land Rover enthusiasts and emergency-vehicle enthusiasts alike, with evocative photographs that illustrate both historic vehicles and more recent vehicles in action. New & Used
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It's Land Rover's 70th anniversary this year, so it follows that there are some new publications. This one covers Solihull's links with the fire, ambulance and police services, and includes almost every possible permutation - from '48 Series One to contemporary Range Rover Sport. Despite the impressive picture count, it's not short on detail - and the info s of the quality expected from a marque specialist. It's also nice to see plenty of photos that have not previously appeared. - Classic & Sports Car. It contains a goldmine of rare Land Rover images and it's authored by James Taylor, who is perhaps the pre-eminent historian of the marque. The format is simple: a chronological picture gallery, with extended captions, of the numerous conversions carried out on Land Rovers through the decades, tight up to the L322 Range Rover and Discovery 4. It's the period images of Series vehicles that captivate. Naturally, fire, police and ambulance vehicles dominate, but there's a huge variety of more specialist applications pictured here too. - Octane. In his latest book, Land Rover historian, James Taylor, offers a nostalgic look at the role of the Land Rover in the emergency services over the last 70 years. Land Rover products have been used by the emergency derives almost from the moment the first model left the factory in 1948. The vehicles featured in this book illustrate the versatility and adaptability of Land Rovers and their more modern SUV siblings. This book will interest Land Rover enthusiasts and emergency-vehicles enthusiasts alike, with evocative photographs that illustrate both historic vehicles and more recent vehicles in action. - Driversinsight.com. A nostalgic look back at the role of LandRover in the various emergency services and the numerous conversions and adaptations they adopted to make the vehicle most fit their purposes. Major examples from the firs, police and ambulance services are featured in detail - this really is an authoritative study and a fantastic guide to anyone considering an ex-emergency services restoration. It's a lovely coffee table edition, beautifully illustrated with lots of fantastic photos. - Classic Land Rover.