RSS_Auto_Poster
Well-known member
Written by Stephen Dobie
A Land Rover lightweight special. It sounds like a joke, right? They"re built to be tough, substantial, robust words that don"t go hand in hand with the world of lightweight cars, where delicate Atoms, Elises and Sevens reign supreme. Yet that"s what you"re looking at here. Is it ugly? Perhaps. But as is usually the way, you superficially shun this car at your peril. Beneath the skin is a fascinating story and one of the coolest classic Land Rovers at the company"s 70th birthday bash. It"s a military vehicle, one known officially as the 1/2 Ton Lightweight", its name referring to the payload it was designed to carry. Its main aim, though, was to slim down so it was light enough to be carried by helicopter and skinny enough to squeeze inside a plane. What follows is a classic story of underappreciated engineering genius.
Date written: 4 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11731
A Land Rover lightweight special. It sounds like a joke, right? They"re built to be tough, substantial, robust words that don"t go hand in hand with the world of lightweight cars, where delicate Atoms, Elises and Sevens reign supreme. Yet that"s what you"re looking at here. Is it ugly? Perhaps. But as is usually the way, you superficially shun this car at your peril. Beneath the skin is a fascinating story and one of the coolest classic Land Rovers at the company"s 70th birthday bash. It"s a military vehicle, one known officially as the 1/2 Ton Lightweight", its name referring to the payload it was designed to carry. Its main aim, though, was to slim down so it was light enough to be carried by helicopter and skinny enough to squeeze inside a plane. What follows is a classic story of underappreciated engineering genius.
Date written: 4 May 2018
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 11731
