VA11119 Land Rover Series I 80" - Light Green (Weathered) option-set-154 Improved 5-pole skew wound can

Improved 5-pole skew wound can motor with flywheels and multi-link drivetrain

They were BR’s first fully air-braked wagon and had upgraded running gear to cope with higher speeds

subsidiary Texas & New Orleans received 30 C-40-3s

the two shared almost no common parts

where intensive flight trials began with "100/VL" squadron four days later

VA11119 Land Rover Series I 80" - Light Green (Weathered) option-set-154 Improved 5-pole skew wound canRover launched the Land Rover at the 1948 Amsterdam Motor Show. They displayed three examples: one indoors on the stand, and two outside demonstrating the new machines remarkable abilities. All three were pre production prototypes; different in detail specification to what emerged when production commenced. The vehicle modelled was one of the demonstrators, although it was then left hand drive. After the show, it was allocated to Jack Swains Engine