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Land Rover Series 1

Season 1 | Episode 2 | ABC | July 23, 2014

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The Land Rover Series 1 is a seriously iconic British car. Born in 1948 it went on to conquer the world. Rugged, simple, but with only just 39,000 made, examples of this national treasure are hard to find.

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