Land Rover Series III Specification Guide

(Hardback)

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The Series III Land Rovers enjoyed a long production run of nearly fifteen years, taking over from the Series IIA types in 1971. The book follows it predecessor, Land Rover Series II and IIA Specification Guide, in trying to establish how its subject vehicles would have been when they were new. Compiled over a period of more than thirty years, the book draws on extensive reference material from Land Rover itself, and on the observations and knowledge of an army of enthusiasts. The complete specification guide to Series III Land Rovers, produced from 1971 to 1985 covers: .Vehicle identification and specification changes .Options on standard models and special equipment .Conversions and Forward Control models .Overseas models and markets .Military and Lightweight models AUTHOR: James Taylor is a distinguished motoring historian with more than fifty books to his credit. He also writes for specialist magazines both in Britain and overseas, covering the whole motoring spectrum from classics to current models. His specialist subject might be regarded as Rover, but he has contributed several titles to the Crowood AutoClassic series on subjects as diverse as Land Rovers and BMWs. ILLUSTRATIONS: 400 colour

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James Taylor is a well-known writer on classic motoring subjects and a specialist on the Land Rover marque. He has written several highly acclaimed books about Land Rovers and was the Editor of Land Rover Enthusiast magazine between 2000 and 2010.