1962 Land-Rover 88'' Series IIa

1962 Land-Rover 88'' Series IIa in Laukaus Kyproksessa, Movie, 1965

Class: Cars, Off-road / SUV — Model origin: — Made for:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
BeanBandit ◊ 2008-01-27 20:35
Alexander ◊ 2008-01-27 21:12	A lovely Land-Rover 88" Series II (1958). They actually dented it during the film. Was the opposing car a write-off?
chris40 ◊ 2008-01-27 23:18	Alex, off-topic but that reminds me of a tale I read in, I think, Top Gear magazine. The writer encountered in Kosovo an American police officer, I think attached to KFOR, trying to remove a considerable dent from the door of a Toyota Land Cruiser. Asked to account for the dent, he replied, 'Well ... Defenders don't bend easy.'
Alexander ◊ 2008-01-28 23:05	Good story, Chris! In the 60s a Land-Rover was used for crash-tests with other cars ... and didn't loose once!
marklandynut ◊ 2010-06-21 22:05	This one has the later style flat apron panel making it a 1960-1961 Series 2 or a 1962 Series 2A.
dsl ◊ 2018-12-26 02:49	thick sills should be S2a.