Stage One V8 - truck cab with canvas.
Wheels are non-original, but otherwise pretty much as it left the factory.
The story goes back to the mid Seventies. The only bit of the BL empire still making money was Land Rover, but even here all was far from well. The utility 4x4s which were the company's mainstay were taking a hammering in crucial export markets from Japanese competitors, and especially the Toyota Landcruiser. The Toyota was very similar in many respects to the Land Rover. It had a separate chassis, leaf sprung beam axles and not a lot of comfort.