page_title: Land Rover series
section_title: Australia
hierarchical_section_title: Land Rover series / Military / Australia
caption_attribution_description: English: An Australian Army land rover which was deployed to Namibia during UNTAG on display at the Australian War Memorial
context_page_description: The Land Rover series I, II, and III, or simply the Land-Rover, are British off-road vehicles produced by the Rover Company, and later British Leyland. The Land Rover was the first mass-produced civilian four-wheel drive car with doors on it. In 1992, Land Rover claimed that 70% of all the vehicles they had built were still in use.
  Most series models feature leaf-spring suspension with selectable two or four-wheel drive, however series I's produced between 1948 and mid-1951 had constant 4WD via a freewheel mechanism, and the Stage 1 V8 version of the series III featured permanent 4WD. All three models could be started with a front hand crank and had the option of front & rear power takeoffs for accessories.
context_section_description: The Australian-made series 1, 2, 2A and 3 were widely used by the Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force. Most were GS (General Service) mobility vehicles with variants built as Long Range Patrol Vehicles, ambulances, command reconnaissance cars, fire tenders and ceremonial vehicles.
  The first was delivered to the Army in 1948 and the series 1 gradually replaced the World War II era Austin Champs and Jeeps. The series 2 was introduced in 1958, the 2a in 1963 and series 3 in 1973. 72 of the series 2 were fitted as an anti-tank "gunbuggy" with a 106mm recoilless rifle.
  The Land Rover Perentie, commonly thought to be a military variant of the Land Rover Defender, was introduced in 1987, 3 years before the Defender was named in 1990. Over 2,500 four wheel drive and 400 six wheel drive remain in service.
caption: Australian Army Land Rover deployed to Namibia during UNTAG on display at the Australian War Memorial.
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