My point was that they are not even talking about the same vehicle. The first Land Rover (80) was a rebodied US Military Jeep. The Landrover 88 was the first with its own chassis. The Defender is a (somewhat) look alike that has nothing in common with the original. By that standard the current Jeep has be in production since 1941. And as you said the VW Bug has continued in production in Brazil until very recently. I think the prototype "Peoples Car" was shown in 1935 as you said. It went into production just prior to WWII, then production was changed over to the Kubalwagen (the world's first jeep like vehicle?) after only one year. Continuous production of the Bug IIRC would be 1949-200x.
The article was in an English paper for English consumption, I don't think they gave a damn about accuracy. Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 6:54 PM Subject: Re: OT: Car keys - WAS Survival Kit > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "T Rittenhouse" > Subject: Re: OT: Car keys - WAS Survival Kit > > > > Lets see, they are saying the current Defender is basically the same > vehicle > > as the original Land Rover? Why I bet it still has a 1941 Jeep chassis too > > > "The Land Rover Defender was voted second coolest. First built in 1950, it > has outlasted the VW Beetle to become the world's oldest production car." > > > > Wasn't the Beetle first built around 1935 or something though? I know it was > only in production for a very short while prior to WWII. > > I believe it JUST finally went out of production in Brazil in the past few > weeks. > > > William Robb > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/03
