Exland rover man mike gould recalls the troubled launch of the range rover p38. In their place, theres a teak cargo bed with a spare wheel holder. Land rover has finalised the design of the replacement for its 66yearold icon, due to expire in 2015, but dont expect it to look like the dc100 concept new land rover defender design signed off. About the author mike gould worked at land rover and its predecessor companies for more than 30 years a career that included many years when he was responsible for the land rover and defender model lines.
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