Land-Rover 107 inch Series 1 1956, 1957, 1958

107 inch Series 1

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In the Autumn of 1956 the wheelbases of both the existing models were increased by two inches. Thus, the 86 inch became the 88 inch and the 107 inch became the 109 inch model. This increase was not to make the load bed any larger but to allow extra room in the engine bay, even though the new engine around which the Land-Rovers had been redesigned did not actually become available until the June of 1957. It was a 2-litre OHV four-cylinder diesel and fulfilled a long-standing need for a diesel alternative to the petrol Land-Rover. Petrol and Diesel 88 inch and 107 inch continued side by side until April 1958 when a completely revised Land-Rover range was introduced.

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