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07DefenderSeb:
Was driving accress the QEII Bridge from Essex into Kent at the w/e and spotted what looked like a 110 pickup, but when I got infront and looked in the rearview saw the grille and snout were totally different from a Defender. Got photos but all were side profiles which don't help much.

I have a funny feeling the chassis might have been 110 in fact, something funny about the cab - looked a few inches too long. :?

Was a business tool too. Had Co. logo on side.

Any ideas? Is there a South American company who make LR copies - Lama or something - or is this just my mind playing tricks? :oops:

Someone on MC is bound to know the answer...

karlo:
Could have been one of these http://www.santanauk.com/

Taken from 4x4news.co.uk

Santana Motor SA has had a long association with Land Rover having built in the region of 300,000 'Series' vehicles from 1958 through to 1985. By the end of this period the vehicles being built were quite different from the parent company, and in 1990 all links with Land Rover ceased. Production continued of a range of Land Rover derived vehicles designated the Santana 2500 until the early nineties. In Spain, Santana Land Rovers of all ages are a common sight and have gained an almost legendry status. From 1985 to the present day, Santana has been building 4x4s for Suzuki, including the Samurai, Vitara and Jimny.
It is from this background of 45 years of experience in building 4x4 vehicles that Santana has come into the market with a new heavy duty 4x4 commercial vehicle.
Linares, the location of the Santana factory in southern Spain, was the home of Hannibal (Anibal in Spanish) famed for crossing the Alps with a troop of elephants. Hence in Spain, the vehicle is badged Anibal, while for the rest of the world it retains its development code number of PS10.

07DefenderSeb:
BINGO! :D

Four minutes and the nail hit firmly on the head  :shock:  Impressive work Karlo.

Funny looking aren't they? I wonder if anyone owns one on MC?

Magnum335:
Yup just look on the north derbs greenlaning thread and you will find him....

Evilgoat:
Satana PS10

http://www.lr-mad.co.uk/santana.html

I was and still am thinking about them as I dont fit in a defender. IIRC they are what the series 4 would have been, but they've had a massive interior facelift and actually have a dash :)

Theres a Honda Disco clone too, Honda Crossroad


Well I say clone, aparently it IS a disco with Honda bits added.

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