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during the production years 1906 and 1907. In 1948, it debuted the Land Rover. Rover continually produced a new vehicle every few years. In 1967, the Leyland Motor Corporation bought out the Rover Company, merging the two automakers. Leyland continued to produce three existing vehicles from Rover: the P5 until 1973, the P6 until 1976, and the Land Rover. The plot thickened, though, and business mergers abounded. Leyland, owner of the well-known and much-loved Triumph brand, had also drawn the interest of another, larger company. British Motor Holdings bought out Leyland in 1968, creating a mega corporation of the three automakers, known as British Leyland Motor Corporation.

Rover produced luxury cars for the middle income market, such as this 1964 Rover P5.

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Range Rover: The Ultimate in Luxury