And the reason production stopped in 1968 was that Leyland (I.e. Land Rover) took over BMC and immediately stopped the Gipsy production. Not a thing was learned from the Gipsy. Take for example the gear box and transfer box, far superiors and virtually up breakable. Compare with my TD5 Defender of just 50 k - major gear box failure and major hole in pocket. The Gipsy transfer box has rear wheel drive, front wheel drive, four wheel drive, high and low ratio plus PTO, All can be engaged and disengaged on the move as clutch less change. Also PTO on main gearbox for hydraulic or air pump.Add to this a more rust resistant chassis, and beam axle articulation on the later series IV models that gives 19 inches rise and fall per wheel. LWB HAS TURNING CIRCLE ONLY 1 foot bigger than modern SWB Defender. Steering that is direct and accurate too. No wonder LR stopped it it was gaining on them fast.
Boza