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==Speciality vehicles== [[File:Rapier_and_Land_Rover.jpg|thumb|Omani Rapier and Land Rover]] To maximise sales in Europe, Land Rover set up the ''Special Vehicles Division'', which handled conversions, adaptations and limited production volume versions. The bulk of the division's work was the construction of stretched-wheelbase mobile workshops and crew carriers for British and European utility companies, often including six-wheel-drive conversions, but more unusual projects were undertaken, such as the construction of an amphibious Land Rover 90 used by the company as part of its sponsorship of [[Cowes Week]] from 1987 to 1990. The ''Special Projects Division'' also handled specialised military contracts, such as the building of a fleet of {{convert|127|in|mm|0|adj=on}} V8-powered [[Rapier missile]] launchers for the British Army. The Rapier system actually consisted of three Land Rovers: a One Two Seven which carried the launching and aiming equipment, and two One Tens which carried the crew and additional equipment. <gallery widths="200" heights="150"> File:Land Rover 110 V8.jpg|Land Rover 110 pickup File:LR19JTurbo.JPG|Diesel Turbo engine in a 1990 Land Rover Ninety File:PICT6224 1 AMPHIBIOUS LAND ROVER 1.jpg|The amphibious 90 built in 1989 for the Cowes Week sponsorship events. The base vehicle is a standard Diesel Turbo soft top. File:Land Rover 110 Pick up 2009.jpg|Land Rover Defender 110 2009 </gallery> {{Clear}}
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