Still the Best After Four Decades ; the Range Rover Was Revealed to the World's Press 40 Years Ago at a Disused Mine in Cornwall. Tony Lewis Reports On What's Happened Since

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IT was a revolution 40 years ago and it still sets the benchmark today. When Land Rover decided to build a luxury SUV in the late 1960s, many - including some at the company - thought the idea was doomed to failure.

But those who were convinced they were onto a winner were proved right and this month Land Rover has been celebrating 40 years of the Range Rover with the 2011 model being put through its paces in Portugal's stunning Douro Valley.

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Still the Best After Four Decades ; the Range Rover Was Revealed to the World's Press 40 Years Ago at a Disused Mine in Cornwall. Tony Lewis Reports On What's Happened Since

This is the heart of the country's wine-producing region and as we inched our way down impossible slopes and along boulder-strewn rivers we couldn't help think that would you really do this if you had just spent Pounds 81,000 on your new pride and joy? But you do it bec...

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