1949 Land Rover 80 Series I Station Wagon by Tickford

Coachbuilder Tickford built a limited run of upmarket versions of the original Land Rover. Unlike the bare-bones workhorse, these featured leather seats, a heater, a one-piece laminated windscreen, and even a spare wheel cover—luxuries for 1949. But with higher production costs and heavy Purchase Tax applied as a private car rather than a utility vehicle, sales never took off. Fewer than 700 were made. Still, the Tickford Station Wagon foreshadowed the idea of the Land Rover as a lifestyle 4x4 rather than just farm equipment, paving the way for the Range Rover and, eventually, the modern SUV.