GPO Type 1 · Phase 1

History

The archive dates the LUU 990 photograph to June 1951 and lists it among the first 1950 fleet registrations. Although its page title describes the wider Type 1 family as 88-inch, this model follows the early short-body vehicle shown in the photograph, using the 80-inch Series I geometry. Later engineering instructions on the page cover both phases and should not be read as the exact specification of the photographed vehicle.

Imagery

Registry record

Manufacturer

Land Rover

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Catalogue data

Record kind

Named model

Model line

Series I

Wheels

4

Nominal wheelbase

80″

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Sources & citations

Researched sources

• GPO Type 1 Phase 1 and engineering instructions ↗ — British Telephones (accessed 2026-09-11)

Catalogue references

• https://www.britishtelephones.com/vehicles/landrover/049.htm https://www.britishtelephones.com/vehicles/landrover/049.htm ↗