Land Rover was born out of the need for a simple machine which could go places and do things. The ladder frame chassis was tough and the body was made from Burmabright, a metal which was literally rust proof. The mechanicals were rather simple and a Land Rover could be repaired with simple tools on the farm. In short the Land Rover was a simpleton and when launched it found favour with a commoners and mainly farmers who could deploy their Land Rovers to do a host of farm chores. As time went by the Land Rover started evolving without losing any of its virtues. It could go anywhere and was cheap to repair. The Land Rover then became the Defender,