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The '''Land Master''' iswas the name of a civilian all-terrain utility vehicle produced in the late 1970s and early 1980's1980s as a contendercompetitor to the [[Land Rover]]. Many of its features were incorporated into the [[Land Rover (Series/Defender)|Land Rover Defender]] introduced some years later.

It is now a very rare vehicle. It was tested by the [[British Army]] and was actually used by the [[Devon and Cornwall Constabulary]]. Money was promised by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] but the deal fell through. Eventually, the rights to the Land Master were sold to a company called C.K. Farnworth of [[Crumlin, WalesCaerphilly|Crumlin]], [[South Wales]].

The prototype vehicles were made at Trelavour Road Garage, [[St Dennis, Cornwall]], and were based on [[Dodge]] [[pickup truck]] parts. The chassis was made of tubular steel so that when it went over bumps and steep angles, dirt on top of the chassis rails would fall off, unlike Land Rovers.