Late Santana models

Santana-Landrover
Production 1958-1990

Bodies
Station Wagon; FC; SWB; LWB;
Lightweight; Buggy

History
Car Company Metalurgica De Santa Ana of Linares in Spain began using CKD kits of Series II Landrover’s supplied under licence from Land Rover in 1958. During the long association with the Land Rover brand, Santana developed the vehicle in their own way so it has a look of its own.

In 1979 Santana introduced fibreglass roofs to its SWB and LWB vehicles and the front central front seat was removed making way for a centre-console. Santana never adopted the Range Rover coin springs introduced by Landrover on its 90 & 110 series vehicles but continued with leaf sprung suspension for the life of the production.

Forward Control vehicles were produced from 1967, the Santana 1300 this was superseded be the Santana 2000 in 1978 with a 2-tonne payload and using Santana’s self developed 6-cylinder engines.

A military lightweight vehicle came into production in 1969, the Militar 88" this vehicle was heavier than the British Lightweight and did not have removable panels. Special versions included an ambulance and a communications vehicle. The Spanish, Morocco and Egyptian armies all used the vehicle. A spin off of the Militar 88" was the Ligero, which were marketed and sold as fun buggies for civilian use available from 1980.

By the time production ended Santana was no longer using CKD kits, as all of the vehicle parts were self-manufactured in Spain, production totalled 300,000.

Santana supplied CKD kits to Morattab of Iran to produce its own version of the Santana-Landrover.

Santana PS10

Santana currently produce its own 4x4 the PS10 also known as 'Anibal', you can see from the picture opposite that the vehicle design shows its heritage and has been developed from Santana’s experience of Landrover models. PS10's use an Iveco 2.8-litre 4 cylinder turbo diesel engine, parabolic spring suspension, and is available as a 5-door station wagon or a 3 or 5-door pick-up.

These vehicles have been supplied to the Spanish and French military as well as Chech and palestinian Police. In a turning of the tables the British MoD are looking at ordering them.

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