Land Rover Santana.

Santana built Land Rovers under licence in Spain for many years. Santana also devised unique local variations such as their own 6-cylinder motor, the Modele 2000 forward control Land Rover and a military lightweight Land Rover. These days Santana build Suzukis. 1990s -->

This Santana Land Rover 109" 6 cylinder belongs to Jose Trisotti. The Santana 6-cylinder engine is not the usual 2.6L Solihull Rover but a Spanish version of the rugged four cylinder 2.25L motor stretched by one and half times to give two extra cylinders and a capacity of 3429cc.

Film buffs might like to watch Monsignor Qixote (1985), starring Alec Guinness and based on Graham Greene's modern adaption of Don Quixote: An aged priest travels through Spain in his ricketty car, Rosinante, having Quixotic adventures. At one point the Gardia (police) drive up in a Santana Land Rover.

Jose's SWB Santana (left).

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