Land Rover Movie Vehicles to go on Display at UK Event [Updated with Video]

Land Rovers from blockbuster movies and TV shows will join several other special LR models at this year's "LANDROVERmax!" happening, to be held at Stoneleigh Park in the West Midlands region of England from 28th to 30th August.

Among the vehicles to go on display at the event is the futuristic Land Rover City Cab (pictured above) from Sylvester Stallone's 1995 film, Judge Dredd. A total of 31 examples of the fiberglass-bodied City Cab were made for the movie, which was set in the year 2139.

Also transferring from the big screen to the showground is the Land Rover 110 featured in Tomb Raider and driven by Angelina Jolie who portrayed Lara Croft.

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond will show off "Buster", his modified 1986 Land Rover 110 which runs a heavy-duty 4.5-litre V8 delivering more than 200bhp. Hammond, who says he has spent more than £70,000 (about US$110,000) on Buster, commented: "It cost more than a new Range Rover and is more expensive to run than a Ferrari Enzo - but I always drive it with a big grin on my face."

The British Army's SAS Desert Patrol 110 model will also be on show at the event which will be open from 9am until 5.30pm, with tickets priced at £10 for adults in advance and £14 on the day with free entry for children. Prices for weekend tickets covering all three days of the show are set at £25.

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Land Rover gets Government Grant to Build Range Rover LRX

The UK Government has offered a grant of up to £27 million ($37.4 million) to help the Jaguar-Land Rover Group develop the production version of the LRX small SUV first shown in Detroit last year. It should be noted that the grant is from a separate scheme to the £2.3bn support package that the UK government is currently negotiating with automakers. Land Rover, which is now owned by India's Tata Motors, said that the Government's grant is an important contribution towards the overall £400 million cost of the LRX project.

"We welcome the Government's support for this project, which would form a key part of our future product plans and which we very much want to put into production," said Phil Popham, Managing Director of Land Rover. The company is due to make a final decision on the go-ahead of the LRX project at its plant in Halewood, on Merseyside, later this year.

The British automaker also revealed that while the LRX concept was shown as a Land Rover, the production version will go on sale wearing a Range Rover badge. The new small SUV is expected to share many components with the Freelander including the SUV's four-wheel drive system.