3 2 ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁Sp encer ▁and ▁Maurice ▁Wil ks ▁on ▁Sp encer ' s ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁board ▁made ▁the ▁important ▁decision ▁to ▁make ▁only ▁high ▁quality ▁cars . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Wil ks ▁led ▁R over ' s ▁team ▁developing ▁Frank ▁Wh ittle ' s ▁gas ▁tur bine ▁aircraft ▁engines . ▁Exper ien cing ▁difficulties ▁with ▁Wh ittle ' s ▁team ▁R over ▁passed ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁Roll s - Ro y ce ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁Wil ks ▁continued ▁working ▁with ▁gas ▁tur bine ▁engines , ▁leading ▁to ▁R over ▁un ve iling ▁the ▁first ▁gas ▁tur bine ▁power ed ▁car ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁whilst ▁at ▁his ▁farm ▁in ▁Ang les ey , ▁Wil ks , ▁who ▁used ▁an ▁army ▁sur plus ▁Wil ly s ▁Je ep ▁for ▁farm ▁work , ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Sp encer ▁who ▁was ▁visit ing ▁him , ▁were ▁inspired ▁to ▁develop ▁and ▁produce ▁a ▁utility ▁four - w heel - drive ▁vehicle ▁for ▁far mers , ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁Land ▁R over ▁was ▁co ined ▁for ▁it . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁R over ▁had ▁built ▁a ▁prototype ▁Land ▁R over ▁vehicle ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁Je ep ▁ch ass is . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁R over ▁company ▁author ised ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁pre