Classic Car Catalogue

Minerva 1953

80

Belgium

The Minerva assembly line employs about 500 workers producing 50 vehicles a day. These vehicles are left hand drive, 80" wheelbase Land Rover models, with a 2 liter engine. The bodywork however, including the doors, is all steel and a narrow front grille is used with the Minerva badge. An armored assault vehicle version was also produced with heavy plating, armored glass and machine gun mounts.
6910 examples were built in 1953.