Shaun, the UK's most mischevious sheep, is taking to the road on a promotional tour - thanks to Land Rover's Solihull Tool Room.

The Land Rover Defender used as a farm vehicle by the Farmer and his sheep dog, Bitzer, has been recreated as a life size replica by Aardman modelmaker Steve Morrey, plus fitters Richard Hall and Pete Caden.

The main problem encountered by Steve and his team was that the vehicle shown in Shaun the Sheep is a mix of several models used the compliment the animation style of the new Shaun series.

"It is based on a Series I, but completed using a mix of several models," said Roger Crathorne, Land Rover technical communications manager. "We used a 1951 rolling chassis with a 90-inch rear body. There are panels used from a variety of Land Rover Series vehicles including 2007 Defender panels. It has taken seven weeks to complete and has now passed its MOT making it completely road-worthy."

Try these facts out for size:

∙ The Landrover model took 8 days to build and paint, compared to the 8 weeks it took for the real landrover
∙ The model is an amalgamation of 5 different Land Rover styles
∙ The model has adjustable suspension!
∙ The model’s rear cross member is massively out of proportion
∙ The model Land Rover has 6 wheel nuts (as opposed to the regular 5) – Land Rover had to source these for the rebuild from a limited edition (2000) military Land Rover, of which 1750 were made for the British Army.
∙ The type of windscreen had to be sourced as it was made only on a limited vehicle.
∙ The real landrover has added leg room!

Shaun's Land Rover will be heading to various events around the country this summer including the Goodwood Festival of Speed (22-24 June) and The Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials (30 August-2 September)

Landrover Fanatic? Find out more on the following links:

Car Pages:
http://www.carpages.co.uk/land_rover/land-rover-series-i-18-04-07.asp

Just Auto
http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?ID=91052

Motor Torque
http://www.askaprice.com/torque-article.asp?article=Shaun_the_Sheep_gets_his_own_Laaand_Rover&item=3015

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great my 2 fav thing Animation & Cars Loved the STS LR when i saw the first pics, land rover is my 3rd fav car company too

That would have been so funny seeing a Land Rover with Shaun the Sheep livery driving through the crowds of Goodwood with great cars like Astons, Ferraris, the list keeps going.

It's a pity I now live in Australia. I used to live in Kenilworth which is not far from the Land Rover factory at Solihull!

Wil you be releasing Shaun the Sheep goodies over here?

cool i wonder if ill be able to go

My fiance saw it at The Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, Edinburgh. It's the 1st year I didn't manage to go myself and I was gutted! He did take loads of photos of it tho!

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cool! iwish i lived in uk!!!!

cool please post more

Can you come to Wales please!!!preferably Mold

Good peace of work - the big one and the small one.

where is it next?

wow that is so cool when is it next visit and where? that is really cool i think you did a great job

i love shaun the sheep

I hope they read my message and come to Wales!

If so, WOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

OMG that is sooo cool and it luks expensive

WOW THAT IS WICKED.What a shame I went to the zoo just recently, if only i went a bit later!

Want one, want one!!

motorbike

i wish it can come to derby

I wish it came to America

hay me to

cool! wonder how long it took to make?

is land rover touring again this year??

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes a i was sleeping oops hello.

That is brilliant! I wish I could see it in person. I live in Australia so I'm kind of doubting it will

hiya guys!

this is sool cool

wow if i'd known it was on i would have gone, because i live in the UK