In 1957, Benbros introduced three Land Rover models into the Mighty Midgets. First of these was No.34 AA Road Service Land Rover in bright yellow. At that time the AA (Automobile Association) was improving its road patrols by adding Land Rovers to the familiar motorcycle riders on British roads.

 

The Mighty Midget Land Rovers were cast in two parts, the main body and an open-centred base which slotted into a holder beneath the front bumper and was rivetted at the rear. Both axles were attached to the base with large painted metal wheels on nail-head & crimped axles. On the base, 'Benbros Qualitoy' and 'Made in England' were cast on each side of the open centre. The model measured 55mm long.

 

The Benbros casting was a nice representation of the Series 1 Land Rovers. All three versions - No.34 AA Land Rover, No.35 Army Land Rover, and No.36 Royal Mail Land Rover - were 'hard-top' models with the AA version having the 'AA' logo and 'Road Service' cast on the both sides. The rear of the model was open with a central pillar (part of the body casting) and a fixed tailgate (part of the base casting).

 

No.34 Land Rover was issued in various shades of yellow from quite pale on the early models, through mid-yellow on later ones, and eventually to dark-yellow on the final run. Silver trim was added to the front grille and bumper on all colour variations.

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One interesting feature of the AA Land Rovers is the colour of the base, and sometimes the inside of the body, which often varies from the outer yellow. The first models had a cream coloured base which included the axles and the insides of the metal wheels. Later, when the models were painted mid-yellow, the base colour became beige or was harmonised to mid-yellow. The last run of AA Land Rovers in dark-yellow finally had matching dark-yellow bases. 

 

No.34 AA Land Rover is not a common model but perhaps because of the limited variations it doesn't usually command a high price.