HUNDREDS of Land Rover enthusiasts made their way to Anglesey over the weekend as the island marked 70 years since the vehicle was first made there.

On Saturday afternoon, over 400 series one Land Rovers were spotted at Red Wharf Bay as people gathered to celebrate the special anniversary.

The vehicle was originally designed by Maurice Wilks, who was chief of the Rover Company based at his farm in Newborough.

Back in 1947, Mr Wilks sketched the shape for the original Land Rover into the sand on Red Wharf Bay beach.

Following that, he worked alongside his brother Spencer to create three prototype vehicles which were then driven to the Amsterdam Motor Show of 1948 for their first public showing.

The first-ever Land Rover prototype was believed to have been influenced by the Jeep design with the choice of colour (green) dictated by military surplus supplies of aircraft cockpit paint.

This weekend, Land Rovers were spotted in various locations all around Anglesey such as Pentraeth and Newborough as people travelled far and wide to visit the island.

One reveller at Newborough beach, said: "It's incredible to see the amount of Land Rovers that have come here to mark the special occasion.

"People often forget that this is where the vehicle was made so it's important that we remind them of our engineering history."

Those who turned up to Red Wharf Bay lined-up their vehicles to re-create the Land Rover shape that Maurice Wilkes drew into the sand there 70 years ago.