Now We Are 60!
2008 is a significant year for us Lode Lane lovers. It is the 60th Anniversary of the Landrover Marque. 1948 was the year the first vehicle was introduced to the world, at the Amsterdam Motor Show.
View Article60 years of strength
In the year that the Land Rover celebrates 60 years of existence, as well as being sold on to yet another parent company I thought it hightime that I came out from beneath my chassis to begin sharing...
View ArticleMavis emerges
After far too long, Mavis emerged yesterday from the barn from her enforced hibernation. Both footwells and top rail have been sympathetically restored to try and maintain the patina of her 54 yrs of...
View ArticleEvery Household Should Have One
Just like the every useful Swiss Army knife (whose sales must have taken a bit of hit since airports and airlines refuse to carry anything sharper than Gordon Brown's wit) the Landrover is something...
View ArticleRound Britain with a Blog
Republishing this blog which first appeared when Idid the trip 5 years ago with my best mate, John. I came across it when I was sping cleaning some folders and thought people would enjoy. I will...
View ArticleImpromptu Landrover club meet on the Enfiled to Kilcock Road
They are a friendly lot in the Irish Landrover Club http://www.clri.net/ There I was minding my own business driving back to the house and I spot a Defender and D3 on the side of the road. Though no...
View ArticleRound Britain with a Blog - Part II: We need a theme.
A what? A theme, you know, a purpose in making the journey, something to achieve I like it, keep going said Peter Damn. Stuck. Well I began. How about something to do with pubs? If there was one...
View ArticleRound Britian with a Blog - Part III:Defining the Challenge
The devastating blow that we were not to drink our way through 950 Red Lions served only to strengthen our resolve................ Our key question was; what should be the theme? Where was the...
View ArticleRound Britian with a Blog - Part IV: Choosing our Transport
Peter and I are, as you may have gathered, big car enthusiasts. Between us, we own or have the use of five vehicles , so at first glance we would appear to be spoilt for choice. The reality was that...
View ArticleRound Britian with a Blog - Part V: Preparing for the Off
Peter arrived hot-foot from Buckinghamshire to York about half-five this evening. It has to be said that the Range Rover looked fantastic in the afternoon sunshine following a very thorough valeting....
View ArticleNOW SOLD Series 1 looking for a good home NOW SOLD
1955 Series 1 86" Canvas top A delightfully original, unmolested example of the marque. All the patina of wear is there so this looks every bit of its 55 years, whilst being regularly maintained and...
View ArticleNOW SOLD More Pictures and Video of Series 1 for sale NOW SOLD
NOW SOLD Thanks for all the interest in my Series 1. As so many of you are from far afield, I have posted lots more pictures and some video that helps answer many of the questions I have been receiving.
View ArticleNOW SOLD Exceptional Range Rover Classic 3.9 Vogue SE For Sale (1994)
3.9 Vogue SE is closest to camera. Parked up with our LSE Classic and venerable 110 READ FULL ADVERT HERE Not one of mine this time...but a very good friend's late Classic.John is a stickler for...
View ArticleA chance to sit on Angelina Jolie's lap?
NOW SOLD NOW SOLD Ok I may be stretching the title of this blog a tad far...but I made you look! If you are familiar with the fragrant Mrs Pitt's portrayal of Lara Croft in the first of the Tomb...
View ArticleOtto time. Club Landrover Ireland (CLRI) parks up for a chat
Vlad and I racked up to Otto on Wednesday evening to an open CLRI meeting.I first came across these guys in the side of the road near Kilcock last year. A fair few of us Defenders and a smattering of...
View ArticleLandrover 90 vs helicopter in BBC's Torchwood
Last nights series opener of Torchwood-Miracle Day included another Landrover product placement. Some may remember the Torchwood SUV which was a modern-day Range Rover under its skin. This saw plenty...
View ArticleThe Land Rover (DC100) Defender
Stand fast men & women of yore, we have been here before. Some of us were aghast when the one-piece windscreen was introduced and were we not all a little sceptical when such modern trinkets as...
View ArticleLand Rover Defender - Production / Sales Infographic
A good point raised elsewhere commenting on my previous blog is that whatever the NextGen Defender looks like, it will be designed and built with commercial success as its goal. That got me...
View ArticleAdding a bit of green to my life
High time that Vlad, our 110 gets a little more taste of the countryside so what better way of doing it than meeting up with some of my CLRI buddies this weekend. This will be the first organised...
View ArticleA months rain (100mm) in one night: Know your Land Rover wading depth!
Given the amount of rain we've been having recently , I thought it may be useful to publish this guide of wade depths as a reminder for all us LandRover drivers. Pays to know your maximum wade depth...
View ArticleKeeping 'em peeled!
Land Rovers are one of the most stolen vehicles in the country and there is an international spare parts market that is quite lucrative. Lets face it they are not the hardest of things to break into....
View ArticleWhen we met Range Rover #1
Republished from the AutoRoute 2006 Cardinal Tour of Britain Blog..... DAY FOUR: Range Rover No.1 ***LIVE BLOG*** The upholstery takes the strain 09:42 A night at the Cedar Court Hotel, Huddersfield...
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