Land Rover Monthly - November 2023

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LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 3 few weeks ago, myself and Neil Watterson – editor of LRM’s sister title Land Rover Life – popped along to the York Land Rover Show in our Series Land Rovers. It was a great event with a chilled-out atmosphere and loads of great motors in attendance. The weather was perfect, too, and as I took a break from our bustling stand and wandered around, I realised that none of the Land Rovers I’d been poring over had been trailered to the event, no matter their age. No doubt the sunshine and dry roads coaxed them out. But these days it’s not uncommon to see Land Rovers get trailered to shows and events, and I’ve always wondered why. ÒĦÄĖ§òòƕĦÙÄÝĖŌĖĝĦăĻúÄĖĝ½Ý½úƴĦĦĖ§ÝòÄĖ them around when they were brand new, so why do it now? Land Rovers (in fact, all vehicles) were designed to be driven, and Digital editions Access Land Rover Monthly’s extensive digital library including the latest issue and all issues dating back to May 2015. Visit: bit.ly/lrmdigi22 Or if you would like a digital edition with extra photos, videos and more, visit bit.ly/lrmpocketmags Print subscriptions Get your magazine delivered through your door every month. UK and International: bit.ly/lrmprintsubs Tel: +44 (0)1778 392033 Email: [email protected] Where to buy LRM LRM is available at all good newsagents and supermarkets, but quickly sells out. Why not ask your newsagent to reserve your copy? If you still have ½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦŁă¶Ħ§ÝúÝúÓ§·ăēŁăÒLRM, phone 01778 391171. How to advertise Contact our Associate Publisher, Steve Miller. Tel: 01778 391106 or 07586 023248 Email: [email protected] Tell us about your new product We’re eager to hear about new products and so are our readers. Email: [email protected] Show us your Land Rover Want to see your Land Rover featured in LRM? Email: [email protected] Tell us about your event or news Our readers want to know what’s going on. Share your news with them in LRM. Email: [email protected] Technical queries Pick the brains of LRM’s tech experts. Email: [email protected] Letters to the Editor Tell us what you think about LRM and the world in general. Email: [email protected] Our contact details Warners Group Publications, The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9PH Tel: 01778 391000 Email: [email protected] in my experience, they actually improve with regular use. With the colder months now on the horizon, I wonder how many Land Rovers will be tucked away in garages away from the wind, rain and maybe even snow; conditions our four-wheel drives thrive in. I get that there’s an enjoyment from looking at a fresh rebuild or immaculate survivor car, but there’s so much more fun to be had from driving them. Thankfully, one man who’s not scared to use a vehicle properly is the owner of the stunning Defender on the cover of this issue. From grafting hard through any ÄĺÄúÝúÓ§ú½ĻÄÄïÄú½ÙÄ·ăĬò½Ōú½ƕÙÄƴĝ turned a tired 110 into a showstopper in under six months, and less than a week after tightening the last bolt, he’s driving it straight to Morocco. Maybe that’s an extreme example, but don’t be afraid to get out and use your Land Rover. Simply owning one is brilliant. But driving it, exploring in it and enjoying it, is even better – whatever the weather. PHOTO: MARTIN DOMONEY IN THIS ISSUE... Fun in the sun: LRM’s editor at York Land Rover Show TOM BARNARDSTEVE MILLER Steve improves his 90 with sound-deadening and storage. rħēĦÙÄĝ§ùĶÄúÄŌĦĝÒăĖ ŁăĬĖÄÒÄú½ÄĖƩÓăĦăē§ÓÄśŖƚ Buying at auction can be surprisingly Ù§ĝĝòÄƪÒĖÄÄƚĬĖúĦă ēŖŝĦăŌú½ăĬĦÙăĻƚ MARTIN DOMONEY, EDITOR (@LAND_ROVER_MARTIN) All-weather Land Rovering... The BEST buying advice, reviews, restorations, overlanding, tech advice and more only in the world’s best-selling Land Rover magazine. Join the ultimate Land Rover community where voices unite and experiences are shared Get 3 issues for just £3, then £10.99 quarterly, or 13 issues for £49.99 SUBSCRIBE NOW – bit.ly/lrmnov23 Call 01778 392033 quoting LRM/NOV23 Trusted and loved by 1000s

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34 Midnight Club Futureproof Defender 110 rebuilt to meticulous standards and ready to take on the Sahara 42 Defender gone wild Meet the overlander 110 designed for living off-grid during a lengthy lap of Africa 66 Rhino Charge Team Gumtree’s 90 blitzes the world’s most challenging single-day off-road event 50 Passion for perfection How a Hungarian perfectionist restored a Series I to better than new condition 56 The Detroit stars UÄÄĦĦÙÄŌĖĝĦr§úÓÄrăĺÄĖyēăĖĦĦÙ§ĦĝĦăĖùĽĦÙÄ Detroit Motor Show and kickstarted a legend FEATURES CLASSICS VEHICLES IN THIS ISSUE... 34 2006 DEFENDER 110 XS 42 DEFENDER 110 OVERLANDER 50 1954 SERIES I 56 2005 RANGE ROVER SPORT LAUNCH VEHICLE 66 DEFENDER 90 72 2002 DEFENDER 90 Td5 74 1958 SERIES I V8 76 2002 FREELANDER 1 TD4 S 88 DEFENDER 90 94 SERIES I 100 1995 RANGE ROVER CLASSIC V8 104 2020 DEFENDER L663 114 1997 DEFENDER 110 p42 87 Ed Evans comments 88 Stripping an old bulkhead A methodical approach is required for removing components and disconnecting systems 94 Refurb your steering wheel Not all restoration processes are high-tech – this one relies on old materials and traditional tools 100 Sort blowing V8 manifolds Changing exhaust gaskets on a V8 engine can be straightforward if you follow our advice 104 Fit a fold down table Turn your L663 taildoor into a useful workspace TECH IN ASSOCIATION WITH REGULARS 8 NEWS 10 LETTERS 12 YOUR PICTURES 16 PRODUCTS 23 GARY PUSEY 25 THOM WESTCOTT 27 JACK DOBSON 29 TOM BARNARD 30 NORFOLK GARAGE 72 WRITERS’ ROVERS 80 CLUBS 84 SUBSCRIBE TO LRM 87 TECH SECTION 109 MARKETPLACE 113 EVENTS 114 WORK IN PROGRESS

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LAND R O VER MONTHLY . CO. U K 9 FIND US ON @LRMonthly LandRoverMonthly @land_rover_monthly Land Rover Monthly PHOTO: INEOS Ineos acquires Botswana-based conversion specialist Kavanga to move the Grenadier into the safari and conservation markets IN its continued push to take over territories once the preserve of the traditional Defender, Ineos Automotive has acquired one of southern Africa’s most established vehicle conversion specialists, Kavango Engineering, based in Maun, northern Botswana. The business has been renamed Ineos Kavango. Kavango has previously specialised in converting Toyota 4x4s for safari applications (although Land Rovers also feature on its website) and will now expand its current activities to encompass ground-up conversions of the Grenadier Station Wagon and Quartermaster pick-up for use in the safari, conservation, anti-poaching, veterinary, healthcare and ŌòùēĖă½Ĭ·ĦÝăúĝÄ·ĦăĖĝƚÙÄ·ăùē§úŁĻÝòò also provide servicing and maintenance for the Grendadiers it has converted. As a proof of concept, in late 2022 Ineos Kavango created a Safari Grenadier from a donor production prototype vehicle. "úÓÝúÄÄĖÝúÓùă½ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúĝ§ĖÄùÝúÝù§òƕ centring on a slightly raised ride height, and relocating the Station Wagon’s roof-mounted switchgear to the centre console. The original roof has been replaced by a lightweight roll-back canvas top with foldable windscreen, while the usual tiered seating has been added to maximise passengers’ views of the African wildlife and landscape. Ineos plans to involve Kavango in the design and engineering of its future products, with the aim of making it easier to convert Grenadiers for specialist use and roles that the Defender would have undertaken in the past. Another of the aims of the Kavango acquisition is apparently to help realise the vision of Ineos chairman Sir Jim Ratcliffe, which is ‘for the Grenadier to play a key role in critical conservation and environmental programmes worldwide’. This aspiration is an echo of the work that Series Land Rovers and Defenders have been undertaking for many decades, both in Africa and around the world. Land Rover has long been synonymous with wildlife conservation, community development, and education – particularly across the African continent. Its activities have included a famous partnership with MORE than half of diesel car sales in the UK are coming from premium brands, led by Land Rover, as volume brands continue to abandon their diesel powerplants in favour of ÄòÄ·ĦĖÝŌ·§ĦÝăúƚ Together with Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz, Land Rover accounted for 56 per cent of diesel ·§Ėĝ§òÄĝÝúĦÙÄŌĖĝĦÙ§òÒăÒŖŔŖŗÝú the UK, amid a decline in popularity of the fuel – sales fell to 11 per cent to 86,469 to the end of July, a record low according to the SMMT. JLR CEO Adrian Mardell told Autocar that investments in the Discovery brand need to be set within a 12-month timeframe, and added there’s “no hiding” from the ageing Discovery’s low brand equity, but work to shape its future has begun. With the Jaguar, Defender and Range Rover brands largely now ½ÄŌúĽ§ú½ĦÙÄÝĖÒĬĦĬĖÄē§ĦÙĝĝÄĦƕ after JLR revealed its so-called House of Brands retail strategy, Discovery has been left until last. That’s no surprise – it is, after all, Land Rover’s lowest-volume model. Mardell acknowledged that it’s “tougher to breathe life into a seven-year-old product.” He went on to add it’s possible that future Discovery models could be based on the new dedicated EMA platform that will underpin the company’s new electric vehicles being built at Halewood. Land Rover leads premium diesel sales Future of Discovery to be revealed in the next year Ineos Grenadier transformed into safari vehicle NEWS IN BRIEF the Born Free charity to support vital ŌÄò½ĻăĖï§ĝē§ĖĦăÒĻÝò½§úÝù§òĻÄòÒ§ĖÄ initiatives, as well as with Tusk, whose projects protect endangered species and empower local communities. Other charitable organisations such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies have traditionally relied on Land Rovers to reach remote communities with rudimentary roads to carry out vital aid work. Assistance hasn’t been restricted to Africa, of course – Land Rover has helped to improve the lives of millions of vulnerable people and endangered species worldwide thanks to the supreme capability and durability of its vehicles.

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MAGAZINE & BROCHURE PRINTER This publication is printed by Warners Midlands PLC Telephone: 01778 391000 LETTERS SEND YOUR LETTERS TO MARTIN @ LRM.CO.UK SUBSCRIBE TO I’m all for the F2 Afternoon (at least it is on my side of the globe). I got hold of the September issue of LRM with the Freelander 2 on the front page. I read the article with interest, as I own an F2 myself, which I use extensively ÒăĖăĺÄĖò§ú½ÝúÓƚƶ;ĦăăïÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦ in the 50mm suspension lift, as I considered something like that – but I’m not sure if it is required anymore. Kym’s fab fabrication Hi Martin and the LRM team. I recall you posing a picture of your cot tent sat upon your car in a recent Editor’s Welcome. Well, I took that one stage ÒĬĖĦÙÄĖ§ú½§·ĦĬ§òòŁù§½ÄÝĦŌĦƗ The bumper and spare wheel give reasonable access, and it’s pretty comfy. I hope to give it a proper test at the Breckland Inter-Club trial this weekend. Regards, and a great mag. KŁùyĦĖăĬ½ƶ MARTIN REPLIES: Funny picture aside, I had wondered if a cot tent might make quite a good (and affordable) roof tent, but I’d never thought to §·ĦĬ§òòŁĦĖŁĦă§½§ēĦÝĦĦăŌĦƚ It’s great to see someone has ù§½ÄÝĦĻăĖïƚ rabbits as kids. Luckily it skimmed out, and didn’t go through the front ĻÝú½ĝ·ĖÄÄúƚƶ§½½Ý½úƴĦĝēħï ĦăĬĝĦÙÄĖÄĝĦăÒĦÙÄúÝÓÙĦƗ Karl Karja MARTIN REPLIES: Thanks for sending over those photos, ĻÙ§Ħ§ÓĖħĦM§ú½răĺÄĖƚ Sounds like you had some Óăă½ĦÝùÄĝÝúÝĦĦăăƚ1ò§½Ħă hear your dad forgave you! THESE EVENTS ARE KINDLY SUPPORTED BY THREE GREAT EVENTS THREE TERRIFIC LOCATIONS To book visitor or trade tickets scan the QR code, visit bit.ly/lrmevents23m or call 07586 023248 (trade) or 01778 395155 (visitors) 1 Oct Newbury Showground 15 Oct Ripon Racecourse BRAND NEW! 29 Oct Malvern, Three Counties Showground BOOK A 2023 EVENT BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! I own a small overlanding company (absolutegravel.co.za) that focuses on taking small groups of people to places in Southern Africa they always wanted to go, but using routes they would never otherwise use. Depending on the trip, the weapon of choice is either our 1999 Discovery 2 V8 or the F2. However, excluding two things, the Freelander in standard form can do almost everything the D2 can do. What it lacks are loading space and load carrying ability, and a proper low-range gearbox, which is a problem when going very slow over rocks. The F2 performs brilliantly in the dunes, gravel roads and mountain passes, though – for example the road to the Hel or the Gamkaskloof, the Bavianskloof, the Swartberg o§ĝĝƕ§ú½ùăĖÄƩƶĦăĦÙÄÄŀĦÄúĦ that even Land Cruiser fanatics have come over and said they would never believe what it can do. It helps that I maintain my vehicles myself, so have a lot of mechanical sympathy. Just to illustrate what a ĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦùăĦăĖĦÙÄ0ŖÝĝƕ; attach a few photos – enjoy. ĖƶIăÙ§úƶăÄĦŇÄÄ I’m glad you enjoyed the issue and are using your F2 to its full ēăĦÄúĦݧòƚ1ĖħĦēÙăĦăĝĦăăƗ I shot the Landy Here’s a few photos for your next magazine from Australia. My late father, Victor, bought our truck new from Nowra Land Rover in 1988. He told me it was the last commercial 120 sold in Australia. It has the Isuzu 3.9 diesel and an LT85 gearbox. We changed the transfer case out for an Ashcroft unit with ATB diff, higher oil capacity and higher ratio high gear. We also swapped the Salisbury open diff centre for an Ashcroft ATB centre, and KLR disc brake conversion. I’ll never sell it. It’s a great workhorse on the farm. It has a bullet hole in the roof from when we were spotlighting

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YOUR PICTURES Cool D3 seen deep in the Welsh hills belongs to Richard Pethick A stop-off at Loch Shin for Alex Eustice’s 90 during an 1800-mile UK road trip 12 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 13 Constantinos Zintilas’ 90 in the Troodos mountains, Cyprus Fred Stalder’s 110 in the stunning Turtmann valley in his native Switzerland EMAIL YOUR PICS TO [email protected] ¼

Alain Shreus takes on Tixover in his Range Rover L322 Great mate: Jaime Firrell’s friend Gavin lent him his 110 XS to explore Scotland’s NC500 LRM’s own Steve Miller spotted this beaut in Bowness-on-Windermere Finnish backdrop for Eero Asikainen’s fabulous Defender 110 and dog, Hilma Black Rock Beach plays host to Mark Pook’s smart-looking Discovery 4 Looking pretty against an 05:30 sunrise is Steve Sheilds’ ex-MOD 90 14 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK YOUR PICTURES ‘‘I love it when my sons come and visit on a Sunday,’’ laughs Sally McGaughey Claire Ellis’ collie, Peppa, and her cool 110 camper

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PRODUCTS COMPILED BY MARTIN DOMONEY TARP AWNING PRICE: £119.95 CONTACT: outdooradventurer.co.uk Expand your Land Rover’s camping versatility with this Kelty Waypoint tarp. Available in two colour schemes, it uses a simple single-pole set-up for quick pitching and makes an ideal shelter for keeping out of the sun or rain. Comes complete with heavy-duty stakes and guy lines, and a shark-mouth carry bag for easy stowage. Td5 TURBO OIL LINES PRICE: £182.76 CONTACT: pioneer4x4.com Do away with leaky or gummed-up oil lines for good with one of these uprated Pioneer 4x4 kits. Proven in comp safari and winch challenge disciplines, these turbo oil feed and drain pipes can withstand much higher temps and pressures than the OE parts. ALL-TERRAIN TYRE PRICE: From £164 CONTACT: bridgestone.co.uk This new Bridgestone Dueler A/T002 tyre blends an aggressive tread design with ÓĖħĦĖă§½Ùăò½ÝúÓ§ú½ĖÄŌúÄùÄúĦƚ;ĦĬĝÄĝ siped hexagonal centre blocks and a high-silica compound to give excellent grip in wet and dry conditions, and the Z-shaped tread pattern wraps around the sidewall to add extra bite in ruts and slush. FIRE PIT PRICE: £199.95 CONTACT: lrbits.co.uk ÙÝĝ"ŀēòăĖÄĖŌĖÄēÝĦÝĝÄĕĬ§òòŁ§ĦÙăùÄÝúĦÙÄ garden or out on an expedition. The pit is quick and simple to assemble, and can be ĬĝĽ§ĝ§·§ùēŌĖÄăĖ¶§Ė¶Ä·ĬÄƕĻÝĦÙĦĻă cooking heights. The 304 stainless steel construction also means it can be washed down easily and left outside year-round without fear of it corroding. R/C SERIES II PRICE: $199.99 (approx £160) CONTACT: fmshobby.com This highly detailed, 1:12-scale radio- ·ăúĦĖăòòĽyÄĖÝÄĝ;;Ù§ĝ§ĝĦĬĖ½ŁùÄĦ§ò chassis and leaf springs that can be made softer or stiffer by adding leaves, just like the real thing, and is topped with an 88in body that can be run as a hard top, pick-up or fully open. The windscreen even folds down! Comes pre-built and ready to run. UPRATED MUDFLAPS PRICE: £36 CONTACT: gwynlewis4x4.co.uk ÙÄĝÄúÄĻùĬ½ō§ēĝ§ĖÄù§½ÄÒĖăù§ùĬ·Ù ŌĖùÄĖĖĬ¶¶ÄĖĦÙ§úĦÙÄ_"ĺÄĖĝÝăúĝƕĝăĦÙÄŁ won’t fold back at speed or get sucked into ĦÙÄĦŁĖÄĻÙÄúĦăĻÝúÓƚÙÄŁŌĦ¶ăĦÙĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ and Gwyn Lewis brackets, and are available for Defender 110 and 130. EXPEDITION ROOF RACKS PRICE: From £1272 CONTACT: prospeed.co.uk Available for Defender 90 and 110 with or without roof rails, these all-aluminium expedition roof racks are incredibly strong §ú½òÝÓÙĦƚÙÄŁŌĦĦÝÓÙĦòŁĦăĦÙÄĖăăÒƕĻÙÝòÄ ĦÙÄ·Ėăĝĝ¶§ĖĝăÒÒÄĖŌĺĽÝÒÒÄĖÄúĦ accessory mounting options, with the modular design allowing you to upgrade the rack over time and even swap it to a different vehicle if needed.

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 17 ¼ URBAN SEATS PRICE: From £1438.80 CONTACT: exmoortrim.co.uk Supplied in pairs, these new Urban seats from Exmoor Trim bolt straight in to Defenders with no adaptors required and offer loads more comfort and luxury than the originals. They come in a range of trim colours and materials and all §ĖÄēĖÄƪŌĦĦĽĻÝĦÙÙħĦĽÄòÄùÄúĦĝ in the base and back, pneumatic lumbar support, removable bases and are approved and impact tested for safety. IN SEARCH OF SHEBA BOOK PRICE: £11.95 CONTACT: amazon.co.uk Inspirational solo overlander and explorer Barbara Toy’s book, In Search of Sheba, has now been republished in paperback. This remarkable feat of endurance tells tales of her travels through the Sahara, the Congo and Ethiopia in her Land Rover on a quest to explore the legend of the Queen of Sheba. DISCOVERY 2 TURRETS PRICE: £65 CONTACT: maer.com.pl Unlike the thin pressed steel originals, these heavy-duty hot galvanised front damper turrets won’t collect mud and rust away in a few years. Made with laser-cut and CNC pressed parts, these upgraded turrets are suitable for all Discovery 2 Td5s and V8s. MUDMAN WATCHES PRICE: £349 CONTACT: g-shock.co.uk These Casio G-Shock Mudman watches are as tough as they look. Featuring 200-metre water resistance, an impact and vibrationproof construction and full sealing against dirt and mud, the new timepieces are packed with features and are the ideal companion for Land Rover activities. RECOVERY ROPE PRICE: £83.32 CONTACT: brookwell.co.uk Sold under part number DA3669, this eight metre-long recovery rope is made from three-strand nylon and has tough polyester web sleeving to protect the end loops. Breaking load: 12,302kg. QUILTED SEAT COVERS PRICE: From £319 CONTACT: stitchandrivet.co.uk Handmade in the UK, these luxury quilted seat covers will protect your Defender’s seats, enhance comfort, and look good doing it. They’re made from high-performance fabrics and trims, and are available in either striped or chequered patterns in black, sand, green, navy or berry colours. INGENIUM SERVICE KIT PRICE: £68.70 CONTACT: mm-4x4.com Keep your diesel Ingenium-powered Discovery Sport or Evoque in top shape with this new Britpart service kit. It’s suitable for single turbocharger models only; and is sold under part number DA6123. LED LIGHT KIT PRICE: £82.80 CONTACT: paddockspares.com This set contains everything you need to convert your Defender or Series III to LED lamps without losing the original looks. The eight 73mm light units are plug-and-play for ēăĝĦƪŕŝŝŘÄÒÄú½ÄĖĝƕ§ú½ŌĦħĖòÝÄĖĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝ with minor wiring mods or adaptors. New stainless steel screws are included.

18 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK PRODUCTS TAILGATE HINGES PRICE: £22 pair CONTACT: yrmit.co.uk ÙÄĝÄÙăĦƪ½ÝēÓ§òĺ§úÝĝĽĦ§ÝòÓ§ĦÄÙÝúÓÄĝŌĦ Series II, IIA and III and all Defenders with drop-down tailgates. Corresponding to Land Rover part numbers MUC8741 and MUC8740, they can be bought from YRM either individually or as a pair. PRESSURE GAUGES PRICE: £26.62 each CONTACT: webcon.co.uk These pressure gauges make setting up fuelling for carburettors or EFI systems easy, and can also be used as diagnostic tools. One reads from 0-15psi for carb set-ups, and the other from 1-8 bar for injection. Sold separately. SERIES I MODEL PRICE: £11.35 CONTACT: britcar.com This detailed die-cast model is a 1:76-scale representation of the legendary HUE 166 Series I. It’s packed with realistic features including headlights-behind-grille, canvas tilt and underslung fuel tank. STAINLESS MUDFLAP BRACKETS PRICE: £TBA CONTACT: [email protected] Smarten up your Defender by binning your ·ăĖĖă½Ä½ăò½ùĬ½ō§ē¶Ė§·ïÄĦĝ§ú½ replacing them with these new stainlessĝĦÄÄòĺÄĖĝÝăúĝÒĖăùÄĖĖ§ŌĖù§ƚ0ĖăúĦĝ§ú½ rears are available, and they come in either bare stainless or black powdercoat, seen here. Fixings included. SLIDING WINDOW CATCHES PRICE: £178.80 CONTACT: famousfour.co.uk Remanufactured in aluminium and stainless steel as a more durable replacement for the fragile originals, these window catches for Series IIA and III truck cab and station wagon sliding windows look great. They correspond to Land Rover part numbers 332324/5, and are sold under part no FF014476. ¼ SPANNER SET PRICE: £110.95 CONTACT: lasertools.co.uk This comprehensive 30-piece metric spanner set comes with conventional combination spanners from 10-22mm, stubby combination spanners in 6-18mm and double-ended Torx spanners in E8-E24 sizes. All are made from chrome ĺ§ú§½ÝĬùĻÝĦÙ§ÙÝÓÙòŁƪēăòÝĝÙĽŌúÝĝÙƕ and come in a foam tray. DEFENDER 90 ARCH KIT PRICE: £579.07 (rrp) CONTACT: Britpart stockists These high quality plastic over-arches protect your L663 90’s bodywork, and give a tougher, more purposeful look. They are ĝÝùēòÄĦăŌĦƕ§ú½·ăùÄÝú§ú§úĦÙĖ§·ÝĦÄŌúÝĝÙ to work with any body colour.

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20 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK PRODUCTS GALVANISED GEARBOX MOUNTS PRICE: From £33.60 CONTACT: yrmit.co.uk These gearbox mounts for the Defender TDCi and Discovery 2 come laser-cut, CNCÒăò½Ä½§ú½ŌúÝĝÙĽÝúœrUƴĝ7ħĺŁƪĬĦŁ 1§òĺÒăĖòăúÓÄĺÝĦŁƚÙÄēÄĖÒÄ·ĦŌúÝĝÙÝúÓ touches to a new galvanised chassis. CABLE TIES PRICE: £15.46 CONTACT: connect-consumables.co.uk These special cable ties incorporate a swivelling pipe holder, which lets you route and keep wiring harnesses from rubbing on coolant, fuel or brake pipes. They can also be used to secure the pipes to solid parts to ēĖÄĺÄúĦ·Ù§ŌúÓƚyăò½Ýúē§·ïĝăÒĦÄúƚ STORAGE BAG PRICE: £75 CONTACT: lrsoffroad.co.uk This versatile Camp Cover storage bag is available in charcoal or khaki colours, to match or contrast the interior of your Land răĺÄĖƚU§½ÄÒĖăùĦăĬÓÙrÝēĝĦăēù§ĦÄĖݧòƚ FOLDING BBQ PRICE: £249 CONTACT: oakridgeadventure.co.uk This compact and convenient folding barbeque lets you get grilling anywhere you like. It comes complete with a gas hose and regulator, drip tray and shoulder strap, and the two separate temperature zones make it easy to cook food to perfection. ANTI-RATTLE PADS PRICE: £8.84 CONTACT: johncraddockltd.co.uk ÙÝĝ§úĦÝƪĖ§ĦĦòÄē§½ÒăĖĦÙÄr§úÓÄrăĺÄĖ Classic keeps the spare wheel and tow storage compartment quiet. A new reproduction part is now available from Britpart under part number 392222. FOGLAMP SWITCH PRICE: £36.41 CONTACT: steveparkers.com This OE fog or auxiliary driving lamp switch lets you control extra lights on your Defender or Discovery 2 while keeping the ĝĻÝĦ·ÙÓħĖòăăïÝúÓĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ƚrÄĕĬÝĖÄĝĦÙÄ correct connector wiring to work, comes with a 24-month warranty. CAMPING TABLE PRICE: £180 CONTACT: ÒĖăúĦĖĬúúÄĖăĬĦŌĦĦÄĖĝƚ·ăù This Dometic Go camping table has a resilient surface and is remarkably sturdy when assembled. Folds down to half its size for easy ĦĖ§úĝēăĖĦ§ĦÝăúĻÙÄúúăĦÝúĬĝÄƚU§½ÄÒĖăùĝăòݽ bamboo and has aluminium legs. MECHANIC’S GLOVES PRICE: £19.82 CONTACT: lasertools.co.uk ÙÄĝÄM§ĝÄĖăăòĝr§·ÝúÓƪ¶Ė§ú½Ä½ ùÄ·Ù§úÝ·ƴĝÓòăĺÄĝÙ§ĺħùÝ·ĖăŌ¶ĖÄúăúƪĝòÝē padding on the palm and a water-resistant backing, making them a great choice for spannering whatever the weather. Part no. ŜśŔśÝĝUĽÝĬùƕŜśŔŜM§ĖÓħú½ŜśŔŝ›Mƚ

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LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 23 new approach to our stand presence. Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar brands occupy their own space, allowing each of the brands to be presented in their own unique way, celebrating their individual characteristics. The Goodwood customer stand is curated to give our brands’ clients a unique experience throughout the Festival of Speed, it is not a retail concept. In the UK, retailers will continue to feature the Land Rover trust mark on premises.” If that is the case, then why not include the Land Rover ‘trust mark’ on the Goodwood stand? And does the comment by JLR’s spokesman about retailers in the UK imply that elsewhere in the world the Land Rover logo is going to disappear? And if it disappears everywhere else, my guess it will eventually disappear here as well. In early July JLR hosted an online investors’ conference. I’ve studied the company’s Powerpoint deck, which included interesting presentations from JLR’s entire executive leadership team on all aspects of the business. I was particularly keen to read the section ēĖÄĝÄúĦĽ¶Ł·ÙÝÄÒ·ĖħĦÝĺÄăÒŌ·ÄĖ Professor Gerry McGovern on ‘Modern Luxury and the House of Brands Vision’, and wondered how often Land Rover would be mentioned, and whether the ‘trust mark’ logo would appear. And since you ask, the answer is that and the logo is depicted just twice in 155 slides, and then only as a tiny oval badge smaller ĦÙ§úùŁòÝĦĦòÄŌúÓÄĖú§Ýòƚr§úÓÄrăĺÄĖƕ Defender and Discovery are each mentioned dozens of times. Various charts describe sales today as ‘Land Rovers’ but future sales are referred to as ‘Range Rover, Defender, Discovery’. The company’s strategy is clearly founded on the belief that it will sell more of these vehicles ID you go to the Goodwood Festival of Speed? JLR had a big exhibition stand with prominent Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar branding, but no green ovals. You’ll remember that after the company’s April rebranding §úúăĬú·ÄùÄúĦƕ§ĝēăïÄĝēÄĖĝăú·ò§ĖÝŌĽ the Land Rover name would not disappear and continue as a ‘trust mark’ on some vehicles, while remaining ‘the cornerstone of our business’. But not at Goodwood. The building was rather at odds with the expensive ‘Reimagined Luxury’ inside, reminding me of a discount warehouse on an out-of-town retail park. A large beige arch surrounded the entrance, with plain white walls either side with a hint of what might become showroom windows. At the top of these panels were the four brand names, two on each side. No vehicles were displayed outside. _ú·ÄÝúĝݽÄƕùŁŌĖĝĦÝùēĖÄĝĝÝăúĻ§ĝĦÙ§Ħ I had stumbled into a modernist art gallery. The building was divided into individual rooms, each of which was dedicated to one or other of the four brands. There were none of the usual props and displays, just examples of Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar vehicles, with the latter tucked away at the back, and the former front and centre. No big posters on the walls or potted palm trees in the corners, just the vehicles and arty lighting. It was not unattractive. I suppose it was the physical manifestation of JLR’s ‘House of Brands’ strategy, and perhaps designed to give us a sense of what a JLR retail boutique might look like in due course. I couldn’t spot any Land Rover logos on the walls or in the vehicle descriptions, or anywhere else for that matter, other than the little oval badges on the Range Rover, Defender and Discovery vehicles on display. Squint and you could have missed them. Car Dealer magazine asked JLR about the Goodwood stand and was told: “This year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed sees a around the world if they are branded individually, rather than as Land Rovers. I guess time will tell. ;úēĖÝòƕ;Ħăăï§ĦÒ§·Äĺ§òĬÄIMrƴĝŌĖù reassurances that the Land Rover brand and logo remained important and would ŌÓĬĖÄÝúĦÙÄ·ăùē§úŁƴĝÒĬĦĬĖÄƕ¶ĬĦúăĻ I’m not so sure. I’m beginning to think their plan could well be to let the brand just fade away. On the bright side, in its press release ĖÄÓ§Ė½ÝúÓŌĖĝĦĕĬ§ĖĦÄĖĖÄĝĬòĦĝÒăĖĦÙÄ period March to June, JLR had some good news: retail sales of all JLR vehicles totalled 101,994 which was an increase of 29 per cent on the same period last year. Only 15,467 of these were Jaguars of all models, and of the 86,527 Land Rover sales a whopping 68 per cent related to just three vehicles: Range Rover (17,037), Range Rover Sport (14,053), and Defender (26,616). Sales numbers for the other out-of-town vehicles were much lower: Discovery (4354), Discovery Sport (7022), Range Rover Evoque (11,536) and Range Rover Velar (4909). The sales numbers and the order book show how popular Range Rovers are, and further proof of this comes from an article in Autocar, which quotes JLR’s newly-minted CEO Adrian Mardell: “Theft of our vehicles in large cities has become a problem,” he told analysts in June, singling out London and Manchester as the two worst locations. UĖU§Ė½Äòò·ò§ĖÝŌĽĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄēĖă¶òÄùÝĝ with previous generation Range Rovers and Range Rover Sports. Needless to say, he didn’t mention the surge in real Defender thefts, but these vehicles don’t ŌÓĬĖÄÝúIMrƴĝúÄĻĬúÝĺÄĖĝÄăĦÙÄĖĦÙ§ú§ĝ reborn Works V8s. Talking of Classic –ăĖïĝƕ;·ăĬò½úƴĦŌú½§ĝÝúÓòÄùÄúĦÝăúăÒ it anywhere in those 155 pages. “The building was at odds with the ‘Reimagined Luxury’ inside, reminding me of a discount warehouse at a retail park” THE ENTHUSIAST GARY PUSEY Award-winning journalist Gary Pusey is co-author of Range Rover The First Fifty, trustee of The Dunsfold Collection and a lifelong Land Rover enthusiast The disappearing Land Rover logo…

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LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 25 and sliding perilously close to a line of parked vehicles. Roly descends to slither his way over on foot and explain that he’ll have to winch the Disco away from the parked cars before continuing the tow. He feeds out the winch, with a little remote control, and wraps it around the base of a substantial wooden fence post. It seems optimistic but I’m just a meddling bystander with no experience winching anything, so watch on silently. Painfully slowly, the Disco is gradually escorted to a safer central track position, and we’re all incredibly impressed with the fence post. From there, the Fiat is extracted and the masseuse is effervescent with joy, giving Roly a huge hug and offering us both free massages later. Roly has been summoned to the car park’s other exit, to extract some ne’er-do-wells in an Audi, who were in the process of being escorted off-site by security when they got stuck. As I still have 45 minutes to spare and I’m having such fun, I ask Roly if I can come too, and he tells me to hop in. BORG 4x4’s volunteer work has earned the group the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the logo of which is emblazoned on their jackets. Although much of their volunteering involves ensuring nurses reach hospitals, and meals on wheels reach the elderly in inclement weather conditions, they sometimes get drafted in to help with events. “I hope you guys are getting paid for this,” I mutter, knowing the whole event is rolling in money, with little on offer retailing for under a tenner. Stressing that they are volunteers, Roly says donations are sometimes made. I’d say they deserve a pretty generous donation for this one. Following a dramatic earlier wheelspinning BORG rescue, the other exit has HE third day of the festival at which I am working announces itself, before dawn, with one of England’s ŌúÄĝĦĝĬùùÄĖ downpours. After getting soaked through trying to re-peg the sodden tent, I head down to the staff parking area – a poor choice comprising a steeply ĝòăēÝúÓŌÄò½ƩĦăĝÄÄĦÙÄĝĦ§ĦÄăÒÝĦƚ Equally poor was my choice of steed – my mum’s old Yaris, which I have temporarily inherited until my nephew passes his test, but its fully-functioning indicators made navigating the M25/M40 combo that bit ħĝÝÄĖƚÙÄĦĖ§·ïĝĦÙĖăĬÓÙĦÙÄē§ĖïÝúÓŌÄò½ have already been transformed into mud baths, and a modest assortment of cars – manned by people attempting to make an early escape – are embedded in mud at alarmingly jaunty angles. I strike up conversation with a lovely chap called Roly – a member of the Bux Oxen 4x4 response group (BORG 4x4), an off-roading association which also operates a unique volunteer emergency response unit supporting Buckinghamshire County Council, who is ‘walking the track’ before commencing a rescue operation. Roly and his 20-year-old Discovery are preparing to tow out a mud-spattered little white Fiat, driven by a festival masseuse who has to leave that night and wants to ensure her car is ready to go when she is. With none of the other BORG guys around, I offer to relay comms between the two. “I need to explain to you that this is entirely at your own risk. I can only do my best and, if there is any damage, there’s a waiver in place,” he tells her. She agrees (there’s really no option) but looks panicked. “If I can get out, I might just go straight home,” she tells me. “This is turning into a nightmare.” I offer reassurances that she’ll ¶ÄìĬĝĦŌúÄƕ§ĝrăòŁĝÄÄùĝÄŀĦĖÄùÄòŁ competent, with the sort of sanguine aura ĦÙ§ĦÝúĝĦÝòĝ·ăúŌ½Äú·Äƚ The rescue gets off to a promising start, the pair chugging forwards, until the Disco starts wheel-spinning in the muddy track been rendered unnavigable, even by a 4x4, but Roly has a different plan: to winch out the Audi from the safety of the road. He positions the Disco with its front wheels at the edge of the tarmac and starts feeding out the winch. The ne’er-do-wells in the Ĭ½ÝòăăïĦÄĖĖÝŌĽƕ§ĝÙÄÝúĝĦĖĬ·ĦĝĦÙÄù how to steer. Why none of them get out is beyond me, as is how they managed to end up in staff parking. –ÝĦÙÙÝĝƳĝ§ÒÄĦŁŌĖĝĦƴ§ēēĖ㧷ÙƕrăòŁ announces to gathered onlookers that, if it ½ăÄĝōŁăÒÒƕĦÙÄĻÝú·Ù·ăĬò½ĻÝēÄăĬĦ anyone in its rather considerable radius. They melt away. I ask if there’s anything I can do to help, and he says I can get behind the wheel to man the footbrake, and hoot if the vehicle moves at all. What fun! Once the Audi is hooked up and ready to go, I depress the brake pedal. As the operation starts, the Disco shudders and shakes, making all manner of queer noises, but remains otherwise unmoving, its ĻÙÄÄòĝŌĖùòŁăúĦÙÄĦ§Ėù§·ƚ It’s a long, slow old business, and the task of keeping the brake depressed becomes a feat of endurance for which managing my Lightweight’s foot pedals for the last 18 years has well-prepared me. It works beautifully, like a perfect demonstration of how to conduct a winch rescue. When the Audi’s wheels are on the tarmac, they drive off without so much as a thank you but Roly just shrugs. He’s already been called over to a different car park, for another priority rescue, and I’ve run out of time. Although I’m jolly sorry to have to abandon the adventures, these wonderful few hours have transformed my day. It’s always thrilling to see Land Rovers operating as the off-road performance vehicles for which they were designed. “The task of keeping the brake depressed becomes a feat of endurance for which managing my Lightweight’s foot pedals for 18 years has well-prepared me” Mud, mud, glorious mud… ROVING REPORTER THOM WESTCOTT Thom is a British freelance journalist who has written for The Times and The Guardian, and now mostly spends her time reporting from Libya

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LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 27 are certainly much easier to traverse and late July was much quieter than my previous, Christmas visit. Once off the barge there’s a couple of hours’ trip inland to reach the eastern shoreline. The IIA was absolutely in its element and the V8 gently burbled along with no hesitation. To be honest, the track could likely have been driven in two-wheel drive since it was so well graded, and with recent rain the sand was nicely consolidated. Popping out on the shoreline, you are met with miles of uninterrupted beach bordered by choppy ocean. Fancy a swim? It’s claimed this ocean stretch is a highway for sharks. No thanks, said Dad. We gently made our way north along the beach, eventually stopping off at the wreck of the SS Maheno, an ocean liner that washed up in 1935. It’s amazing that anything remains of it given the salty conditions. There we took some photos ¶ÄÒăĖÄĦÙăĬÓÙĦĝĦĬĖúĽĦăŌú½ÝúÓ§ campsite. Dad had read lots of horror stories about high tide and dingoes so was eager for us to set up camp before light started to fade (plus I had a new tent, and who wants to be dealing with that in darkness?). We found a nice sheltered spot up in the dunes just a short distance from the wreck. That’s the beauty of camping here – there are ample camping spots in the dunes with not another soul in sight. Tents up, cold beers in hand, it was wonderful sat watching the waves with just ĦÙÄă··§ĝÝăú§òăŁăĦ§ƪ½ĖÝĺÝúÓÙăăúōŁÝúÓ past. Where are all the Land Rovers? The following day, after what can only be described as a substantial breakfast (two of the best things you can bring camping are a fridge and gas BBQ), we continued north and enjoyed the Champagne Pools rock pools, which are thankfully shark-free. On HY do you own a Land Rover? Or in my case (and many of you lot too), why several? Lately I have been guilty of neglecting what I perceive to be the big draw card and that’s their ability to take you to places regular cars can’t travel. I love driving my Land Rovers on road, but ĺÄúĦĬĖÝúÓăÒÒÝĦÝĝĻÙÄĖÄĦÙÄÒĬúÝĝ§ùēòÝŌĽƚ I say this with renewed conviction having just returned from three days on K’gari (or ‘Fraser Island’). Before I emigrated to Australia, did I know about this 4x4 oasis on the opposite side of the world? Shamefully, no. For those of you similarly uninformed, K’gari is the world’s largest sand island (76 miles long) located 225 miles north of Brisbane. Get yourself a permit, reverse onto a barge (not always easy) and you and your Land Rover (or any lesser four-wheel drive for that matter) can head over and drive on the beaches. I’m not sure I recall any beaches you can drive on in the UK. Driving on sand is really enjoyable and at times quite challenging. Dad and I went there a week ago in my 1964 Series IIA – the same vehicle we rebuilt together 26 years ago in a damp shed in Cornwall. We set off on a Friday at 05.30am and drove four hours north to catch the barge at River Heads (this idiot thought it a good idea to do this with no roof – it got pretty cold on the way up). I don’t know about you, but it always feels like an adventure taking your vehicle aboard a boat. The crossing took about an hour, and that’s time you use to let some air out of your tyres if you don’t want to get stuck. Discussion on what PSI one should adopt seems to be a hot topic. Rightly or wrongly, I went for 18. But do you know what? I reckon we needn’t have bothered letting the pressures down. My last visit to the island was 11 years ago in my 109 IIA. Why ever had I left it so long to return? Conditions on the island have changed quite a bit. The inland tracks our way up we got absolutely drenched when another 4x4 (a Toyota, of course) plunged into one of the many streams transecting the beach, just as we went through in the other direction. Dad shouted in protest. An hour or so later two guys ō§ÓÓĽĬĝ½ăĻúƕ¶ÄÄĖĝÝúÙ§ú½ƦÝĦĻ§ĝ 10.00am) and apologised profusely for getting us wet, claiming it was an accident. Did we believe them? The fuel gauge was reading low (a Rover V8 with a 40-litre tank tends to need fairly frequent fuel stops) and I could see Dad getting anxious. I usually carry a jerrycan, but we had no space so it was time to head back to one of the resorts on the island to replenish the fuel tank. Our second night was spent in just about the most perfect campsite – we were up in the dunes amongst trees and had a lovely elevated view of the sea. The only negative, a dingo waltzed though our campsite twice in the evening. There have been several attacks recently thanks to tourists feeding them. I think the issue is that people see these emaciated-looking ‘dogs’ and want to feed them. Unfortunately, that tends to make them aggressive around humans. That evening it felt like there were several sets of eyes watching us. The following day it was time to start thinking about our return, so we headed inland and checked out Lake McKenzie which is just stunning and, shall we say, somewhat ‘refreshing’ when you take a dip. It was then back to the barge and time for the journey home. My Land Rover performed really well – the only minor cause for concern was on a water crossing when we dropped to six cylinders (my fault for going too fast) but it soon recovered. All in all, a great trip – I won’t leave it another 11 years before my next visit. “We made our way north along the beach, stopping at the wreck of the SS Maheno, an ocean liner that washed up in 1935. It’s amazing that anything remains of it” K’gari getaway DOBBO DOWN UNDER JACK DOBSON When Brit Jack Dobson emigrated to Australia in 2010 he took his passion for Land Rovers along with him

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LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 29 around £13,500. They surprised me with a £14,500 bid, presumably to prevent too much negotiation and get my neighbour out of his rented loan car – which was ironically a Qashqai. My neighbour hated the Nissan too, so happily accepted the offer. Adding in some of the £3000 he was given for the Kia allowed us to look at an upgrade and I took him through some of the candidates from dealers and the auction sites. His requirements were any colour but white and petrol, as he might need to go into the new extended London ULEZ zone. This is when I needed to do some gentle recalibration and education, as petrol Discoverys of our target era – 2017ish – are virtually non-existent and the diesels are ULEZ-compliant anyway. The fuel saving from having a diesel on the occasional longer trips would be worth paying the occasional toll for, too. We also dismissed a bigger ‘full fat’ Discovery as they were too big and he hated the offset rear plate. There was úăĦÙÝúÓĻÙÝ·ÙĕĬÝĦÄōă§ĦĽÙÝĝ¶ă§ĦĬúĦÝò; had a bright idea – Evoques. He admitted he didn’t need all the space of a Disco Sport but had assumed the smallest Range Rover would be more expensive because of the posh brand. A quick click through the auction listings proved him wrong and his £14,500 would buy him a nice 2018 ED4 with 25,000 miles – the Discovery Sports with similar miles were at least £2000 more. As a result we clicked away on the HERE was a bit of drama in my sleepy village this week. Just as I was brushing my teeth and preparing to tuck myself in for the night, there was a huge ‘whump’ followed by a horn and lots of shouting. Peeling back the curtains revealed a chaotic scene as my neighbours’ cars were scattered at odd angles over the road and pavement and a Qashqai was embedded in the side of an innocent Discovery Sport. Without going into too many details, the driver had legged it, tossing a bottle of vodka into a garden as he went. He left behind three passengers and a trail of destruction. A parked Fiesta had been relieved of its offside wheel and suspension. The Ford had then hit the back of the Disco, which had then hit a Kia. The Kia was resting gently on a Volkswagen. I felt most sympathy for the man who owned both the Discovery and Kia, as it was his 80th birthday and he had lost both his cars. I looked at the damage and assured him that he was unlikely to ever see them again. As I’d sourced both for him a few years ago, I knew what was coming – he gently suggested we might have some shopping to do. I love a challenge, so we talked through the options. The Kia was only used on the occasions when his wife was using the Discovery, so he was happy to have another cheap runaround and there is a reasonable amount of choice available for the unfussy. For the Land Rover though, only another Discovery would do. His 2016 car had just clicked over 100,000 miles so I reckoned the insurance company would come back with an offer of auction site one evening and he is now proudly putting his Range Rover keyring down on the pub table at every opportunity so everyone can see. One of the reasons I love buying at auction like this is that there is no messing. It’s a done deal, the car is legally yours and you don’t need to trudge around to someone’s house and haggle. I was reminded of that this month when I was gazumped while attempting to buy a Discovery 2 for myself. The Td5 was a lovely Oslo Blue ES with just 82,000 miles and a nice history. It popped up on a local Facebook group and it looked underpriced at £1850. My thumbs were fastest and I said I’d like to come and take a look, even offering to leave a deposit. The vendor said I could ‘consider it mine’, but that he was away for the weekend. I could come and collect it when he got back on Monday night. So, I transferred some savings into my other account, paid for an HPI check and waited like an excited schoolboy until the Monday. When I contacted him again, I was ghosted. No answer to calls and messages ignored. Shortly afterwards he posted on the Facebook group saying: ‘Thanks everyone for your interest but the Discovery is now sold’. My knee jerk reaction was to reply with something unpleasant, but life’s too short. Someone else got the deal and I contented myself with secret musings that the gods ăÒĖħĖōăăĖē§úĖĬĝĦ§ú½·ŁòÝú½ÄĖÙħ½ cracks might even the score for me. “One of the reasons I love buying at auction is that there is no messing. It’s a done deal, you don’t need to haggle” MARKET NEWS TOM BARNARD Tom Barnard is an author, veteran motoring journalist and LRM’s market guru Things that go bump

30 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK ILLUSTRATION: IAN WEST PICTURES: RICHARD HALL slightly unusual job this month, with a customer wanting me to replace the dead 19J turbodiesel in a One Ten with a petrol engine, and do so on a tight budget. When the One Ten was launched in back in 1983, the 2286cc petrol and diesel engines were carried over from the Series III with a few external changes. These included a new timing cover and water pump: the petrol engines also received a pre-engaged starter motor and a Weber twin-choke carburettor on redesigned manifolds. Power output was pretty much unchanged – the petrol One Tens were a bit slow, the diesels almost unuseable. The diesel engine was swiftly replaced with a more powerful 2.5-litre version but the two and a quarter petrol lasted a couple more years before it was given a long-throw crankshaft together with new pistons and conrods to take it up to the same 2495cc capacity as the diesel. It also received hardened exhaust valve seats to cope with the newfangled lead-free petrol. The new engine was noticeably more rÝ·Ù§Ė½7§òò¶ăĬÓÙĦÙÝĝŌĖĝĦM§ú½răĺÄĖƕ§yÄĖÝÄĝ;;;ƕìĬĝĦ§ÒĦÄĖÙÝĝŕŜĦÙ¶ÝĖĦÙ½§Ł§ú½Ù§ĝĝÝú·ÄăĻúĽƕù§ÝúĦ§ÝúĽ§ú½ĖÄĝĦăĖĽĦÙÄĝÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝÒăĖăĺÄĖ ŗŔŁÄ§Ėĝƚ7ÄĖĬúĝ§ĝù§òòM§ú½răĺÄĖĖÄē§ÝĖ§ú½ĖÄĝĦăĖ§ĦÝăú¶ĬĝÝúÄĝĝÝúVăĖÒăòï§ú½ÄĺÄĖŁùăúĦÙÙÄòÄĦĝăÒÒĝĦħùÝúLRMƚ powerful than the old – I ran a 2.5 petrol One Ten for a while and it towed a Ninety on a trailer across the Pennines without Ùăò½ÝúÓĬēĦÙÄĦĖ§ÒŌ·ĦăăùĬ·Ùƚ But the 2.5 was rather rougher at high revs than the engine it replaced, and in any case, by the mid-1980s the market was demanding diesels. The petrol Ninety and One Ten sold in small and steadily diminishing numbers until the arrival of the Defender 200Tdi, after which they were available only to special order. I think the last one left the factory around 1993. Many of the survivors have been converted to diesel power, and it is a while since I had a factory-built petrol Ninety or One Ten in the workshop. The ideal solution for converting my customer’s One Ten would have been to acquire a 2.5-litre 17H petrol engine which would be pretty much a drop-in swap. ÙÄĝÄÄúÓÝúÄĝ§ĖÄúăĻÙ§Ė½ĦăŌú½ÝúÓăă½ order and are usually expensive when they turn up. This particular vehicle was only going to be lightly used on short local journeys, so I reckoned a two and a quarter would be adequate. Ninety/One ÄúƪĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúÄúÓÝúÄĝƦĦŁēÄŕŕ7Ƨ§ĖÄ úăĦùĬ·ÙħĝÝÄĖĦăŌú½ĦÙ§úŖƚřĝúăĻƩĦÙÄ only engine I had to work with was an ex-military Series III unit, so I set about ĦĖŁÝúÓĦăēÄĖĝĬ§½ÄĦÙÝĝĦăŌĦƚ Over the years I have accumulated all sorts of odd engine components and a quick rummage around turned up an 11H-type timing cover, with the mounting points for the power steering pump. This bolted straight to the Series block and took the later design of water pump, allowing the One Ten radiator to be hooked up using the thermostat housing and hoses from the dead turbodiesel, along with the viscous-coupled cooling fan from the same engine. The Series engine uses Imperial fasteners whereas the 11H and 17H are all-metric, so I had to hunt around for a few Imperial bolts of the correct length. Engine mounts next: the offside bracket from the turbodiesel bolted straight to the Series block, but on the nearside the bracket sat further back. Five-bearing blocks have two pairs of threaded holes for engine mounts, with Series vehicles using the front pair, Ninety and One Ten the rear. Three-bearing blocks only have one set of holes, so I cut and welded together two mounting brackets to get the mount in the correct position. Outside the workshop I had a scrap 2.5-litre engine block which made a perfect welding jig. Never throw anything away. At the back end I realised I had a major problem. The Series engine uses a Bendix starter, with the starter nose housed in a recess in the gearbox bellhousing. The One Ten has an LT77 gearbox with no recess for the starter nose. Pre-engaged starters ĻÄĖÄăúòŁŌĦĦĽĦăŌĺÄƪ¶Ä§ĖÝúÓÄúÓÝúÄĝƕ §ú½ĦÙÄōŁĻÙÄÄòĖÝúÓÓħĖÙ§ĝ§½ÝÒÒÄĖÄúĦ tooth pitch to the Bendix one. A ŌĺÄƪ¶Ä§ĖÝúÓōŁĻÙÄÄòĻăúƴĦŌĦ§ three-bearing crankshaft. I could have hacked a hole in the bellhousing to clear the starter nose, but I don’t really like that kind of butchery. I made myself a cup of tea and pondered for a while, before I remembered a job I did several years ago. A customer had brought me a ŌĺÄƪ¶Ä§ĖÝúÓēÄĦĖăòÄúÓÝúÄĦăŌĦÝúĦăÙÝĝ yÄĖÝÄĝ;;;ƚ;Ħ§ĖĖÝĺĽùÝúĬĝōŁĻÙÄÄò§ú½ ÙăĬĝÝúÓƕ§ú½;·ăĬò½úăĦŌú½ÄÝĦÙÄĖÝĦÄù anywhere. I did, however, have several 2.5 ½ÝÄĝÄòōŁĻÙÄÄòĝƕÙăĬĝÝúÓĝ§ú½ĝĦ§ĖĦÄĖ ùăĦăĖĝƚÙĽÝÄĝÄòōŁĻÙÄÄòĻÄÝÓÙĽ§¶ăĬĦ 10 per cent more than the petrol, but NORFOLK GARAGE RICHARD HALL Petrol power ÙÄĖÄƴĝĝăùÄĦÙÝúÓ§òÝĺÄÝúĦÙÝĝÒĬÄòĦ§úï Uă½ÝŌĽÄúÓÝúĶĖ§·ïÄĦ ĦăŌĦĦÙÄ_úāÄú ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝùăĬúĦ

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 31 FIND US ON: @LRMonthly LandRoverMonthly @land_rover_monthly Land Rover Monthly ¼ bolted straight to the crankshaft, and I found that there was enough clearance under the exhaust manifold to take a Bosch or Valeo starter motor. The end result was rather lovely: very smooth and tractable at low revs, and not noticeably sluggish compared with the standard engine. It struck me that the same solution could be applied to a three-bearing engine. More rummaging around in the parts store ĦĬĖúĽĬē§½ÝÄĝÄòōŁĻÙÄÄòÝúÓăă½ăĖ½ÄĖƕ §ú½§ōŁĻÙÄÄòÙăĬĝÝúÓĻÝĦÙÙ§òÒ§½ăŇÄú stripped threads which I reclaimed with thread inserts. The dead turbodiesel had a brand new Bosch starter attached to it, and by using a pre-engaged starter I avoided ĦÙÄúÄĽĦăŌĦ§ĝÄē§Ė§ĦÄĝĦ§ĖĦÄĖĝăòÄúăݽ and associated wiring. Any 2.25 petrol or ½ÝÄĝÄòōŁĻÙÄÄòĻÝòòĦ§ïħVÝúÄĦŁƠ_úāÄú ·òĬĦ·ÙēĖăĺݽĽĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄōŁĻÙÄÄòÙ§ĝĦÙĖÄÄ locating dowels. The engine slotted easily into the space vacated by the old turbodiesel. I made up a short exhaust downpipe to connect the Series manifold to the turbodiesel exhaust (which was fairly new) and thought I was home and dry, until I realised that there was úăĻÙÄĖÄĦăŌĦ§ú§ÝĖÝúĦ§ïÄÙăĝÄƚÙÄ engine in the coil-sprung vehicles sits ĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦòŁÙÝÓÙÄĖÝúĦÙÄ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝĦÙ§ú§ Series engine, and the bonnet has a steel reinforcing frame inside it which runs directly over the top of the carburettor. I was now in some trouble. The only way out of this problem (other than cutting a hole in the bonnet) was to replace the carburettor and manifolds with the later Weber twin-choke set-up. I rummaged harder than I have ever rummaged in my life. Exhaust manifolds are still available new, but inlet manifolds are very rare. I was absolutely sure I’d seen one somewhere. I was about to give up looking when I found it hiding behind a stack of 2.5 diesel manifolds and rocker covers. I also turned up a twin-choke Weber with intake cover, complete although it was in unknown condition. I had to make up another new downpipe as the exhaust outlet was further forward than on a Series manifold, but after that everything was plain sailing. There is a feed on one of the multi-pin connectors intended for an electric fuel pump, which I used to supply power to the ignition coil and the solenoid valve on the carburettor. I had to insulate the glow plug feed wire and tuck it out of the way, but apart from that everything connected up ħĝÝòŁĻÝĦÙúăĻÝĖÝúÓùă½ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúĝúÄĽĽƚ ÙÄÄúÓÝúÄŌĖĽĬēħĝÝòŁƕĝÄĦĦòĽĦă§úÝ·Ä smooth idle and revved cleanly, so it seemed that the carburettor was a good ’un. It was time for the road test. I didn’t get far. About half a mile from the workshop the engine began to lose power. The cause was very obviously fuel starvation, and when I got back to the workshop, I found that the sediment bowl Another routine service and pre-MoT checkover on a Defender 300Tdi. It did not take long to work out that the clonk when I turned the steering wheel was coming from the drop arm ball joint. This is a known weak point on Defenders and their predecessors; the ball joint is built into the steering drop arm, in a position where it is very exposed to road spray and dust. The rubber gaiter tends to split, allowing water and dirt into the joint with the usual unwelcome consequences. These ball joints are usually repairable using kit RBG000010 which consists of a new ball pin, upper and lower ball cups, preload spring, end cover and circlip, gaiter and retainers and a securing nut, washer and split pin. Usually, the hardest part of the job is removing the upper ball cup which tends to rust solidly into the arm. There is a tool to draw out this cup which is readily available – using this tool, in theory the drop arm can be rebuilt without having to remove it from the vehicle. I prefer to remove the drop arm and do the job on the workbench. Quite often the ball cup is so tight in the arm that the only on the fuel pump was clogged with all sorts of rubbish. The vehicle had been standing a couple of years following the engine failure, and the dreaded ‘diesel bug’ had taken the opportunity to colonise the inside of the fuel tank. I ordered a new tank, removed the old one and peered inside. It looked like the set of a low-budget horror movie. Second road test, and this time all went well. The performance was every bit as ÒÄĶòħĝ;ÄŀēÄ·ĦĽƚ"§ĖòŁ_úāÄúĝÙ§½§ low-geared (1.6 ratio) transfer ’box: this vehicle was running a 1.410 unit and would ăúòŁìĬĝĦÙăò½§ĝĦħ½Ł·ĖĬÝĝÄÝúŌÒĦÙÓħĖƚ But it was quiet and smooth and generally a very pleasant old thing to drive. This conversion will probably have someone scratching his head in 20 years time, but from my perspective it does what it needs to do. Back to front way to shift it is to shrink it by running a bead of weld around the inside and letting it cool. 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¼ 36 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK reference all about then? ‘‘Oh, I’m off to the Sahara in it in a few days; that’s why I had such little time available to get the photoshoot done. And I’ve pretty much used up all my leave at work trying ĦăÓÄĦÝĦŌúÝĝÙĽƕƴƴÙÄÄŀēò§Ýúĝƚ§ò臨ăĬĦ§ĕĬÝ·ï turnaround; most people would want to put a good few ÙĬú½ĖĽùÝòÄĝăú§ÒĖÄĝÙòŁƪŌúÝĝÙĽĦĖĬ·ïĦăÝĖăúăĬĦ§úŁ teething problems before bolting the tent on and heading ÒăĖ½ÝĝĦ§úĦò§ú½ĝƕ¶ĬĦU§ŀÝĝúƴĦÒ§ŇĽƚMăăïÝúÓ§ĖăĬú½ĦÙÄ ÄÒÄú½ÄĖ§ĦĦÙÄĕĬ§òÝĦŁăÒÙÝĝĻăĖïƕ;·§úĝÄÄĻÙŁƚ Unlike some projects that come into our lives ·ÝĖ·ĬùĝĦ§úĦݧòòŁăĖăú§ĦÝēĝŁÄ§ŁĻÙÝùƕU§ŀÙ§½§ĺÄĖŁ ·òħĖĺÝĝÝăúăÒĦÙÄM§ú½răĺÄĖÙÄĻ§úĦĽĦăÄú½ĬēĻÝĦÙƚ ƳƳÙÄÝúÝĦݧòݽħÒăĖĦÙÄēĖăìÄ·ĦĻ§ĝ§ùħúĝăÒ¶ĬÝò½ÝúÓ§ vehicle that combines all of my favourite aspects from M§ú½răĺÄĖăĺÄĖĦÙģħĖĝƚÙĶÄĝĦĝēÄ·ƕĦÙĶÄĝĦ colour, the best engine. And build it properly, as if it had been assembled on the production line at Solihull, but better. Every single nut and bolt, screw and rivet is ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦƕÄĺÄú½ăĻúĦăĦÙÄĖÝÓÙĦòÄúÓĦÙĝ§ú½ŌúÝĝÙƚ;Ħƴĝ proper anorak-spec.’’ ÙĶ§ĝÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄU§ŀĻ§ĝ§½§ù§úĦÙÄúÄĽĽĦă¶ĬÝò½ ÙÝĝ½ĖħùM§ú½răĺÄĖÒĖăùĻ§ĝ§ĦÝĖĽƪăĬĦÄÒÄú½ÄĖŕŕŔ ›yĝĦ§ĦÝăúĻ§Óăúƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄĖÝÓÙĦăúÄĦăăïĝăùÄŌú½ÝúÓƚƳƳ; Ù§½ùŁÙħĖĦĝÄĦăúăúÄăÒĦÙÄò§ĝĦ½řĝƕ§ĝ;ĦÙÝúïĦÙ§Ħƴĝ ēħïÄÒÄú½ÄĖƕƴƴĝ§ŁĝU§ŀƚƳƳ;§·ĦĬ§òòŁĝēÄúĦĦĻăŁÄ§Ėĝ tracking down the best base vehicle for the project, and travelled as far as the Isle of Mull in Scotland to view a potential candidate. It was a bit gutting to drive all the way home with an empty trailer, but it wasn’t the right ăúÄƚÙÄúƕ§ĝòĬ·ïĻăĬò½Ù§ĺÄÝĦƕĦÙÄŕŕŔ;Äú½Ä½Ĭē purchasing for the project had been owned since new in ùŁÙăùÄĦăĻúƕìĬĝĦŌĺÄùÝòÄĝÒĖăùĻÙÄĖÄ;òÝĺÄƚƴƴ ÙĽăúăĖÄÒÄú½ÄĖ½Ý½úƴĦĝĦ§ŁÝúăúÄēÝÄ·ÄÒăĖòăúÓ ¶ÄÒăĖÄU§ŀĝÄĦ§¶ăĬĦĝĦĖÝēēÝúÓÝĦĦă¶ÝĦĝ§ú½Ħ§ïÝúÓĝĦă·ï ăÒĻÙ§ĦĻ§ĝÓăă½ƕ§ú½ĻÙ§ĦĻ§ĝúăĦĝăÓăă½ƚÙÄĖăēÄŁ XS’s chassis was actually in remarkably good condition, with just minimal ‘lasagne’ on the layered section at the DEFENDER 110 OEM+ REBUILD ¶§ĝÄăÒĦÙÄĖħĖ·ĖăĝĝùÄù¶ÄĖƕ¶ĬĦĦÙ§Ħ½Ý½úƴĦĝĦăēU§ŀ from ordering up a brand new Marsland galvanised chassis to give the Defender the longest lifespan possible in its new form. And the galvanised chassis was just the start. ƳƳ0ĬĦĬĖÄēĖăăŌúÓĻ§ĝ§ĦĦÙÄÒăĖÄÒĖăúĦăÒĦÙĶĬÝò½ÒĖăù the outset, corrosion has no place here. Every single item we took off, down to the smallest steel bracket, has been restored where necessary, sandblasted back to bare ùÄĦ§òƕĖĬĝĦƪĦĖħĦĽƕÓ§òĺ§úÝĝĽ§ú½ĦÙÄúŌúÝĝÙĽÝúĝ§ĦÝú black. I chose to go for paint over powdercoat, as it gives a much more original look and is easy to touch up if it gets scratched in the future. Although I don’t regret doing things this way, this approach proved to be a much more time-consuming and costly process than other alternatives.’’ Continuing the OE look, the new chassis got a good Ļ§ĝÙ§ú½§ÙħòĦÙŁ·ă§ĦăÒĬŇŇĻÄò½ƴĝ1§òĺƪÝúƪ_úÄē§ÝúĦƕ ĻÙÝ·Ù½ĖÝÄĝĦă§ĝùăăĦÙƕÒ§·ĦăĖŁƪòăăïÝúÓŌúÝĝÙƚ–ÝĦÙĦÙÄ ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝĦ§ïÄú·§ĖÄăÒ§ú½ĦÙÄŌĦĦÝúÓĝăúĦÙÄÝĖĻ§ŁĦă ĝ§ĦÝúƪ¶ò§·ïēÄĖÒÄ·ĦÝăúƕĻÙ§Ħ§¶ăĬĦĦÙ§ĦăĦÙÄĖ¶ÝÓēĬŇŇòÄ piece, the bulkhead? ƳƳ;ĦĻ§ĝ§·ĦĬ§òòŁÝú§ù§ŇÝúÓ·ăú½ÝĦÝăúĦă¶ÄÓÝúĻÝĦÙƕƴƴ U§ŀĖÄù§ĖïĝƚƳƳ;Ù§½ÝĦĝÙăĦƪ¶ò§ĝĦĽƕĻÙÝ·ÙĝÙăĻĽĬē that it only needed one tiny repair to the diaphragm ĻÙÄĖÄÝĦùÄÄĦĝĦÙÄÓħĖ¶ăŀĦĬúúÄòƕ¶ĬĦăĦÙÄĖĦÙ§úĦÙ§ĦÝĦ was perfect. It made no sense to replace it with an §ÒĦÄĖù§ĖïÄĦăúÄƚƴƴÙÄĦĬ¶úÄĽĽĝăùÄòăĺÄÝúĦÙÄÒăĖù of new side skins, and a replacement front angle panel ĻÙÄĖÄĦÙÄĝÄ·ăú½ƪĖăĻĝħĦĝŌĦƕÒĖăùœrUƚƳƳ;§½½Ä½ ĝĦĖÝēĝăÒ·òħĖ1ăĖÝòò§Ħ§ēĶÄĦĻÄÄú§òòĦÙÄĝĬĖÒ§·Äĝ ĻÙÄĖħòòĦÙÄē§úÄòĝ¶ăòĦĦăÓÄĦÙÄĖƕĦăÝúĝĬò§ĦÄĦÙÄùƚM§ú½ răĺÄĖúÄĺÄĖ¶ăĦÙÄĖĽƕĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝĻÙŁĦÙĶĬ¶¶òÝúÓ§ú½ corrosion starts. It means assembly takes longer, but it’s worth it.’’ Happily, the often-rotten B-pillar and sill assemblies and even the doors of the Defender were in ŌúÄÒÄĦĦòÄƕĝăĻÄĖħòòĖÄĦ§ÝúĽƚ œăĬùÝÓÙĦúăĦÝ·ÄĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄĝÄ·ăú½ƪĖăĻĝħĦĝ§ĖÄúƴĦŁÄĦ Marsland chassis ŌúÝĝÙĽÝúĬŇŇĻÄò½ GIO for factory satin òăăïƟ§òò¶Ė§·ïÄĦĝ§ú½ ăĦÙÄĖē§ĖĦĝ¶ò§ĝĦĽƕ ·òħúĽƕÓ§òĺ§úÝĝĽ §ú½ē§ÝúĦĽ

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 37 2006 DEFENDER 110 XS STATION WAGON BODY AND CHASSIS ï Marsland galvanised chassis ï Buzzweld Galv-in-one coating ï Body resprayed in Nara Bronze and Santorini Black ï Puma utility side panels ï NAS rear step ï Fire and Ice grille and light surrounds ENGINE ï Td5 Inside ECU remap ï Centre silencer delete pipe ï De-webbed exhaust manifold ï Uprated manifold stud kit DRIVELINE ï Ashcroft 1.3-ratio transfer ’box gears SPEC LIST ï Puma one-piece rear halfshafts SUSPENSION ï Britpart OE-spec coil springs ï 1ÄúĬÝúÄÓ§ĝƪŌòòĽ½§ùēÄĖĝ ï OE metalastic bushes ELECTRICS ï LED headlamps ï Fire and Ice indicators and sidelight units ï _yrU½Ĭ§òƪŌò§ùÄúĦ LED bulbs INTERIOR ï Switch console colourmatched Nara Bronze ï 3D-printed ashtray phone holder ï Dynamat sound deadening throughout WHEELS AND TYRES ï Genuine Wolf steel wheels ï 235/85 R16 Goodyear Wrangler M/T tyres Kunifer brake pipes longer-lasting than steel, skilfully shaped to match originals No plastic Puma inner arches here – originals restored to galvanised perfection Noise and heat carefully managed with no less than 12 sheets of Dynamat 110’s panels were all sprayed individually, ĝăŌú§ò§ĝĝÄù¶òŁĻ§ĝ nerve-wracking

38 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK DEFENDER 110 OEM+ REBUILD ŌĦĦĽƩĦÙÄŁƴĺĶÄÄúòÄÒĦăĬĦÒăĖúăĻƕĦ㧷·ăùùă½§ĦÄ ·§ùēÝúÓÓħĖÒăĖĦÙÄĬē·ăùÝúÓĦĖÝēƚ§òïÝúÓăÒĻÙÝ·Ùƕ;ƴù ĝĬĖēĖÝĝĽĦÙÄŕŕŔÝĝúƴĦĝēăĖĦÝúÓùăĖÄÄŀēĽÝĦÝăúƪĖÄò§ĦĽ §··ÄĝĝăĖÝÄĝƕ¶ĬĦU§ŀÝĝĕĬÝ·ïĦăēĬĦùÄĖÝÓÙĦƚƳƳ;ĦƴòòÙ§ĺħ ē§ÝĖăÒĖăăÒ¶§Ėĝ§ú½§Ù§Ė½ƪĝÙÄòòĦÄúĦƕĦÙÄúĦÙÄÒĖݽÓħú½ ÄĺÄĖŁĦÙÝúÓÄòĝÄÝĝÓăÝúÓÝúĦÙĶ§·ïƚ;ĦƴĝúăĦ§½Ä½Ý·§ĦĽ ăĺÄĖò§ú½ÄĖ¶Ł§úŁĝĦĖÄĦ·Ùƕ;ìĬĝĦĖħòòŁĻ§úĦĽĦăÙ§ĺħú §½ĺÄúĦĬĖÄÝúĦÙĽݧĖŁĦă§ÝùÒăĖ§ú½òăăïÒăĖĻ§Ė½Ħăƚƴƴ MăăïÝúÓ·òăĝÄĖƕĦÙÄÝúĦĖÝ·§·ÝÄĝăÒĦÙÄĖĶĬÝò½§ĖÄēò§Ýú ĦăĝÄÄƚÙÄÙħĦÄĖ¶ăŀƕÒăĖÝúĝĦ§ú·ÄƕĻ§ĝ·ăùēòÄĦÄòŁ ĝĦĖÝēēĽĦăÝĦĝ·ăùēăúÄúĦē§ĖĦĝƕ·òħúĽƕĖÄƪĝħòĽĻÝĦÙ §úÄĻ·ăĖħú½ĦÙÄú·§ĖÄÒĬòòŁĖħĝĝÄù¶òĽĻÝĦÙĦÙăĝÄ §òòƪÝùēăĖĦ§úĦ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦĖÝĺÄĦĝƚ;Ħ§ïħùăùÄúĦĦăÝúĝēÄ·Ħ ĦÙÄM§ú½răĺÄĖĻ§ĖúÝúÓò§¶ÄòăúĦÙÄÙħĦÄĖƴĝ·§ĝÄƕ§ĝÝĦ òăăïĝ¶Ė§ú½ƪúÄĻƚƳƳÙ§Ħƴĝ¶Ä·§ĬĝÄÝĦÝĝƕƴƴò§ĬÓÙĝU§ŀƚƳƳ; ĝēÄú½§ÓÄĝăúħŁ¶ĖăĻĝÝúÓÒăĖ§úŁĦÙÝúÓĦÙ§ĦùÝÓÙĦ¶Ä ĬĝÄÒĬò§ú½§ĦĦÙÄĖÝÓÙĦēĖÝ·ÄƚÙ§ĦĝĦÝ·ïÄĖĻ§ĝăúÄăÒĦÙÄ ĦÙÝúÓĝ;ÒăĬú½ƚ–ÙÄú;·ăùħ·ĖăĝĝúÄĻƪăò½ƪĝĦă·ïăĖ Ħ§ïÄƪăÒÒē§ĖĦĝƕ;ĦĖŁĦăÓÄĦĦÙÄùìĬĝĦĦăÙ§ĺÄÝúĝĦă·ïÒăĖ ĦÙÄÒĬĦĬĖÄƚÙćĦÝòÝĦŁĝݽÄē§úÄòĝĻÄĖħúăĦÙÄĖƟÝĦƴĝĖ§ĖÄ ĦăÓÄĦĬĝĽē§ÝĖĝÝúĝĦĖ§ÝÓÙĦ·ăú½ÝĦÝăúƕĝăĻÙÄú;ĝ§Ļ ĦÙÄùƕ;ĝú§ēēĽĦÙÄùĬēƚƴƴ ÙÄ·ăúĺÄĖĝÝăúÒĖăùĝĦ§ĦÝăúĻ§ÓăúĦăĬĦÝòÝĦŁ¶ă½Ł ĝĦŁòÄÝĝúƴĦĦÙÄăúòŁēÄĖĝăú§òĦĻÝĝĦU§ŀÙ§ĝēĬĦăúĦÙÄŕŕŔ ăúÝĦĝìăĬĖúÄŁ¶§·ïĦăúÄĻƪ¶ĬÝòĦÓòăĖŁƚÙÄùăĝĦă¶ĺÝăĬĝ ÝĝĦÙÄĝĦĬúúÝúÓē§ÝúĦĝ·ÙÄùÄƟĺݶĖ§úĦV§Ė§ĖăúŇÄƩ·ă½Ä ŜŖřƶƩĻÝĦÙy§úĦăĖÝúÝò§·ïĖăăÒƚƳƳ;ĦƴĝùŁÒ§ĺăĬĖÝĦÄM§ú½ răĺÄĖ·ăòăĬĖ·ăù¶Ýú§ĦÝăúƚ;Ù§½§ēĖÄĺÝăĬĝŕŕŔĝēĖ§ŁÄ½ ĦÙÄĝ§ùÄƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄŌúÝĝÙăúĦÙÝĝăúÄÝĝ§úăĦÙÄĖòÄĺÄòƚÙÄ ē§ÝúĦĝÙăē½Ý½§ú§ù§ŇÝúÓìă¶ƚƴƴ ĝĻÄòò§ĝĦÙÄÄŁÄƪ·§Ħ·ÙÝúÓē§ÝúĦĻăĖïƕĦÙÄïÄÄúƪÄŁÄ½ ĻÝòòĝēăĦĝăùÄăĦÙÄĖúăúƪĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ÄŀĦĖ§ĝĻÙÝ·ÙÙ§ĺÄ ¶ÄÄú§½½Ä½ĦăÝùēĖăĺÄĦÙÄăĺÄĖ§òòòăăï§ú½Ĭĝħ¶ÝòÝĦŁăÒ ĦÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖƕĻÝĦÙăĬĦÓăÝúÓăĺÄĖƪĦÙÄƪĦăēƚ ÓÄúĬÝúÄ0ÝĖħú½;·Ä"½ÝĦÝăúÓĖÝòòħú½òÝÓÙĦĝĬĖĖăĬú½ĝ ÙăĬĝÄĝĬ¶ĦòÄM"Ùħ½òÝÓÙĦĝ§ú½ĦÙÄēĖăēÄĖ §··ăùē§úŁÝúÓÝú½Ý·§ĦăĖ§ú½ÙÝÓÙƪ¶Ä§ùò§ùēĝƕĻÙÝ·Ù At home in the Essex countryside, but 110 will be Morocco-bound by the time you read this Genuine Land Rover fasteners and parts used throughout Heater box stripped and reassembled; correct decal applied

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 39 ¼ Ù§ĺĶÄÄúĖÄĻÝĖĽĻÝĦÙ½Ĭ§òƪŌò§ùÄúĦ_ĝĖ§ù¶Ĭò¶ĝĦă ĻăĖï§ĝ¶ăĦÙĝݽÄòÝÓÙĦĝ§ú½½ĖÝĺÝúÓòÝÓÙĦĝƚÙÄÓÄúĬÝúÄ §··ÄĝĝăĖÝÄĝ§òĝăÝú·òĬ½Ä§VyĝĦÄēĻÙÝ·Ù½ăĬ¶òÄĝ§ĝ§ ĦăĻ¶§ĖƩÙ§ú½ŁÒăĖÙÝĝÓÝĖòÒĖÝÄú½ƴĝÙăĖĝÄĝƩ§ú½U§ŀÙ§ĝ ÙÝĝÄŁÄăúĝăùÄĝݽÄĝĦÄēĝƕ¶ĬĦÝĝĬúĝĬĖÄĻÙÝ·ÙĝĦŁòÄĦă ÓăÒăĖƚƳƳ;òÝïÄĦÙÄĦĬ¶Ĭò§ĖĦŁēÄƕ¶ĬĦúăƪăúÄĖħòòŁĬĝÄĝĦÙÄ ăò½Ýú½ÝĺݽĬ§òÒăò½ÝúÓĝĦÄēĝ§úŁùăĖÄƕĻÙÝ·Ù;ĦÙÝúïĻăĬò½ ·ăùēòÄùÄúĦĦÙĖăòÒĻÙÄÄòĝ¶ÄĦĦÄĖƚyă;ù§ŁÓăÒăĖ ĦÙÄùÝúĝĦħ½ƚƴƴ ÙÄĦÝùÄòÄĝĝĝĦÄÄòĻÙÄÄòĝÝúĕĬÄĝĦÝăú§ĖÄēĬùēĽ ŗŔùùÒĬĖĦÙÄĖăĬĦĦÙ§úĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ăúÙĬ¶ƪ·ÄúĦĖÝ·ĝē§·ÄĖĝƕ §ú½§ĖÄĝÙă½ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄúÄĻÄĝĦ1ăă½ŁÄ§Ė–Ė§úÓòÄĖUƠĝ ĦÙ§ĦU§ŀ·ăĬò½ÓÄĦƚƳƳÙÄŁƴĖÄúăĦħĝŁĦăŌú½úăĻƕ¶ĬĦ; Ļ§úĦĽĦÙÄù¶Ä·§ĬĝÄĦÙ§ĦƴĝĻÙ§ĦM§ú½răĺÄĖŌĦĦĽĦă ĦÙÄŌú§òĽÝĦÝăúĝƚ;ù§ú§ÓĽĦăÓÄĦÙăò½ăÒĦÙÝĝ½ÄòÝĺÄĖŁƪ ùÝòħÓÄĝÄĦƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄŁĦăăïĝăùÄÙĬúĦÝúÓ½ăĻúƚƴƴ ÙÄ_"ĦÙÄùÄ·ăúĦÝúĬÄĝÝúĝݽÄĦÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖƕĻÙÄĖħ ĝù§ĦĦÄĖÝúÓăÒ§òùăĝĦƪÝúĺÝĝݶòÄĬēÓĖ§½Äĝù§ïÄĝĦÙÄ ŕśƪŁÄ§Ėăò½ŕŕŔùĬ·ÙùăĖÄ·ăùÒăĖĦ§¶òħú½ĖÄŌúĽĦÙ§ú ÝĦĻăĬò½Ù§ĺĶÄÄúĻÙÄúÝĦòÄÒĦyăòÝÙĬòòƕÄĺÄúÝúÝĦĝ ĦăēƪĝēÄ·›yĦĖÝùƚ ÄÒăĖħúŁăÒĦÙÄÝúĦÄĖÝăĖĻÄúĦÝúƕúăòÄĝĝĦÙ§úŕŖ ĝÙÄÄĦĝăÒŁú§ù§ĦĻÄĖħēēòÝĽĦăĦÙÄÝúĝݽÄĝăÒĦÙÄ ½ăăĖĝ§ú½ĦĬ¶ƕĻÝĦÙùăĖħ·ĖăĝĝĦÙÄĝħĦ¶ăŀ§ú½ōăăĖ ē§úÄòĝĦă·ĬĦ½ăĻúăúúăÝĝÄÝúĦĖĬĝÝăú§ĝùĬ·Ù§ĝ ēăĝĝݶòÄƚVÄĻƪăò½ƪĝĦă·ïòħĦÙÄĖĦĖÝùùĽ›yÓħĖïúă¶ĝ òăăï§ú½ÒÄÄòÒ§úĦ§ĝĦÝ·ƕ§ú½¶Ė§ú½ƪúÄĻM§ú½răĺÄĖ ĖĬ¶¶ÄĖōăăĖù§ĦĝĝĦÝòòĝùÄòò¶ăŀƪÒĖÄĝÙƚ ÄĺݧĦÝúÓÒĖăùĦÙÄĝĦ§ú½§Ė½òăăïĝòÝÓÙĦòŁƕU§ŀ·ÙăĝÄ ĦăÙ§ĺÄĦÙā½řƴĝ·ÄúĦĖÄĝĻÝĦ·Ù·ăúĝăòÄē§ÝúĦĽV§Ė§ ĖăúŇÄƕĻÙÝ·Ù§½½ĝ§ĻÄò·ăùÄĝēò§ĝÙăÒ·ăòăĬĖĦăĦÙÄ ·§¶Ýúƕ§ú½§Ýĝ·ăĺÄĖŁŖ·ĖĬÝĝÄ·ăúĦĖăòĝĻÝĦ·ÙúÄĝĦòÄĝ ½Ýĝ·ĖÄÄĦòŁăúĦÙÄĝݽÄăÒĦÙÄĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓ·ăòĬùú·ăĻòƩē§ĖĦ ăÒ§ú"ùēÝĖāĬúÝúÓïÝĦĻÙÝ·ÙĻÝòòúă½ăĬ¶Ħē§Ł½ÝĺݽÄú½ĝ ăúĦÙÄòăúÓÙ§Ĭòĝ§·ĖăĝĝĦÙÄ·ăúĦÝúÄúĦƚ0ăĖù§ēēÝúÓ§ú½ ú§ĺÝÓ§ĦÝăú½ĬĦÝÄĝƕU§ŀĝÝùēòŁĬĝÄĝÙÝĝēÙăúÄƕĻÙÝ·Ù ·ò§ùēĝ§ĦăēĦÙĽ§ĝÙ¶ă§Ė½Ýú§ǃŖŔŗƪēĖÝúĦĽ “In hindsight, I should have built it first, and then booked the ferry. It’s been non-stop early-hour finishes” New-old-stock XS gearknobs in place; centre console adds a splash of colour

40 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK DEFENDER 110 OEM+ REBUILD Ùăò½ÄĖ·òÝēēĽÝúĻÙÄĖÄĦÙħĝÙĦĖ§ŁĻăĬò½úăĖù§òòŁŌĦƚ "§ĝŁƕÄÒÒÄ·ĦÝĺħú½ĖÄĺÄĖĝݶòÄƚÙÄăúòŁăĦÙÄĖĦăĬ·ÙÄĝ Max wants to add to the interior are some MUD UK side panels in the back, fresh carpet in the load area without cut-outs for the rearmost seats, and the headliner will be ĖÄĦĖÝùùĽÝú¶ò§·ïò·§úĦ§Ė§§ÒĦÄĖÙÝĝĦĖÝēƚ ÙÄÄúÓÝúĶ§ŁĖÄù§Ýúĝ½ÄòÝÓÙĦÒĬòòŁ·òħú§ú½ăĖÝÓÝú§òƕ with just a de-webbed exhaust manifold and uprated ĝĦĬ½ïÝĦÙÝúĦÝúÓĦăĝăùÄùÝò½ĦĬúÝúÓăÒĦÙÄĺÄúÄĖ§¶òÄ ŌĺÄƪ·ŁòÝú½ÄĖĦĬĖ¶ă½ÝÄĝÄòƚƳƳ;ĦƴĝÓăĦ§½ř;úĝݽÄĖÄù§ēƕ ĻÙÝ·ÙĖħòòŁ½ăÄĝù§ïħÙĬÓĽÝÒÒÄĖÄú·ÄăĺÄĖĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ƚ; ½Ý½úƴĦĻ§úĦÝĦĝùăïŁăĖă¶úăŀÝăĬĝƕ§ú½ÝĦÝĝúƴĦƚ;ĦìĬĝĦ ù§ïÄĝÓÄĦĦÝúÓĬēĦăĝēÄĽĝăùĬ·ÙúÝ·ÄĖƕĻÙÝ·ÙÙÄòēĝ ĻÙÄúÒĬòòŁòă§½Ä½ƚƴƴÙā½řƴĝ½ÝĝĦÝú·ĦÝĺÄÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦúăĦÄÝĝ §ùēòÝŌĽĝòÝÓÙĦòŁĦÙ§úïĝĦ㧷ÄúĦĖÄƪĝÝòÄú·ÄĖ½ÄòÄĦÄēÝēÄƕ ĻÙÝ·ÙÓÝĺÄĝĦÙÄēÄĖÒÄ·Ħ¶òÄú½ăÒ§ĖăĖĦŁĝăĬú½ĻÙÄú ½ÄĝÝĖĽƕĻÝĦÙăĬĦ§úŁ½ĖăúÝúÓ§Ħ·ĖĬÝĝÝúÓĝēÄĽĝƚ ÙĽăúăĖÄÒÄú½ÄĖƴĝÓħĖ¶ăŀ§ú½ĦĖ§úĝÒÄĖƴ¶ăŀĻÄĖÄ ÝúĖĬ½ÄÙħòĦÙƕĝăÙ§ĺĶÄÄúò§ĖÓÄòŁòÄÒĦ§òăúÄĝ§ĺÄÒăĖ§ Óăă½ĝ·ĖĬ¶§ú½ĝăùÄÒĖÄĝÙÓ§ĝïÄĦĝƚÙÄăúòŁ·Ù§úÓÄ ĦÙ§ĦÙ§ĝ¶ÄÄúù§½ÄĦăĦÙÄÓħĖÝúÓÝĝĦÙÄŌĦùÄúĦăÒ§ú ĝÙ·ĖăÒĦĖ§úĝùÝĝĝÝăúĝŕƚŗĖ§ĦÝăÓħĖĝÄĦƕĻÙÝ·Ù¶ĖݽÓÄĝ ĦÙħĻïĻ§Ė½Ó§ē¶ÄĦĻÄÄúĦÙÄĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ÄÒÄú½ÄĖ§ú½ Ýĝ·ăĺÄĖŁĖ§ĦÝăĝ§ú½ÓÝĺÄĝ¶ĖÝĝ立·ÄòÄĖ§ĦÝăú§ú½ĦăĖĕĬÄ ÒăĖĦăĻÝúÓ¶ĬĦ§òĝăĖĽĬ·ÄĝÄúÓÝúÄroUĻÙÄú·ăĺÄĖÝúÓ ùăĦăĖĻ§ŁùÝòÄĝƚ Underneath, both axles have been stripped, blasted, ē§ÝúĦĽ§ú½ĖĶĬÝòĦĻÝĦÙúÄĻ¶Ä§ĖÝúÓĝƕĝħòĝ§ú½¶Ė§ïÄĝ ĦÙĖăĬÓÙăĬĦƕĻÝĦÙĦÙÄăúòŁĬēÓĖ§½Ä¶ÄÝúÓ§ē§ÝĖăÒĦăĬÓÙÄĖ ăúÄƪēÝÄ·ÄoĬù§Ù§òÒĝÙ§ÒĦĝÝúĦÙÄĖħĖƚÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖÝĝ suspended on Britpart OE-spec coils all-round, with new ÓÄúĬÝúÄM§ú½răĺÄĖ½§ùēÄĖĝïÄÄēÝúÓ§ŀòÄùăĺÄùÄúĦ Ĭú½ÄĖ·ăúĦĖăòƚƳƳ;ƴ½Ù§ĺÄĬĝĽĖÝĦē§ĖĦĝÙă·ïĝĦăăƕ¶ĬĦ ĦÙÄŁăúòŁ½ăăÝòƪŌòòĽƚÙÄò§ĦÄĖÓÄúĬÝúĽ§ùēÄĖĝ§ĖÄÓ§ĝ THE BUILDER Max Brown is no stranger to taking Land Rovers apart and putting them back together again – his full-time job is at Foley Specialist Vehicles, a name synonymous with top-quality rebuilds and incredible bespoke Defenders. ‘‘The guys at work have been really supportive. I’m hugely grateful to everyone at Foley’s for their help and advice, and a special thanks to Marti, George, and Mr Kim for all their help on the build.’’ When he’s not spannering, Max channels his creativity through photography and travel, two passions he’ll be indulging on the Morocco trip he worked so hard ĦăÓÄĦĦÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖŌúÝĝÙĽÒăĖƚŁĦÙÄĦÝùÄŁăĬĖħ½ this, he and this fantastic 110 will already be out there. To keep up with its adventures, give the Defender’s Instagram page a follow: @prjct825. Max is celebrating ŌúÝĝÙÝúÓÙÝĝŕŕŔ¶Ł throwing it straight into adventure §ú½ăÝòƕĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝ¶ÄĦĦÄĖÒăĖēĖăòăúÓĽăÒÒƪĖă§½ĬĝÄƚÙÄŁ ă¶ĺÝăĬĝòŁ·ăĝĦùăĖÄƕ¶ĬĦÝĦĝÙăĬò½ē§ŁăÒÒÝúĦÙĽÄĝÄĖĦƚƴƴ oÄÄĖÝúÓĬú½ÄĖĦÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖÝĝ§òùăĝĦ§ĝì§Ļƪ½ĖăēēÝúÓ §ĝĦÙÄĝĦĬúúÝúÓē§ÝúĦăúĦÙÄĦăēƚyĻ§ĦÙÄĝăÒĝ§ĦÝú¶ò§·ïÝĝ ¶ĖăïÄúĬē¶Ł¶ĖÝÓÙĦ·ăēēÄĖƪïĬúÝÒÄĖ¶Ė§ïÄēÝēÄƕ ¶Ä§ĬĦÝÒĬòòŁĝÙ§ēĽĦăù§Ħ·ÙĦÙÄăĖÝÓÝú§òĝĦÄÄòòÝúÄĝ¶ĬĦ Ò§ĖòăúÓÄĖƪò§ĝĦÝúÓƕ§ú½ĦÙÄúÄĻĝÝòĺÄĖ·§òÝēÄĖĝ§ú½¶ăòĦ Ùħ½ĝ§ĖÄĝăùÄÙăĻÄĺÄú¶ĖÝÓÙĦÄĖ§Ó§ÝúĝĦĦÙĽ§ĖïúÄĝĝ ăÒĦÙÄ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝ§ú½§ŀòÄĝĦÙ§ú;ƴĺÄÄĺÄĖĝÄÄú¶ÄÒăĖÄƚ ƳƳÙ§ĦƴĝĻÙŁ;Ļ§ĝĝăÄŀ·ÝĦĽĦăÓÄĦĦÙÄēÙăĦăĝÙăăĦ½ăúÄ ¶ÄÒăĖÄùŁĦĖÝēƕ¶Ä·§ĬĝÄÝĦƴòòúÄĺÄĖòăăïĦÙÝĝÓăă½§Ó§ÝúƗƴƴ U§ŀò§ĬÓÙĝƚ Maybe not, but while many people who have ·ăùēòÄĦĽ§ĖĶĬÝò½ĦăĝĬ·Ù§ÙÝÓÙĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ĻăĬò½¶ĖÝúÓ ĦÙÄM§ú½răĺÄĖăĬĦÒăĖÙÝÓÙ½§Łĝ§ú½Ùăòݽ§Łĝ§ú½Ù§ĺÄÝĦ ĻĖ§ēēĽÝú·ăĦĦăúĻăăòĦÙÄĖÄĝĦăÒĦÙÄĦÝùÄƕÝĦƴĝ Äú·ăĬĖ§ÓÝúÓĦăÙħĖĦÙ§ĦƕÄĺÄú§ÒĦÄĖ§òòĦÙÄÙ§Ė½ĻăĖï§ú½ ò§ĦÄúÝÓÙĦĝƕU§ŀÝĝúƴĦ§ÒĖ§Ý½ĦăĦ§ïÄÙÝĝ·ĖħĦÝăú¶ŁĦÙÄ ĝ·ĖĬÒÒăÒĦÙÄúÄ·ï§ú½ĦÙĖăĻÝĦÙħ½ŌĖĝĦÝúĦă§½ĺÄúĦĬĖÄƚ –ÙÝ·ÙÝĝƕ§ÒĦÄĖ§òòƕĻÙ§ĦM§ú½răĺÄĖĝ§Ėħòò§¶ăĬĦƚ So clean you could eat your dinner off it – but it won’t look like this for long

RESTORE - BUILD - SERVICE - ACCIDENT REPAIRS - CHASSIS SWAPS F all y r cla ic Defender needs  SINCE 1966  T: 01279 793500 E: [email protected] W: www.foleysv.com

Manon and Tobias’ Defender 110, Rafiki, is every bit the working Land Rover. Just not in the way you might expect… Parked at the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes, keeping watch for the elusive Fennec fox MANON VERIJDT AND TOBIAS VAN KRIEKEN DEFENDER GONE

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¼ 44 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK DEFENDE R’S AFRICAN MISSION same), and it was hot and humid. West Africa was about people, more than it was about nature. It wasn’t necessarily what we were looking for, but it surely had a positive side as well, as we got to see super tight-knit ·ăùùĬúÝĦÝÄĝŌĖĝĦÙ§ú½ƚ Talking of expectations, it might have been a good thing that our plans weren’t set in stone when we left home. Mere months into this trip it became clear that a year would not be long enough to see everything Africa has to offer. Kilometres seem longer here, or our speed ĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦòŁĝòăĻÄĖƕ§ú½¶ĬŁÝúÓÓĖă·ÄĖÝÄĝÝĝùăĖÄĦÙ§ú just a short visit to the supermarket. With all that in mind, we decided to take our time and see how far our savings would get us. Surprisingly, we are still steadily driving south without a plan for returning home. However, our savings aren’t limitless which is why we have shifted our aim – travel without work – to creating a full-time lifestyle, including working on the road. A lot of our evenings are now spent on r§ŌïÝăúăĬĖ and ‡¶ĬúĦĬ; our overland website and Instagram channel, and our conservation magazine respectively. Talking of the latter – our nature conservation magazine – it gives a whole new dimension to our trip. As nature and wildlife enthusiasts, we not only love to spend time in nature, but we also want to safeguard it for future generations. The aim of ‡¶ĬúĦĬ is to showcase stories ÒĖăù·ăúĝÄĖĺ§ĦÝăúÝĝĦĝÝúĦÙÄŌÄò½ƕĝăĦÙ§ĦēÄăēòħòò across the world get to know about them. Yet, before this ĦĖÝēĻÄÙ§½úÄĺÄĖ¶ÄÄúÝúĦÙÄŌÄò½ƕĺÝĝÝĦÝúÓĦÙăĝÄēĖăìÄ·Ħĝƚ Now that we are travelling through Africa, we are able to ·ăù¶ÝúÄŌÄò½ĺÝĝÝĦĝĻÝĦÙĦÙÄĝÙ§ĖÝúÓăÒĝĦăĖÝÄĝƚ0ăĖ example, we were able to visit Tomas Diagne, a turtle conservationist from Senegal. Hearing his experiences, both locally as well as internationally, has opened our eyes to the real-life challenges of nature conservation. ÄĝēÝĦÄÙħĖÝúÓÙÝĝÙ§Ė½ĝÙÝēĝƕÝĦÙ§ĝŌĖĽăĬĖĝăĬòĝÄĺÄú more to be part of the solution. The choice between a broken bridge or fun river crossing is easily made – the duo takes the plunge! A good beach cannot be understimated. This golden and desolate place can be found near Varela, Guinea-Bissau WE are Manon Verijdt, Tobias van Krieken and Nimba (woof!). Currently, we are travelling across Africa with our Land Rover Defender 110, capturing adventure and spotting wildlife whenever we can. We love to camp in nature, travel mostly off-the-grid, and combine our passions of photography, nature conservation, and outdoor living within our travels. We inspire others through our overland channel r§ŌïÝăúăĬĖ, and create awareness for nature conservation projects through ‡¶ĬúĦĬ U§Ó§ŇÝúÄ. Follow us on our journey.

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 45 Driving in convoy through Nigeria’s highlands was daunting, exciting and completely unforgettable A dozen sketchy bridges – big and small – had to be crossed to reach Gabon’s western lowland gorillas

46 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK ¼ ;ĦÝĝĦÙ§úïĝĦăr§ŌïÝƕăĬĖÄÒÄú½ÄĖŕŕŔƕĦÙ§ĦĻÄ·§ú ù§ïÄÝĦ§òòĻăĖïƚr§ŌïÝÄú§¶òÄĝĬĝĦăĺÝĝÝĦĖÄùăĦÄēò§·Äĝƕ ·§ùēăÒÒƪĦÙÄƪÓĖݽÒăĖ§ÒÄĻĻÄÄïĝƕ§ú½ĺÝĝÝĦĦÙÄēĖăìÄ·Ħĝ ÒăĖUbuntu ĻÙÝ·Ù·§úăÒĦÄú¶ÄÒăĬú½½ÄÄēÝúĦÙÄìĬúÓòÄƚ;Ħ ĦĖĬòŁÝĝăĬĖăĺÄĖò§ú½ĺÄÙÝ·òÄƕÙăùħú½ăÒŌ·Ä§ĦĦÙÄĝ§ùÄ ĦÝùÄƚ;ĦÝĝúƴĦ§òĻ§ŁĝħĝŁĦÙăĬÓÙƟĦĖ§ĺÄòòÝúÓƕòÝĺÝúÓ§ú½ ĻăĖïÝúÓÒĖăù§ĖÄò§ĦÝĺÄòŁĝù§òòĺÄÙÝ·òÄƚ_ĬĖĖÄ·ÄúĦòŁ §½ăēĦĽĖÄĝ·ĬĽăÓÒĖăùVÝÓÄĖݧƩú§ùĽVÝù¶§Ʃ§½½ĝ §úăĦÙÄĖ·Ù§òòÄúÓÄĦăĦÙħòĖħ½ŁòÝùÝĦĽĝē§·Äƚ VÄĺÄĖĦÙÄòÄĝĝƕĻħĖÄúăĦ·ăúĝݽÄĖÝúÓùăĺÝúÓăúĦă §úăĦÙÄĖĦŁēÄăÒĺÄÙÝ·òÄƕ§ĝĦÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖÝĝ§ĦĖĬÄÒ§ùÝòŁ ùÄù¶ÄĖƚăĬĝƕÝĦƴĝ·Ù§ĖùÝúÓƕēĖ§·ĦÝ·§ò§ú½Ù§ĝ ēÄĖĝăú§òÝĦŁƚăùē§ĖĽĦăăĦÙÄĖ¶Ė§ú½ĝăĖĦŁēÄĝăÒ ĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝƕĦÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖïÄÄēĝĦĬĖúÝúÓÙħ½ĝ§ú½ăēÄúĝ§ ĻăĖò½ăÒ·ăúĺÄĖĝ§ĦÝăúƚoÄăēòÄòăĺÄÝĦƚú½Ħ§òïÝúÓăÒĦÙÄ ēĖ§·ĦÝ·§òĝݽÄăÒĦÙÝúÓĝƕŁÄĝƕÝĦƴĝĖÄò§ĦÝĺÄòŁĝù§òò·ăùē§ĖĽ ĦăĝăùÄăÒĦÙÄĦĖĬ·ïƪ¶§ĝĽăĺÄĖò§ú½ĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄ ÄÒÄú½ÄĖƴĝĝÝŇħòĝăù§ïÄĝĝĬĖÄĻÄÓÄĦĻÙÄĖÄĻÄĻ§úĦĦă ÓăƚMăăïÝúÓ¶§·ï§ĦĦÙÄĦĖ§·ïĝĻÄƴĺĽĖÝĺÄúƟ§ò§ĖÓÄĖ ĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝÝùēòŁĻăĬò½úƴĦÙ§ĺÄŌĦĦĽƚyăƕĻÄĻÝòò¶ÄĝĦÝ·ïÝúÓ ĻÝĦÙr§ŌïÝÒăĖĝĬĖÄƚ DEFENDE R’S AFRICAN MISSION The pair sought out the most scenic camp spots for working on r§ŌïÝăúăĬĖ and ‡¶ĬúĦĬ magazine They love visiting projects and learning about local conservation efforts –§ĦÄĖēĬĖÝŌÄĖĝùħú a cool drink can come from anywhere, with no plastic bottles Tobias built the aluminium drawer system himself, and it has proven invaluable

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 47 “It truly is our overland vehicle, home and office at the same time” A combo of carefullyselected spares and Tobias’ mechanical ïúăĻòĽÓÄïÄÄēr§ŌïÝ in top health at all times

48 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK “With more sparsely-populated lands in our sights, the wildlife chapter of our trip begins” With all the adventure that await us, we are looking forward to what lies ahead. In the next six months more of Gabon, Angola, Namibia and South Africa are on our horizon. Our hopes are high for these countries. With more sparsely-populated lands in our sights, the wildlife chapter of our trip begins. We hope that the coming countries provide us with even more off-the-grid and remote places where we can hike, photograph wildlife, enjoy the days with Nimba and build our future. Although ĦÙÄĖħĖĽÄŌúÝĦÄòŁ·Ù§òòÄúÓÄĝ·ăù¶ÝúÝúÓ§òòăĬĖ passions, we are thoroughly enjoying our adventure here. This is why we set off on this trip. Nimba the dog is our latest addition to the family. She is a great cuddle companion and night guard, and probably the most adventurous of us all! DEFENDE R’S AFRICAN MISSION We will continue to drive with our windows open in the coming months, in the hopes of seeing and smelling more wildlife. Well actually, there isn’t really an option, §ĝĦÙÄĖÄƴĝ¶§ĖÄòŁ§úŁĖăăùÒăĖăĬĖ§ĖùĝĦăŌĦÝúĝÝ½Ä while driving. Although many might say that we are crazy – with the dusty roads and an overly enthusiastic dog bouncing around in our car – it brings us joy knowing that this basic, rudimentary vehicle makes sure we are this close to the environment that we’re driving ĦÙĖăĬÓÙƚÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖ½ÄŌúÝĦÄòŁÙ§ĝÄúĖÝ·ÙĽăĬĖ travels, in more ways than one, and we can’t wait for ĻÙ§ĦĦÙÄÒĬĦĬĖÄÙăò½ĝÒăĖr§Ōïݧú½ÒăĖĬĝƚ

Happy owner Darren Ashcroft with his mint Series I GARY PUSEY GAVIN BURNETT