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WELCOME It takes great people to produce the world’s best When we were selling Land Rover magazine and show told Alex who had been on the One Show I can’t would be at the show, we believe you thought of Alex Jones didn’t think of me NEIL WATTERSON, first! ALEX RILEY (OFF THE TELLY) EDITOR 18 The LRO Show 2022 in all its glory ‘We aimed to produce a respectful show’ The sad news of the passing of HM We decided to run it, with a suitably It also showed just how friendly the Queen Elizabeth II has dominated adjusted arena plan. But on the Friday, Land Rover family is. We come from everything for the past couple of weeks I admit to having a bit of a wobble – so all walks of life, but our bond is the – and the arrival of the news the day many events were being cancelled – vehicles we drive. And even if we’ve before campers were due to turn up were we doing the right thing? only just met, we can sit round the BBQ at our show gave us cause to stop and and share tales of Land Rovering. consider our options. Should we cancel I needn’t have worried – everyone the show, or go ahead with it? And was supportive of our decision and the A new future beckons – we now have what would people think if we did? tribute created by our compère Wayne a king, a first for many of us – but we’ll brought a tear to many an eye. all meet again at next year’s LRO show. EDITOR l Neil Watterson bought his first Land Rover in 1988 and has owned numerous since. He’s driven a huge number of the UK’s greenlanes, almost every Land Rover model and competes in a wide range of motor sport in Land Rovers. Vehicles: 1969 Series IIA, 1979 Lightweight, 1998 300Tdi Defender 110, 2012 Defender 110 WRITING IN THIS ISSUE… JOHN PEARSON EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MARTIN DOMONEY l John continues his huge WORKSHOP EDITOR journey through Portugal's l Most Land Rovers aren’t mountains this month. very stealthy, but that Read about the rewards and doesn’t mean you have to challenges this epic country put up with squeaks and has to offer, from p58. rattles. Martin will help quieten yours on p102. JAMES TAYLOR MARK SAVILLE CONTRIBUTOR ASSISTANT EDITOR l James’s historic curiosities l Mark visits a this month include a cartoon stunning ex-British of a speeding State Review Railways 107in Series I Range Rover – something we (see p74) and drives think Her Majesty would have the Severn Valley enjoyed. See p82-83. Railway (p90). GET IN TOUCH l It’s never been easier to drop us a line. We still get letters too – our address is on p100 FIND US ON FACEBOOK FOLLOW US ON TWITTER FIND US ON INSTAGRAM CALL US DROP US AN EMAIL landroverownerinternational @landroverowner land_rover_owner_international 01733 468000 [email protected] S U B S C R I B E & SAV E: S E E p 32 F O R O F F E R S LRO 3

CONTENTS NOVEMBER 2022 42 Fabulous Freelander celebrated and how you can improve yours Land Rovers Adventure News and Comment 16 News 06 COVER STORY Modified mining D2 58 COVER STORY Discovering central Portugal The passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II Rebuilt to survive the harsh underworld conditions, 120m beneath Staffordshire hills John Pearson drives amazing mountain 18 LRO Show 2022 tracks on the stunning second leg of his trip 12 World of Land Rovers Okay, so we would say it was fantastic – 66 COVER STORY but it really was. And here’s the proof! The pick of your incredible pics from around Scotland’s great divide the UK and from every corner of the World 22 Clubs news/events Peter Crichton continue tracing Scotland’s 42 COVER STORY watershed through majestic scenery  Solihull Society National Rally Upgrade your Freelander 24 LRO Adventure Club The car that changed the company forever Workshop 37 Vicky Turner 52 COVER STORY … why she’s increasingly anti-social media Rally Barbados 96 Sorting Series steering 39 Sam Watson AlliSport’s Andrew Graham competes Your step-by-step guide to …running out of cities to visit in a diesel overhauling the steering box 84 Your Land Rovers NEWS 41 Mike Gould 102 Cut down on NVH This owner’s hunt for a bargain is a success Checkout the LRO …recalls the genesis of the L322 Banish noise, vibration and show report on p18. 88 Our Land Rovers harshness for good 86 You Say Can spot your Sam’s 130 gets fettled, Mark’s Series I goes 106 What’s in your Land Rover? Bridges to drive, and main dealers on the rails and Russ gets well oiled workshop? 138 Watty’s World Classic LRO Neil catches up with a lot of off-roading 74 COVER STORY A great opportunity to poke around LAND ROVERS IN THIS ISSUE Ex-British Railways survivor and to see what everyone’s up to Incredible story of ultra-rare Series I station 108 Change brake fluid l Series I 74, 82, 91 l Series II 80 wagon with a colourful story to tell l SIII 96 l One Ten 83 l Ninety 52 Your essential guide to this critical job l Defender 58, 84, 88, 92 l D1 66, 83 80 Your Classic Land Rovers l Discovery 2 6 l Freelander 1 & 2 42 110 Q&A: 15 tech issues sorted out l Range Rover Classic 58, 83, 106 Wonderful family heirloom BMC diesel- powered 88in SII with extraordinary history The place to come for expert knowledge 82 Roverphile 117 Tech that! James Taylor explores a grey area in Series Martin solves his brake fluid conundrum history, reviews a royal vehicle and more SUBSCRIBE Available on a range of Buying platforms including: AND SAVE! 26 Stuff: latest new products See p34 for print & digital offers Roof tents, D3 truck cabs and R/C cars 32 Used & Abused: kit tested Fridges, recovery books and sporks rated 118 Price guide Updated every month 4 LRO

58 102 Fixing those pesky rattles and The beauty of squeaks once and for all central Portugal 06 Meet The Hulk, a Disco 2 mining marvel 74 LRO 5 Steam age survivor

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MAKE IT MINE It takes a special kind of Land Rover to survive a brutal working life deep underground. Mark Saville discovers one that has been built specifically for its unique role PHOTOS: JONATHAN JACOB LRO 7

MODIFIED DISCOVERY 2 Looks every inch the works mule that it is. Screen on dash is linked to rear-view camera Avast steel scoop armed ü SPECIAL ORDER THE D2’s BUILDER with massive teeth, ANDREW POYSER carried on huge tyres I’m being shown around the mine and the Andrew has been a taller than me and backed Discovery 2 by Richard Hogg, the mine’s fabricator and welder all up by a monstrous mechanical engineer and the boss of the guy his working life. He has 7.4-litre Deutz diesel, who built the Disco, Andrew Poyser, so I’m in his own business, ARA swings menacingly very good hands. Engineering, but spends a towards the unflinching bodywork of the unique Discovery 2 that You may think that once you’ve seen one lot of his time in the mine’s workshops too. I’ve come to see today. It looks like a toy in bobtailed Disco you’ve seen ‘em all, but comparison to the intimidating, insect-like, this one is very different. It does a uniquely THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER dinosaur-sized digger. I’m standing at the end hazardous job in a very high-risk environment. RICHARD HOGG of a roadway (tunnel) about 7.5 miles from the And that’s even before you include the ultra- Richard is the mine’s mine’s entrance and some 450 feet below the aggressive conditions it also has to survive. mechanical engineer. surface. Outside, the UK’s summer heatwave is He has spent 34 years in full swing and the Staffordshire countryside Explains Richard: ‘The terrain in the mine at several different is being roasted by the unrelenting sun. Down tunnels is very rough because of the way we coalmines in the English here, though, you would never know – it’s mine; boring and blasting generally gives you a constant 12ºC throughout the year. a sea-wave type of undulating roadway; it’s Midlands. ‘I used to go on to the coalfaces and not at all smooth down there. repair machines. Working here is a bit like Suddenly, there’s relative quiet as the coalmining was 34 years ago.’ monster’s raucous engine is silenced and the ‘It’s another reason why the chassis gave nearby conveyor belt, one of 14 that shift way on the previous Discovery 2 – all that ü BUILDING about 250,000 tonnes of cement rock out bouncing around with a very heavy weight in ‘THE HULK’ of this British Gypsum mine every year, also the back. When it’s full, it’s probably getting pauses. The air is as dry as the grave and our on for 750kg.’ The near constant swaying and With the old Disco’s back broken, everyone voices are deadened beneath the weight of bouncing completely destroyed the corroded was throwing in ideas about what the next the rock above us. This is a strange place. chassis, just ahead of the rear axle – the usual Land Rover should look like and how it would rot-spot on all Disco 2s. need to be strengthened to carry the 750kg The roadway is just one in a huge, waffle- box of blasting materials without falling apart. like grid, left behind as the gypsum (and, in Mine manager Jim Daykin is a long-time ‘They wanted to put it on the back of a 110 more recent years, the cement rock) has been Land Rover fan and insists on using only Land pick-up and I told them not to do that,’ says drilled, blasted and removed. Rovers in the mine. So naturally, when that Andrew. ‘I said I’d make a shorter Land Rover first Disco 2 succumbed, its replacement also and it can go over the top of the back axle.’ Think Milton Keynes, but without the had to be a Land Rover of some kind. His D2 runabout had a good engine and roundabouts – this mine is mindblowingly huge. They’ve been digging down here since Andrew Poyser, who maintains the mine’s 1836 and it’s reckoned there’s about another fleet of vehicles, happened to have a suitable 50 years’ worth of rock still to dig out. Discovery 2 that he was using as a runabout for his metalwork fabrication business. But it wasn’t the immediate first choice. 8 LRO

1 Swing-away rear door 2 Open plan rear load area 3 Secondary amputation Bob-tailing a five-door isn’t easy As rot was revealed, the design evolved Chassis rail corrosion lead to deeper cuts 4 Girding-up for heavy work 5 Strong doesn’t mean ugly 6 No short-cuts taken here Massive strength from mighty box-section The ascetic approach remained important Every detail employed maximum skill THERE WERE A RANGE OF IDEAS, BUT THEY ALL AGREED ON THE NAME – THE HULK LRO 9

WHAT’S IMPORTANT LIES This is where the D2 spends UNDER THE SKIN – IT’S BEEN its days – and where it’ll BUILT FOR A VERY HARD LIFE spend its retirement too transmission, but the rear end of the chassis coil springs, but these were replaced with a ‘Another safety feature is the battery isolator was a bit rotten – which he was fully aware of. coil-spring conversion kit. ‘The loss of weight so we can isolate the electrical supply – if ‘It was probably the worst one I could have makes a massive difference to how it sits too,’ somebody needs to work on the vehicle, they picked,’ says Andrew. says Andrew. ‘It feels completely different. It’s can kill the power first.’ got Bearmach gas dampers, Defender 110 Let’s face it, some bobtailed creations are driver’s-side springs on both sides at the front The rotating front and rear amber beacons pig-ugly but, despite the name, The Hulk’s and the airbag-conversion springs at the back. – mandatory on all vehicles operating near truncated bodywork looks well-balanced. We tried all sorts of springs before settling on the workface in the mine – alert other drivers Andrew has done a great job of trimming and this combination.’ At the start of the build, to the Land Rover’s presence. Because the then reconnecting the various compound there were a range of ideas but one thing they enormous, wood-lined steel box in the back curves – a seriously neat job. But what’s all agreed on was the name – The Hulk. completely blocks the rear window, there’s important lies under the skin – this D2 has a rear-view camera permanently feeding a been built for a very hard life. ü SAFETY screen on the dashboard. MEASURES ‘When I cut the body off to shorten it, I saw ü FIT FOR PURPOSE the chassis was rotten even further forward With the chassis and bodywork completed, than I thought. I cut right up to the B-pillars, the Disco was brought to the mine’s own This Discovery 2 is destined for a very hard- behind the front doors. It was a case of cutting workshop to be painted, and the vital working life at an age where many of its all the rot off and building it back with 150mm electrical and fire safety extras added. ‘We siblings are already in the scrapyard. It has x 75mm x 5mm box-section steel. The sills on spent about 60 hours doing the additional been skilfully and carefully built, and is ideally the body were absolutely knackered too, so I work,’ says Richard. suited to the single-minded role it has. also rebuilt them out of box-section.’ Mounted behind the front seats are When the end finally comes – and it doesn’t Continues Andrew: ‘Some of the mine’s two different extinguishers, one powder, look as though that’ll happen any time soon – other Land Rovers have stainless-steel fuel one foam. Both are monitored by a large rather than being entombed next to the other tanks and I was going to shorten one to fit box mounted on the dash in front of the abandoned Land Rovers and mining machines into the D2. One of the lads said, “If you use a passenger. The business end is under the below ground, as happened in the past, The tank out of a Td5 they’re shorter anyway”. But bonnet. ‘If a fire breaks out under the bonnet, Hulk will be environmentally recycled. LRO I’d shortened the chassis so much, the Watt’s it melts the red plastic pipes and triggers the linkage got in the way – so we cut that off fire extinguishers. It’ll fill the bonnet with TECH SPEC and fitted an A-frame off a 300Tdi Defender dry powder first, then the secondary system instead.’ Andrew fabricated a Defender-style pumps out foam to cool and quench to l Model: 2002 Td5 Discovery 2 seven-seater rear crossmember to finish off the rear of the prevent the fire re-igniting,’ explains Richard. l Power: 136bhp at 4200rpm l Torque: 221lb ft at chassis, shortened by 500mm, and was hugely 1950rpm l Transmission: Five-speed manual, two- relieved to find that the standard 1995 Td5 Potential issues include a turbo seal leak, speed transfer box l Suspension: Defender driver’s- Defender fuel tank just fitted, with only a causing the engine to start running on its side springs (front); air-to-coil-spring conversion (rear) minor cut in the crossmember.   own oil, and run away then burst into flames. l Tyres: 245/70 R16 Insa Turbo Dakar Desert Track Being a seven-seater Disco 2, the rear suspension was originally air rather than 10 LRO

DISCOVERY 2 MODIFIED Vital; potentially life-saving Rare sight: Mark (left) shows BLAST FROM THE PAST an interest in a Land Rover Huge, wood-lined steel box engine made after 1957 On 27 November 1944, RAF Fauld, carries blasting material – the gypsum mine’s near neighbour in and weighs 750kg when full Mine safety: electrical isolator switch and amber beacon Staffordshire, experienced the biggest- ever non-nuclear explosion – with devastating consequences. The government had bought the huge network of disused mine tunnels to store bombs and ammunition, and to carry out repairs on faulty devices. The facility, named RAF Fauld, could accommodate a massive 40,000 tons of ordnance. On that fateful November day in the latter stages of the second world war, between 3500 and 4000 tons of ammunition was accidentally blown up when a site worker was attempting to remove a detonator from a live bomb with a brass chisel instead of a wooden batten. The resulting hole, 100 feet deep and an enormous 250 yards wide, is known as the Hanbury Crater and is still very much in evidence – a poignant reminder of the tragedy. The blast caused many fatalities – the exact number was never known but is believed to be about 70 – and destroyed the old plasterboard factory. A farm on the surface was also obliterated, killing everyone there and all the livestock. Many people drowned when a reservoir burst, flooding the mine and plasterworks. It’s safe to walk around the perimeter of the crater but the crater itself is strictly off limits – signs warn of unexploded bombs that still lurk there. LRO 11

WORLD OF LAND ROVERS Send us your pics – we’ll publish as many as we can fit in! PLUS Great prizes for the best two in each issue – see over for details There’s a bit of theme this month, with several stunning sunset shots. MATT HORSFALL’s 2014 Freelander 2 SE pauses on the tidal causeway to Lindisfarne in Northumberland, while touring the gorgeous countryside of the Scottish border. For the those who haven’t driven their Disco 5 away from tarmac, what’s stopping you? Here’s JOHN PATERSON’s 2019 D5 Landmark with his son, Andrew. They enjoyed a recent outing in Scottish forests and survived unscathed. A solid chunk of British heritage, parked among some of Cornwall’s finest mining heritage near Poldice mine. This 1981 2.25 diesel Series III belongs to MULBERRY THRELFALL-EYRES, who has been restoring it for seven years. 12 LRO

1st Spotted by ANTHONY RAYMENT at Morston Quay, Norfolk, this perky little IIA was earning its keep, towing boats in the glorious sunshine of this year’s long, hot summer. As he says: ‘The setting could have been for a 1960s advert.’ Great pic, Anthony – very worthy of this issue’s top spot. Seen at a Met Police event in Eltham, south London, BRIAN REGAN snapped this smart pair: the London Ambulance Service Historic Collection’s Series IIA Control Unit vehicle, and a superbly preserved Series III belonging to the Met. Another bucket-list item ticked for JAS ANDERSON and his 2010 Freelander 2 HSE auto, pausing at the sands of Morar on a trip to Ardnamurchan Lighthouse before continuing to Applecross. Morocco or Wellingborough railway yard? MATT Looking ready for an extensive expedition, with roof tent, solar HENCHCLIFFE is a train driver, and this is his 2009 panel, fridge and off-road navigation kit, JASON ARMIN’s 2010 2.4 TDCi Defender 110 Utility. He bought it in 2014 Freelander 2 XS chills out at North Gare, near Hartlepool. and it’s racked up 170k miles, many on greenlanes. Matt also works for GLASS (Green Lane Association). LIZ HAMILTON’s new Defender 110 and husband Richard’s 2.2 TDCi DAN JAMES’s 2008 Defender were the perfect means of transport for a week on the Isle Defender 90 is a bit of Tiree, the most westerly of the Inner Hebrides. The couple travelled special, which is perhaps with son James, plus daughter Emma and her partner Harry. why eight-year-old son Gray calls it the ‘Land Beast’. Its long list of upgrades makes it ideal for camping, and tearing up their fields at home. LRO 13

WORLD The 44-mile CREB (Cairns Regional Electricity Board) OF LAND ROVERS track in Queensland, Australia was closed a few days after DOUG GODDEN and his wife Julie drove along it in their 2008 Defender 110 – the wet conditions deteriorated so much, it become undriveable. 2nd ANDY HART and his wife Nicky crossed the two-mile Traigh Bhàlaigh estuary sands at low tide to drive from North Uist to Vallay Island in their 2015 TDCi Defender 90. Just one of the highlights of their week-long Hebridean island-hopping trip from North Uist down to Barra. Sunset at Redhorn Hill on the edge of Salisbury Plain – the ideal time and place for LEON HOCQUARD to exercise cocker spaniels, Bertie and Humphrey, and jack russell, Fred. The 2003 Discovery 2 was bought as a project for his son, Joe. Here’s a curiosity. NORMAN WADE spotted this outrageous combination at a service WIN! great gear in station off the A7 in Estepona in southern Spain. The Defender 110 double cab appears to each issue of LRO be hauling a DIY-modified 110 rear body on a trailer chassis, possibly a Sankey – which is in turn dragging a Sankey trailer with a DIY top. No wonder it needs a lorry park! This month’s superb prizes are from Stanley Six years into ownership, WAYNE JONES still loves his 2004 Td5 Discovery 2. So much 1st PRIZE so that he’s now kitted it out for adventures with a split-charge system, dual batteries, Stanley Mossy Oak plumbed-in water supply, a fridge and more – all without compromising its sharp looks. Classic Legendary 14 LRO Bottle £59.99 stanley1913.co.uk 2nd PRIZE LRO Stanley Trigger-Action Travel Mug 0.35L £28.99 stanley1913.co.uk Send pics to [email protected]. Include a description of the vehicle and where the photo was taken, along with the names of anyone in it. Please send the biggest image file sizes you have – the bigger the better! This issue, it’s congratulations to first-placed Anthony Rayment and runner-up Andy Hart. Your goodies from Stanley (see above) are on their way, fellas.



NEWS The Queen was known to have a personal affection for Land Rovers. A444 RYV is now in the British Motor Museum. Published by Rover, the book ‘Royal Progress’ covers the Queen’s 1953- 54 World Tour. Here, riding in a Royal Review Series I, she is being welcomed by thousands to Jamaica. HONOURING HER MAJESTY She devoted her life to many of the values that underpin traditional Land Rover ownership T he loss of HRH Queen herself – endured throughout From the start of her reign in which saw the Queen pass Elizabeth II has been her life. She was a committed 1952, the Queen chose Land through Eastern Scotland on her strongly felt within the advocate of British industry, while Rovers to play a central role in final journey to Edinburgh. Land Rover community. also retaining an inclusive and her duties, both in front of the global outlook. camera and behind the scenes. Tayside 4x4 Response received Having trained as a mechanic She and her husband Prince a request from Angus Council for and lorry driver during World Land Rover and the Royal Philip were frequently seen in volunteers. Given the magnitude War II (against the wishes of her family have enjoyed a mutually Series Land Rovers, Defenders of the request, the branch then father the King), the Queen’s beneficial relationship ever since and Range Rovers, in the UK and sought mutual aid from active appreciation for vehicles – and Rover was awarded a Royal around the world. Scottish 4x4 response teams. her willingness to do the driving Warrant for Land Rovers in 1951. Members from the Lothian, The Queen visited Land Rover’s Strathclyde, Fife and COTAG 4x4 facilities many times during Response teams all deployed, her 70-year reign, and formally as requested, to the areas near opened JLR’s engine factory at Brechin and Forfar on the A90. Wolverhampton in 2014. All responders involved said 4x4 Response teams Operation Unicorn it was an honour to be part of pulled out all the stops Operation Unicorn, providing an On Sunday 11 September, 59 exemplary service and gaining responders and three controllers praise for the teams and 4x4 from 4x4 Response teams across Response Scotland as a whole. Scotland were mobilised to provide public safety stewarding Angus Council said: ‘without the cover for Operation Unicorn, expertise of [the 4x4 Response] teams we could not have done it’. 16 LRO

£70k – FOR A P38! Any colour, as long as News in brief it’s Grasmere Green A Range Rover P38 was Look who’s popular recently sold for an eyebrow- 75th ANNIVERSARY ‘75 Years’. Based on the HSE raising £69,604 ($80,538) in spec, the car’s many goodies Classified ads website Car the USA. The black 4.6 HSE, Land Rover has announced a 75th include a fabric folding roof (a & Classic has revealed that registered in 2000 and owned Anniversary Limited Edition of the sliding panoramic is optional) and Series Land Rovers were the by the same family since new, Defender 90 and 110. Grasmere powertrain choices include the seventh most searched-for had 10k miles and was in Green makes its first appearance P400e PHEV. Production numbers vehicles in the first half of this exceptional condition. on the L663, extending to the have not been announced. year. Grouped into a single 20in alloy wheels and interior category (Series I-III) they beat The sale may give some Cross Car Beam whose end caps Prices start at £85,995 for the various popular stalwarts, indication of where P38 values are laser-etched with the words 90, and £89,995 for the 110. including the Jaguar E-type. are headed. ‘You could argue this was a relative bargain,’ says Chris Bishop of UK Range Rover specialist, Bishops 4x4. ‘P38s have their electrical foibles, but compared to the new models, most specialists are now well versed on all the problems, so maintenance issues are now few.  ‘I think good, well cared- for P38s are certainly undervalued – for now!’ THE END OF BEARMACH Unwanted attention Land Rover parts and accessories The exact reasons for increased bureaucracy. Most specialist Bearmach has Bearmach’s collapse have not parts are bought in US dollars The Range Rover L405 is gone into liquidation. The been disclosed but macro- and the pound has fallen to the UK’s least reliable car, 64-year-old business (originally economic factors – some its lowest level for almost according to Warrantywise. ‘Bearings and Machinery’) was relating to Brexit and Covid – are 40 years since Brexit. This is However, its average repair the first specialist of its kind likely to have been significant. compounded by increased costs bill of £1607 was one of the and despatched to retailers of raw materials, a 400 per cheapest among the vehicles worldwide from its base in A spokesman for Britpart said: cent increase in shipping costs in the ignominious top 10 list. Wales. In recent years it also ‘It is very sad to see a historic and domestic challenges such sold directly to consumers brand such as Bearmach close as energy and fuel costs, and Trophy Edition 2022 online. Bearmach launched the after many years supporting the increased salaries.’ Hawkeye diagnostics tool and market. As an industry we have A new $95k (£82k) Trophy offered a three-year warranty on all faced many challenges due Some employees have been Edition Defender is available most of its own-brand products. to Brexit and Covid, which have retained to handle customer to buyers in North America. caused price escalation and enquiries: call 0333 123 3152. It’s based on the P400 X-Dynamic SE, with a wrap Bearmach adverts used inspired by the Camel Trophy to be a common feature – plus roof rack, winch and Cold Climate Pack. of LRO’s back cover Job opportunity! Our colleagues at Classic Car Weekly are looking for a Content Editor to join their team. The Peterborough- based position involves commissioning and writing unmissable news stories and features, manage contributors and building relationships. ● jobsearch. bauermedia.co.uk GET ALL THE LATEST NEWS .com ON LRO.COM LRO 17

SHOW REPORT ARENA ACTION It was John Lawn and team’s 10th year of creating the fantastic arena spectacular – and what a job they did. Supported by Buzz Sweets, Herbie’s Transport, M J May Transport and KWR Contracting the main arena was the best it’s ever been – and pushed the drivers to wow the crowds. SAVING THE BEST UNTIL LAST The end of an era – this year’s Land Rover Owner International Show was the last at Peterborough Our 2022 show at the East of England of 50 years of Safety Devices, showground was a who also sponsored the ‘it’s a bittersweet affair, not knockout’-style challenge. The hammering the Range Rover PHOTOS: JAMES ARCHIBALD AND TOM CRITCHELL only because it was our last at the P38 takes became obvious on venue – the LRO Show will be at Saturday – and the Independent a new location next year – but Land Rover Services team had to because of the passing of HM work through the night repairing Queen Elizabeth II. a busted CV joint on it. The arena timetable was Elsewhere the Manic Mechanics tweaked and a tribute lead by our swapped a chassis in the Polybush main arena compère Wayne Scott tent, while in the Britpart was very moving. Workshop Theatre, Martin and Wayne was joined by John the team overhauled a Ninety Jennings to help commentate while being heckled by Alex Riley. on the main arena action, and We’ll be announcing next year’s we had displays by Bowler show venue shortly – so be sure Motorsport and a celebration to keep an eye out for that! 18 LRO

‘Loved it! So surprised by how many people I knew at the Show!’ @landycare_ overland (Instagram) PRIZE WINNING Old friendships were re-kindled – and we had a great panel for our social media celebs: Land_Rover_Girl, Defender_Dancer, Yorkshire_ Landrover_Lass and LandRoverSophie. Keith Latham and Simon Pritchard took home Lego Land Rovers courtesy of Adrian Flux. ‘This really was a truly spectacular weekend. Can't wait to see where next year’s LRO Show will be!’ Hollie Elizabeth Parkes (Facebook) CLUBS The G4 Owners Club had a huge gathering of vehicles and used the show as an occasion to kick off the G4 Challenge’s 20th anniversary celebrations. Elsewhere, the 4x4 Response network yet again had a fabulous stand, while the awesome Cummins Land Rover Club was out in force. LRO 19

SXHXOXXWXXXRXXEX PORT OFF-ROAD Vince Cobley and his team created a fantastic route at the Tixover off-road site – and a real array of vehicles took to the mud, from Series Land Rovers to Defender L663s, Range Rover Classics to L405s and Sports. Light rainfall on Saturday night made the terrain more challenging. ‘Thank you for the tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. Many were moved to tears.’ @iceberg_disco (Instagram) TRIBUTE The sad news of HM Queen Elizabeth II’s passing overshadowed the show a little. We altered the arena timetable to include a tribute to her on both days, and everyone in the stands said it was incredibly moving. The Land Rovers paraded behind a huge Union Flag carried by Bev Jennings and Jane McDonald – and the Land Rovers were lined up in the arena to form a huge ER – captured by a few people who had permits to fly drones. 20 LRO

‘Thank you to everyone involved. Best weekend we can remember!’ Kenny Harding (Facebook) BARGAINS The LRO Show is always a place you can pick up gear for your Land Rover, whether it’s take-off parts from the autojumble or new goodies – and this year was no different. Thousands of deals were done, and there will be many Land Rovers having the new kit added in the next few weeks. LRO 21

CLUBS Wading, rock crawl… the National had it all PHOTOS: DAVID SHORT AND TODD STEWART Pockets of snow, even in summer, serve as a reminder you’re driving at 12,000 feet… Tricky conditions? Try telling You’d think that they’d that to the new Defender already seen enough water… BABY, IT’S WET OUTSIDE! The Solihull Society’s National Rally was hit by a monsoon-type deluge, as Thayer Low reports EDITED BY RUSS BROWN T he western US state of event than usual, limiting the river. On previous occasions, the for a while enjoying a few hikes Colorado enjoys more groups to a manageable 10 litter pickers might have filled around the area. than 300 days of sunshine vehicles on each trail during the maybe a couple of Land Rovers annually. That’s a great stat – but day. The routes on offer from with trash, but there was a lot But there was that weather! it offered little consolation to the the event organisers included less of it this time – have people Ouray is known for its heavy Land Rover club members who such infamous trails as Black Bear become more conscientious snows so the townsfolk are well- endured monsoon-like conditions Pass, known for its sometimes when using trails? Let’s hope so. prepared for that. They came at this year’s Land Rover National treacherous switchbacks (not for to the rescue after the deluge, Rally in Ouray, in the heart of the the faint-hearted, this one…), The event banquet presented only this time it was tonnes of Rocky Mountains. and the breathtakingly beautiful a fine opportunity for a bit of mud rather than snow that their 13,114-feet-high Imogene Pass. essential socialising, with the bulldozers shifted, restoring The unseasonal torrential rains accompanying raffle boasting asphalt and gravel roads back to and the resulting mudslides The four-day event has trail some great prizes. normal in mere hours. Of course, closed several trails and even a trips running three days, with the fact that everyone was driving few of the paved main roads. one day set aside for patching Ouray boasts tremendous a Land Rover was a boon in the up Land Rovers that have picked scenery – the area, with some difficult conditions. This year’s event – hosted by up an injury out on the trail and/ justification, is known as the the Solihull Society, Colorado’s or volunteer work; the latter has Switzerland of the West. Despite the extreme rainfall, the local Land Rover club – was become an integral part of the rally was a roaring success and capped at 80 Land Rovers, which National Rally timetable. And, with most of the trails planning is already underway brought in 115 participants from ranked easy to moderate, for next year’s rally in Moab, an impressive 21 US states – and Volunteers this year took part everyone had plenty of Utah in October. Keep an eye on even Canada. This restriction in a walking trail clean-up along opportunity to make the most solihullsociety.org for updates as made for a much more intimate the banks of the mighty Colorado of the epic landscapes, and also they happen. to leave the Land Rover behind 22 LRO

EVENTS G4 IT’S ALL GOING ON! MILE- STONE October 16 LINCOLN & BELVOIR 31 NORTH YORK MOORS GREENLANES TOUR HALLOWEEN Logo is go: the new face 1-2 DURHAM DALES uklandroverevents.com GREENLANES TOUR of the G4 Owners Club GREENLANES 20-3 NOVEMBER uklandroverevents.com offthebeatentrack4x4. SAHARA 4x4 OVERLAND NEW LOGO CELEBRATES co.uk EXPEDITION November G4’S 20th ANNIVERSARY 1&2 LAKE DISTRICT active4x4adventures.com 4x4 TOUR 20-6 NOVEMBER ATLAS 3-20 SAHARA DESERT Believe it or not, it’s almost 20 years since the ardventures.co.uk MOUNTAINS/SAHARA AND ATLAS MOUNTAINS first competitor rolled away from the start line of 1-9 LES TO ANDORRA MOROCCO MOROCCO the first-ever Land Rover G4 Challenge in 2003. HOTEL 4x4 TOUR ardventures.co.uk ardventures.co.uk Fittingly, the G4 Owners’ Club is marking the ardventures.co.uk 21-31 GALICIA 4x4 5-6 WESSEX WANDERER occasion with a newly designed logo. 2 DEVIL’S PIT OVERLAND HOTEL TOUR GREENLANES TOUR DRIVING DAY offroadadventuretravel. atlasoverland.com Club events officer Jon Roberts told LRO: ‘It BEDFORDSHIRE com 5-6 RTV & CCV TRIALS started with a request for help from member devilspit.co.uk 22 EDEN DISTRICT DERBYSHIRE Andy Sykes, who is a graphic designer. Ideas 2 DAVE RAYSON GREENLANES TOUR panddlrc.uk bounced to and fro. It had to include every model MEMORIAL CCV TRIAL uklandroverevents.com  6 PICCADILLY WOOD between 2003 and 2008 and have orange in it. LINCOLNSHIRE 22 COUNTY DURHAM DRIVING DAY llrc.co.uk RAMBLER WEST SUSSEX ‘Andy took the ideas and silhouetted every 2 PICCADILLY WOOD trailsandtracks.co.uk piccadillywood4x4.co.uk model used, including the 2004 ‘Edition’ models. DRIVING DAY 22-23 CUMBRIA, EDEN 10-5 DECEMBER He created a laurel wreath design as a base with WEST SUSSEX VALLEY & DALES TOUR ALGERIA EXPLORER the vehicles and added the years and existing piccadillywood4x4.co.uk trailsandtracks.co.uk onelifeadventure.co.uk logo. The club members had the final vote, and 3-8 SECRET 22-23 TYRO/RTV TRIALS 12-13 PEDDARS WAY/ have arrived with our new badge of honour.’ CARPATHIANS TOUR DERBYSHIRE ERMINE STREET TOUR SERBIA panddlrc.uk trailsandtracks.co.uk ANARC: all set to play a leading role rustikatravel.com 22-30 PYRENEAN 13 CCV TRIAL in Land Rover’s 75th next summer 7-9 WALES TOUR ADVENTURE NORTH YORKSHIRE trailsandtracks.co.uk offthebeatentrack4x4. ylroc.co.uk ANARC IS BACK 8 PEAK DISTRICT co.uk 13 ROCHFORD AND GREENLANES TOUR 23 SLINDON SAFARI DISTRICT DRIVING DAY Land Rover’s imminent diamond jubilee is uklandroverevents.com DRIVING DAY Essex 4x4er.co.uk behind the resurrection of the Association of 8-9 LAKE DISTRICT WEST SUSSEX 13 YORKSHIRE DALES North American Rover Clubs (ANARC). EXPLORER 4x4driving.co.uk GREENLANES TOUR GREENLANES 29 DARK SKIES uklandroverevents.com The association, originally founded in the onelifeadventure.co.uk NIGHT TOUR 13 SLINDON SAFARI 1990s, served as host of the 50th anniversary of 8-9 RTV & CCV TRIALS WEARDALE DRIVING DAY Land Rover celebrations in 1998 at Greek Peak DERBYSHIRE panddlrc.uk trailsandtracks.co.uk WEST SUSSEX Resort, New York. The ANARC rebirth took place 9 ROCHFORD AND 29-30 BAMA 4x4driving.co.uk earlier this year under the cross-border guidance DISTRICT DRIVING DAY MUDMASTER 19-20 YORKSHIRE DALES of Ottawa Valley Land Rover Club in Canada and ESSEX NAVIGATION & TRIALS GREENLANES the Rover Owners’ Association of Virginia, two of 4x4er.co.uk CENTRAL SCOTLAND offthebeatentrack4x4. the longest-established and largest Land Rover 9 NORTH YORK MOORS armymotorsports.co.uk co.uk clubs on the continent. GREENLANES TOUR 30 COMP SAFARI 20 GREAT BRITISH uklandroverevents.com LINCOLNSHIRE LAND ROVER SHOW Greek Peak shall once again serve as the venue 9 SLINDON SAFARI llrc.co.uk STONELEIGH for Land Rover’s 75th celebratory gathering, DRIVING DAY 30 MALVERN 4x4, LAND greatbritishlrshow.com from 14-18 June. Greek Peak Resort offers a WEST SUSSEX ROVER AND VINTAGE 20 DURHAM DALES 200-room lodge, campsite, restaurants and bars, 4x4driving.co.uk SPARES DAY GREENLANES TOUR water park and adventure centre. 10 DALES AND EDEN 4x4sparesday.co.uk uklandroverevents.com GREENLANES TOUR ANARC will be creating dozens of miles of trails uklandroverevents.com NEWBURY 4x4, LAND ROVER on the mountainside and will hold the inaugural 10-19 ALBANIAN WILD AND VINTAGE SPARES DAY ANARC Cup, a club competition including TRACKS TOUR RTV, gymkhana and an assortment of skill and rustikatravel.com 2 OCTOBER knowledge-based awards. There’ll be plenty of 15 CALAIS TASTER The biggest event of its kind in Europe. With other Land Rover heritage expos and vehicles BATTLEFIELDS TOUR hundreds of stalls selling new, secondhand and marking the anniversary of the marque. battlefieldsby4x4.com obsolete old stock, you stand a great chance 15 DAVID BOWYER’S of tracking down that elusive part you’ve been More to follow at anarc.club. SOCIAL MORNING searching for! 4x4sparesday.co.uk CREDITON, DEVON 4x4adventures.co.uk 16 ODYSSEY WINCH CHALLENGE ROUND 6 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE viking4x4club.com 16 RTV & LADIES’ TRIAL WITH LINCS LRC WICKENBY llrc.co.uk LRO 23

XAXXXDXXXVXXXENTURE CLUB Want more info? VINCE COBLEY Visit protrax.co.uk LRO’S or get in touch with OFF-ROAD Vince Cobley. Email EXPERT [email protected] Make the most of your Land or call him on Rover on an adventure with 01536 772238. the experts at ProTrax Overseas The LRO Adventure Club adventures is led by one of the UK’s leading off-road experts, Moroccan Adventures Vince Cobley. With decades Various coastal, mountain, and of off-roading experience, he desert options through this vast and his knowledgeable team and magnificent country are of guides and instructors will available. Prices quoted are for get the best from you and one vehicle with two people. See your Land Rover. Note that website for more details about all the overseas trips listed on routes and pricing options for this page are for 2023 – but more or fewer passengers.  previous experience suggests these will fill up quickly. If MOUNTAIN & DESERT TRIP you want to find out more 2023: 2-23 March, about them before making 19 March-7 April, 8-26 October a booking, just pick up the £1750/vehicle phone and speak to Vince. COAST TO COAST 2023: 22 October-9 November WISE WORDS FROM VINCE – STAY SAFE IN WINTER £1750/vehicle DESERT & COAST TRIP Driving technique is especially we need to adapt the way we each tyre has in contact with 2023: 22 October-9 November important when driving in drive. Although four-wheel the ground. Not a lot! The £1850/vehicle winter conditions. Adverse drive vehicles can go further natural capability of a 4x4 can weather and longer hours of in slippery conditions, their be extended when it’s used Pyrenees Safari darkness make driving more brakes are no better than those skillfully, but more weight FRANCE/SPAIN hazardous, and sometimes of an ordinary car. equals more momentum, and 2023: 24 May-7 June, 7-21 June our winters can be extreme, big problems can occur when £1750/vehicle (includes all as we have found out over Open the palm of your hand that extra energy doesn't have camping fees, but not ferry) the past few years. This means and spread your fingers apart enough grip to keep it in check. Starting from Bilbao, we’ll – that is about how much area explore stunning mountain trails. Camping most nights. UK adventures Iceland Adventure Driver Training Day £25 per vehicle Devizes, incorporates scenic LAND OF FIRE AND ICE CORBY AREA The site will be familiar to greenlanes around the Salisbury 2023: 9-30 September 8 October, 5 November, showgoers as the off-road Plain area and ends up near £2700/vehicle 3 December course from the LRO Show (see Marlborough. Vatnajökull National Park, £60 per vehicle (one driver), LROshow.com). It offers lots of   then Reykjavik. Then Westfjord £70 for two drivers fun for all skill levels and types of Winch and Recovery Course peninsulas, Grundarfjörður and Learn how to drive off-road. vehicles. Challenges include hills, CORBY AREA Ísafjörður, and along the north Course content has now been sand dunes and plenty of water. 29 October, 26 November, coast past Dalvik and Húsavík extended to include basic   24 January before heading back to the ferry. recovery techniques and winch Wild Wales Safari £60 per vehicle (one driver), It’ll be unforgettable! training. Pre-booking required. WALES £70 for two drivers 15-16 October, 12-13 As well as learning how to use Greenlane Navigational November, 10-11 December your Land Rover’s winch safely Fun Day £125 per vehicle and proficiently, you’ll also be NORTHAMPTONSHIRE This non-damaging two-day shown how to use ropes and 9 October, 6 November, adventure is suitable for most jacks to recover a stuck vehicle. 12 February Land Rovers and all skill levels. Pre-booking required. £40 per vehicle After starting out at Llangollen Starts at Rockingham Castle near near Wrexham on the Saturday Survival Skills Day Corby and follows trails through morning, we’ll wend our CORBY AREA the Welland Valley, ending at way southwards to end near 26 November a 4x4 site near Stamford. You Rhayader the following day. £75 per person, and your team take your own   £30 Children over 12 time trekking along some terrific Safari Weekend Learning under ex-military greenlanes in your Land Rover. WILTSHIRE personnel from the Paras and 22-23 October, 19-20 Marines, you'll pick up skills Tixover Driving Day November, 17-18 December relating to fire starting, shelter RUTLAND £120 per vehicle building, water distilling, basic 9 & 30 October, 6 & 27 This two-day greenlane map reading, foraging, plus how November, 11 & 26 December adventure weekend begins at to lay traps and snares. 24 LRO

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STUFF Latest products for your Land Rover DEFENDER L663 SPOILER £162.50 RRP l Britpart stockists Give your L663 a sporty twist with this sleek new roof spoiler. Finished in gloss black ready for fitting, you can also have it colour- coded to match or contrast your Defender 90 or 110’s paintwork. It fits directly to the roof without need for drilling – use adhesive sealant or double-sided 3M tape to hold it in place. Available from Britpart retailers under part number DA4980. DSTISECPOSVLEIDREYR3S& 4 £720 l dirtmonkeyoffroadltd.co.uk These full-length Stealth tree sliders protect your Discovery’s sills and doors from off-road damage while also giving easier access into and out of the vehicle, and they provide a handy step for loading and unloading items on the roof. The sliders are CAD-designed and made from 4mm high- strength steel, with a 60mm square section as the main slider bar and drain holes stop moisture being trapped. They’re available in galvanised or textured satin black coatings, with or without grip tape. SERRAIEDSIAIITIOVR8 MARTIN FUUPERLAHTEODSETSD5 S AY S £642.60 l allisport.com £TBC l pioneer4x4.com These are also strong Keeping a V8 cool in a Series engine bay enough to be used Do away with your Discovery 2’s ageing can be a challenge, but it’s exactly what as a hi-lift jacking and brittle plastic fuel lines and replace this new, all-aluminium uprated radiator point, should you them with these braided versions from from AlliSport has been made to do. Its Pioneer 4x4. They use precision metal highly efficient core offers over twice the need to. fittings and come in stainless steel or cooling capacity of a standard Series rad, black braided fibre coatings, and they run and the pipework has been especially from the tank to the fuel filter housing, all designed to help coolant hose layout the way up to the fuel pressure regulator when fitted with a Rover V8. It’s a direct on the engine and back. replacement for the OE one, and can be optioned with Spal electric fans if desired. RADIO-CONTROLLED DEFENDER £229 l modelsport.co.uk Featuring a realistic ladder-frame chassis, coil springs and solid axles, this highly detailed 1/24-scale radio-controlled Defender lets you tackle tough terrain in miniature with precise and realistic driving techniques. The Kyosho Mini-Z Defender Readyset includes an Autobiography or Heritage edition 90, pre-built chassis with full electronics, transmitter and six optional motor pinions so you can adjust gearing for low-down torque or higher speed running. 26 LRO

SERIES 11-INCH BRAKE KIT GOT A NEW PRODUCT? £198 l From: LOFbrakes.com Show it off to our LOF’s latest addition to its braking range is this 11-inch drum and readers. Drop Martin shoe kit for Series IIA and III. The drums are made to a maximum Domoney an email: ‘roundness’ tolerance of 40 microns with just 50 microns runout, making them the most precise on the market. The shoes are [email protected] refined to match the shape of the drums exactly, with a special or call him on compound to prevent squeaking and juddering. The kit includes four Delphi wheel cylinders, adjusters, fittings and grease. 01733 468090 TOILET ROLL HOLDER £9 l lrsoffroad.co.uk There’s nothing worse than soggy loo roll when you’re camping – so keep yours clean and dry until you need it with this Camp Cover holder. The acrylic-coated Ripcote material repels water and is UV and fungal-resistant, keeping your precious paper in top condition. JERRY-CAN HOLDERS KEFYARBIRNIGC SOCKET SEAL From £234.99 l [email protected] £3.99 l Britpart stockists £0.99 RRP l Britpart stockists These eye-catching jerry-can holders are made by hand by a true Embroidered in bright orange Land Rover nut. Each holder is built using 3mm aluminium plate and Britpart blue, this makes This rubber socket seal which is polished to a mirror shine and assembled with high-quality your keys more visible should is designed for seven- fixings and a flat or raised branded design, with or without green you drop them – and gives pin towing electrics, but backing. You can choose between different designs of holder, and them more presence in your would be perfect for use various painted or stainless steel jerry cans are available to go with it. pocket. With Britpart branding as a flexible grommet for Email for more details and an accurate quote. on one side and an ‘insert for anywhere you need to run adventure’ slogan on the other, wiring through OE-STYLE SWITCHES they look great too. a solid surface £15 each l mudstuff.co.uk without fear of Perfect for use in a Td5 or TDCi chafing Defender, Disco 2, Freelander or soft- or dash Range Rover Classic, these new fatigue. OE-style switches are a direct fit into the standard binnacle and easy to HARD SHELL ROOF TENT wire up. Lots of styles are available, with icons to suit a front light bar, £3519 l ore4x4.co.uk winch, compressor and more. This Vickywood Cumaru 135 is a new, high-quality hardcover roof CAPE WRATH JACKETS tent available from Oak Ridge Engineering. The aluminium shell is durable and streamlined to keep noise down and minimise £200 RRP l sprayway.com the impact on fuel economy, and the top rises automatically on Stabilus gas struts. Inside, a 6cm-thick memory foam mattress Gear up for autumn and winter promises fantastic comfort, and there’s full-circle indirect LED adventures with this new Cape lighting. The bed board measures 203x130cm.  Wrath jacket. The Gore-Tex Paclite material is durable but soft to the touch, while adjustable cuffs and a drawcord hem will get the jacket fitting as snugly as possible. The hood features a wired peak to keep the rain off your face, and it rolls away when not needed. Men’s and women’s versions are available. LRO 27

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UPGRADED! FREELANDER Silicone pipework is Vehicle-specific TransK9 Roof rack holds loads a robust upgrade dog cage is super-strong of off-road gear OWNER MICHAEL Freelanders have no HOWELL-WALMSLEY problem with wading ‘I can’t think of another car that can compete with it for its size.’ bar mounting points, which is probably the we bought it, but I managed to pick up a soft the first to fail and silicone ones are good strongest part of the front of the vehicle. Rear top on eBay – we put the soft top on around upgrades, lasting longer. They keep gases and towbars can be used for light recovery. the May half term and replace it with its hard fluids where they’re meant to be – and there top counterpart during October.’ can be further upgrades. ü SMOOTH GOING Neil has even managed to find the load ‘On the Td4, there’s a modification that Some people complain about Freelander 2s area cover. ‘They’re rare as hens’ teeth,’ he replaces the old crankcase breather filter with having a crashy ride on very bumpy tracks laughs, ‘and the mounting brackets are prone a new version because it tends to get missed and disconnect the anti-roll bars, removing to breaking – mine have been fixed over the on servicing – and they can clog up with oil the rear ones completely. This gives a much years.’ Neil has also given the Freelander and gunge and build up pressure in the turbo,’ more supple ride – but it is at the expense of a more chunky appearance by wrapping explains Neil. Obviously a more fastidious cornering stability on-road. If it’s something the roof rack bars with padding. ‘It’s purely servicing regime would do away with the you’re thinking about doing, make sure you cosmetic,’ he admits. need to modify, but at least it highlights it. tell your insurer before doing it. That’s not the only part of the vehicle that he Michael has improved his Freelander 2’s ‘The F1 is brilliant to drive on the road,’ says has decided needed enhancing. ‘The bonnet breathing. ‘I’ve fitted a Mann & Hummel Neil Matthews, who has brought his Td4 auto had a dent in it when I bought it, so I filled it, ProVent 200 catch can/breather. They three-door. ‘They’re really comfortable, really sprayed it and then put the stickers over the were originally made for cleaning the air in smooth. They do everything you want, and are top (see pic, p44) – I’m quite pleased with it,’ compressors but they get used by off-roaders still reasonably priced.’ he beams as he shows off his handywork. in Australia and a few other countries. It prevents oil from getting into the induction ü GOING SOFT ü ENGINE FIXES system and clogging up your intake along with the EGR soot and the oil – it cokes Neil is another serial Land Rover owner, Talk to any Freelander owner and most will tell everything up and causes problems.’ having quite an extensive resumé – his latest you tales of failing engine-bay pipework (‘My purchase is a 101 Forward Control – but this is last two Freelanders have had split coolant That becomes a service item in itself, his fun summer toy. ‘It was a hardback when hoses,’ says Jacob) so most will have uprated requiring emptying, but it’s also an early pipework. Intercooler hoses are generally warning of any problems in the engine – if it starts to fill with oil more quickly, you’ll know 48 LRO

FREELANDER HISTORY IN BRIEF Black details contrast OWNER LOUISA FELICE FREELANDER 2 with the orange ‘It’s the most reliable Land Rover on the By mid-2006, the new version was being fleet – just keep it shown. The whole package was considerably serviced and drive it!’ bigger than the original model and had grown up, just like the owners. A three-door was no longer available – it was a five-door or nothing – and production had switched from Solihull to the old Ford factory at Halewood, Merseyside. Launched with a straight-six 3.2-litre petrol engine or four-cylinder 2.2-litre diesel, the interiors were more spacious and had multiple air bags – which probably saved Prince Phillip’s life when the Freelander 2 he was driving had a collision in 2019. The spare wheel was relocated to a well in the rear load area, and covered by a reversible false floor. 2010 brought us the first mass-production two-wheel drive Land Rover in the form of the eD4, which did away with drive to the rear axle, saving weight and improving fuel economy. 50+mph was claimed, and could Functional cab has Wind deflectors be achieved by exceedingly boring driving. everything to hand improve ventilation Traction control ensured that it would still give a modicum of off-road ability, but it you need to start investigating the reason. All purposefully chosen to help keep the vehicle would never be as competent off-road as the owners agree that regular servicing is key cool for the dogs. And Like Louisa, he has one with four driven wheels. The vehicle to keeping their vehicles running properly. fitted window tints in the rear to reduce the was given a comprehensive facelift and the amount of heat build-up, while Louisa has introduction of LED lights together with ü LOADS BETTER also fitted wind deflectors as well as window an electric handbrake, which had by now guard vents, available from most pet shops. become a standard feature on other Land Adrian’s commercial does look good on its Rovers. It continued to be built until 2014, oversize tyres, and with its standard centre ü VERDICT when it was replaced by the Discovery Sport. bulkhead. ‘The commercial version appealed to me more – I just like the look of them. It’s Both generations of the Freelander have Will the name be resurrected? Possibly. The more practical, I suppose, for what I use it for. proved to be exceptionally good vehicles. Discovery 5 is just called ‘Discovery’ by Land It’s a general car for moving stuff around – it’s Okay, there were some teething problems Rover and one of the stumbling blocks with a not a family car or anything. I can chuck the with the K-series petrol engine, but service it third-gen Freelander is that ‘Freelander 3’ is dog in the back or throw tools in it when I and treat it right and it’ll take a kicking. And tricky to say (well, try saying it three times in head down to the allotment – it’s ideal.’ the Freelander 2 is probably the most reliable a row after a few beers...). Reverting to just Land Rover ever made. ‘Freelander’ will resolve that. Adrian also owns a Freelander 2, as well as a couple of Series Land Rovers, and finds that Yes, they have some limitations compared LRO 49 he’s driving the Freelander 1 regularly. ‘It’s just to the ‘full-size’ Land Rovers, but they are a toy really. I use the Freelander 2 in the week very capable as standard – and with light – and use this for greenlaning and stuff.’ enhancements can be even better – especially if you have an automatic version, which copes Owning a commercial must run in the family better with oversize tyres. as his daughter has one too – but they do make sense if you don’t need multiple seats. As we celebrate 25 years of the model, Michael has removed the rear seats from there’s never been a better time to buy – his to accomodate a fridge and allow more prices are starting to creep up, so get in now room for the dogs – the white paintwork was while you can still bag a bargain! LRO

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