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| Pete W.:
--- Quote from: awemawson on December 22, 2016, 03:07:15 AM ---They must do something right - remember that 75% of the Land Rovers made since 1947 are still running and being used. That means that the average Land Rover is long in the tooth. My own Discovery 2 is 15 years old, an age that would see most 'modern' cars in the scrap yard, but it still does a good days work and is surprisingly good cosmetically. --- End quote --- Including, if I remember correctly, getting the bride to the church on time! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: |
| awemawson:
No, that was a friends Series 1 SWB |
| mattinker:
In 1974 I had 2 SWB 80" Land-rovers, one I bought for spares was a 1949 and the other a 1952. That was in another life when I lived in the middle of a field in bleak West Wales. I had a 3/4 mile track down to my house, three streams to ford and four gates to open!My biggest problem was mud in the brake drums grinding it's way through brake linings in no time! Yes, like most ex-Land-rover owners I'm still nostalgic about it, but I'm not sure that I would like it today! All the best, Matthew |
| ZebraDriver:
I have a '71 series 3 and have owned a long line of them before this one. Including two 80", a series 2 109, a v8 series 2 SWB, a range rover pick up truck, two SWB series 3, a disco 2, and a 109 series 3 10 seater. As a mate of mine once commented that Land Rover ownership is a bit like having Herpes - once you have are infected you can never get rid of it !!!! My current LR is just used as a toy and only comes out on a few days in a year, but I do use it in off road competitions. It has evolved a bit over the years and now has a galvanised chassis, parabolic springs, 2.5 litre petrol engine (as opposed to a 2.25), twin batteries, winch, compressor, overdrive etc etc etc Martin |
| CHA5:
On paper a Landy ticks all my boxes, in reality I'm afraid I'm definately not a Land Rover shaped person. How can they get it so right, yet get it sooo wrong at the same time? More years ago than I care to remember I was looking around for the car for life. Not being able to afford an Aston Martin the Landy fitted the bill nicely . . . until I actually sat in one. So I bought a Hilux instead. If any of you odd shaped Landy owners ever need a tug out of the mud or a tow off the motorway then give us a call :-) |
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