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and Fovers are ke fe, n that nothng stands
st. Wrtng the 65th brthday trbute n ths
ssue rennded ne |ust how far Land Fover has
cone snce that 80nch wonder put n ts frst
appearance, back n Apr l948. The dnnutve
8eres l was groundbreakng, but no nore so than
the nodes that foowed.
The Fange Fover (l9/0), Dscovery (l989), Freeander
(l99/) and the bewderng array of aunches that have cone
snce the turn of the century have cenented the narque's
pace n autonotve hstory... and nade a handsone return on
the ganbe owner Tata took when t
bought the conpany fron Ford.
Apparenty Ford now regrets seng
Land Fover (see News, startng on
page 8). But f the nen behnd the
bue ova coudn't see the beneft of
hangng on to that green ova, they
don't deserve our synpathy.
Few of us can see nto the future.
Lke nost enthusasts, l don't want to
see the egendary Defender ever repaced. But t nust be, and
w be. lt's the way of the word.
lt's the sane story at LRM. Ths ssue s the end of an era,
wth Deputy Edtor Fchard 8treeton eavng to pursue a new
career at Land Fover, whe Ed Evans |ons us as Technca
Edtor. Next nonth our everpopuar Workshop secton
becones LRM Technca - and t's brant.
8o good uck Fchard and wecone aboard Ed. There are
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ApriI 2013
65 Years of Land Rover I948-Z0I3
We ceebrate 65 years of the green ova and take a
speca ook back at Land Fover's key achevenents
A 0efender to Tdl For
Owner 8ven 8aeboe took a crusty od l98/ One Ten
and turned t nto the utnate bespoke overander
The End of an Era
Asdar Cusck takes a spn around Cannock Chase
n the Forestry Connsson's ast workng Defender
Range Rover Llfesaver
Ths 6x6 Carnchae Fange Fover st works hard
for a vng n a cruca arfed crash rescue roe
0reenlanlng: Surrey and Hants
Fch takes hs 8eres llA for a spn n 8urrey and
Hanpshre on a chaengng seecton of anes
0ff-Road Masterclass
Ths nonth, Dave Love|oy nparts hs expert
knowedge n the art of offroad h cnbs
0oha or 8ust
ln l9// the BBC foowed Astran hauage across the
Mdde East, traveng n two support Fange Fovers
Mllltary Land Rovers
Bob |ons the Brtsh Mtary Lvng Hstory Oroup
(l98085) for an exercse n ther FFF 8eres lll
Mlke Manlfold
More workshop taes fron the Country Oarage
wth the word's favourte Land Fover nechanc
Wrlters' Rovers
Dave's Dscovery gets a new set of whees, Fch's
8eres llA gets new fuds, 8teve's V8 gets a new fue
systen and t's nore woe for Oenna's Freeander
Tales from France
Engsh exe Drew Brown encounters sone French re
when hs Dscovery gearbox packs up on a busy road
A Month ln lreland
ln ths new seres, sera Land Fover enthusast Trev
regaes us wth hs Landy taes fron the Enerad lse
8uylng 0ulde: Range Rover Classlc
Frstgeneraton Fange Fovers are ncreasngy
popuar - Mke Manfod expans what to ook for
Work ln Progress
Henry Fanan shows us hs l998 300Td Defender
and what he's got n store for ts future.
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Serles lll Gearbox Rebulld - Part Z
ln the second nstanent Lndsay denonstrates how
to strp and rebud a venerabe 8eres lll gearbox
Serles Stopplng Power
Lndsay shows you how to ft an XEng
handbrake to a cassc 8eres l
Ask Mlke Manlfold
lf you've got a proben wth your Land Fover,
Mke Manfod s the nan to see
Trev's Tlps
Ths nonth, Trev turns hs attenton to
changng hs Dscovery ll's brakes
Project Re-0lscovery
lt's the fna nstanent of Trev's efforts to
rechasss a Dscovery ll Td5
8udget II0
Les puts the fna touches to hs vehce and
proves that everythng can be brought n on budget
Product Test - 8ench Grlnders
Expert product tester Janes 8tanbury pts a seecton
of benchnounted grnders aganst each other
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t`s 68 years this month since the very first
Land Rover was launched at the Amsterdam
Motor Show. It wasn`t an easy birth, but the
newcomer soon grewinto a healthy profit-
maker for the Rover car company.
Alot has happened since, including several
changes of ownership. After all, 68 years is a long
time. It`s the age at which most people retire.
But Land Rover celebrates its 68th birthday
this month happy in the knowledge that it has
never been in a stronger position, with a best-
selling range of models and record profits.
But it hasn`t always been so. There have been
a lot of ups and downs in the roller-coaster ride
that has been the history of Land Rover, so far.
So hold on tight as we start at the very
beginning.
Dave Phillips
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I. Land Roveis aie soon io be Iound in aII coineis oI vhai
iemains oI ihe Biiiish Emiie.
2 and 8. CoachbuiIi 8u-inch 1icIIoid Siaiion vagons.
4. HUE - ihe veiy Iiisi ioduciion Land Rovei.
$. Land Rovei`s Iacioiy ai Lode Lane, SoIihuII, is soon siiuggIing
io coe viih demand Ioi ihe nevvehicIes.
6. AianiaIising shoi oI ihe oiiginaI ceniie-sieei. Exeii oinion is
divided on vhai haened io ihe ioioiye. Some say ii vas cui
u Ioi scia, oiheis beIieve ii vas iescued by a Rovei emIoyee
and is siiII hidden avay in a bain somevheie in ihe MidIands.
1heie aie even some vho beIieve seveiaI ceniie-sieei ioioiyes
veie buiIi,oI vhich a Ievended u exoiied io ihe smaII isIand
oI Gozo, oII ihe coasi oI MaIia. Aie ihey siiII iheie ioday, voiIing
in ihe Mediieiianean sunshine? II you soi one on youi hoIs,
maIe suie you Iei us Inovai LRM...
BRI1AINWAS a
coIouiIess voiId in ihe
Ioiiies. NevsieeIs veie in
bIacI and vhiie, chimneys
beIched ihicI smoIe and
buiIdings veie enciusied
in sooi. 1eacheis voie
bIacI caes coveied in
vhiie chaII and gievgiey
mousiaches. MaIe ieacheis
veie even voise.
1he Iiisi haII oI ihe
decade vas seni viih ihe
voiId ieaiing iiseII aaii
in vai. Bui once eace vas
decIaied, iheie vas nev
siiii oI oiimism, even
iI eveiyihing vas in shoii
suIy. Iood and cIoihes
veie siiiciIy iaiioned.
In ihe moioi indusiiy,
even sieeI vas iaiioned,
unIess vhai you made vas
iinciaIIy Ioi exoii.
I947
Rovei`s Iacioiies ai AcocIs
Gieen and SoIihuII had seni
ihe vai yeais buiIding engines
and aiis Ioi Ianes and ianIs.
Novihe comany vanied io
conceniiaie on cai ioduciion
again, bui ihe goveinmeni
coniioIIed sieeI aIIocaiions.
Whai couId be done? 1he
ansvei came IiomRovei`s
chieI engineei, Mauiice
WiIIs, vho had IaIIen in Iove
viih ihe ex-US Aimy 1ee.
Why couIdn`i Rovei maIe
someihing simiIai? Veiy soon
ihey veie doing jusi ihai. 1hey
vouId be buiIi viih aIuminium
aIIoy body aneIs and aimed ai
exoii io ihe iesi oI ihe voiId
- aiiicuIaiIy vhai vas IeIi oI
ihe Biiiish Emiie.
I948
1he Iiisi ioioiyes had a
sieeiing vheeI sei in ihe
middIe, io avoid buiIding
seaiaie iighi and IeIi-hand-
diive veisions. Bui ii vas soon
abandoned. When ihe oiiginaI
8u-inch Land-Rovei vas
Iaunched ai ihe Amsieidam
Moioi Shovin AiiI ii had a
I.6-Iiiie Rovei side-vaIve engine
and Ieaiuied IuII-iime Ioui-
vheeI diive. HeadIighis veie
mounied behind ihe iadiaioi
giiIIe, viih sideIighis on ihe
buIIhead. Ii vas unashamedIy
agiicuIiuiaI vhich, since ii
vas aimed squaieIy ai Iaimeis,
came as no suiiise.
I949
1he oiiginaI Land-Rovei`s
Saiian comIoiis veien`i io
eveiyone`s iasies. 1o caiei Ioi
ihose vho iequesied Iuxuiies
IiIe seais, dooi ios and iooIs,
ihe 1icIIoid Siaiion Wagon
vas ieIeased, viih a vood-
Iiamed, coachbuiIi body. Ii vas
indeed a big imiovemeni on
ihe comIoii siaIes, viih seven
seais, caieis, a heaiei and a
one-iece vindscieen. Bui ii
vas hand-buiIi by ciaIismen,
exensive and onIy 7uu veie
soId beIoie ii vas quieiIy
dioed, ivo yeais Iaiei.
'5ome be||eve centre-steers were exported
to the |s|and of Cozo, ohthe coast of Ma|ta'
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PRIME MINIS1ER
HaioId MacmiIIan
IamousIy ioId Biiions ihai
ihey`d nevei had ii so good.
Bui ihe IiIiies oened viih
iaiioning siiII in Iace.
IoII voiIed in heavy
indusiiies vheie big, diiiy
ihings veie made, heId
iogeihei by no-nonsense
Whiivoiih boIis viih
ihieads so dee ihai smaII
boys goi Iosi in ihem.
Pioei men IiIed oiI.
1hey oiIed eveiyihing ihai
moved and some ihings
ihai didn`i, incIuding
iheii haii. Ii used io
Ieave a hoiiibIe mess
eveiyvheie - so much so
ihai ihe vomenIoII Iaced
ieciangIes oI cIoih Inovn
as aniimacassais on ihe
bacIs oI chaiis io ieveni
ihe sIicIs soiIing ihe Iabiic.
Ii vas ihe decade vhen
iocI and ioII vas invenied.
Exciiing iimes ahead?
MeanvhiIe, ai Land Rovei
ihings veie deveIoing ai a
sieady ace.
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Sees ihe iniioduciion oI a
modiIied iiansmission on ihe
Land Rovei, enabIing ovneis
io manuaIIy seIeci ivo-vheeI
diive as veII as 4WD.
1he UKgoveinmeni
announces a 27 miIIion giani
io Land Rovei io ioduce
a nevmodeI ai HaIevood.
Ii viII be based on ihe LRX
Concei and, accoiding io
Land Rovei MD, PhiI Poham,
deIivei Range Rovei IeveIs
oI quaIiiy, diivabiIiiy and
bieadih oI eiIoimance
in a moie comaci, moie
susiainabIe, acIage.
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1HE DECADE davns viih
Biiiain - and mosi oI ihe
iesi oI ihe voiId - in ihe
middIe oI a dee economic
iecession. China is ihe
nevsueiovei and ihe
voiIsho oI ihe voiId,
yei 1aia-ovned Land
Rovei goes Iiomsiiengih
io siiengih... noi Ieasi
because ihe nouveau iiche
oI emeiging naiions IiIe
China can`i gei enough
Range Roveis...
Pioduciion begins ai
HaIevood on ihe Range Rovei
Evoque, viih ihe Iiisi modeIs
deIiveied in Seiembei.
1hiee and Ioui-dooi veisions
aie ioduced and, mosi
coniioveisiaIIy, ivo and Ioui-
vheeI diive. Ioimei Sice GiiI
Vicioiia BecIhamis ciediied
viih ihe design oI ihe inieiioi,
io ihe dismay oI many Land
Rovei enihusiasis.
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Attentiontodetail is astonishing...
everybespoke rehnement has a function
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Resiay in Sumaiia BIacI.
Ii`s a Iuxuiy ioad cai, bui iis oveiIand eiIoimance is oI
iime imoiiance,` says Kevin. Ioi examIe, ihe Webasio
ie-heaiei has a seven-day iimei and iemoie coniioI Ioi
convenience, bui Sven vanied manuaIIy vind-u vindovs
because iheie vas Iess io go viong ihan iheie vouId be
viih eIeciiic vindovs.`
You can see vheie he`s coming Iiom. 1he aiieniion io
deiaiI on ihis vehicIe is asionishing, bui once you`ie inside
you ieaIise ihai viiiuaIIy eveiy besoIe ieIinemeni aciuaIIy
has a Iunciion.
1his aiiicuIai iojeci vas diIIeieni io a iyicaI
UK iebuiId, due io siiici iuIes in Noivay ihai iesiiici ihe
soii oI exiieme modiIicaiions ihai aie ossibIe in mosi
oihei couniiies. Ioi examIe, ii vas imeiaiive ihai
Sven boughi a Noivegian-iegisieied Land Rovei as ihe
buieauciacy and cosi invoIved in modiIying and imoiiing
a UK-iegisieied vehicIe vouId have made ii
imiaciicaI - iI noi imossibIe.
SimiIaiIy, ihe eye-vaieiing IeveI oI iax Ioaded onio ihe
uichase iice oI a nev DeIendei vouId have ushed iis
cosi inio ihe siiaiosheie (as vouId Noivegian ioad iax on
a nev vehicIe).
We aciuaIIy gei quiie a Ioi oI Noivegian enihusiasis vho
come io us io do voiI on iheii vehicIes,` ieveaIs
Nene`s Kevin. You viII usuaIIy Iind ai Ieasi one in oui
voiIshos ai any one iime. 1hey ieaIIy Iove iheii Land
Roveis in Noivay.`
Sven agiees: I`ve goi seveiaI coIIeagues vho sveai
by Land Roveis, eseciaIIy DeIendeis. Noivay is a
mouniainous couniiy viih haish vinieis and ihey aie ideaI
Ioi deaIing viih snov and ice.
I`ve aIvays vanied io diive io NeaI. One oI my hobbies
is hiIing, bui noihing ioo exiieme. I von`i be cIimbing
Mouni Eveiesi!
My Ian is io diive ihiough Sveden and acioss Euioe
via ihe Ioimei Easiein BIoc couniiies io 1uiIey, ihen ihe
iesi oI ihe iouie deends on ihe oIiiicaI siiuaiion ai ihe
iime. My oiiginaI Ian vas io diive ihiough Iian, PaIisian
and India io NeaI, bui I may have io iaIe a iouie Iuiihei
noiih, ihiough ihe -sian couniiies.
Eiihei vay, I viII be diiving ihiough couniiies vheie
ioads aie eiihei iaie oi non-exisieni. 1hai`s one oI ihe
ieasons ihe DeIendei IIu vas ihe eiIeci vehicIe - ihai
and ihe Iaci ihai I have buiIi-in Iong-iange IueI ianIs,
gas cooIei, diinIing vaiei and even a iooI ieni Ioi sIeeing
in. AIiei aII, I couId be avay Iiom civiIisaiion Ioi days
on end.`
RocIs aie IiIeIy io be a majoi hazaid once Sven has
ieached 1uiIey, ihe gaievay io Asia. Whaievei iouie he
eIecis io iaIe io NeaI, ihai uiaied 1eiiaIiima susension
viII be needed io soaI u ihe consiani hammeiing. And
aIihough Sven chose noi io add a bumei-mounied
eIeciiic vinch io his Iong Iisi oI musi-have accessoiies,
iecoveiy siias and a Hi-LiIi jacI sioved avay above ihe
ieai dooi viII heI io gei him oui oI mosi iiicIy siiuaiions
and caiiy on diiving vhen he is a Iong vay Iiom ihe
assisiance oI IeIIov humans.
Ii`s an enviabIe adveniuie, aII iighi, and one ihai Sven
eseciaIIy ieIishes aIiei ihe Iong monihs oI Ianning,
ieaiaiion and buiIding. He has nov ieiuined io Noivay
io give ihe vehicIe a shaIedovn beIoie he embaiIs on ihe
iii oI a IiIeiime.
I hoe io sei oII in Augusi,` he says. I von`i be aIone.
SeveiaI oI my Iiiends viII be joining me Ioi vaiious aiis oI
ihe jouiney. When I ieiuin I viII be Ieeing my DeIendei
as my eveiyday iiansoii. AIiei Ianning my eiIeci
vehicIe, I iniend io Iee ii!`
This page:
Every nook and cranny of
Ihe capacious Defender is
occupied by Sven's
overland accessories
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H
ave you evei been oui in ihe
couniiyside on a vaII, miIes Iiom
a ioad ihen eyed u a disiani iiacI
miIes and vondeied; WouIdn`i ii
be gieai io diive u iheie? WeII,
iighi nov I`m geiiing ihe chance
io do exaciIy ihai. I`m dee in
CannocI Chase, in a IIu beIonging io ihe
Ioiesiiy Commission aIongside iis diivei,
Scoii Maiiin. So, vhich vay? Scoii asIs me,
ai a junciionoI iiacIs. LiIe anyseII-ieseciing
Land Rovei Ian, I seIeci ihe sieeesi, mosi
iuiied one. 1his is going io be a good day.
Land Roveis have Iong been used Ioi
Ioiesiiy voiI and SoIihuII have buiIi a
numbei oI seciaIs Ioi ihis iasI ovei ihe yeais.
Who couId Ioigei ihe viId RoadIess 1iaciion
Iu9, viih iis huge iiacioi vheeIs?
Having said ihai, ii is usuaIIy a Iain oId 9u
oi IIu seen caiiying Ioiesiiy iangeis aboui
iheii voiI. Oi, iaihei, vas. 1he Ioiesiiy
Commission, on CannocI Chase ai Ieasi, viII
no Iongei be using Land Roveis aIiei ihis
monih. In Iaci, ihe vehicIe you see on ihese
ages, is ihe aciuaI Iasi one. When ihis goes,
iheie viII be no moie. My day oui viih Scoii
and ihe IIu is io ansvei ihe obvious quesiion:
Why?
Scoii has been voiIing Ioi ihe Ioiesiiy
Commission (IC) Ioi ihe Iasi I4 monihs. In
his mid 8us, he decided he`d had enough oI
being a mechanicaI engineei, had a ieihinI,
ieiiained and goi a job viih ihe IC, inheiiiing
ihe Land Rovei viih ihe ioIe. Ii vas ihe Iiisi
Land Rovei he`d evei diiven, and he`s quicI io
say: Ii`s IacIing a Iev mod cons eihas, bui
ii`s Iun, and I`II be sad io see ii go.
Scoii`s day-io-day voiI invoIves Iois oI
siie suiveys, and heaIih and saIeiy checIs
on coniiaciois viihin CannocI Chase, bui
incIudes oihei aieas in ihe IC`s CeniiaI
Region, Iiom Deibyshiie, io Leicesieishiie
and even Noiiinghamshiie`s Sheivood
Ioiesi. Whai`s moie, Scoii Ioves his nev
caieei. I no Iongei diead ihai aIaim cIocI
going oII eveiy moining, he says.
BacI on my choice oI iiacI, caieIuIIy
seIecied io iesembIe Easinoi`s Iamous
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[ ForestryCommissionDefender]
BeIcw:
MosI of Ihe foresI
Iracks are open and
well-compacIed
and driveable in
high range
Geaibox HiII, ihe gieen DeIendei maIes Iighi
voiI oI cIimbing u inio ihe Ioiesi. Desiie
ihe incIine causing me io Iose my bieaih as
I iun ahead io gei some shois, high iange
Iiisi Ieis ihe vehicIe iom u ihe siee and
iieacheious incIine viihoui bieaIing inio a
sveai. You vouId execi ihai, ihough. I mean,
ii is a DeIendei, aIiei aII.
1he DeIendei in quesiion is a 2uu6 IIu
DoubIe Cab PicI-u, viih a 1d$ engine undei
ihe bonnei. UnIiIe mosi ieadeis` vehicIes
ihai go oII-ioad, ii siis on siandaid Avon
Rangemasiei iyies, and ihe onIy modiIicaiion
oi exiia is ihe aIieimaiIei aIuminium canoy
ovei ihe Ioad sace. 1hai`s ii. No susension
IiIi, noi vinch, noi undeibody aimoui; jusi
basic oui-oI-ihe-box sec. 1o be icIy, one oI
ihe ieai iyies isn`i a Rangemasiei, obviousIy
being a Iaiei ieIacemeni ihai`s a IiiiIe moie
chunIy, bui oiheivise, vhai you see is vhai
you gei, and ihai incIudes a aiina Iiom
voiIing Ioi iis 6u,uuu miIes.
Wiih my Iasi Shov momeni ovei, ve
coniinue oui ioui. Mosi oI ihe vehicIe`s oII-
ioad voiI, even dee in CannocI Chase, is
seni noi on ieiiain iesembIing ihe CameI
1iohy, bui on veII-comacied oen iiacIs,
used by Ioiiies io move oui ihe haivesied
iimbei. Avay Iiom ihose, ihe giound may be
oen, bui viII be coveied viih biacIen, oi
IaIIen bianches iaihei ihan cIaggy, dee mud.
I iiy io do as much as I can in high iange, and
Iee diII IocI io a minimum, says Scoii. 1he
aim is io avoid ihe iyies digging in, vhich
mighi mean geiiing siucI, oi damaging ihe
giound. Yes, secondoi ihiidIovviihdiII IocI
engaged may veII be ihe cIassic go-anyvheie
geais, bui high iange is aII Scoii needs, and he
uses Iess IueI as a iesuIi.
1he obvious quesiion is, iI ihe cai maIes
such Iighi voiI oI ihe ieiiain - iI ii`s so good
- vhy aien`i ihe IC ieIacing ii viih anoihei
DeIendei? I Inov vhai you`ie ihinIing:
money (oi, iaihei, IacI oI ii). Bui, you`d be
viong. Yes, ihe ICis a goveinmeni-coniioIIed
body, so you`d execi maiieis oI Iinance io be
consideied, bui ihe decision comes dovn io
a numbei oI eIemenis, oI vhich cosi is onIy a
minoi aii.
PiimaiiIy, ihe ieason behind ihe change is
emissions. Paii oI ihe Ioiesiiy Commission`s
iesonsibiIiiy has aIvays been io buiId a
susiainabIe Iuiuie Ioi iheii iesouices, going
iighi bacI io ihe I92us vhen ii Iiisi siaiied
Ianiing Ioiesis (as a necessiiy due io ihe
sheei amouni oI iimbei used as ii ios
in ihe viiaI coaI mining indusiiy and in ihe
iienches duiing ihe I9I4-I8 vai).
1oday, susiainabiIiiy exiends beyond ihe
iiees. Ii aIso iaIes in ihe IC`s enviionmeniaI
imaci, vhich incIudes emissions. 1he
aim is io consianiIy ieduce emissions, and
ihus maximise susiainabiIiiy, acioss aII IC
oeiaiions. So comiehensive is ihis Ian,
ihey have even changed Iiom syniheiic oiIs
Ioi chainsavs in Iavoui oI biodegiadabIe
aIieinaiives, vhich aie beiiei Ioi ihe
enviionmeni. A smaII sie, eihas, bui iheii
aioach is hoIisiic.
As anyoneovningaLandRovei Inovs, ihey
aie noi iiadiiionaIIy ihe cIeanesi oI cais io iun,
noi ihe mosi economicaI. Even ihe modein
DeIendei Ieaves ioom Ioi imiovemeni, boih
in caibon Iooiiini and in IinanciaI ieims.
This is the verylast LandBover
onCannock Chase
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CANNCCK CHASE originaIed as
a Poyal HunIing Lodge in Norman
Times, buI iI was noI unIil Ihe early
20Ih CenIury, as land was passed
Io Ihe governmenI in lieu of deaIh
duIies, IhaI iI began Io become a
resource for Ihe naIion. The ForesIry
Commission was seI up Io manage
IhaI |ob.
Covering 26 square miles, Ihe
Chase was used in during Ihe FirsI
World War as a Iraining ground.
There are remnanIs of Irenches sIill
doIIed abouI. Around IhaI Iime,
iI was realised IhaI Ihe naIional
sIock of wood was down Io around
hve per cenI, so Ihe hrsI planIings
began. AI IhaI Iime, wood was
a viIal war maIerial. Thankfully
IhaI's no longer Ihe case and Ioday
mosI harvesIed Iimber goes Io Ihe
building Irade.
In I958, Cannock Chase was
designaIed an Area of CuIsIanding
BeauIy, and laIer a SiIe of Special
ScienIihc InIeresI (SSSI).
Today, Ihe Chase is a hive of
leisure acIiviIy. Walking Irails,
mounIain bike rouIes, rope courses
and even husky Iraining add up Io
2.4 million visiIors a year Io Ihe
Birches Valley visiIor cenIre, |usI
ouIside Pugeley, SIaffordshire.
Check ouI: www.foresIry.gov.uk/
cannockforesI
F0RE5TRY
C0MI55I0N
BeIcw:
The Defender
makes lighI work of
sIeep inclines and
muddy Iracks
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Road iax aIone is neaiIy $uu ei yeai, beIoie
you siaii io ihinI aboui IueI cosis.
Bui, viiaIIy, mosi oI Scoii`s iime is seni
diiving on-ioad; onIy aboui 4u ei ceni is
oII ioad, and mosi oI ihai is on haid, giaded
Ioiesi iiacIs. 1he Land Rovei`s suieme oII-
ioad caabiIiiy simIy isn`i iequiied any moie.
Scoii couId easiIy diive as neai as iaciicaI
io anyvheie in ihe Ioiesi in, say, a Ciiioen
BeiIingo van. ihen vaII ihe Iasi hundied
meiies oi so. Iaced viih ihe Iacis, ii`s haid io
aigue viih ihe IC`s decision. 1heii indusiiy
is gieen and execied io iaIe a iesonsibIe
aioach io ihe enviionmeni.
And bevaie oI IooIing ai ihe asi ihiough
iose-iinied gIasses. 1heie veie nevei
vasi IIeeis oI Land Roveis on ihe Ioiesiiy
Commission`s booIs. In I977, Ioi insiance,
in ihe CeniiaI iegion iheie veie ihiee Land
Roveis in use, Ius ivo in ihe PeaI Disiiici.
1hey`ve onIy evei been used vheie needed,
and onIy in Iimiied numbeis. As a buyei, ihe
Ioiesiiy Commission nevei exaciIy ioed
u saIes. 1hey`ie buying iooIs Ioi a job, noi
enihusiasis Ioi a maique IiIe LRM ieadeis.
1he issue is, as each IIeei buyei changes io
oihei vehicIes, ihen ihose Iosi saIes quicIIy
add u.
You do have io vondei ihough vheihei
aii oI ihe iobIem IaIIs viih Land Rovei
ihemseIves. AIiei aII, ihe DeIendei is 8u ihis
yeai, and oI Iaie has deIiniieIy been beaien
by ihe comeiiiion. ReIacemenis have
been iumouied since ihe mid-9us, bui oihei
ihan ihe DCIuu ioioiyes, IiiiIe has been
Ioiihcoming. SuieIy, iI ihey buiIi a Iighiei,
moie economicaI and daie I say ii gieenei`
modeI io comeie viih ihe Ioid Rangei, ihen
saIes vouId IoIIov?
In 2uI8, ihe Ioiesiiy Commission onIy iuns
one Land Rovei in a IIeei ioiaIIing $9 vehicIes.
1hey`ve onIy evei been used vheie needed,
in IaiiIy Iimiied numbeis ioo. As a buyei, ihe
Ioiesiiy CommissioncouIdnevei be execied
io io u saIes.
IionicaIIy, ihe IC have Iei Scoii`s IIu
Iongei ihan Ianned because ii vas ihe onIy
vehicIe ihey had ihai couId iov heavy iiems
such as vaiei bovseis, due io iis imiessive
8$uuIg ioving caaciiy. Whai you gain in one
vay, you Iose in oiheis. Bui, is ii iighi Ioi ihose
vho vani a voiIing iooI?
By ihe iime you iead ihis, SI$6PWO`s
voiIing IiIe in ihe Ioiesi viII be ai an end. Ii
viII be siiied oI iis Iiveiy ihis monih and go
io auciion. Ai ihe end oI ihe day, I can`i heI
iaIing one Iasi IooI ai ihe DeIendei, ieIIingIy
aiIed nexi io ivo Ioid Rangeis.
II ihe veighi-saving iechnoIogy used on
ihe nev Range Rovei had been used on ihe
DeIendei, ii iobabIy vouIdn`i be Iosing
cusiomeis IiIe ihe Ioiesiiy Commission. We
aie viinessing ihe end oI an eia, vhen ii couId
have been ihe siaii oI a vhoIe nev chaiei.
SadIy, Land Rovei has missed ihe boai.
We are witnessing the
endof anera whenit
couldhave beenthe start
of a newchapter
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[ Competition]
One ol three reat prizes courtesvol
www.sealey.co.uk
WIN
COMPETITION
LRMhas ieamed u viih SeaIey ihis monih io oIIei ihiee IucIy
ieadeis ihe chance io vin some exceIIeni iizes:
FIR8T PRI2E- AII ihe iooIs you`II evei need come comIeie
in ihis Ianiasiic six diavei io chesi. 1he 99-iece sei coniains
vienches, Iieis, scievdiiveis, hex sei, a ioich, hacIsavand
much moie. 1he iooIbox measuies (Wx Dx H): 6uu x 26u x
84umm. (Pioduci code AP22uIBBCOMBO)
8ECOND PRI2E-Asiandaid 8-ionne iioIIey jacI and nev
cioss beamadaiei. 1he adaiei, seciaIIy designed Ioi ihe 4x4
maiIei, is a cIevei device vhich quicIIy and saIeIy oveicomes
ihe avIvaid job oI IiIiing 4x4 vehicIes viih oIIsei diIIeieniiaIs.
SimIy iemove ihe exisiing iioIIey jacI saddIe and ieIace viih
cioss beamadaioi, Iii ihe jacI saddIe inio ihe hoIe in ihe adaioi
and you aie ieady io IiIi. (Pioduci codes 8uuuCXDand XI87)
THIRD PRI2E- 1he nev2uuWL bench giindei oIIeis aII ihe
ieguIai Iunciions, incIuding a choice oI vheeIs - coaise, Iine
oi viie vheeIs - and comes viih ihe added bonus oI a IuIIy
adjusiabIe Iam, vhich gives exceIIeni Iighiing Ioi added visibiIiiy
in ooiIy-Iii aieas. AIso incIuded is a ceniiaI vaiei cooIing iiay,
eiIeci io deciease ihe iemeiaiuie cieaied by voiIing on ihe
giindei. (Pioduci code BG2uuWL)
Iuiihei gieai discounis avaiIabIe via SeaIey`s Siing Piomoiion
- visii aley.co.uk oi dovnIoad ihe IREE SeaIey a ioday
io vievand dovnIoad aII cuiieni iomoiions and ihe Iaiesi
caiaIogue on youi Smaii Phone oi 1abIei. AIieinaiiveIy caII SeaIey
on uI284 7$7$uu.
This conetition is oen to U residents ony. ntrants nust be over
l8 years od. Three winners wi be drawn. irst rize is a too chest and
'' iece too |it (AF0lFFCOMFO). cecond rize is a troey ac| and
cross bean adater (3000CXD and Xl3/). Third rize is a bench rinder
(FC00\) . There wi be no cash aternatives. The conetition is not
oen to enoyees, their aniies, or suiers o ceaeyand Fover
Monthy MaazineDennis Fubishin.
Closing daIe I8 April 20I3. Send Ihis enIry Io:
LRMSealey, 5 Tower CourI, IrchesIer Poad,
WollasIon, Wellingborough, NorIhanIs NN29 7PJ
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quesIion below. The firsI Ihree correcI coupons drawn afIer Ihe closing
daIe will win Ihe prizes in order drawn.
QuesIion: Sealey's sIandard Irolley |ack can lifI how much weighI?
A) 3 Ionnes R
B) 30 Ionnes R
C) 300 Ionnes R
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No Land Rovci has cvci
savcd moic livcs ihan ihis
Caimichacl iic icndci
\crJs u pnctcgrapns: Davc Pnillips
A
IRPOR1 IIRE iiucIs aie ihe soii oI
vehicIes you hoe viII nevei be used
in angei. HaiIy, ihai`s exaciIy vhai
haens in mosi cases. AIihough
comuIsoiy ai Iicensed aiioiis and
aiiIieIds in ihe UK, mosi enjoy a quiei
IiIe - aIvays iimed and ieady Ioi aciion bui, haiIy,
nevei iequiied io demonsiiaie iheii caabiIiiies.
Mosi, bui noi aII. In a quiei coinei oI a IieId in
Cambiidgeshiie siis a Range Rovei viih ieaI, diamaiic
hisioiy. II X1A 86S had been a human being, ii vouId
have been iesenied viih ihe Geoige Cioss, because
ihis iemaiIabIe vehicIe saved Iives - ossibIy dozens
oI Iives.
1his I978 CaimichaeI conveision Iiie iendei vas ihe
Iiisi Iiie engine on ihe scene oI one oI Biiiain`s voisi
aviaiion disasieis - ihe I98$ Manchesiei Aiioii Iiie in
vhich $4 eoIe Iosi iheii Iives.
Ii shouId have been so diIIeieni. 1he I8I assengeis
on boaid Biiiish Aiiiouis IIighi 28M on ihe moining
oI Augusi 22 I98$ veie in hoIiday mood. In ihiee
houis ihey vouId be on ihe sun-dienched GieeI isIand
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DUPING WCPLD War II Ihe airheld was known as
PAF GlaIIon and was assigned Io Ihe UniIed SIaIes
Army Air Forces EighIh Air Force as a heavy bomber
airheld.
II was hrsI used by Ihe 457Ih BombardmenI
Group (Heavy), which arrived in whaI was Ihen parI
of HunIingdonshire in January I944.
Flying BI7 Flying ForIresses, Ihe airmen aI hrsI
concenIraIed on dangerous daylighI bombing raids
over Germany, aimed aI shaIIering HiIler's aircrafI
and ball bearing indusIries.
By June, Ihey had swiIched Iheir aIIenIions Io
IargeIs in France in preparaIion for Ihe Normandy
invasion and aIIacked coasIal defences near
Cherbourg on D-day.
The 457Ih conIinued bombing raids on German
IargeIs Ihrough Io Ihe end of Ihe war in I945,
including Ihe BaIIle of Ihe Bulge from December
I944 Io |anuary I945.
AfIer Ihe war, Ihe PAF Bomber Command was
sIaIioned aI GlaIIon, hying LancasIers, unIil Ihe
base's miliIary operaIions ceased in I948. Much of
Ihe base was reIurned Io agriculIure and many of
Ihe buildings demolished, alIhough Iwo runways
were reIained for Ihe civilian airporI.
80M8ER8A5E
THE BCEING 737 in which 54 passengers perished
IhaI faIeful morning in I985 was piloIed by CapIain
PeIer TerringIon. When he heard Ihe engine
explode, he IhoughI a Iyre had bursI and sIeered
Ihe aircrafI inIo a Iaxiway. II wasn'I unIil Ihe plane
had come Io a halI IhaI Ihe crew realised Ihere was
an engine hre.
The subsequenI invesIigaIion revealed IhaI
Ihe engine parI IhaI caused Ihe explosion had
previously been repaired by welding.
The surviving cabin crew and Iwo members of
ManchesIer AirporI Fire Service were awarded
Ihe Queen's GallanIry medal for Iheir individual
bravery, as were Iwo female highI aIIendanIs,
Sharon Ford and Jacqui Urbanski, who losI Iheir
lives in Ihe incidenI and received Ihe same award
posIhumously.
oI Cieie. Ai 6.I2am, as ihe Iane vas on ihe iunvay
ieaiing io iaIe oII, ihe assengeis veie siaiiIed by
a Ioud bang. 1hose on ihe IeIi-hand side oI ihe Iane
veie aIaimed io see a Iume oI bIacI smoIe coming
Iiom ihe engine on ihe ving.
1aIe-oII vas aboiied and ihe iIoi manoeuvied
ihe Iane avay Iiom ihe iunvay and onio a iaxivay.
IaieIuIIy, he oinied ihe nose oI ihe ciaIi inio ihe
vind, vhich Ianned ihe IIames Iiomihe engine, vhich
igniied IueI IeaIing Iiom ihe ving and iuined ihe IeIi-
hand side inio a bIazing inIeino.
1hanIs io iis oveiIuI 8.$-Iiiie V8 engine, ihe Range
Rovei vas ihe Iiisi on ihe scene, aiiiving even beIoie
ihe emeigency chuie vas deIoyed. Iis ciev siaiied
siaying Ioam onio ihe bIaze, sIoving iis iogiess
Iong enoughIoi 82 assengeis io escae as ioxic smoIe
siaiied io eniei ihe cabin.
1iagicaIIy, $4 assengeis veie noi so IucIy, and Iosi
iheii Iives, bui iI ii had noi been Ioi ihe CaimichaeI and
iis quicI-ihinIing ciev, ihe deaih ioII couId have been
much highei.
1vo yeais Iaiei, ihe Range Rovei vas ieiiied Iiom
duiy ai Manchesiei InieinaiionaI Aiioii and moved
easi io Peieiboiough Business Aiioii, in ihe heaii
oI ihe Cambiidgeshiie IenIands, vheie ii has siayed
evei since. And ii siiII does vhai ii vas designed Ioi -
Abcve:
Pear and side lockers
opened Io reveal
whaI's inside
If it hadn't beenfor the
19S50I5A5TER
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aIvays on hand io deaI viih ihe voisi oI eveniuaIiiies.
Bui ihese days, ii is a veiy diIIeieni vehicIe io ihe one
ihai caiiied oui iis diamaiic duiies in I98$. When ii
seived ai Manchesiei, ii vas a 4x6, viih ivo oveied
axIes, bui in I992 engineeiing managei Don Smiih ai
Peieiboiough conveiied ii inio a 6x6, viih aII ihiee
axIes undei ovei.
NeviuIes bioughi Ioi Iicensed aiiIieIds meani ihai
Iiie engines used Ioi oII-ieiiain voiI had io have aII
axIes oveied, he exIained. Ii meani ihai boih ieai
axIes had io be modiIied, bui I did ii myseII - and I`ve
modiIied seveiaI oiheis since.
Don, and his IeIIov engineeis Heniy PaImann and
1oe Hobbs, aie iiue aII-ioundeis. Besides caiiying oui
ieguIai seivices and oveihauIs on ihe Range Rovei,
ihey aie aIso iesonsibIe Ioi ihe mainienance oI ihe
io-diiven aiiciaIi ai ihe aiioii. And aII ihiee aie
iiainedIiiemen, ioo, ieady iojuminioihe CaimichaeI
ai ihe Iiisi suggesiion oI a ossibIe accideni.
1hey aIso have io be ieaied Ioi ihe iandom iesis
conducied by ihe CiviI Aviaiion Auihoiiiy (CAA), vho
ieguIaiIy checI ihe meiiIe oI ihe IiieIighieis.
We have io be oui oI ihe hangei and on ihe vay
viihin ivo minuies, says 1oe. IoiiunaieIy ve haven`i
had io Iighi any Iiies, bui ve do gei caIIed oui io
genuine emeigencies IaiiIy ieguIaiIy.
1hey aie usuaIIy due io iIoi eiioi and ve`ve seen
one aiiciaIi Iand uside-dovn and a Iev in neaiby
IieIds. 1heie aie aIso ihe occasionaI engine IaiIuies,
bui so Iai ve haven`i had io deaI viih IaiaIiiies.
1o maIe suie ve Inov hov io deaI viih Iiies, ve
aie iesied once a yeai, vhen ve have io iacIIe Iiies Iii
neai ihe iunvay.
1he Range Rovei iiseII has io be iesied eveiy
day. AIihough ii is boih iax and Mo1-exemi, iis
ioadvoiihiness has io meei ihe moie siiingeni
iequiiemenis oI ihe CAA. We Iee ii veiy veII
mainiained, says 1oe.
Undei ihe bonnei is a siandaid 8.$-Iiiie Rovei V8
caibuieiied engine, deIiveiing iis ovei ihiough a
manuaI geaibox io ihe ihiee axIes. Ii`s a heavy vehicIe,
eseciaIIy vhen IuIIy Iaden viih men and vaiei, bui ii
has a useIuI iuin oI seed.
You have io maIe suie you don`i iuin ioo shaiIy
ai seed, ihough, says 1oe. Wiih 99u Iiiies oI vaiei
sIoshing aiound in ihe ianI, ii can be veiy unsiabIe.
1heie isn`i a ieai anii-ioII bai on ihis vehicIe. We`ve
heaid oI iendeis ai oihei aiiIieIds ihai have ioIIed ovei
on ihe vay io incidenis.
1heie aie ivo ianIs in ihe CaimichaeI. One hoIds
ihe aIoiemeniioned vaiei, ihe oihei 6u Iiiies oI Ioam.
Whai iaiio oI Ioam and,oi vaiei is diiecied ai ihe
Bange Bover more wouldhave died
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In acIion aI
PeIerborough
Business AirporI
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[ Rane Rover Lifesaver]
Iiie deends on vhai soii oI Iiie ii is. Ii is exeIIed ai
high iessuie ihiough ihe gieai, iooI-mounied IunneI,
Inovn as a moniioi, vhich is coniioIIed Iiom inside
ihe cab. Ii has a iange oI aboui 2u yaids and boih ianIs
can be emiied in aboui one minuie iI ihe moniioi is
oeiaied ai IuII ovei. 1he um, incideniaIIy, is diiven
Iiom ihe geaibox, via a ovei iaIe-oII (P1O).
II ihe Iiiemen aie abIe io gei cIosei io ihe bIaze, ihey
can aIso aIIix hoses io ihe um, mounied on ihe Iioni
bumei. 1heie aie ihioiiIe coniioIs inside and ouiside
ihe vehicIe io coniioI ihe seed oI ihe um.
Once ihe um has exhausied ihe ivo ianIs, ihe
ciev can Iighi on ihanIs io eighi Iiie exiinguisheis
(CO2 and ovdei) siashed in ihe bacI oI ihe iiucI. 1he
ihiee ieai IocIeis aIso hoId ihe iooIs oI ihe Iiie Iighiei`s
iiade, incIuding axIes, savs and sIedge hammeis. 1heie
aie Iaddeis sioved on ihe iooI and iheie is even a iooI
ihai IooIs susiciousIy IiIe a giani iin oenei - ii comes
as no suiiise io Ieain ihai ii is used Ioi cuiiing ihiough
mangIed viecIage io Iiee iiaed occuanis.
Heavy-duiy ivin siings ai ihe ieai heI suoii ihe
heavyveighi vehicIe, vhich veighs in ai 4.$ ionnes.
When IuIIy Iaden viih ihe aiaheinaIia oI Iiie-
Iighiing, incIuding ioieciive cIoihing, heImeis, Iiisi
aid equimeni, siieicheis, bIanIeis and siiens. 1he
Iuiiy dice hanging Iiomihe inieiioi miiioi aie 1oe`s - a
Of all the LandBovers inthe world, none
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Joe (wiIh furry dice)
aI Ihe conIrols of Ihe
Carmichael. The heavy-
meIal plumbing by his
head conIrols
Ihe moniIor.
Left:
Body roll is serious
when cornering.
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PETEPBCPCUGH BUSINESS AirporI is siIuaIed
on Ihe ouIskirIs of Ihe village of Holme,
Cambridgeshire, which is Ihe lowesI poinI in
BriIain - nine feeI below mean sea level.
UnIil I50 years ago, Ihis parI of Ihe counIry
was an inhospiIable swamp, buI Ihe invenIion
of Ihe powerful Appold sIeam-driven pump,
exhibiIed aI Ihe GreaI ExhibiIion of I85I, gave
local landowners Ihe machine Ihey needed Io
drain Ihe fens and Iurn bog inIo rich agriculIural
land. Shrinkage of Ihe peaI soil has seen iI fall Io
below sea level - and iI is sIill shrinking Ioday,
requiring ever more powerful pumps Io prevenI iI
reverIing back Io swamp.
Anyone can hy from PeIerborough Business
AirporI wiIh Ihe Flying Club ConingIon.
An inIroducIory lesson wiIh an insIrucIor cosIs
from 55 and includes a pre-highI briehng. Cnce
airborne you will handed Ihe conIrols (under
experI guidance, of course).
There is a clubhouse, resIauranI and licensed
bar on siIe.
For more informaIion, go Io www.hying-club-
coningIon.co.uk or phone 0I487 834I6I.
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veIcome Iighi-heaiied iouch in a vehicIe ihai has such a
seiious ioIe io eiIoim.
We aie avaie ihai ve have io gei ii iighi, boih in oui
Iiie iiaining and oui mainienance voiI, vhich is Iuu
ei ceni ieveniaiive says 1im. II youi aiiciaIi conIs
oui u iheie, iheie`s no Iayby io uII inio - no AAio caII.
II you gei ii viong in oui job and a IaiaI accideni is
Iound io have been caused by ihe engineei, ve end u
in ihe docI.
Eveiy aiiciaIi heie geis a $u-houi annuaI inseciion,
vhich incIudes a big siii-dovn. 1heie is aIso a massive
amouni oI aeivoiI, because saIeiy is so imoiiani.
Ii`s a message ihai`s aII ioo obvious vhen you aie in
ihe Iooming iesence oI X1A 86S. OI aII ihe miIIions oI
LandRoveis inaII ihe voiId, I can`i ihinI oI any one ihai
has saved as many Iives as ihis iemaiIabIe Iiie iendei.
II machineiy couId iaII, ihis Land Rovei vouId have a
saIuiaiy iaIe io ieII.
1o ihe uniniiiaied, a aiIed Iiie engine is a big, ied
heaoI machineiy ihai is doing absoIuieIy noihing ai aII.
Bui aII ihai can change in an insiani - a ciueI sna oI ihe
IicIIe Iingei oI Iaie - vhen dozens oI Iives deend uon
ihai machineiy and ihe men in coniioI snaing inio
aciion and iacIIing ihe Ieiociiy oI a iaging Iiie.
1his CaimichaeI has aIieady moie ihan done iis duiy,
aImosi 28 yeais ago. Bui ii`s ieady io do ihe same again.
have savedas manylives as this one
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Cn sIandby aI
PeIerborough
Business AirporI.
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Henry working on
an aircrafI engine.
Left:
Bumper-mounIed
pump is PTC-driven.
Bcttcm Ieft:
Side locker reveals
some of Ihe Iools of
Ihe hreman's Irade.
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Lxploring the
greenlaning delights of
Surrey and Hampshire
Words: Richard Streeton
Photography: Simon Lee
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as a couIe oI bobbIe-hai-veaiing, iheimos-
biandishing iambIeis come saunieiing
youi vay.
Saying ihis, ihe iain can ieaIIy iiansIoim
a Iane and, as Iong as you`ie noi going io be
caiving ii io ieces, ihe changing suiIace can
maIe Ioi some chaIIenging and ihoioughIy
ievaiding diiving.
I exeiienced jusi ihis on a iii io Suiiey
and Hamshiie Ioi a Ianing jauni viih
hoiogiahei Simon Lee. I`d heaid aII aboui
ihis aiea Iiom Kev MiIIs, and ii`s a ieguIai
Iavouiiie oI gieenIaneis oving io ihe sheei
abundance oI vaiied Ianes.
In ieseaiching ihe aiea I siumbIed acioss
ihe vebsiie Modein Day ExIoieis (vvv.
modeindayexIoieis.bIogsoi.co.uI). Ii
desciibes iiseII as a guide io eveiy byvay,
gieenIane and iiaiI in ihe souih-easi oI
EngIand. Quiie a cIaim! Ovneis Maic
and 1ames have ui some seiious voiI
GreenIanea of
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y ihe iime ihis issue hiis ihe
sheIves, ve shouId be oui oI ihe
voods, so io seaI, in ieims oI
ihe veaihei. So Iai ii`s been giey,
vei, coId and IaiiIy bIeaI, and
aIiei my Iaiesi gieenIaning ouiing,
I can say viih some ceiiainiy ihai I can`i
bIoody vaii uniiI siing.
NeveiiheIess, vhen you ovn a Land
Rovei, ihe veaihei geneiaIIy doesn`i Iay
ioo much oI a aii in geneiaI iouie Ianning.
IIoods, snov, IandsIides andeaiihquaIes aie
aII deaIi viih behind ihe vheeI oI SoIihuII`s
Iinesi. GieenIaning, hovevei, is a diIIeieni
sioiy. II ii`s bucIeiing ii dovn and you Inov
ihe Ianes you`ie heading Ioi aie IIooded, you
musi siay avay. 1he anii-gieenIaning Iobby
have a Ioi oI Ioddei viih vhich io aiiacI
iesonsibIe Ianeis, and ihe Iasi ihing you
vani is io gei bogged dovn io youi axIes
on a Iane, ihioving mud in aII diieciions jusi
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inio ihe siie, IinIing io noi onIy Suiiey and
Hamshiie`s deIiniiive mas, bui aIso Keni,
Easi and Wesi Sussex. BeIieve me, ihey`ve
diiven an inciedibIe numbei oI Ianes in ihe
aiea and iheii siie oIIeis mas, desciiiions,
giid ieIeiences and inieiesiing ihings io see
aIong ihe vay.
Simon and I decided io iacIIe Iive Ianes
on ihe day, aII diIIeiing gieaiIy in diIIicuIiy,
bui esseniiaIIy aII IaiiIy siiaighiIoivaid and
acioss muddy, voodIand ieiiain. 1he Ianes I
IannedmovedIiomeasi oI GuiIdIoid, souih
io CianIeigh ihen vesi iovaids 1huisIey,
coniinuing inio Hamshiie iovaids ihe
smaII viIIage oI WeII. Wiih a sombie giey
casi io ihe day, ve duIy sei oII IiomHiichin.
1he Iiisi Iane oI ihe day is Iocaied ai
NevIands Coinei in Suiiey. We`d had a
IaiiIy Iong sIog io gei iheie, viih ihe iain
being ieiiy incessani and my Seiies IIA`s
vieis noi coing aiiicuIaiIy veII viih ihe
siay on ihe M2$. I IeIi IaiiIy done-in beIoie
ve`d even goi ciacIing. Noi io Ieai, as ihis
siaii oini had been siiaiegicaIIy chosen Ioi
iis ioximiiy io 1he Bain caIe. Oen seven
days a veeI (9am-$m) ihe caIe does good
coIIee, EngIish bieaIIasis and has siunning
vievs oui ovei ihe AIbuiy Dovns.
IueIIed-u, ieIieshed and enihused, ve
Iiied-u ihe 88 and made ihe 2u-second iii
Iiomihe caIe io ihe siaii oI Waiei Lane. 1he
Iane (Ma I) beais souih and iuns aiaIIeI
viih ihe ioad Ioi a shoii disiance. Ii`s on ihis
Iiisi giaveIIed seciion ihai you`ie aIIoided
some simIy siunning vievs oI ihe Dovns.
We vouIdhave beenaIIoidedihese siunning
vievs had ihe veaihei noi iuined and sIeei
and snovmasIed oII anyihing oI inieiesi.
1he Iane iiseII is inciedibIy miId and, io
be honesi, you couId iobabIy diive ii in a
cai. Ii`s soIid and ihe bushes and iiees don`i
encioach onio ihe Iane. On a cIeai day ii`s
a ieaI gem, and being so cIose io GuiIdIoid
maIes ii ideaI io iaIe in a Iev aiiiaciions,
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The ruts plunged
the 88tothe le
towards a tree
anda sandbank
incIuding GuiIdIoid CaihediaI (vvv.
guiIdIoid-caihediaI.oig), HaichIands PaiI
neai Easi CIandon (vvv.naiionaIiiusi.oig.
uI,haichIands-aiI) and ihe GuiIdIoid
Museum(vvv.guiIdIoid.gov.uI,museum).
AIiei a IaiiIy non-iaxing moining so Iai,
I`d Ianned io iacIIe Ride Lane nexi. AquicI
noieaboui ihis Iane-ii`s iough. ChecIingihe
deIiniiive ma viih ihe IocaI counciI is one
ihing and scouiing GoogIe Eaiih is aII veII
and good, bui I can highIy advise siicIing
ihe name oI ihe Iane ihiough GoogIe, jusi as
a iecauiion. Ai Ieasi ihen you`II Inov vhai
you`ie Ieiiing youiseII in Ioi. I, on ihe oihei
hand, did noi GoogIe Ride Lane, and Iound
oui ihe haid vay jusi hoviough ii is.
I siaiied ihe Iane (Ma 2) ai ihe IaiIey
Gieen eniiance. Shohouse Lane becomes
Ride Lane and asses a Iev houses and
a Iaim on ihe IeIi. Diiving souih ihe Iane
begins IaiiIy biuiaIIy as you eniei ihe iighi,
iiee-Iined seciion. 1he iighiness oI ihe Iane
is aIso made haidei by ihe dee, unduIaiing
iuis ihai don`i siay IeveI ai any siage. When
ihe iighi iui siays high, ihe IeIi one dios
avay due io ihe vaiei IIoving dovn ii and
vice-veisa. 1he iioubIe viih ihis is ihai ihe
Iane is Iined viih ihicI, maiuie iiees on
eiihei side.
1he Iiisi sei oI iuis I iacIIed Iunged ihe
88 io ihe IeIi ai an angIe oI aboui 8u degiees
siiaighi iovaids aiieeandasandbanI. Ioui-
vheeI diive engaged and Ieiiing ihe engine
iicI aIong in Iiisi, high, I ciavIed aIong
anxiousIy IooIing oui oI ihe side vindov as
ihe vhoIe vehicIe Iuiched againsi ihe banI.
Some sciaing and a IIaiiened ving miiioi
Iaiei, ihe 88 Iuiched iighi and I had io iacIIe
ihe same chaIIenge. Ai one oini ihe exhausi
vas IIai io ihe sand banI on ihe iighi vhich
I ceiiainIy vanied io avoid. 1he vei sIoes
aIsodidn`i heIas I IeIi ihe 88sIide sidevays.
Ii vas an inciedibIy chaIIenging seciion,
bui ihe SIIA did veiy veII and ihe A1 iyies
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GreenIanea of
8A
iovided a Ioi oI Ioivaids gii. I vas ieaIIy
avaie oI jusi hov Iighi an oIdei Land Rovei is
in comaiison io a modein incainaie. 1he 88
jusi Iei uIIing in Iiisi and I baieIy iouched
ihe ihioiiIe, even in high iange.
Ai aiound ihe haIIvay oini, ihe Iane geis
a IiiiIe easiei and ihe iuis aien`i quiie as
exiieme. Neai ihe end oI ihe Iane you have
ihe choice io eiihei go iighi (heading souih)
dovn MadgehoIe Lane oi coniinue inio
WinieiIoId Wood.
Ii vas ai ihis siage my heaii sanI as I
noiiced ve veie being IoIIoved dovn ihe Iasi
seciion oI Ride Lane by a vhiie IIu DeIendei.
1he 88 vas ieiiy coveied in mud so I had io
squini io see vho ii vas. My Iiisi ihoughi vas
gameIeeei oi vaiden, hovevei as I squinied
a IiiiIe moie I sav ihe unmisiaIabIe sighi oI
a bIue beacon on ihe iooI. Ii vas ihe Suiiey
oIice, and ihey`d IoIIoved me dovn ihe
eniiie Iane. Ieaiing ihe voisi (as you aIvays
do) I uIIed ovei and vaIIed io ihe IIu. Ioi
some siuid ieason, I Ieaied I had siiayed oII
ihe byvay and onio a biidIevay (aIihough I
vas convinced I hadn`i). A vave oI ieIieI hii
me as ihe oIIiceis ioId me ihey veie simIy
oui gieenIane iiaining in iheii 1d$ IIu and
vaved us on oui vay. Ii can`i have been a bad
shiIi io uII on ihai day Ioi ihe ihiee oIIiceis.
Oui ihiid Iane (Ma 8) oI ihe day vas
someihing oI an aniicIimax. We had Ianned
io diive souih oI CianIeigh on KnovIe Lane,
assing Bushy Cose and Whiie Meads
Cose on ihe iighi and ihen meeiing ihe
Iane, iiaveIIing vesi acioss io AIIoid Road.
UnIoiiunaieIy ihe Iane had been iecIassiIied
io aIIov onIy moioiised vehicIes naiiovei
ihan 4 Ii II in - so quads and moioibiIes, and
ossibIy a PeeI P$u, bui I don`i ihinI you`II see
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ioo many oI ihemoui Ianing.
OnihenioiheIouiihIaneoI iheday(Ma4)
in1huisIey. 1his Iane is veiy easy io IindandiI
you have a sai-nav, you simIy need io IoIIov
HighIieId Lane io iis end oini in ihe viIIage
vheie ii iuins inio a veiy siee iiacI beaiing
iighi ai aIaigecoiiage. HydeLaneasii`sInovn
on ihe ma dios sieeIy dovn io Vanhuisi
Cose, a seciion oI ancieni voodIand. 1heie`s
a veiy iciuiesque iivei assing ihioughaIong
viih a smaII Iooibiidge sanning ihe vaiei.
1he Iane is shoii and sveei, bui on ihe iighi
day ii can be exceiionaIIy ieiiy, eseciaIIy
on a biighi summei`s day.
1he IinaI Iane oI ihe day (Ma $) sav us
cioss ihe couniy boidei inio Hamshiie and
diive iovaids Iiog Lane. I`d advise heading
io ihe smaII viIIage oI WeII, neai CiondaII.
Once in WeII you`II see a majoi ciossioads
inieiseciion, vheie you need io iaIe ihe
souiheiIy ioad.
1heIaneis veII signedandnoi IongaIiei ihe
iuin. Ii`s anoihei IoveIy, scenic Iane ihai daiis
beiveen hedgeiovs and guIIies. 1he diiving
vasn`i ioo iaxing and on a Iine day vouId be
veiy siiaighiIoivaid. 1he iuis do become
deeei neai ihe end oI ihe Iane, so iaIe caie
iI giound cIeaiance is an issue (IieeIandei
ovneis, I`mIooIing ai you).
Emeiging ai Suiion Common io ihe souih-
vesi oI WeII, viih ihe 88 sIaiieied in mud
and ihe Iighi Iading, Simon and I boih IeIi
suiiabIy saiisIied viihoui day`s diiving. 1heie
aie many, many moie Ianes in ihe aiea io be
exIoied and ve onIy sciaiched ihe suiIace.
One oI ihe besi Iaces io siaii vouId be by
IooIing on ihe bIog, Modein Day ExIoieis.
When ihe veaihei icIs u, I`II deIiniieIy be
ieiuining io ihe aiea.
The police
omcers were out
greenlanetraining
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Hill climbs: How io iacLlc ihcm sacly and succcssully
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i`s amazing how many colc ically
siu ii u whcn diiving hills. You
only havc io looL on You 1ubc io bc
inundaicd wiih hoiiiic ncaimisscs.
Ii`s simlc io do ii iighi, bui cvcncasici
io do ii wiong and ihcic aic a cwihings ihai
aic ciiiical io doing ii sacly.
You musi Lnow whai io do whcn ihai hill
climb you aic aboui io aiicmi gocs wiong.
You havc iwo oiions and ihcy musi bc
ingiaincd in ihc sychc so dccly ihai whcn
you ail a climb youi subconscious iaLcs ovci.
Q Safe exit from a failed hill climb when you
have stalled the vehicle
As ihc vchiclc loscs iiaciion and sialls, lacc
youi ooi iimly on ihc ooi biaLc and hold ii
ihcic, io sio ihc vchiclc iushing bacL down
ihc hill comlcicly oui o coniiol. Always hii
ihc biaLc iisi and NO1 ihc cluich.
Oncc youi ooi is haid down on ihc
ooi biaLc, dcicss ihc cluich and ui ihc
vchiclc in icvcisc chccL ihai ihc cnginc is
siill noi iunning. Lii ihc cluich ooi bacL u
whcn ihc gcai is cngagcd.
Siiaighicn youi sicciing so ihai you aic
in linc wiih ihc iouic bacL down ihc hill.
ChccL youi miiiois: youmusi avoid iunning
ovci anyihing on youi way bacL down.
Easc youi fooi gcnily off ihc fooi biaLc.
1hc vchiclc will bc hcld in lacc by ihc
comicssion of ihc cnginc. Wiih onc hand
on ihc whccl, icach down io ihc igniiion
wiih ihc oihci hand and icsiaii ihc cnginc.
As ihc cnginc fiics ihcic may bc a slighi
suigc bacLwaids ihai will scaic ihc living
daylighis oui of you. Bui don`i woiiy ii`s only
momcniaiy.
On iicLovci ihc cnginc will lowci you down
ihc hill. If ihc vchiclc siaiis io slidc, bli ihc
ihioiilc io biing ihc whccls u io ihc sccd of
ihc slidc, ihcn casc off again.
Q Safe exit from a failed hill climb with the
engine still running
As you losc iiaciion, dcicss boih ihc biaLc
and cluich ai ihc samc iimc, icach foi ihc gcai
lcvci and cngagc icvcisc. ChccL ihc sicciing
is siiaighi, chccL ihc miiiois, ihcn casc off ihc
cluich whilc siill holding ihc biaLc down. As
you icach ihc biic oini on ihc cluich and ihc
cnginc siaiis iocomc undci load, gcnilyiclcasc
ihc biaLc cdal as you coniinuc io iclcasc ihc
cluich. 1hc vchiclc will ihcn icvcisc down ihc
hill on iicLovci, calmly and gcnily.
Piaciisc boih icchniqucs uniil you aic
hay ihai you can do ihcm in an cmcigcncy.
Now you Lnow whai io do whcn ii gocs
wiong, lci`s looL ai how io do ii in ihc
fiisi lacc...
Whcn you aioach a hill ihai you nccd io
diivc, sio and aiL u safcly, oui of ihc way.
Cci oui of ihc vchiclc and walL u ihc hill. If ii
is ioo sicc foi you io walL, ihcn foigci diiving
ii! Whilc oui of ihc vchiclc, looL foi ihc iouic
you nccd io iaLc. I oficn iaLc a sadc wiih mc,
so I can fill in any nasiy holcs oi lcvci oui any
unlcasani iocLs. I also looL io dcfinc any iuis
so ihai ihcy will aci liLc iiam iiacLs and Lcc
ihc vchiclc in linc if I havc io icvcisc bacL
down again.
Oncc walLcd, you Lnow ihc obsiaclcs, you
Lnow ihc iouic and you Lnow any oiions io
ihc iouic maLc suic you icmcmbci ihcm.
I suggcsi you iaLc ihc Rulc of 1hicc oiion.
In oihci woids, allow youisclf ihicc aiicmis.
If you fail all ihicc, ihcn you nccd io icasscss
ihc siiuaiion bccausc you aic doing somcihing
wiong. Oficn ihc misiaLc is iiying io diivc
an obsiaclc ihai is bcyond ciihci you oi youi
vchiclc`s caabiliiics.
BacL in ihc caily days whcn offioad diiving
was invcnicd, ihc gcncial iulc foi hill climbs
was io iaLc ihcm in sccond gcai low box ai a
modciaic cnough acc noi ioo fasi, noi ioo
slow, bui io givc cnough momcnium so as noi
io siall... bui ihis is noi casy.
A much bciici way, madc cvcn casici wiih
moic modcin cngincs, is io sli ihc vchiclc
inio fiisi, casc off ihc cluich uniil ihc biiing
oini, ihcn casc off ihc biaLc as you coniinuc
io iclcasc ihc cluich. Do noi iouch ihc ihioiilc.
1hc vchiclc will haily diivc on ai iicLovci
(unlcss of couisc ii`s an old ciiol oi you`vc goi
ihc iicLovci iuincd down ioo fai in ihis casc
givc ii jusi cnough ihioiilc noi io siall).
Aiicmi io diivc ihc hill on iicLovci. 1hcic`s
a Su,Su chancc you will maLc ii, bui if you
don`i, ihcn usc ihc safc dcsccni ioccduic io
icvcisc bacL down. You now Lnow whcic ihc
difficuli bii is on youi hill ciihci ihc sliciy
bii, oi ihc sicc bii ihc biis ihai will nccd a
liiilc moic momcnium.
So ihis iimc aiicmi ii in sccond low, using
ihc samc ioccss wiih ihc biaLc and cluich. If
ihc hill nccds a liiilc moic ihioiilc, bc icady io
dccicasc ii oncc you aic asi ihc difficuli bii.
Co bacL io lasi monih`s Masiciclass whcic I
mcniioncd ioiquc ovcicoming iiaciion foi ihc
scciion on ihioiilc coniiol.
If you fail ihc climb ihc sccond iimc,
ihcn somcihing wiih youi iouic oi youi
icchniquc is wiong. 1iy io lcain fiom ihis;
looL foi ihc lacc on ihc asccni whcic
iiaciion was ovcicomc. You may nccd io gci
oui of ihc vchiclc again foi a sccond walL
and invcsiigaiion of ihc iciiain. Aliciing
ihc iouic you oiiginally chosc, cvcn by
ihc smallcsi bii, can mcan ihc diffcicncc
bciwccn succcss and failuic.
Always bc gcnilc. 1icai ihc vchiclc wiih
icscci. Mainiain a gcnilc hold on ihc
sicciing whccl, a sicady sccd, gcnilc usc
of ihc ihioiilc ihcsc all woiL bciici ihan
chaiging ai ihc hill liLc a bull in a china sho.
1aLing a iun u ai ihc hill can bc dangcious.
If you hii ihc basc of ihc sloc ai sccd, ihc
fioni suscnsion will comicss. Whcn you
comicss suscnsion, scicncc comcs inio ihc
cquaiion. Ncwion`s ihiid law siaics ihai foi
cvciy aciion ihcic is an cqual and oosiic
icaciion: so if you comicss youi suscnsion
ii will icbound. 1his lighicns ihc gii on ihc
fioni whccls, icduccs iiaciion and dcsiabiliscs
youi vchiclc in whai is a oicniially dodgy
siiuaiion and Land Rovcis aic noi
mcani io cifoim somcisaulis!
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focusscd on Asiian haulagc as ihcy iiavcllcd
acioss ihc Middlc Easi. 1hc iiucLs wcicn`i ihc
only siais as ihicc Classics wcni along, ioo
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uiing ihe I97us, ihe BBC
bioadcasi a veiy successIuI
ieIevision seiies eniiiIed 1he
WoiId Aboui Us. 1he IaciuaI
documeniaiies Iocused on
many unusuaI subjecis noi
noimaIIy associaied viih
eveiyday IiIe. One oI ihe iogiammes eniiiIed
Desiinaiion Doha IoIIoved Ioui iiucI diiveis
ona $uuu-miIe jouiney IiomEngIandioDoha,
caiiaI oI Qaiai. Ii vas ihe biainchiId oI Simon
Noimanion, vho vas a BBC ioduciion
assisiani, andhis jobvas io ieseaichcouniiies
vhich eoIe Inev noihing aboui. He came
u viih ihe ciazy idea oI a IiImcievIoIIoving
a bunch oI iiucI diiveis as ihey made iheii
vay acioss Euioe and dee inio ihe MiddIe
Easi. Noimanion exIained...
I`d done some iiaveIIing in my youih and
iemembei hiiching IiIis in some oI ihe big
iiucIs, so I soIe io my boss 1ony Isaacs and
soId him ihe idea ihai a iiucI iaIing Iieighi
oveiIand aII ihe vay io ihe Iai Easi vouId
be quiie an adveniuie and ii vouId maIe
Iascinaiing ieIevision vieving. I Inev Isaacs
vouId IiIe ihe idea because ihe maddei ii vas,
ihe moie seiiousIy he vouId iaIe ii.
Noimanion vas asIed io ieseaich ihe idea
ioeiIy, vhich he ihoioughIy enjoyed. He
made coniaci viih Asiian InieinaiionaI, a
iiansoii comany Iiom Keni seciaIising
in uIiia-Iong hauI desiinaiions and made
aiiangemenis io accomany one oI iheii
oveiIand diiveis on a ieconnaissance iii
io Iian: Ii vas ihe viniei oI I976 vhen ve
sei oII and I ihoughi ii vas comIeie and
uiiei madness io diive 4uuu miIes mosiIy in
hoiiendous condiiions acioss ivo coniinenis
and ihen come aII ihe vay bacI again.
NeveiiheIess, Asiian ioId me ii vas a ieguIai
iun Ioi ihem and I had noihing io Ieai, so
oII ve veni. I ihoughi ii vas inciedibIe. I`ve
done a Ievciazy ihings in my IiIe bui I`d nevei
exeiienced anyihing IiIe ihai beIoie. Ii gave
me a Ianiasiic insighi inio ihe IiIe oI a Iong-
disiance iiucI diivei and hov he suivived
ihe haish condiiions. 1hai iii IeIi a huge
imiession on me. Ii vas aIso gieai Iun Ioi me
as I had a monih on ihe ioad smoIing King
Edvaid cigais and geiiing aid Ioi ii!
In Iebiuaiy I977, aII oI Noimanion`s haid
ieseaich voiI came io Iiuiiion as he and Ioui
coIIeagues Iiom ihe BBC IiIm unii ieaied
io IoIIov an Asiian convoy oI iiucIs io ihe
MiddIe Easi. 1he biieI vas io maIe a IiIm
documeniing noi onIy ihe iouies iaIen, bui
io shov hovihe diiveis Iived and coed viih
vaiious condiiion and siiuaiions aIong ihe
vay. As Asiian vas iedominaniIy exoiiing
Biiiish-made goods, ii made sense io invoIve
Biiiish-made vehicIes in ihe IiIm. Hovevei,
Asiian`s IIeei oI 2u iiucIs vas Iuu ei ceni
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CIcckwise frcm Ieft:
The BBC hlm crew. L Io P: Alec CurIis (cameraman)
unknown (general assisIanI) Tony Salmon (producer) Derek
Medus (sound) Simon NormanIon (assisIanI producer).
Peady and waiIing on a high plaIeau in easIern Turkey.
Unforgiving Ierrain in Ihe Jordanian desserI.
Unloading Ihe hlm equipmenI before Ihe Irucks roar pasI
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CIcckwise frcm Ieft:
Cn Ihe edge of Ihe
Jordanian desserI
The AsIran Irucks in AusIria.
The Leyland MaraIhon
caughI on camera. JusI ouI
of shoI is Ihe BriIish Leyland
Pange Pover.
Simon and Ihe crew waiI for
Ihe Irucks Io appear.
Alec CurIis is sIrapped Io
Ihe back of Ihe Pange Pover
IN 20I0 The Long Haul Pioneers was
published and has now sold many
Ihousands of copies. II is a celebraIion
of AsIran InIernaIional, leaders in
overland IransporI Io Ihe Middle EasI.
The company has been in business
for over 45 years and Ihe book
documenIs Ihe enIire hisIory from day
one in I964, righI up Io presenI day. II
feaIures many sIories and anecdoIes
from Ihe men who worked Ihere,
including some harrowing accounIs
of how life on Ihe road Io faraway
places used Io be in Ihe I960s and
70s. There are over 350 phoIographs
Io illusIraIe Ihe IexI and Ihere is also
a compleIe chapIer dedicaIed Io
DesIinaIion Doha. The documenIary
has always been available Io view
since iI was aired on Ielevision in
I977, many people 'videoed' iI on
old VHS casseIIes, buI nowadays
Ihe original Iapes have been very
elusive Io hnd. To go hand in hand
wiIh Ihe book, DesIinaIion Doha is
now available again, Ihis Iime on a
high-qualiIy DVD, and is available
Io purchase along wiIh The Haul
Pioneers from Cld Pond Publishing
(www.oldpond.com).
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Scania (Scandinavian), ihe besi and mosi
ieIiabIe iiucI on ihe maiIei ai ihe iime. Wiih
Noimanion`s heI, Asiian diiecioi Bob PauI
managed io gei ihe Iiee Ioan oI a nev Biiiish
iiucI vhich iis manuIaciuiei hoed vouId
comeie againsi many Euioean maIes
vhich veie ioiaIIy dominaiing ihe Biiiish
iiansoii indusiiy ai ihe iime. 1he nev
iiucI vas a LeyIand Maiaihon. Ii had been
iiied and iesied in ihe UK, bui as yei had noi
had much ioad iesiing in Euioe oi beyond.
Biiiish LeyIand veie obviousIy conceined as
io hov ihe iiucI vouId eiIoimand ihey did
noi vani io Iei ihe IiIming scheduIes dovn iI
anyihing veie io go viong, so ihey iovided a
highIy-exeiienced mechanic, comIeie viih
cai Ioaded io ihe gunvaIes viih saies, jusi
in case! 1he cai ihey iovided? WeII ii had
io be Biiiish and vhai beiiei examIe ihan a
Range Rovei? Biiiish LeyIand aIso iovided a
second Range Rovei Ioi ihe IiIm ciev io use
as a gesiuie oI goodviII. As ii haened, ihai
vehicIe vas IeIi-hand diive and vas being
exoiied io an exhibiiion in Qaiai, so ii made
good sense io use ii aIong ihe vay.
Noimanion vas IuIIy avaie oI Biiiish
LeyIand`s geneious coniiibuiion bui he
needed a second cai Ioi ihe IiIm ciev, so he
made coniaci viih a IocaI London cai ieniaI
comany io aiiange ihe hiie oI anoihei Range
Rovei. 1he onIy concein ihe hiie comany
had, vas vheihei ii vouId suivive ihe Iong
and haish jouiney. Noimanion conIideniIy
assuied ihemihai ii vouId: I iooI a chance
he admiiied: Bui ii vas a chance voiih
iaIing. We Inev exaciIy vhai ve vanied
and as iheie vas noihing eIse avaiIabIe aaii
Iiom eihas a basic Land Rovei, I eisisied
viih ihe hiie comany and eveniuaIIy goi my
ideaI cai. And anyvay, vhai a gieai-IooIing
moioi io diive acioss Euioe - and oI couise
ii sounded Ianiasiic ioo.
Once aII ihe cais veie assembIed ai ihe
BBC headquaiieis, ihey veie ihoioughIy
insecied. Noimanion vas in his eIemeni and
seized ihe ooiiuniiy io iesi diive one oI ihe
cais. Ii vas uieIy io gei a ioei IeeI and an
undeisianding oI ii and io gei io giis viih ihe
coniioIs, he ioId me viih a smiiI and a vinI:
I diove ii siiaighi io my giiIIiiend`s house
io shovii oII io hei, ihen bioughi ii home and
Ioaded ii viih IiIm equimeni, suIies and
oihei esseniiaI iiems. I shoved ii oII io aII my
Iiiends vho aII seemed quiie envious. Ii vas
IabuIous Ioi me as a soiiy young ieseaichei
used io diiving aiound in a baiieied oId
1iiumh HeiaId; suddenIy I vas diiving a
nev, veiy big and exensive Iuxuiious cai.
None oI ihe ihiee cais evei Iei ihe IiIm
ciev dovn once on ihe eniiie iii. 1he onIy
iioubIe ihey had vas viih a jubiIee cIi ihai
came Ioose on ihe iadiaioi, causing ihe Ioss oI
cooIani, bui ii vas soiied in Ieniy oI iime
and deaIi viih easiIy. Aaii Iiom ihai one
incideni, Noimanionvas veiy imiessedviih
ihe oveiaII ieIiabiIiiy.
Keen io Ieain as much as ossibIe aboui ihe
Range Roveis, I asIed Noimanion iI he had
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any oihei iecoIIeciions: Oui sound iecoidei
DeieI Medus vas immense in size and
genuineIy siiuggIed io gei in and oui oI ihe
cais even ihoughi ihey veie so big, so insiead
oI a siighiIy young Iad vho couId ni in and
oui, ooi DeieI Iound ii veiy diIIicuIi io gei
on boaid, eseciaIIy viih aII his cumbeisome
and heavy iecoiding equimeni. Once he vas
osiiioned in ihe bacI seais, ii vouId be bovs
u` as ve diove aIong!
We deIiniieIy goi ihe iighi vehicIes Ioi ihe
job andas ve goi Iuiihei inio ihe jouiney, ihey
ieaIIy did iove io be so veisaiiIe and easy io
voiI viih. We vanied io gei ihe besi ossibIe
shois Ioi iheIiImsoduiingaheavysnovsioim
in Ausiiia ve decided io siia ihe cameiaman
AIec Cuiiis io ihe bacI. We didn`i have io
voiiy aboui HeaIih and SaIeiy in ihose days,
so ve made u a iemoiaiy aneI io bIocI oui
ihe coId vhiIe AIec siood on ihe oened ieai
iaiIgaie. We had bioughi some saie seai beIis
io use as iesiiainis Ioi ihe equimeni, bui ve
soon uiiIised ihem as a hainess, aiiaching one
end io ihe iooI iacI and ihe oihei end io AIex.
I musi admii, he IooIed somevhai conceined
as he siood iecaiiousIy on ihe edge oI ihe
iaiIgaie IiIming Ioui 82 ion iiucIs vhich veie
IoIIoving veiy cIoseIy behind. NeveiiheIess,
AIec nevei comIained once as he Inevii vas
siandaid job desciiiion and as he vas such a
biiIIiani cameiaman he iooI ii aII in his siiide
and managed io gei some amazing iiacIing
shois in ihe snov.
As ihejouineyioDohaunIoIded, iheconvoy
exeiienced some diIIicuIi ioad condiiions,
bui voise, some exiieme iemeiaiuie
changes ioo. One day ihey veie baiiIing snov
bIizzaids in Euioe and ihen ihey veie Ioiced
io enduie ihe seaiing heai oI ihe 1oidanian
desseii. Ii iesied ihe vehicIes io ihe Iimii bui
ihe Range Rovei V8 engines veie IauIiIess
ihioughoui ihe eniiie iii and nevei missed
a beai. Hovevei, ihe cais veie veiy ihiisiy
vhich aImosi caughi ihe IiIm ciev oui on a
couIe oI occasion as ihey suddenIy ieaIised
ihey veie iunning Iov on IueI and did noi
Inovvheie ihe nexi gaiage vas.
1he engines veie so oveiIuI ii made
oui job eIIoiiIess vheievei ve veie and io
be honesi ve veie ioo busy IiIming io voiiy
aboui ihe IueI gauges. AIiei a couIe oI cIose
shaves, ve boughi some jeiiy cans io Iee ihe
saie IueI in. We had some avIvaid diiving
io do ai iimes, eseciaIIy vhen ve hii ihe
deseiis, bui mosi imoiianiIy ve had io Iee
ahead oI ihe iiucIs io IiImihem on ihe ioads,
so ii vas nice io have ihe ovei and seed
ai hand. 1heie veie no ieIehones and ve
didn`i have Iong-disiance vaIIie-iaIIies, so
ve made a iuIe viih ihe iiucI diiveis ihai
ihey vouIduII inio a Iayby, give us I$ minuies
io gei ahead, Iind a suiiabIe Iace io sio, sei
u ihe cameias and ihen caich ihe convoy as
ihey diove asi. 1he aiiangemeni voiIed
veiy veII mosi oI ihe iime, bui someiimes
ihe diiveis goi boied oI vaiiing and diove oII
aIiei onIy Iive minuies. 1hey vouId ineviiabIy
come asi viih an aImighiy ioai and hoins
bIaiing beIoie ve veie ieady vhich ieaIIy
annoyed us, so ve vouId have io acI aII ihe
equimeni u iaidIy and seed oI aIiei ihem.
Ii vas IiIe someihing oui oI 1he Keysione
Cos. 1hose diiveis ieaIIy did vind us u.
When ve ieached ihe main deseii ciossing
in1oidan(Inovnas H4), ve aII aiIeduand
had an imiomiu discussion as io ihe besi
vay oI IiIming. Ii vas going io be inciedibIy
dusiy IoIIoving Ioui huge iiucIs acioss Iuu
miIes oI sand and AIec vas conceined ihai
noihing vouId be ioeiIy visibIe io ihe
ieIevision vievei. We Iei some aii oui oI ihe
iyies Ioi beiiei iiaciion and ui aII oI ihe
non-esseniiaI equimeni in one oI ihe cais
vhiIe AIec and DeieI osiiioned ihemseIves
in ihe oihei. We siaiied by IoIIoving ihe
iiucIs, bui as execied ihe dusi vas jusi ioo
much so ve decided io uII aIongside and
gei some iiacIing shois ihai vay. Ii aciuaIIy
voiIed veII bui I viII aIvays iemembei hov
uncomIoiiabIe and bumy ihe iide vas.
1hings veie bouncing aiound and IaIIing
ovei in ihe cais as ve IoIIoved ihe sand iiacIs
and huge iuis made by hundieds oI iiucIs
beIoie us, aII using ihis ancieni ciossing
oini. Oui ioducei 1ony SaImon vas veiy
conceined aboui ihe seed oI ihe iiucIs and
ihe vay ihey veie sveiving IeIi oi iighi,
obviousIy iiying io avoid some ieiiy Iaige
ciaieis oi soIi aieas oI sand, bui he iiusied ihe
diiveis as ihey veie ihe exeiis.
AIiei a giueIIing $uuu-miIe jouiney vhich
iooI Iive veeIs, ihe eniiie convoy eveniuaIIy
ioIIed in Doha. Noimanion and his IiIm ciev
deaiied comany Iiomihe iiucI diiveis and
IIev oII in vaiious diieciions Ioi iheii nexi
assignmenis. MeanvhiIe ihe Range Roveis
veiedeIiveiedioiheBiiiishLeyIandimoiiei
and given a iigoious seivice and a ihoiough
vaIeiing. 1he hiie cai and Biiiish LeyIand`s
mechanics` cai veie ihen Ioaded inio one oI
ihe Asiian iiaiIeis and bioughi bacI io ihe UK
as a ieiuin Ioad`, vhiIe ihe exhibiiion cai vas
IeIi in ihe couniiy, soon io be soId io a veiy
veaIihy Aiab.
Numeious cans oI IiIm veie IIovn bacI io
ihe BBCandediiedinioa ivoaii iogiamme
vhich vas shovn on BBC2 ieIevision in
Novembei I977.
1o ihis day, Desiinaiion Doha is viihoui
doubi ihe besi ioad iiansoii documeniaiy
evei ioduced and has a cuIi siaius viih iiucI
enihusiasis. Ii iemains a veiy iconic IiImand a
highIy soughi-aIiei iece oI ceIIuIoid.
"The Rane Rover V8enines
were faultless throuhout"
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ficld wiih onc of ihcii
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THL LONG vheeIbase Seiies III Iu9
iigged io accei communicaiions
equimeni in ihe ieai, Inovn io ihe miIiiaiy
as ihe 1RUCK U1ILI1Y IIR 8,4 1ONNE
4x4, vas ihe mainsiay oI many 1eiiiioiiaI
Aimy uniis duiing ihe CoId Wai eia vhen
Biiiain`s aimed Ioices veie squaiing u io
ihe Sovieis and iheii Waisav Paci Ioices on
ihe oihei side oI ihe so-caIIed Iion Cuiiain
vhich bisecied ihe Noiih Geiman PIains.
Had iensions incieased io ihe oini vheie
hosiiIiiies seemed immineni ihe 1eiiiioiiaI
Aimy, voIunieei aii-iime soIdieis based
acioss ihe UK, vouIdhave beenmobiIisedio
suoii ihe ReguIais gaiiisonedinGeimany
as aii oI ihe massive Biiiish Aimy oI ihe
Rhine (BAOR) vhich vas Ioimed in I94$
and iemained aciive uniiI being ieIaced
in I994 by ihe much smaIIei Biiiish Ioices
Geimany (BIG) oiganisaiion in ihe moie
siabIe oIiiicaI cIimaie vhich IoIIoved ihe
dissoIuiion oI ihe Soviei Union.
In 2uII NicI HamiIion, cuiieni ovnei oI
ihe ieIuibished ex-1A Seiies III vhich boie
ihe miIiiaiy iegisiiaiion 6IKB89, ieamed
u viih his Iiiend PauI Peaice, vho ai ihai
iime aIso ovned a Seiies III, io Ioim ihe
nucIeus oI a Living Hisioiy Giou aimed ai
boih disIaying uniIoims, Iii and vehicIes
Iiomihe Iaie CoId Wai hase ai IocaI evenis
and suoiiing iheii IocaI bianches oI ihe
RoyaI Biiiish Legion and oihei chaiiiies.
1oday ihe membeis oI CaIIsign AIha, mosi
oI vhom have seen asi miIiiaiy seivice
and veai iheii oId ca badges, aie abIe io
disIay no Iess ihan six Land Roveis, haII
IeaI siung and haII coiI siung, Iiom ihe
8us and eaiIy 9us aIong viih a BedIoid M1
suoii vehicIe and a Ieihoia oI auiheniic
Iii coIIecied by ihe giou.
I Iiisi bumed inio ihe CaIIsign AIha
guys duiing ihe 2uII Poy AeaI, vhen
ihey veie suoiiing ihe RBL in my IocaI
maiIei squaie bui as I vas ushed Ioi iime
I vas unabIe io chai. RoII on iveIve monihs
and ihey veie bacI, bui on ihis occasion I
vas abIe io send a IiiiIe bii moie iime viih
ihem io Ieain vhai ihey veie aII aboui and
io maIe aiiangemenis io IoIIov u viih
a hoioshooi oI one oI iheii Land Roveis
againsi a moie naiuiaI bacIdio.
NicI`s Land Rovei, vhich he boughi Iiom
a veII-Inovn miIiiaiy vehicIe coIIecioi
in Noiihein IieIand, enieied seivice in
Ociobei I988 and is Iiom ihe Iasi majoi
baich oI Seiies III vehicIes boughi by
UK MoD iioi io ihe iniioduciion oI ihe
miIiiaiy seciIicaiion One-1en; ihe visuaI
cIue io iis comaiaiive youih being ihe
KB iegisiiaiion. Accoiding io ihe ieIease
aeivoiI iis PIanned LiIe vas iveIve yeais
bui ii aciuaIIy seived Iouiieen viih ihe 4ih
BaiiaIion oI ihe Queen`s Lancashiie RiIIes,
vhich vas ihe Piesion-based 1eiiiioiiaI
Aimy baiiaIion oI ihe inIaniiy iegimeni
ieciuiiing Iiomihe Noiihvesi.
AIihough ii aeais ihai 6IKB89 vas in
soIi io conIiguiaiion vhen demobbed,
ihe Iasi ovnei bioughi ii u io haid io
seciIicaiion meaning ihe CIansman
iadio Iii, vhich siiII voiIs and can icI
u unenciyied aviaiion communicaiions
beiveen ihe neaiesi RAI aiibase coniioI
iovei and aiiciaIi in ihe viciniiy, is moie
secuie vhen ihe giou is ai ubIic disIays.
DeIving dee inio my aichive I uncoveied
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images oI sisiei vehicIe 6$KC47, Iiom ihai
same I988,4 Iaie Seiies III iocuiemeni, in
ideniicaI conIiguiaiionio NicI`s LandRovei.
Phoiogiahed on Daiimooi aiound I986,
6$KC47 vas seiving viih ihe 4ih BaiiaIion
oI ihe RoyaI Iiish Rangeis vho veie in
EngIand Ioi iheii annuaI Ioiinighi Iong
1eiiiioiiaI Aimy IieId iiaining exeicise. LiIe
6IKB89 ihis vehicIe is io Iiiied Ioi Radio
(IIR) seciIicaiion bui ihiough ihe ieai
vindov ii can be seen ihai ii has been Iiiied
viiha ma boaid Ioi HQuse. CoincideniaIIy
PauI, vho veais ihe gieen caubeen in ihe
main iciuie oveiIeaI, seived viih ihe RoyaI
Iiish Rangeis bui as Richaid, ihe second
soIdiei oveiIeaI, seived viih ihe RoyaI
Engineeis he veais a bIacI beiei.
1hevehicIeiciuiedioiheIeIi, viihiiaiIei
aIongside and ieni behind, shovs a ieiiy
siandaid conIiguiaiion Ioi an IIR Seiies III
haid io in ihe IieId. AIso hoiogiahed on
Daiimooi, iobabIy in I987, ihis is 7$KC97
and IiIe ihe oiheis ii soiis ihe siandaid
ivo-ione NA1OGieen and Maii BIacI camo
scheme. 1he onIy ieaI diIIeience I can soi
beiveen ihe seiving vehicIes and NicI`s is
ihai ihey do noi have Iioni bumeieiies,
bui ii vas noi uncommon Ioi uniis io iaIe
ihese boIi-on comonenis oII oIdei vehicIes
Callsinlpha are aole todisplav
sixnilitarvlandRovers
The Series III FFP was in Ihe closing
sIages of producIion when 6IKB39
rolled down Ihe line in I983 and
indeed Ihe long wheelbase Cne-Ten
model was already being lined up Io
replace iI. The above phoIo, Iaken
in Germany in I990 during a NATC
mulIinaIional exercise, shows a I985
coil sprung FFP hard Iop alongside a
leaf sprung Series III daIing from Ien
years before. The radio hI carried in
Ihe back of Ihis MACT Cne-Ten was
noI Ioo differenI from Ihe seI in Ihe
back of Nick's vehicle. The Series III
hard Iops would all be demobbed
by Ihe end of Ihe nineIies, by which
Iime Ihe DII0 Wolf (i.e. TUM) heeI
had been inIroduced, buI some of Ihe
mid-eighIies Cne-Tens would soldier
on for a decade more.
ALL CHAN0E
aboui io be casi and ihen ieIii ihem io iheii
ieIacemenis.
IoIIoving ihe I997 Siiaiegic DeIence
Reviev undeiiaIen by ihe incoming BIaii
goveinmeni ihe numbei oI 1eiiiioiiaI Aimy
eisonneI vas cui bacI by 2$% and ihe 4ih
Queen`s Lancashiie RiIIes amaIgamaied
viih ihe 4ih King`s Ovn Boidei Regimeni
io Ioim ihe Lancasiiian and Cumbiian
VoIunieeis. As ihe nev 1iucI UiiIiiy
Medium (WoII ) IIeei vas nov coming on-
siieam ihe Seiies III IIeei vas demobbed
and mosi, IiIe NicI`s, veie disosed oI
ihiough MVS oI LichIieId.
CaIIsign AIha aie aIieady booIed inio
aiound a dozen evenis ovei ihe summei
monihs, mosiIy in Noiiinghamshiie io Iee
IueI cosis dovn, and ihey aim io iaise even
moie Iunds Ioi seivices chaiiiies ihan Iasi
yeai. 1heii season cuIminaies viih ihiee
successive Saiuiday disIays suoiiing ihe
NevaiI bianch oI ihe RoyaI Biiiish Legion
in ihe iun-u io Remembiance Day and ihis
yeai iheyhoe ioexceedihe 22uucoIIecied
in 2uI2. 1he guys viII aIso be mouniing a
majoi disIay as aii oI naiionaI Aimed
Ioices Day commemoiaiions, vhich viII be
heId in Noiiingham on ihe Iasi veeIend in
1une. www.callsignalpha.co.uk
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Lndsay contnues hs fu strp down and
rebud of a cassc 8eres lll gearbox
Mlke Manlfold
Mke and hs tean breathe new fe nto
an od Fange Fover and Freeander
Stopplng Power
Lndsay Forter shows you how to ft an
XEng handbrake to a cassc Land Fover
Ask Mlke Manlfold Q&A
Our resdent Land Fover expert
answers your questons
Trev's Tlps: 0lscs and Pads
Trev fts a brand new set of dsc brakes
and pads to hs rechassed Dscovery ll
Project Re-0lscovery
The bodywork drops onto the brand new
chasss and the bud nears conpeton
8udget II0
Les' Defender ll0 pro|ect cones to a cose
and a for the sun of \6000 - barganl
Product Test: 8ench Grlnders
Expert tester Janes pts a nunber of top
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5ERIE5 III
0EAR80X
n the prevous epsode,
Brtpart's export nanager
and around Land Fover
expert, Adran Longstaff,
and Lndsay Forter
teaned up to show the
renova and the frst stages nvoved n
strppng a 8eres lll gearbox.
Ths tne around, the dynanc duo
renove the nnards, and put then back
n agan wth new Brtpart parts,
where requred.
ln bref (t's covered n nore deta
esewhere n these artces), to detach
the nan gearbox casng you need to:
l. Fenove the transnsson brake and then
the transfer box.
2. Fenove the nan gear change ever and
the cutch nechansn.
3. Fenove the be housng.
4. Fenove the seector shafts, the ayshaft
and the nanshaft.
5. The gearbox nan casng can now
be dsnanted.
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BACKGROUND: 8eres lll gearboxes have
the suffxes A, B, C or D. Dfferences are
generay nnor, athough you nust order
the correct parts for the type of gearbox.
When the Bsuffx gearbox was ntroduced,
the transfer case nternedate gear shaft
daneter was ncreased for addtona
strength. When the Csuffx box was
ntroduced, gearbox ratos and transfer
case ow gear rato were changed.
Athough top covers shoud never be
swapped between gearboxes, because
they are nachned wth ther cases, t's not
unknown for covers to be swapped around
by the unntated. lf, by a fuke, the seectors
st work propery, t's |ust possbe to
nsdentfy a gearbox fron ts suffx.
lncdentay, when Land Fover fnay
decded that the 8eres llltype gearbox
was up to ts power nt, t deveoped the
LT95 for the Fange Fover, etc. Because Land
Fover was then part of Brtsh Leyand, the
LT stands for Leyand Transnssons whe
95 stands for the dstance n nn between
the nan and ayshafts.
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Q Preferably a work-heighI
bench or a very clean hoor.
Q Basic hand Iools plus a
sofI-faced malleI.
Q WhiIworIh spanners including
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The anostbare gearbox casng,
whch w support tsef f paced on
ts frontend, on the workbench. Adran took
a arge par of externa crcp pers...
2
...and renoved the arge crcp that
hods the nan bearng carrer to the
end of the gearbox case. Once the carrer
was cear...
3
...he nade use hs trusty softneta
naet to frny drve the carrer
downwards. He worked the naet around
the carrer, eveny spreadng the bows.
4
Towards the end of the process, Adran
hed hs hand nsde the gearbox
casng to support and catch the bearng
carrer as t cane free fron the gearbox.
5
Next, usng nterna crcp pers,
he renoved the crcp, extracted the
od bearng and ftted a new one fron the
Brtpart store. A new sea was ftted ater.
7
...to tap eveny around the casng unt
fuy drven hone and then reftted the
externa crcp. Fnay, he tapped the crcp
fuy hone, seatng t propery, wth a drft.
8
Wth gearbox turned over once agan
and now supported off the workbench
to provde cearance beneath, Adran used
a drft and hanner...
9
...to tap out and renove the reverse
gear shaft, eavng the gear tsef
oose nsde the gearbox casng, to be
renoved separatey.
"Never swaptopcovers, whichare
machinedwiththeir cases"
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Fefttng the
carrer s snpy
the reverse of the
renova procedure.
Adran turned the
gearbox casng the
other way up, used
the end of hs naet...
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Mnor progress had been nade
towards reassenby by fttng the new
nanshaft bearng, but the gearbox casng
coud fary be descrbed as fuy strpped.
10
The gearbox casng was twred once
nore and Adran used the two access
hoes (arrowed) n the casng to drft out the
outer bearng race of the ayshaft.
13
8o, Adran nserted the new ayshaft
outer bearng race (nner race was
assenbed ater) and drfted t nto poston
before assenbng the rest of the bearng.
14
Next up, Adran nstaed the reverse
gear shaft nto the end of the gearbox
casng, the gear tsef havng been rested n
poston ready and watng.
15
.so that as the shaft was nstaed, he
coud sde the gear nto poston and
aong the reverse gear shaft. Note that on
the outer end of the reverse gear shaft...
16
...there s a peg whch nust be ocated
n a sot n the gearbox casng so that
the shaft tsef cannot turn when the reverse
gear s rotatng.
18
The bronze dstance seeve s a pushft
nto the nanshaft. These are the thrust
washer and the trcky sprung retaner rng,
ftted once secondthrd gears are n pace.
19
Use a par of narrow screwdrvers,
down the spnes, to ntroduce the
rng nto poston. Use three of then to
open up the sprng when renovng.
20
Here's where that trcky cp can be
found once ftted. Fefttng t, Adran
s pushng down hard wth a screwdrver
to nake sure t's ocated n ts groove.
21
Here are the new and od frstsecond
seectors, the arrow pontng to where
the detent bocks, sprngs and bas have
cone apart fron the od one.
11
The od bearng race was now oose
nsde the gearbox case. You shoud
note ts ocaton because that's where the
new one w be ftted n ts pace.
17
8tart to bud up the nanshaft second
and thrd gears and bronze dstance
seeve, readyng then for reassenby nto the
gearbox housng. Don't forget the ocatng peg.
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Worn teeth nake gears dffcut to
engage; they shoud have sharp edges,
not worn and bunt. These are the frst (eft)
and frstsecond (rght) seectors...
23
.beng added n ther correct order,
sdng then onto the back part of the
nanshaft, to whch the second and thrd
gears have aready been ftted.
24
Here, the assenbed nanshaft and
gears are sd nto the gearbox casng.
Adran has tenporary popped the casng
back onto the transfer box.
25
Vewed fron the hoe n the top of the
casng, Adran can be seen hodng the
gears on the shaft as t s nserted nto ts
bearng at the back of the housng.
26
Bear n nnd that the ayshaft outer
race has aready been nserted nto
the casng. Adran renoved the od nner
race fron the end of the ayshaft.
27
.before sdng on the new nner
race and nsertng the ayshaft n
the gearbox. As the ayshaft s pushed n, t
tends to push the reverse gear backwards.
28
.so Adran brought the reverse gear
forward by sdng t aong the shaft.
Make sure that the teeth on these gears
(arrowed) are engaged and eveny ned up.
29
The three detent sprngs n the thrd
fourth synchro unt becone worn (see
nset) and eventuay break. The synchro then
becones opsded, npedng gear changng.
30
A fu gearbox strpdown s requred to
repace then. Adran sd out the od
and sd n new, onebyone. He then pushed
the refurbshed synchro unt nto poston.
31
And foowng nserton of the synchro
unt, Adran denonstrated the ast of
the gears to go nto the casng: the nput
shaft and ayshaft front gear.
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lt was anost behousng tne so
we renoved the nput shaft bearng,
havng frst taken off the crcp and shn,
and reassenbed wth a brandnew bearng.
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The nput shaft was nserted nto the
rear of the behousng. Adran drfted
the bearng hone nto the casng. You can
see how far the nput shaft bearng.
34
.had to be drven hone, after whch
the bearng retanng pate was added,
the spned bots tapped through the casng
before beng boted n pace.
35
The bearng for the front end of
the ayshaft was drfted nto the
behousng. The uxury of the correct drft
ensures that the bearng goes n eveny.
37
Ths s the nner sde of the ayshaft
bearng, showng the retanng pate
and ockng tab washers whch nust be
tapped over after the nuts have been ftted.
38
Whatever you do, don't forget to
reft the roer bearng on the end
of the nanshaft. lf t has any evdence of
roughness when you spn t, ft a new one.
40
ln the behousng, the bots shown
beng dsassenbed ast nonth are
ftted to the correct torque and, here, Adran
turns over the tabs on the ayshaft retaner.
39
As the behousng s offered up, ths
tapered coar has to st between the
bearng on the ayshaft gear. Adran ocated
t nanuay as the behousng was added.
36
Ths s aso hed
n pace wth a
bearng pate, ths tne
wth three bots - none
of whch are spned,
so the bots are snpy
passed through the
behousng casng.
"The luxuryof the correct driensures
that the bearin oes inevenly"
TeI 0330 1000 925
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RoII cages, roof racks &vehicIepreparation:
kevin@neneoverIand.co.uk
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ost nechancs have a strong resstance to
takng on a |ob started by soneone ese -
especay f randon conponent swappng
has taken pace as not ony does t not
cure the frst faut, t usuay ntroduces
extra ones as we. We do not have ths
proben wthn our own workshop as t s a tean effort,
we share snar workng practces and are aware of what
everyone ese s dong.
l had a phone ca the other day fron soneone we do
not usuay dea wth regardng ther F38 Fange Fover that
woud not run. lt drove hone fne a few weeks ago but
snce then has steadfasty refused to fre up - and woud l
fx t? Hs frend was a nechanc and had changed the fue
punp and checked everythng ese, but t st woud not
start and he reckoned t needed soneone wth a dagnostc
conputer to check for fauts. Whe on the phone l was
thnkng of the nvoce that we, as the astchance saoon,
nght generate, but that was qucky tenpered by the fact
that we woud probaby spend nore tne on t than we
dare charge for. l decned the offer of coectng t as we
for the sane reason, as gettng a dead F38 off soneone's
drve and onto our traer woud take too nuch of our tne.
And so t eventuay appeared, bouncng aong on the bunp
stops on a sod tow poe behnd a JCB Fast Track - whch
reay scared the occupant of the drver's seat. Once hs
nerves had setted l got hn to sgn a work authorsaton of
up to eght hours abour and \500 parts, beyond whch we
needed to seek hs authorsaton. He dd say f t was gong
to be nore than that he woud scrap the F38.
As the punp had been changed, we were thnkng t was
a faut n the varous systens that tod the punp to operate
and not the punp tsef. The engne ECU, nnobser, LFO
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reays were a suspects as they a have
a say n the operaton of the fue punp.
l dragged the F38 nto the workshop to
charge the battery (as t was fat) and had
a bt of a sde bet wth the apprentce. l
sad l woud put ny netaphorc noney
on t beng a pressure sensor or reay but
he, beng the eterna optnst, went for
the nost expensve souton, naney
a BECM and nnobser faut.
The apprentce had enough on hs
pate, as he was busy changng the
engne n a Freeander, whch nvoves
ftng the she of the power unt and
suspenson so that the engne can be
changed before the body s owered
back agan. lt was hardy worth dong as
ths was a hghneage vehce wth a
wornout engne, but the owner oved the
Freeander. He had a owneage spare
engne savaged fron a crashed Fover 25, so he was
|ust payng for the abour and consunabes and sone
new tnng bets.
l had ny own Neness n the shape of the F38. As l
had taken t on, l needed to do t - but l was now skrtng
the ssue of workng on t by fndng other essenta tasks.
Eventuay, however, t was nescapabe.
As the prevous person to work on t had "checked
everythng" l needed to actuay dentfy the proben, as t
s wrong to |ust change thngs unt you accdenty happen
upon the faut. l opened up the fap that had been cut n
the foor to reach the petro punp and 8cotchocked a
ong ength of wre to the punp feed wre. l ran ths to
the front of the engne bay and cpped t on the postve
battery ternna.
The punp sprang nto fe and the note deepened as t
but up pressure n the fue ra, and so l tentatvey tred
the starter and was rewarded by the 4.6 engne struggng
nto fe and then settng down to a nce steady burbe. As
the ar suspenson fted, the whoe |ob suddeny becane
nore attractve. l decded t was not a na|or ECU proben
as t was nore ocased to the punp
feed. The reay nght be fauty, but
l assuned t had been checked and
guessed the fuse box tsef had not, as
they suffer corroson underneath, eadng
to bad connectons. l decded to change
the reay frst as t s easy |ust to swap
t wth another nonessenta one n the
pane, but l had a ook at the fuse frst
as l have known these to ook fne but
actuay be bown. l pued the fuse and
t dd not take a sophstcated dagnostc
nachne to spot that t was bown.
l next tested the reay. lt s possbe
to use a neter on then but ths s not
aways accurate as t nay pass but st
be fauty. l prefer to use the snff test.
lf you see any sort of dscoouraton on
the pastc then t has been overheatng;
kewse a good reay w not sne burnt
f you hod the base cose to your nose and snff t. Ths one
passed the vsua nspecton but faed the snff test and so
l ftted a new one aong wth a decentquaty l0 anp fuse
and renoved ny |unp wre. The F38 started straght up and
ran |ust as t ought, so l drove t outsde and eft t runnng.
lt fpped tsef over onto LFO fne so l took t for an
extended test run, swtched back to petro as l had an
errand to run and conbned both tasks. lt ran fne and
started agan when eft for a few hours, so l got the owner to
coect t. He was over the noon at the dnnutve fgure on
the nvoce as he was bracng hnsef for one n four fgures,
and l was happy as l had acheved a l20 per cent charge
out rate for the |ob. l don't know f the fue punp was ever
fauty or f t had sezed up and bown the fuse, but l do
know l have a new and happy custoner who vowed to save
noney by havng hs vehces fxed propery by us n future.
The apprentce sorted the Freeander out wthn the tne l
had quoted for and so he acheved a decent chargeout rate
as we, but he dd not get the satsfacton of openng ots of
boxes of new shny parts and fttng then - nor wnnng a
pnt fron ne next tne we are n the publ
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to his completely rebuilt 5eries l hybrid. But why did he
bother? Lindsay explains...
DI5C 8RAKE
C0NVERT
e, an o eak on the
transnsson rear o
sea w k a standard
vehce's parkng brake
as soon as the o
cones nto contact wth
the brake shoes. And f you take your
8eres Land Fover offroad, you w know
how useess the standard Land Fover
transnsson brake can be as soon
as t fs up wth nudl
Both of these nsfortunes are avoded
by fttng the XEng dsc brake converson
(though you shoud st fx that o eak,
of coursel). ln addton, the XBrake 8eres
s ghter n weght, savng anost l0 kg
conpared wth an orgna drun
brake setup.
The XBrake transnsson brake uses an
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The dsc s nade fron l0 nnthck
nd stee pate and bots drecty to the
orgna gearbox output fange wth sx
new bots (supped).
Fepacenent pads are ready avaabe
fron XEng but, snce they are not
nornay n fu contact wth the dsc,
they shoud ast for nany years.
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1
ln addton to the parts shown n the
nan pcture (eft), the kt contans a
35 nn M8 bot, three washers and a nyock
nut pus a new, ad|ustabe actuator rod.
2
The frst thng John dd was FTFl -
as, apparenty, they say n the Arny.
Transated, t neans, "Fead The Fppn'
lnstructons" (or words to that effect...).
3
Fenove exstng handbrake assenby.
Meta rod connects handbrake ever to
be crank attached to chasss. Fenove ths.
Be crank can stay n pace, but sn't used.
4
8acken off the ad|uster, renove the
one or two screws (arrowed) and
renove the drun. You nght need to waop
t wth a soft naet to free the shoes.
5
Look at those oy parkng brake
shoesl They are the next tens to
renove, aong wth ther sprngs. Where
s the rubbsh bn?
6
The drve fange s hed on wth a
casteated nut. Drft or pu out the
spt pn, then sacken and renove the
casteated nut.
7
When you renove the drve fange,
sone o w eak out of the transfer
box. lf none eaks out t neans t's enptyl
(Ths box was known to be enpty...).
8
You now renove the four nuts and
sprng washers hodng the backpate
and ts retanng pate, before renovng then
both fron the transfer box.
9
After renovng the od backpate, you
can ft the new one on to the transfer
box. Make sure the nountng surface s
perfecty cean and snooth.
10
Ths one ddn't ft so, usng the
od backpate retanng pate as a
tenpate, John narked out the new hoe
postons, popped t n the vce.
11
.and used a coarse, ratta fe to
correct the dscrepancy n the hoes.
Land Fover dscrepances are egendary,
so ths s far fron beng a probenl
12
lf you fed out too nuch natera you
coud possby have a proben wth
the backpate twstng, but John had now
nade t a perfect tapft.
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Don't |ust ft the nuts then eave then
untghtened, because the threadock
w set and when you cone to tghten then,
you' nake the threadock useess.
14
The souton: cean the threads wth
sovent then appy threadock before
repacng the od nuts, whch shoud aso
have had ther nterna threads degreased.
16
You need to dsnante the drve fange
and repace the sx npera bots whch
hod the drun on wth the sx M8 bots
supped wth the kt, before offerng t up.
17
Feassenbe the drve fange,
renenberng to put back the four
(nner) propshaft bots, otherwse you won't
be abe to ft the propshaft. Dohl
19
8de the new brake dsc (rotor) on to
the sx M8 bots. You can dspose of
the od ock washers and ether ft new
ock washers.
13
Orgna backpate bots were secured
wth ock nuts or ock washers. The
new backpate s a bt thcker and the
nountng studs are not ong enough for that.
18
Use the orgna
casteated nut
and a new spt pn to
reft the drve fange
to the transfer box.
Tghten, then back
off |ust enough to
get the spt pn n.
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21
You can tghten the M8 bots at ths
stage usng l3 nn spanners. Agan,
tghten a threads before the threadock
sets, f you have used threadock.
22
John had aready renoved the orgna
push rod. Later, you nght need the
cevs fron the end of the rod and the tab to
whch the tensonng sprng attaches.
23
Later, you' pass the Ml0 bot on the
end of the new ad|uster through the
hoe n the handbrake ever vacated by the
od push rod. Ths s often a bt tght.
24
Next, John dsassenbed the brake
caper. Note how the nstructons
were cose at handl Later, the caper w
be reassenbed nstu, on the backpate.
25
Dvergng sghty fron the nstructons
supped wth the kt - don't we al -
John paced the ong caper nountng bots
nto the front of the caper assenby.
26
.because he knew t woud be easer
to offer up to the frontend of the
backpate rather than attenptng to sde the
bots n pace afterwards. Next, he sd.
20
.or, n ther pace, use threadock to
secure the nuts on to the studs. Or f,
ke John, you prefer bets and braces, you
coud use ock nuts as we.
27
.the operatng ever and bracket wth
ts bots through the backpate whe
snutaneousy offerng up the front pad so
the bots woud sde through that as we.
28
Note: the front pad s the one wth the
bgger hoes. Here, John nade sure
that the bots were fuy hone wth
the backpate and pad n poston.
29
John sd each of the two sets of
spacer tubes and sprngs over the
two bots and through the hoes n the pad
and backpate.
30
lt was then a snpe natter to sde
the rear pad over the two bots and
to oosey screw the nuts, one on to the end
of each bot.
31
John next tghtened these nuts, and
the dsc rotor bots, wth a socket
before swtchng to hs torque wrench, to
tghten a of then to 20 Nn.
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The ratchet rod had to be tenporary
renoved so that the top ad|uster
nut coud be ftted on to the threaded rod.
Feft the washer before the new spt pn.
37
Ft the orgna sprng between caper
ever and tab on the gearbox nountng
bot. lf you need ad|ustnent, ft the spare
tab, renoved earer, to the caper ever.
38
The handbrake shoud start to fee
tght at 50/5% of trave. lf ess, the
pads w wear and overheat. lf nore, you
won't acheve naxnun brakng effcency.
33
The orgna rod s too ong, but that
can be reneded ater wth a hacksaw.
The dea was to use the threaded rod to
provde a drect pu fron the handbrake...
34
.to the operatng ever on the new
XEng dsc brake assenby. John
offered up the orgna pvot pn, whch
passes through the operatng ever.
35
Antratte sprng (red arrow) s
renoved fron the pn and nserted
between the yoke and ever (yeow arrow)
before fttng the washer and spt pn.
32
Now, you shoud
assenbe the
new ad|uster and push
rod as shown n pcture
23. Unfortunatey, l
had nanaged to ose
these peces so John
worked on adaptng
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I run a SIage I V8 Series III, and aparI from
singlehandedly Irying Io use up Ihe world's
known reserves of peIrol iI drives well. II has
however sIarIed Io have Ihe oil lighI hickering aI
Iickover when warm and I have been advised iI needs
an engine rebuild, which aI 80,000 miles surprises me
(as does Ihe quoIe Io do iI). Is Ihis correcI, as I change
Ihe oil every 3000 miles and use a well-known brand
- or have I been ill-advised? I
can do minor work, such as servicing, myself buI a full
engine removal and sIrip-down is a few spanners Ioo
many on my compeIence scale.
James Johnson, Bute (Austra/a)
Fenote dagnoss s not an exact scence,
but before spendng a sgnfcant anount
on t l woud try a coupe of cheaper optons.
Assunng the fter s recent and not bocked l woud
change the o pressure swtch andor nvestgate the
pressure reef vave. The swtch can go fauty and gve
the synptons descrbed and costs ess than a tenner
for a good quaty one. The pressure reef vave can
|an open and s n the fter head next to the pressure
swtch. The vave can be scored and |anned open or
the sprng weak or even broken, and t costs around
\l5 for a kt to repace then.
l woud renove the fter and then ts housng and
repace both the swtch and the reef vave assenby,
before greasng the punp gears so they sefprne and
refttng the housng wth a new gasket as ths saves
dsturbng the rest of the engne n order to prne the
o punp. F the fter wth o before you ft t as ths
heps prnng as we.
These engnes are qute bera n ther toerances
and don't ke nodern, thn os, so l suggest usng one
of the sort desgned for use n cassc engnes. They
rey on voune crcuatng rather than absoute pressure
so nake certan the swtch you buy s for a V8 and not
a generc fta one as they are a set to go out at
dfferng pressures. lf the ght st fckers after ths bt
of attenton, t coud be sonethng deeper n the engne
ke a bocked o pckup straner or danaged front
cover gasket. l doubt f t needs an expensve rebud
as you'd expect a tred engne to have other synptons
such as excess crankcase pressure and nose or
harshness pus bue exhaust snoke andor heavy o use.
A
Cil light hicker on a 5eries lll V8 doesnt necessarily mean an expensive rebuild is on the cards
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I have a 54-plaIe Ihree-door Freelander wiIh a
blown- up KV6 peIrol engine. I undersIand IhaI iI
is possible Io hI diesel engines Io oIher Land
Pover models - is iI possible Io hI one Io Ihis, and if so,
whaI Iype would you recommend?
Toby Rchardson, Derbyshre
The snpe answer s that t sn't practca and you'd
be better buyng a runnng engne fron a Fover /5
for around \400 and fttng t havng repaced the
tnng bets. lt s qute a bg |ob and |ust about fnancay
vabe; your car s worth around \l500 ess as a nonrunner
than as a runner, and fttng an engne won't cost \ll00.
The nore nvoved answer s that the easest way
woud be to ft the power unt and ancares fron a TD4
autonatc. You w need the exhaust, fue systen and qute
a ot of the wrng, so t woud be easest to buy a dead one
and swap ts entras to your good she. lt s a nassve |ob
but nost of the hoes are n the she as t s a standard
ten. Yet t w not be econonca because savage cars
or the parts are expensve and there are severa days of
work nvoved. lt nght be easer to buy a ghtydanaged
dese Freeander, repar t wth bts fron yours and se the
renander as spares, or a owerspec one ke a Connerca
and upgrade t wth your seats etc.
lf you do nanage to get t runnng wth a dese you' fnd
t's dffcut to nodfy postl993 vehces and get the vehce
record anended. Ths cones to the fore at MoT tne, as
nstead of the petro Cat test resuts the systen s expectng
t w not accept the dese test as beng vad and so the
car w not pass the test. The systen w aso need to be
set to the age of the engne that's been ftted as we so t
can work out the approprate way to test t f t's oder than
the car. lt s not snpy a natter of nakng changes n
secton / of the V5c, as the DVLA w need oads of
supportng paperwork before t w anend the record.
Wth TD4 stuff beng costy and rare, peope have thought
of other engnes to ft. Toyota and Honda unts have been
used n vehces ke yours wth a nanua gearbox and run
as a 4x2. lf yours had been a l.8K seres on a nanua box
t woud be possbe to ft the Fover L seres or even sna
VW or Feugeot deses usng be housng adaptors or the
Freeander dese 'box. But t's not snpe and you st have
the sane fght wth offcadon regardng the vehce record.
Beng of Japanese orgn there' be other vehces that use
the 'box as we, but the physca dffcutes encountered
natng then a up w pae nto nsgnfcance conpared
to the eectronc ones gettng the engne software to tak to
the rest of the car. ln theory t woud be possbe but beyond
the abty of nost DlY and even sked notor engneers.
l do not know of anyone who has successfuy worked out
how to do a converson ke ths, but f soneone has or does
there s a trenendous narketng opportunty as there are
ots of dead V6 Freeanders to go at scattered wordwde.
8o then, you reay do not have a vabe dese opton as
far as your Freeander s concerned, so you w have to fx
t keforke wth a KV6 engne or se t for a few hundred
pounds as a nonrunner.
Parabolics arent always the answer for more comfortable suspension
I use my 88 Series II peIrol as a fun vehicle buI hnd Ihe suspension
really hard, especially as I drive a car mosI of Ihe Iime. I was Ihinking
of buying a seI of parabolic springs buI would prefer a more original
Solihull look so I do noI have Io declare Ihem as a modihcaIion Io my
insurance company. Is Ihere anyIhing else I can use Io give a beIIer ride?
Rchard Kent, G/oucestershre
Fepacng then wth standard ones w probaby gve a better rde
as yours w be aged and probaby sezed up wth tte fexng. Try
substtutng l09 staton wagon rear sprngs on the rear wth part
nunbers 2/96/8 and 2/96/9, and 88 Lghtweght fveeaf front sprngs part
nunbers 562623 and 562624 on the front. lt w have a good weghtcarryng
abty but gve a better rde as the sprngs have ess eaves n operaton and
so have ess ntereaf frcton, whch s exacty the sane prncpe that the
socaed paraboc sprngs work on. Make certan you buy good quaty ones
as sone cheap ones are not tenpered propery and sag very qucky. l woud
aso suggest buyng sone new standard danpers at the sane tne.
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8RAKE5
RENEwAL
he orgna brakng
setup on ny newy
rechassed Fe
Dscovery had covered
l25,000 nes and was
tred and worn. A of the
brake dscs were neasured wth Verner
capers and found to be worn beow ther
pubshed nnnun servce thckness.
Fepacng the brake dscs, pads and
brake capers s a pretty straghtforward
task - but, as wth any Land Fover |ob,
t's easy ony wth the correct toos and
f everythng sn't sezed. Ths s how
Dan fron Denand Engneerng tacked
the front brakes on FeDscovery.
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The brake dscs are a worn and beow
ther nnnun servce nt of 22nn
at the front. The capers are st workng
but are showng sgns of corroson.
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to the carrer over the
brake dsc by two bots.
These bots were qute
stubborn but cane out
after beng soaked wth
penetratng fud. Here
the caper s beng
fted cear of the
carrer on the dsc.
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2
The caper carrer can then be
unboted fron the hub, eavng
the brake dsc cear to be renoved.
The corroson s very evdent.
3
The brake dsc s hed to the hub by a
snpe set screw. After ths has been
renoved, the od dsc can be pued fron
the whee studs and sent to the scrap pe.
4
The strpped hub s ready for the new
parts to be ftted, and a that renans
to be done s to cean t up wth sprayon
brakeceanng fud.
7
Before the new capers and new
brake pads are ftted to the brake
dsc, everythng s gven a fna ceanng
wth brakeceanng fud.
5
The new vented brake dsc and new
caper are fron the Brtpart range
and are nanufactured to OE standard so
you know they w ast.
8
The caper carrer s reftted to the
hub over the new dsc and secured
usng the orgna bots, to whch thread
ock has been apped.
6
The new brake dsc s ftted to the hub
over the whee studs and hed n pace
by refttng the set screw to the hub. lt's a
quaty ten.
9
The new brake pads are hed n
poston on the brake dsc, ready for
the new caper to be owered over the pads
and dsc conbnaton.
10
The outsde of both pads are sneared
wth copper sp grease pror to the
new caper beng ftted. lt s very nportant
to avod gettng any grease on the dsc.
12
A new braded fexbe hose s ftted
to the caper, to repace the tred od
orgna ten. Ths w ensure ongevty and
that there are no eaks.
11
The new caper s fnay secured to
the carrer and the bots tghtened up
wth a socket wrench. A torque wrench w
be used for the fna settng.
13
The conpete |ob - a fresh new brake
dsc, new pads and brake caper
- w keep FeDscovery safe for the new
phase of her fe.
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Project Re-Discovery draws to a conclusion as
its htted to its new galvanised chassis
FINAL FIT
ate on the second ong
day of work on the
Dscovery 2 - a Land
Fover that woud have
been consgned to the
breakers yard, had t
not been for the nnovaton of Fchards
Chasss - we had a rong chasss that
was anost ready for the body she to
be reftted.
The new chasss was respendent n the
fresh new gavansaton coat (of znc), but
aso the sprngs, danpers, brake capers
and brake dscs were a brand new, fron
Brtpart. Of course the repacenent of
a of these conponents greaty added to
the cost of the bud - as t does n nost
pro|ects of ths type - but there s tte
sense n puttng the Dscovery together
agan usng tred od conponents.
The new cutch and the new 8uperFro
suspenson bushes aso added tne and
noney to the pro|ect, but fase econony
woud have regned had we not renewed
then n the process of the bud.
The econony of renewa cones argey
fron the fact that the parts to be repaced
were easy accessbe - a great dea of
tne s saved when one can get straght
to the unbotng and repacng of the
parts, wthout the hndrance of bodywork
or other assenbes. Ths apped to the
L
EOF vave repacenent on the Td5 engne.
The od vave was renoved n a natter
of nnutes, wth cear easy access, to
be repaced wth the aunnun bypass
ppe and the bankng pate at the other
sde of the head. lnspecton of the EOF
vave showed why ths s such a popuar
nprovenent to the Td5 engne and to the
300Td before t - the bud up of nasty
greasy deposts was nnense; the fve
cynder dese w breathe nuch nore
easy fron now on.
The fue tank had yet to be reftted and
Mke got to work on t, wth the rong
chasss rased on the fourpost ranp.
The pastc fue tank s a very snug ft
wthn the rear chasss ras. Ths s one
reason that the Dsco 2 chasss rots so
prenaturey - t's an dea tght gap for
nud, sat and nosture to be pernanenty
trapped, causng the nevtabe heavy
corroson. The quaty of the stee used n
the chasss nay aso be a key contrbutor.
Ths tght ft of the fue tank creates
qute a puzze for the nstaer - there s
ony one way to offer the tank up to the
chasss. Mke soon had t fgured out
though, even wth a gaon or nore of fue
st n the tank, nakng t cunbersone to
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that the tank crade was n a nasty state
- t shoud have been ceaned up and
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The body she of Trev's Dscovery
2 s ready to be ftted to the new
gavansed chasss. lt w be the frst Dsco 2
to get ths treatnent.
2
New brakes and danpers are ftted
on every corner. There's no pont n
reusng tred od conponents. We're now
anost ready...
3
... to ft the body she back onto to the
chasss. A systens are ready to go,
|ust the brake nes to secure and the fue
tank to go back n
4
Mke gets the fue tank ready to be
ftted but at ths stage he sn't happy
wth the crade. lt shoud have been ceaned
and panted
6
As 8non hods the top and Mke
supports the tank fron beow, Fh
gets the bots started at the rear, through the
captve nuts n the chasss
5
8non and Edward to the rescue. The
fue tank crade has been rubbed down
and s now beng treated to a coat of Waxoy
to hep preserve t onger
10
Mke now carefuy attaches the
support brackets to the chasss, wth
the bots we greased. Thngs are happenng
fast now
11
The chasss bots for the towng
bracket are captve n the chasss and
need thread ock to ensure that they cannot
work free n the future
12
The top bracket has now been boted
to the chasss by Mke. Now the
"adder" can be secured to the top and
support brackets
9
The bot hoes on the chasss for
the towng bracket need sghty
enargenent. A pece of board s shedng
the fue tank as the dr works through
8
The ad|ustabe towng bracket - whch
Trev prefers - w be easer to ft to
the chasss at ths pont, wth the body st
out of the way
7
The four fue nes have now been
reconnected to the fue tank and here
you can see the eectrca oon s beng
reconnected
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Another quck |ob on the engne whe
the body s off and access s good -
here Davd has renoved the nanky od EOF
vave systen
14
ln pace of the EOF vave, ths bypass
kt fron Brtpart s ftted so that
ony cean ar s beng ngested by the
Dscovery 2'sTd5 engne
16
Justn and 8non have done a
narveous |ob on the pantwork of the
body she. lt ooks stunnng, havng been
ceaned and poshed by experts
17
Dave nakes a fna nspecton of the
body she to ensure that everythng
s ready for the epc refttng |ob that es
ahead. Not ong now...
18
A hands to the punpl The rong
chasss s roed off the fourpost ranp
and on ts way to the body she on the two
post ranp
19
The rong chasss needs to be exacty
agned wth the body she. Here Dan
pus t sghty on the troey |ack, as Davd
genty pushes
20
Davd checks for parts that need to
be hed n the correct poston as the
body cones down. The steerng nkage n
partcuar needs to be carefuy paced
panted - but 8non and Edward cane
to the rescue and soon had t sutaby
wrebrushed, pror to a bera sprayng
wth a waxy seaant. Wth the tank guard
ready for reuse, Mke fted the tank n
poston, whe 8non and Fh ftted the
crade and tghtened the bots n pace.
The chasss convenenty has captve
nuts on the rear crossnenber to hep
secure the tank qucky. After the tank
was secure, the four fue nes and the
eectrca connectons were reconnected
and checked to the senderpunp unt
but nto the tank.
Whe the guys were gettng the tank
ftted n the new chasss, Mandy was far
fron de. 8he was busy wth another wre
15
Mandy fnshes ceanng off surface
rust fron the hydrauc ppes of the
Actve Cornerng Enhancenent (ACE)
systen. Feady for a spray of protectve pant
brush, ceanng surface rust off the ACE
ppes aong the offsde chasss ra. After
Mandy had then ceaned off, she sprayed
then wth grey acryc pant to hep deay
the rustng process. Oven that the ppes
had taken ten years to decay to ths
degree, Mandy's efforts are sure to aow
then to ast for a few nore years.
Whe the body she was st over
on the other ranp, t was aso a good
tne to ft the towng bracket to the
chasss. l had swapped the orgna for
an ad|ustabe one, whch l favour - l have
to tow dfferent traers, whch work best
at dfferng heghts. The towng bracket
conssts of a top bracket that bots to the
rear crossnenber and two ower support
brackets, whch fx to the chasss ras.
The nan "adder" then fts between the
top and ower brackets.
The threaded sectons n the
crossnenber, to whch the top bots
are fxed, were cean and tapped at the
Fchards Chasss factory, so the bots
screwed hone easy. Each had thread
ock fud apped beforehand, to prevent
then vbratng oose over tne. The
chasss ra fxng ponts needed to be
enarged for the bots to ft. ln order to
ensure that the dr dd not accdentay
reach the pastc tank, a pece of wood
was hed n the gap for protecton.
Whe a of ths fna actvty on the
rong chasss was proceedng, Justn and
8non contnued wth ther work on the
body she. The pant had been ceaned
and strpped of a grne, wax and tar.
They then apped nunerous poshes,
waxes and preparatons to eave the
netac green pant ookng ke new.
ln advance of wheeng the rong
chasss over to the twopost ranp and
under the body she, Davd took sone
tne to nspect the undersde of the
body, carefuy szng up the task ahead,
to ensure that he was fuy versed wth
what coud go wrong. Farts such as the
steerng nkage w need to be carefuy
guded - as the body s owered - so
as not to becone trapped n the wrong
pace. .
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becane cose to touchng down on the
rong chasss. Where agnnent was out
sghty, the body was nanuay shaken
and |gged sghty to aow the bots to go
through enough to get a new nut on the
end. Wth a few turns on the thread, the
spanners and sockets woud utnatey
take care of pung the two propery
together. Of course wth each body bot,
the reevant rubber bushng and washer
needed to be n pace too - each was
checked before anythng was tghtened up
to any degree.
The now conpete FeDscovery ooked
qute renarkabe as t was owered as
one to the ground. Not ony dd t ook
ke a conpete vehce agan, but the
beautfuy shny pant and the gavansed
chasss geanng through fron the whee
arches was a truy unusua sght n ny
experence. l've seen a few Defenders
wth brandnew chasss, but ths was the
very frst for a Dscovery 2. l fuy expect
that gven our experence wth Fchards'
newydeveoped D2 chasss, there w be
nany nore of then saved for dsnantng
n ths way.
Each bot was now n pace and
tghtened up and t was tne to nove
the rechasssed Dscovery over to the
fourpost ranp to have the fna ftout of
parts conpeted, ncudng a very speca
exhaust systen fabrcated and ftted by
Dan and Davd of Denand Engneerng.
21
lt's a tght ft but Dan nanages to
craw between the chasss and the
body she to push the hghow shfter nto
the cabn
22
A tght spot for Davd too - he needed
to becone part of the engne bay
to sort out the ppework for ACE, power
steerng and the ar condtonng systen
23
Neary down now - |ust a few fna
checks and ad|ustnents. Dan s
checkng that the body bots are gong to ft
through the outrggers etc on the chasss
24
The body s st supported by the two
post ranp and everythng s ned up
and n pace. The guys are doubecheckng
everythng s rght and where t shoud be
25
Lookng n through the whee arch
on Dscovery 2 to en|oy the wecone
sght of a very shny new chasss wthn. A
the hard work now seens worth t
26
Justn s st checkng at the
front whe one can |ust see Dan
underneath. He s tghtenng up the body
bots for the fna tne.
27
Fong back out fron the ranp, the
reunon took about an hour fron
rong the chasss n and begnnng to ower
the body down
28
Back onto the fourpost ranp. There
are parts ncudng a new exhaust st
to be ftted, but t won't be ong before Fe
Dscovery s back on the road
We pushed the rong chasss off the
fourpost ranp and out nto the dayght
and back nto the other sde of the
workshop. The chasss was then roed
under the body she on the twopost
ranp, as centray as we coud nanage.
The fne ad|ustnents needed to agn
the rong chasss perfecty beow the
body she then began, usng a troey
|ack to ft and nanoeuvre each end of
the chasss sghty. 8non was on hand
at the contros of the twopost ranp and
owered the she a tte at a tne. Each
tne the body was owered a tte, the
Denand Engneerng guys checked agan
for agnnent and for any conponent that
woud fou or sot nto the wrong pace.
As the body she got coser to the
rong chasss, and therefore coser to
the engne and gearboxes, the guys had
to check n evershrnkng encosed areas
that everythng was rght. At one stage
Davd was n the haffed engne bay,
ocatng varous hoes and wres, whe
Dan had to cnb n between the gearbox
and transnsson tunne, to ocate the
hghow shfter nto the cabn. Davd had
nanaged to ocate the steerng nkage
correcty, as we as the hoses, and the
body was owered further - nchbynch
- wth contnuous checkng a around the
Dscovery by every par of eyes.
The next chaenge was to get each
and every body bot though the body
outrggers on the chasss, as the body
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Project II0 is hnally hnished and what a stunner it looksl Les
looks back on the months of effort to create a masterpiece
ABAPPY
ENDIN0...
he Fro|ect ll0 s now
fnshed. But before we
nove on l w recap
what has been done to t
over the ast few nonths.
The pan was to create
a stysh 300Td ll0 staton wagon on a
budget of \6000. The startng pont was
a l989 County 8taton Wagon ftted wth
a dead 2.5 Turbo Dese engne. lt had a
good bukhead and a chasss that
was reparabe.
The frst |ob was to renove the power
unt and the seats, as we were not gong
to need then, and se then to recoup
sone noney. We then purchased a l994
Dscovery that was an MoT faure but st
drveabe, and thus the condton of the
gearbox coud be checked and the 300Td
engne run at workng tenperature so we
were abe to nake certan t was a
good one.
We deberatey chose one of ths age
as t has a cabetype acceerator and s
not one of the ater fybywre ones wth
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an ar fow neter and a host of other
wrng probens gettng t to ft n a ll0.
When we were satsfed wth our purchase
we soon had the engne and gearbox out
on the foor, and the renander weghed
n as scrap, but not before we savaged
sone eectrca tens and other bts fron
t ke the steerng box, steerng rods and
aoy whees. l aso threw a ot away.
A set of engne nounts were weded to
the chasss that woud put the engne n
the factory poston, so standard hoses
and exhaust systen coud be used. These
cane wth a asercut tenpate that s
boted to the chasss and the nountngs
weded n pace where they are postoned
by ths fxture. lt s essenta to get then
rght as a ot of other thngs depend on
the engne beng n the rght pace. lt
s approxnatey sx nches (l50 nn)
further forward n the chasss than the
od Turbo engne and |ust where the
factory put then n producton nodes.
Ths neans we can use standard hoses
and other conponents whch w nake
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Les' Defender II0 budgeI build began
back in March 20II. Les had an iniIial
ouIlay of 800 for Ihe CounIy SIaIion
Wagon and anoIher 5200 Io geI iI
up Io scraIch. His inspiraIion was Ihe
50Ih Anniversary V8 90.
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Ths s a 'before' shot, athough the
nssng drver's door was ftted to
keep the weather out a bt (danage had
aready been done to the eectrcs)
2
Ths speca |g was used to put the
repacenent 300Td engne n the
factory poston so we coud use standard
bts as nuch as possbe
3
The nount was weded nto pace and
the |g renoved to do the other sde.
Fant bts ke ths whe you have
the opportunty
4
Engne n stu wth standard hoses and
fan shroud. lt s nuch easer for future
nantenance as there are anost no bespoke
tens n vew here
5
An EOF bankng pate s easy to nake
but t costs so tte t s not worth the
effort as t cones wth gasket and onger
fxng bots
6
The standard postonng neans that
the Dscovery gear shft can be used
wth a centre consoe to gve that factory
nade appearance
7
Ffteen years or nore n a sand quarry
have eft the chasss haf fu of sand.
A vacuun ceaner was used to suck as nuch
of t out as we coud
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These l8nch Fange Fover F38
whees have tyres wth a snar
daneter to the donor Dscovery and keep
the gearng rght. They ook great, too
8
The rear crossnenber needs to
be good as t s a vta part of the
structure of the vehce - so t was cut off
and scrapped
10
The orgna body outrggers were
very bady corroded - enough to need
repacng. They were ready avaabe and
easy to ft
11
The bukhead outrggers were not
bad enough to need repacng and
responded to havng the rust cut out and
a patch nserted
9
The repacenent has severa nches
of the rear chasss egs as we and
s easy weded nto pace to gve a super
strong repar
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The orgna speedo pod was horrbe
to behod, so we duy repaced t and
trnned t wth Faptor neta bts for
added bng
14
Chance purchase of O4 seat covers
fron an auto|unbe aowed the
ndde seat to be trnned to natch the
rest of the O4 bts fron a savage 90
18
lt's sy not to ft new unversa |onts
whe vehce s n bts as they don't
cost nuch. 8ane appes to the steerng
|onts and varous bushes
19
Ths was an unexpected fnd n the
shape of a broken haf shaft. The
repacenent was sourced fron an od
Fange Fover axe
20
New brake cynders, neta and
fexbe ppes are not expensve n
the schene of thngs but ncrease vehce
reabty and safety
15
Fnshed seat wth a few wrnkes - but
they soon snoothed out when the seat
was eft outsde on a sunny day
16
The two ndvdua seats each sde
are not reay confortabe but fne
for occasona use and have seatbets n
proper nountngs
procurng spares easer n the future. The
engne was then nstaed and connected
up usng bts savaged fron the Dscovery
or ll0 bts purchased new, ke the
radator, hoses and fan shroud.
lt s sy to spt a unt ke ths as there
s potenta to danage tens such as the
nput sea nto the gearbox. We |ust fted
the front whees a few nches, and wth no
front pane and no gearbox crossnenber
n pace they ftted qute easy.
The gearbox nountngs were n a
dfferent pace, so the chasss was dred
to sut the new nountng postons. The
Dscovery chasss crossnenber was used
to sut the gearbox, whch sts on new
rubber nountngs.
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Fakeway Engneerng nanufactures
hub adaptors to aow the whees to
ft, as they have dfferng FCD and offset to
the ll0 axes
The exhaust was a conbnaton of a
noncataytc converter staness stee
front ppe nated to the rest of a Td5
systen purchased fron eBay. lt s a l990
vehce and so does not need a cataytc
converter, so renovng ths and bockng
off the EOF vave wth a fat pate ought
to gve us the naxnun power avaabe
wthout na|or nodfcatons.
Whe the autonatc engne n|ector
punp s set up to gve nore power to the
tune of ll bhp, ths s absorbed by the
greater power osses n the auto box tsef.
l aso purchased the front doors and
bonnet fron a Td5 90, rear doors fron
a savage ll0 and an nteror fron an
accdentdanaged O4 90 that was
beng broken.
An auto|unbe forage found covers n
O4 natera for the ll0 ndde bench
seats that l had added to the 90 ones, so
now t was a fu nneseat nteror wth O4
wpecean natera and a wth seatbets
usng the factory nountngs. The nteror
ganed a new carpet set and Faptor dash,
aong wth a centre consoe to take the
autonatc gear seector.
Chasss wedng cane next, wth a
coupe of new outrggers and sone patch
repars and a new rear crossnenber wth
a coupe of feet of chasss ra attached.
The wedng was not too dffcut as up to
ths pont t had never been weded. Wth
the chasss sound, t was treated wth
acd, then znc pant and chasss back
wth cavty wax on the nsde and a ght
coatng of wax on the outsde.
The varous bushes underneath were
repaced where necessary and the brakng
systen had new rear cynders and neta
and fexbe ppes a round. We dd thnk
of changng the rear axe to a dsc brake
type, but they are expensve and updatng
t too nuch woud nean a dfferent prop
shaft, so we eft t as orgna.
The front dscs were changed for Fange
Fover cassc vented ones, wth the ll0
capers wdened to sut wth the spacers
and onger bots savaged fron a Fange
Fover. We ftted new pads of a reasonabe
quaty so t stops better. They do work
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The exhaust s a nxture of savaged
Td5 box and tappe and new staness
stee front ppe. lt ooks good and
sounds great
22
Aunnun chequerpate used to
hde sone pane danage. lt saved
hundreds of pounds and nany hours
workng on repacenent panes
23
The rest of the pane danage was
beaten out and fed. The wngs
were then nodfed to take Fover /5
repeater anps
24
Job ot of pant saved severa
hundreds of pounds and s anost a
natch for a standard coour. lt ooks superb
n the sun (when t shnes occasonay)
25
Fantwork by nunbers, startng wth
the roof as t s the bggest bt and
hard to reach, but good to practse on as
nost fok cannot see fauts up there...
26
The sdes were easy to pant. We used
fve tres of coour n tota and have
a fu fve tres eft n stock f we ever have
need of t n the future
27
The front end was nore fddy as the
bukhead takes a ot of naskngup
tne, but the exceent fnshed resut nade
t worth the effort
28
New Oenune screen rubber was a
dodde to ft and the ack of spts
n t reay tded up the whoe vehce's
appearance
better, especay when towng as they are
ess prone to fadng.
We found the nner drve shaft n
the front axe was broken, and suspect
that was probaby why the ll0 was
orgnay set asde n the sand quarry
where t spent ts workng fe, so that
was repaced as we whe the hub was
strpped down. A Fange Fover Cassc
shaft was the sane so t saved a few
pounds buyng a new one.
Fange Fover F38 whees were
purchased and ftted usng Fakeway
adaptors. There were three reasons
for dong ths:
l. The overa daneter s the sane as
the whees on the donor Dscovery and
so the transfer box dd not need to be
changed as we aready have the sane
axe gearng as n the Dscovery.
2. l dd not want to nake the vehce
too ta and dffcut for the passengers to
get n and out of t (and they drve better
f the centre of gravty s ower down).
3. They ook better.
The rear of the body was ftted wth a set
of bondedn wndows and t was then tne
for sone pantwork. Metac nxed to
pattern s expensve and so we bought ten
tres of readynxed peareffect red as t
anost natched the doors and bonnet,
athough these were panted as we.
Ths saved severa hundreds of pounds.
The pantng was done n severa stages
and whe t took sone tne t was easer
than tryng to tacke the |ob n one go.
The Meccanoke assenby of a ll0 body
she wth nunerous pane |onts ends
tsef to DlY pantng, so we dd that rather
than spend the \l500 needed to get t
done esewhere.
lt was aso costeffectve, as we coud
repar a ot of the danage that woud
have been unecononc to have done
professonay where pane repacenent
s the norn.
The Defender shape s now anost 30
years od. We wanted to update ths one a
bt, so cear ght enses were ftted aong
wth a Td5 savaged front bunper and
the wng repeater anps savaged fron
a Fover car (wth the hoe n the wng
opened up to sut).
We aso ftted sone chequerpate n
sver to natch the whees, and t has the
added advantage of strengthenng the
front wngs and tdyng sone of the body
danage at the sane tne. l nust adnt
l an not a great over of 8atan's 8cay
8kn, but t dd save a ot of noney on
repacenent panes.
l an deghted wth the fna resuts,
and even nore peased to be abe to
report that the pro|ect was done wthn
the orgna budget of \6000, ncudng
purchasng the vehce. We have acheved
what we set out to do - and ended up
wth a great vehce.
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0T098 9 0r chest x55x38 64.99 77.99
0T058 5 0r cab|net 75x335x77 119.98 143.98
0T088 8 0r chestcab set x33x7 104.99 125.99
0T078 7 0r cab|net x33x875 139.98 167.98
0T038 3 0r chestcab x33x3 149.98 179.98
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0T09 9 0r chest x35x4 74.99 89.99
0T05 5 0r cab|net 85x45x79 169.98 203.98
0T07 7 0r cab|net 85x45x95 209.98 251.98
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0L89 9 0r chest x35x475 99.98 119.98
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08858 5 0r 0ab|net 758x48x85 199.98 239.98
0888 3 0r 0ab|net 755x47x8 169.98 203.98
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8A8hSLY Fontelract Rd, Barnsley, S71 1EZ 01226 732297
8'hAN 68AT 8A88 4 Birminqham Rd. 0121 358 7977
8'hAN hAY N|LLS 1152 Coventry Rd, hay Mills 0121 7713433
80LT0h 1 Thynne St. BL8 GBB 01204 365799
88A0F080 1O51O7 Manninqham Lane. BB1 8Bh 01274 390962
88|6hT0h 128 Lewes Rd, Bh2 80B 01273 915999
88|ST0L 18 Church Rd, Lawrence hill. BS5 OJJ 0117 935 1060
808T0h 0P0h T8hT 12a Lichleld St. BE14 80Z 01283 564 708
0AN88|06* 181188 histon Road, Cambridqe. CB4 8hL 01223 322675
0A80|FF 444G City Rd. CF24 8Bh 029 2046 5424
0A8L|SL 85 London Rd. CA1 2L 01228 591666
0hST8 4845 St. James Street. Ch1 8EY 01244 311258
00L0hST8 4 horth Station Rd. C01 1RE 01206 762831
00VhT8Y Bisho St. Cv1 1hT 024 7622 4227
080Y00h 428427 Briqhton Rd, Sth Croydon 020 8763 0640
0A8L|h6T0h 214 horthqate. BL1 1RB 01325 380 841
0AL (khT) 18218G hiqh St. CT14 GB0 01304 373 434
088Y Berwent St. BE1 2EB 01332 290 931
00h0AST8 wheatley hall Road 01302 245 999
00h0 242G Trades Lane. BB1 8ET 01382 225 140
0|h8086h 1G8171 Fiersleld Terrace 0131 659 5919
6ATShA0 5O Lobley hill Rd. hE8 4XA 0191 493 2520
6LAS60w 28O t western Rd. 4 OEJ 0141 332 9231
6L000ST8 221A Barton St. L1 4hY 01452 417 948
68|NS8Y LL|S wAY, Bh82 OBB 01472 354435
h0LL 81O holderness Rd. hbO 1E 01482 223161
|LF080 74G748 Eastern Ave. 2 7hb 0208 518 4286
|PSw|0h* bnit 1 swich Trade Centre, Commercial Road 01473 221253
L0S 22722O Kirkstall Rd. LS4 2AS 0113 231 0400
L|0ST8 GO Melton Rd. LE4 GFh 0116 261 0688
L|h00Lh bnit 5. The Felham Centre. Lh5 8h 01522 543 036
L|V8P00L 8O88 London Rd. L8 5hF 0151 709 4484
L0h00h 0ATF080* 28O/2O1 Southend Lane SEG 8RS 0208 695 5684
L0h00h G Kendal Farade, Edmonton h18 020 8803 0861
L0h00h 5O85O7 Lea Bridqe Rd. Leyton, E1O 020 8558 8284
L0h00h 1OO The hiqhway, Bocklands 020 7488 2129
L0T0h* bnit 1, 82G Bunstable Rd, Luton Lb4 8JS 01582 728 063
NA|0ST0h 57 ber Stone St. ME15 GhE 01622 769 572
NAh0hST8 ALT8|h0hAN 71 Manchester Rd. Altrincham 0161 9412 666
NAh0hST8 0PhShAw* bnit 5, Tower Mill, Ashton 0ld Rd0161 223 8376
NAhSF|L0 1GO Chesterleld Rd. South 01623 622160
N|00LS88006h Mandale Trianqle, Thornaby 01642 677881
h08w|0h 282a heiqham St. hR2 4LZ 01603 766402
h0TT|h6hAN 211 Lower Farliament St. 0115 956 1811
PT8808006h 417 Lincoln Rd. Millleld 01733 311770
PLYN00Th 58G4 Embankment Rd. FL4 OhY 01752 254050
P00L 18718O Bournemouth Rd. Farkstone 01202 717913
P08TSN00Th 277288 Conor Rd. Conor 023 9265 4777
P8ST0h 58 Blackool Rd. FR2 GBb 01772 703263
ShFF|L0 458 London Rd. heeley. S2 4hJ 0114 258 0831
S|000P 18 Blacklen Farade, Blacklen Rd 0208 3042069
S00ThANPT0h 51G518 Fortswood Rd. 023 8055 7788
S00Thh0 118O1141 London Rd. Leiqh on Sea 01702 483 742
ST0k-0h-T8hT 8828OG waterloo Rd. hanley 01782 287321
S0h08LAh0 1815 Ryhoe Rd. ranqetown 0191 510 8773
SwAhSA 7 Samlet Rd. Llansamlet. SA7 OA 01792 792969
Sw|h00h 21 victoria Rd. Sh1 8Aw 01793 491717
Tw|0khhAN 8885 heath Rd.Tw1 4Aw 020 8892 9117
wA88|h6T0h bnit 8, hawley's Trade Fk. 01925 630 937
w|6Ah 2 harrison Street, wh5 OAb 01942 323 785
w0LV8hANPT0h Farkleld Rd. Bilston 01902 494186
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0TJ30000 0arage Jack 120-520 84.99 101.99
0TJ30L0 Pro |nstant L|ft 145-520 83.99 100.79
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FARM JACKS
Nax load 2OOOKg
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T|ger 8/44 2 Hp 7.8 24|tr 114.99 137.99
T|ger 8/4 2 Hp 7.8 50|tr 164.99 197.99
T|ger 9/24 2.5 Hp 8.7 24|tr 149.98 179.98
HUhTF8 55 2.5 Hp 8.7 50|tr 179.98 215.98
T|ger 9/0 2.5 Hp 8.7 50|tr 189.98 227.98
AN17F0150 3Hp 14 150|tr 419.00 502.80
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910 400A 900A 59.98 71.98
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12/241000A@12v2000A@12v 129.98 155.98
500A@24v 1000A@24v
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N|0145* 35-135 149.98 179.98
P8090 24-90 179.98 215.98
110F 30-100 209.98 251.98
135TF Turbo 30-130 229.98 275.98
151TF Turbo 30-150 259.98 311.98
15TFN Turbo 30-155 329.98 395.98
175TF0N Turbo30-170 399.98 479.98
205TF Turbo 30-185 439.98 527.98
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CES500A
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0nl] 49.98 X VAT
59.98 |h0 VAT
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F02500 2.4 .5 189.98 227.98
F03005 2.8 7 229.98 275.98
F03050 3 8 359.00 430.80
F04050FS 4.5 11 459.00 550.80
F05100FS 5.5 13 539.00 646.80
ANGLE GRlNDERS
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8&0 00115 115 710w 29.98 35.98
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0A02350 230 2350w 42.99 51.59
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0w10 45Ltrs F|oor 99.98 119.98
0wN20 22.5Ltrs F|oor 139.98 167.98
0w40 75Ltrs F|oor 159.98 191.98
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Nulti-position
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0verload protection
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BATTERY
CHARGERS ENGlNE
STARTERS
N00L NAX ANPS
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80100h 15/100 47.99 57.59
80130h 15/120 59.98 71.98
80190 38/180 89.98 107.98
80210h 25/200 94.99 113.99
80410F 35/400 129.98 155.98
80320F 35/310 159.98 191.98
80520h 50/510 184.99 221.99
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DRlLL PRESSES
Taoles tilt O-45
left & right
Depth gauge
Chuck guards
B=Bench mounted F=Floor standing
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SP0S
00P500 250/5 69.98 83.98
00P1018 245/5 79.98 95.98
00P1518 300/5 106.99 128.39
00P-108 370/12 159.98 191.98
00P3018 510/12 199.98 239.98
00P451F 510/1 239.98 287.98
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T|ger 2500 245ps| 4 249.98 299.98
T|ger 2900 2900ps| .5 299.98 359.98
PLS190 297ps| .5 379.98 455.98
PLS20 325ps| 13 569.00 682.80
LI2000
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79
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24v availaole
N00L 0APA0|TY X VAT |h0 VAT
LT2000 907kg 79.98 95.98
0P3000 130kg 249.98 299.98
S4000 1814kg 299.98 359.98
UT3000 130kg 139.98 167.98
BODY REPAlR
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0S1088K 10 tonne 139.98 167.98
0S10S88K* 10 tonne 159.98 191.98
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24V CORDLESS
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Rooust, rugged construction
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N00L 0S0. X VAT |h0 VAT
0F0500F
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0F0100 1 ton fo|d|ng 149.98 179.98
0F01000L8 1 ton 189.98 227.98
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0F02000 2 ton fo|d|ng 499.00 598.80
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CAST lRON
STOVES
FL0E5, 00wL5
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Pot 8e||y .9kw 94.98 113.98
Pot 8e||y L 9kw 129.98 155.98
Pot 8e||y XL 9.2kw 209.00 250.80
Thames 4kw 189.98 227.98
8arre| 11.8kw 209.00 250.80
8oxwood 7.1kw 219.00 262.80
8oxwood 0e|uxe 14.3kw 329.00 394.80
8uck|ngham kw 249.00 298.80
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James 5tanbury compares
I3 popular models...
8ENCB
0RINDER5
ench grnders are one
of those bts of kt
that are rarey used n
nost workshops. But
they often nake the
dfference between a |ob
beng doabe and conpetey npossbe.
Wth so nany avaabe, over a very
wde prce range, whch one shoud
you buy? We, the frst consderaton
s whether to go wth sx or eghtnch
whees. The atter tend to have nore
torque and the stones ast onger.
The other ssue s whether to choose
two stones, of dfferng grades, or have
one stone and one wre brush whee. The
power brush s a forndabe ceaner of
sna conponents - such as renovng
burnton carbon fron engne vaves.
Then there's prce. Ornders start at
|ust over \20, but professona nodes
can cost severa hundred. ln a fabrcaton
shop, a grnder w be on nost of the
tne, and hannered hard, whe even
a busy garage w use thers ony very
occasonay. Athough t's aways good
to buy the best equpnent you can afford,
wth bench grnders t's easy to pay way
over the odds for sonethng that's far
heaver duty than you actuay need.
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TORQUE: We piI each producI
againsI a piece of I0 x 5mm haI bar
and check how much we can grind
off in one minuIe. We experimenIed
Io hnd
Ihe opIimum balance beIween
pressure applied and minimal speed
drop, Io ensure Ihe besI performance
from each machine. Three poinIs go
Io Ihe besI performers.
RESTS AND SHlELDS: Up Io Ihree
poinIs are awarded Io Ihe besI Iool
resIs. Cne poinI each for: sIabiliIy,
shape/grooving, ease of ad|usImenI.
DecenI shields, which are easily
ad|usIed, adequaIely sized, and
don'I hop down during use, geI
an exIra poinI.
USABlLlTY: Up Io Iwo poinIs go Io
producIs wiIh Ihe besI-lengIh leads,
and Iwo furIher poinIs are awarded
for - one each - a proIecIed mains
swiIch, and Ihe abiliIy Io bolI Ihe
uniI down.
EXTRAS: Tools IhaI sporI a wire
wheel are awarded Ihis nexI poinI,
and Iwo poinIs are available for
producIs which boasI useful exIras.
]AME8
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CLABKE CBC6BSC
CCMMENTS: lt's a tte dffcut to know
what the extra \l2 gets you over ths unt's
CBO6FZ sbng. Both feature sxnch stone
whees - surprsngy enough n 36 and 80
grt grades - but ths node's notor has an
extra 40 watts of power. To be honest, used
sde by sde you can fee that ths has nore
torque. Of course, the proben for Carke s
that for a fver ess Draper's 29620 gves an
extra l20 watts of power and broady snar
spec n a other ways. Unke the CBO6FZ,
the sheds on ths node stay where
ntended. Unfortunatey they aren't
especay easy to see through, thanks
to a bzarre, anost ned, fnsh.
PPICE: \5/.59
CCNTACT: 0l992 565300
PPICE FPCM: www.nachnenart.co.uk
WEB: www.carkenternatona.con
PEPFCPMANCE: 5l4
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TBETE5T5
TORQUE: A bench grinder's
speed should dip only
slighIly when someIhing is
pressed againsI Ihe wheel. If
speed drops excessively, Ihe
uniI is under-powered.
RESTS AND SHlELDS:
Tool resIs are essenIial, buI
excessive hex is a common
problem. A bevel on Ihe
rear edge makes sharpening
blades - such as chisels
- easier. And grooves are
handy for posiIioning blunI
drill biIs aI |usI Ihe righI
angle Io Ihe wheel. Some
resIs are easier Io Iweak
Ihan oIhers. Thumbscrew
seI-ups, which don'I require
exIra Iools, are a bonus. Eye
shields should obviously
be big enough Io prevenI
deIriIus reaching your
face, buI we prefer designs
IhaI are boIh free enough
Io ad|usI easily and hrm
enough noI Io hop down due
Io Ihe machine's vibraIion.
USABlLlTY: II's surprisingly
easy Io exerI more force
on a bench grinder Ihan
you realise. So iI's crucial
Ihe uniI can be secured Io
a suiIable workbench. We
also prefer models where
Ihe swiIch is proIecIed from
huid/dirI ingress - as boIh
are possibly hazards in
auIomoIive work. Finally, Ihe
longer Ihe mains lead, Ihe
easier Ihe Iool is Io posiIion.
EXTRAS: An inIegral lighI is
a dehniIe bonus. AfIer all,
safeIy glasses are a musI
when grinding, and Ihey
Iend Io sap lighI noIiceably.
For mosI auIomoIive work, a
wire brush wheel is probably
more useful Io Ihe Land
Pover owner Ihan having
Iwo sIones of differenI
grades. Wheel dressing
Iools are anoIher useful
accessory, as Ihey Iend Io
de-glaze and haIIen ouI
parIially-worn wheels.
CCMMENTS: Conpared to nany of the bgger unts
here, ths one ooks a tte toyke. But don't be
fooed by appearances. The punchy 200 watt notor
drves the sxnch stone whees around effortessy,
nakng the grnder penty good enough for nost
DlY and autonotve work. ln fact, the ony ssue
wth the unt's conpact sze and weght s stabty
f you press too hard whe grndng. However, four
hoes dred nto the base aow pernanent ftnent
to a sutabe bench top. Other ponts we ke are the
budgetbasenent prce, the 2.3netre ead, pus
the beveed and easyad|usted too rests.
PPICE: \3l.26
CCNTACT: 0l935 382252
PPICE FPCM:
www.transtoos.co.uk
WEB: www.svernetoos.con
PEPFCPMANCE: l0l4
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CVEPALL SCCPE: l620
SILVEBLINE263524
CCMMENTS: Conpared to the other grnders
here, ths reay s tny. Even the whees are ony
three nches n daneter. And t's far to say that
f you want a heavyduty grnder to chew through
neta constanty, ths s not the best choce. But
what the unt nsses n raw power - the notor
s ony 50 watts - t nore than nakes up for n
versatty. lnstead of havng two stones, there's
a nedungrade 80 grt whee and a cotton
buffng whee for neta poshng. On top of
that, a fexbe drveshaft s supped, whch
neans ths too can be used wth a host of
Drenestye accessores - of whch a l00
pece set s ncuded.
PPICE: \4/.45 CCNTACT: 0238 0494333
PPICE FPCM: www.pvrdrect.co.uk
WEB: www.draper.co.uk PEPFCPMANCE: 8l4
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CVEPALL SCCPE: l320
DBAPEB06498
CCMMENTS: Okay, ths grnder's l50 watt notor doesn't gve the
effortess torque that the 8eaey's Feconnended unt boasts. But
nether s t appangy weak or sow. And, for nost DlY |obs, t's
actuay nore than adequate. 8o that nakes ths unt an absoute
bargan for anybody who woudn't nnd a bench grnder but
probaby w use t ony once every coupe of years. Despte the
prce you st get two sxnch daneter stones (n 36 and 60 grt
grades), athough the too rests are sonewhat basc and requre
toos for ad|ustnent. Oven the prce, we're surprsed to fnd
a ong nans ead and a protected nans swtch.
PPICE: \24.99 CCNTACT: 0845 640 2020
PPICE FPCM: www.argos.co.uk WEB: www.argos.co.uk
PEPFCPMANCE: 6l4 IS IT WCPTH THE MCNEY? 66
CVEPALL SCCPE: l220
ABCOS 900/0025
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CCMMENTS: Athough n the sane prce
range as the Best Buy and Best Budget Buy,
ths fees a nuch nore professona pece
of kt - probaby because the body s bgger
and heaver, whch nakes t sturder. But
ths asde, a three unts have sxnch stone
whees, and nodest power outputs. At 250
watts, ths s the best of the three even f, n
reaty, ths and the Best Buy fee snar n
use. Fonts are ost, however, for a neany
short nans ead, and sghty ffy too rests.
Ferhaps t was |ust a faw wth ths partcuar
unt, but we coudn't get one rest to st true.
PPICE: \32.39
CCNTACT: 0ll6 288 8000
PPICE FPCM: www.cronwe.co.uk
WEB: www.cronwe.co.uk
PEPFCPMANCE: /l4
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CVEPALL SCCPE: l320
OSAKI OSA2798000K
0RINDIN0P0INT5
AlIhough fairly innocuous-looking
pieces of kiI, bench grinders have
been responsible for some preIIy
nasIy in|uries over Ihe years. So
always make sure you don proper
safeIy glasses before using one,
and Ihis is especially criIical on
models wiIh wire brush wheels. As
Ihe brush geIs old, individual wires
break loose - and bear in mind IhaI
Ihey could have been spinning aI
around 3000 rpm prior Io working
free. So Ihey can end up anywhere,
and Ihey're usually sharp enough Io
dig inIo anyIhing sofI - such as an
eyeball!
Again, Iake exIra care when using
a wire brush wheel as Ihey have
a Iendency Io snaIch if Ioo much
pressure is applied. Cn smaller
ob|ecIs iI's besI Io puI some
disIance beIween your hand and Ihe
wheel by, perhaps, using a Iough
pair of self-grip pliers Io hold Ihe
ob|ecI being cleaned.
When replacing wheels, make
sure you know your sIones. You'll
obviously know wheIher Ihey should
be 6 or 8in diameIer, buI remember
widIhs vary Ioo. And Ihen Ihere's
Ihe grade and maIerial. WiIh sIones,
anyIhing above 60 griI is generally
classed as hne, while 36, or less, is
coarse. For mosI general-purpose
work, aluminium oxide wheels are
Ihe besI compromise. BuI whiIe ali
oxide is beIIer for hardened sIeels or
even high-speed sIeel Iools like drill
biIs. Pink abrasive is Ihe wheel of
choice for Iool-grade alloys, due Io
iIs lower operaIing IemperaIure.
And silicon carbide is more Ihan
ample for sofI maIerials, such as
plasIics, casI iron, and non-ferrous
meIals. Finally, make sure IhaI all
wheels are raIed Io your grinder's
operaIing speed.
CCMMENTS: A sghty strange node, for
a nunber of reasons. Frst, t's unusua to
fnd an npressve 3/0 watts of notor power
drvng sxnch, rather than eghtnch,
whees. The other bg dfference s the
obvous one: the ftnent of a wre brush
whee n pace of one of the stones. We have
to say that, for autonotve work, ths s
arguaby nore usefu. Ony f you take your
netawork extreney serousy are you gong
to worry about grndng propery by usng
both the fne and the coarse stones. One
nnor ngge s the short nans ead, but ths
s offset by the durabe, beveed and easy
ad|usted too rests.
SEALEYBCI50XLW/98
PPICE: \6/.33
CCNTACT: 0l284 /5/500
PPICE FPCM: www.pvrdrect.co.uk
WEB: www.seaey.co.uk
PEPFCPMANCE: 9l4
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CCMMENTS: Ths hafbench grnder hafbet
sander hybrd actuay strkes us as a good
dea. Beng fat, the 50nn wde, 80 grt
bet s far better for decate fnshng work
than a standard 80 grt whee. And the unt's
punchy 3/0 watt notor s nan enough to
drve the sxnch whee and the bet wth
ease. One thng to note, though, s that the
bet nechansn does nake the unt a tte
topheavy. Ths one shoud defntey be
boted down. The ntegra ght s genuney
usefu, athough LEDs woud be nore
durabe than the standard bub supped.
PPICE: \/4.8l
CCNTACT: 0238 0494333
PPICE FPCM: www.pvrdrect.co.uk
WEB: www.draper.co.uk
PEPFCPMANCE: 9l4
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CVEPALL SCCPE: l320
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VERDICT
In Ihis IesI we're Irying Io hnd
Ihe besI Irade-off of price and
performance for Ihe usage inIended.
In realiIy, for auIomoIive work,
bench grinders are used occasionally
raIher Ihan all Ihe Iime - and wiIh
Ihis in mind we had no hesiIaIion in
awarding Ihe BesI Buy Io Silverline's
263524. II offers an incredibly usable
spec for Ihe money and iIs Ihree-year
warranIy eases fears abouI durabiliIy.
The 900/0025 from Argos is
acIually very similar Io Ihe BesI Buy,
buI less powerful. However, iI's an
awful loI of Iool for Ihe money.
BuI whaI if you wanI a bench
grinder IhaI's going Io be used
day-in, day-ouI? Well, Sealey's
Pecommended BGI50XLW/98 is a
good heavy-duIy model, wiIh wire
brush supplied in place of one of Ihe
abrasive wheels.
Cur hnal award winner is Draper's
Pecommended 06498. II's Ioo
small Io be a good alIernaIive Io
a convenIional bench grinder, buI
iI's ideal as a replacemenI for a
convenIional, Dremel-sIyle, mulIi Iool,
wiIh a polishing and grinding funcIion
builI in.
CCMMENTS: Chances are you' curse ths
too for the sane reason we dd: the crunby
poystyrene packagng sonehow ended up
fng the wre whee wth hundreds of whte
bts - a of whch aunched thenseves at us
when we fred the grnder up (not that we'd
knock ponts off for ths, of course). But we
are ess than keen on the too rests, whch
are conpetey pan and requre toos for
ad|ustnent. ln a other ways, though, ths
s an npressve unt. The 3/5 watt notor
s torquey enough to power the eghtnch
whees and, as before, we reckon that the
conbnaton of stone and wre brush s
better for car work than two stones.
PPICE: \/4.39 CCNTACT: 0l992 565300
PPICE FPCM: www.nachnenart.co.uk
WEB: www.carkenternatona.con
PEPFCPMANCE: 8l4
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CVEPALL SCCPE: ll20
CLABKE CBC8BWC
CCMMENTS: Draper's ndranger gets one
thng very rght: power. Ths s the ony
sub\60 grnder here that boasts the
oonph a 3/0 watt notor gves.
Unsurprsngy, the two sxnch stone whees
- n the usua 36 and 60 grt grades - spn
pretty reentessy. However, the deta
sonewhat ets the 29620 down. At l.6n
ong, the nans ead s ony |ust a usabe
ength. And whe we ke the groove and
beves pressed nto the too rests - whch
greaty ad too and dr bt sharpenng
- the rests thenseves are a tte fnsy
and requre toos for ad|ustnent. The sheds
are sonewhat on the sna sde, too.
PPICE: \52.84 CCNTACT: 0238 0494333
PPICE FPCM: www.pvrdrect.co.uk
WEB: www.draper.co.uk
PEPFCPMANCE: /l4
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CVEPALL SCCPE: ll20
DBAPEB29620
CCMMENTS: Fron a tester's vewpont ths
s great, because t cones anost ready to
use. Okay, you have to cp the eye sheds
n pace, but that takes seconds - unke
the other grnders here, where rests have to
be boted on and sheds assenbed pror to
fttng. Ferfornancewse, t's nononsense:
snooth, oads of torque fron the 385 watt
notor, and the heavy body s very stabe.
But \80pus s expensve for a basc sx
nch bench grnder and, whe we ke the
way the rests and sheds can be ad|usted
wthout toos, the rests have no forn of
beveng or toosharpenng grooves.
PPICE: \82./9 CCNTACT: 0ll6 288 8000
PPICE FPCM: www.cronwe.co.uk
WEB: www.cronwe.co.uk
PEPFCPMANCE: 8l4
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KOBE KBE26II060K KOBE KBE26II080K
CCMMENTS: Kobe's eghtnch grnder s
snar to ts sxnch sster. Yet ts extreney
sod perfornance and bud quaty nust be
weghed n aganst qute a prenun prce for
a reatvey basc too. Havng sad a that,
we suspect both Kobes are probaby up to
the rgours of contnua use n an ndustra
settng - whch s overk for occasona
autonotve work. We ke the way the unt s
95 per cent assenbed when devered, and
arge thunbscrews nake t a dodde to
securey ad|ust the poston of the sheds and
rests when needed. Agan, at ths prce eve,
we'd expect nore than pan rests though.
PPICE: \l0/.99 CCNTACT: 0ll6 288 8000
PPICE FPCM: www.cronwe.co.uk
WEB: www.cronwe.co.uk
PEPFCPMANCE: 8l4
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CVEPALL SCCPE: 920
CLABKE CBC6BZ
CCMMENTS: Here's another grnder fron
the Osak O8A2/98000K schoo of desgn.
The arge, stabe body gves a professona
too appearance but, beyond that, the unt
offers tte nore than the Best Buy or Best
Budget Buy. The 2l0 watt notor, for
nstance, s nore than enough to drve the
sxnch whees, but you do notce havng to
take your tne conpared to the bg htters
fron 8eaey, Draper, and Kobe. Easy the
nan nnus s the shed arrangenent. We
|ust coudn't fnd that ndpont where they
renaned oose enough for easy ad|ustnent,
but tght enough to stay up durng use.
PPICE: \45.59 CCNTACT: 0l992 565300
PPICE FPCM: www.nachnenart.co.uk
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We dont just write about Land Rovers: we live, breathe and spend all our wages on them
wRITER5' R0VER5
as bts of gears and a destroyed seector
detent sprng. On the pus sde, the
gearbox o ooked very heathy and
no eaks were vsbe on the casng.
8teve advsed that the gearbox coud
do wth a refurb or that l shoud possby
even ook to buy a secondhand one.
As l'n fron Yorkshre and fary tght
fsted, l asked hn about the worst case
scenaros. "Your gearbox w go bang
and you' have no drve." Hnn, not too
reassurng. Money s a bt tght at the
nonent so l' have to keep treatng the
gearbox genty for now unt l can save
up enough to cone up wth a souton.
l dd notce Lndsay Forter's
conprehensve 8eres lll gearbox rebud
on page l02, but consderng l have the
nechanca prowess of a pot pant, l thnk
l' start squrreng away sone cash for
the nnnent rebud.
Richs 5eries llA gets a full huid change, but removal of the
gearbox plug reveals some unnerving shards of metal
5ERIE5
FL0IDFL05B
he 8eres llA has been
n ny ownershp now
for |ust over two nonths
and so far so good.
As l nentoned n ny
prevous artce n the
February edton, forner owner Dave
Hughson had done a of the llA's |obs
propery and put a ot of serous work
nto the vehce. As a resut, there hasn't
been too nuch to do, apart fron checkng
the fuds fron tne to tne and beng
nce and synpathetc wth the venerabe
od 8eres lll gearbox - the synchro s
on ts ast egs and doube cutchng has
becone the easer way to change gear.
As nost of the |obs at the nonent are
fary trva, l asked Dave when the fuds
had ast been overhaued. He sad he
coudn't say for sure and t nght be best
for a fu change. A quck ca to Fchard
Fgg at Brtpart had the llA booked nto
the workshop for a nn servce. Brtpart's
top nechanc 8teve Orant set to work
assessng the quaty of the exstng
fuds, wth sone nxed resuts.
Frst up was the engne o. Ths was
fary back and spent, so he swapped
t out for sone Morrs o (l5W40). The
200Td took around sx and a haf tres
of the ovey, new, anber fud and w
be a the better for t. Oder, hgher
neage engnes ke ths 200 need
T
the engne o changng every 6000 nes.
Wth reguar servcng, they can go on
for hundreds of thousands of nes. l've
heard of haf a non, but f you've heard
of hgher, et ne know.
8teve then popped off the od o, fue
and ar fters and swapped then for
Brtpart tens. Next up he turned hs
attenton to the gearbox, transfer box and
overdrve. EF90 was used for both the
overdrve and gearbox. The overdrve took
around threequarters of a pnt and ddn't
appear to be eakng. Unfortunatey l can't
get to the dpstck through the cab as the
neta pate has been boted down. 8teve
got at the fer pug fron beow.
The gearbox, however, reveaed a
sghty worryng deveopnent. As 8teve
unscrewed and draned the gearbox o
we notced a nunber of neta shards n
anong the o. He dentfed the shards
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YEAR: I970
MlLEAGE: I20,000
ENGlNE: 200Tdi Defender
POWER: I07bhp
TORQUE: I95lb/fI
MPG: 30-35
New cambelI, driver's door lock,
rear propshafI, full huid change.
NexI on Ihe lisI is locaIing a rear
IailgaIe, seI of hood sIicks and IilI
for Ihe UK's Ihree days of summer.
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Gem's Freelander is
bodged Io make iI a
2x4 - iI's never-ending
RICHARD
8TREETON
The Series IIA has
a full huid hush
Ihis monIh
8TEVE
MILLER
SIeve's build geIs
moving wiIh a
fuel overhaul
DAVE
PHILLIP8
Dave's 300Tdi
Disco geIs new
wheels and Iyres
2
1. The llA up on the ranp at
Brtpart's workshop.
2. 8teve undoes the sunp pug
on the 200Td.
3. Meta shards found n the gearbox.
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TYRED0LDL00K...
hose of a certan age
nay renenber the
eary l980s when Frne
Mnster Margaret
Thatcher gave counc
house tenants the rght
to buy ther hones. As a resut, nons
becane honeowners practcay overnght
- and one of the frst thngs nost of then
dd was repace the councssue panted
front door wth sonethng nodern,
staned and varnshed. lt was ther way
of personasng ther hones and nakng
then stand out fron the others n
ther street.
You can see ther pont. Us Brts are
very ndvduastc - and that appes
to Land Fovers, too. ln fact, t appes
to Land Fovers nore than |ust about
anythng ese.
l net up wth ny od nate Chrs
Dawson fron 8verne the other day.
He ses whees and tyres - hundreds
of thousands of 'en - ncudng a
dsproportonate nunber to Land Fover
owners. Why? As Chrs expaned: "The
frst thng nost peope do when they
buy a Land Fover s ft new whees
and tyres."
He's rght, of course. lt s the easest
way to personase your Land Fover. lt's a
quck fx as you enbark on the addcton
known as Land Fover ownershp. And
you've got to adnt they do ook good.
Havng sad that, l have spent seven
years resstng dong |ust that. When l
bought ny 300Td Dscovery autonatc
back n 2006, t had ess than 60,000
nes on the cock and, l suspect, the
orgna tyres on ts orgna stee whees.
The spare had never been used, whch
was pretty renarkabe for a tenyearod
Land Fover.
At that tne there weren't nany
Dscoverys runnng around on stee
whees of any descrpton, et aong new
ones. Most had aoys ftted as new and
those that weren't had then retroftted.
8o l decded to keep the sghty rusty
stee whees. l ked the authentcty as
we as the shabby chc ook. The fact that
there was absoutey nothng wrong wth
the whees and Ooodyear Wranger AT
tyres heped, too.
But as the years passed, so dd the
appea of those whees. They got ruster
and sow "punctures" becane the norn.
Ony they weren't punctures, of course
- they were the sow oss of pressure
caused by the corroded rns and ess
thanperfect seas for the tubeess tyres.
But l was gettng genune punctures, too.
l don't know about you, but l can't thnk
of anythng nore defatng (sorry) than
gong to your car and fndng out you've
got a puncture. That happened to ne the
other nornng and, after the usua fthy
|ob of swappng t for the spare, l decded
there and then to bte the buet and treat
the Dsco to new whees and tyres. A few
hours ater l ordered then: shny, new
l6x8 MaxXtrac aoys by Mach 5 fron
T
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After resisting seven years of temptation, Dave hnally gets rid of those rusty old steel wheels
GEOFF LOVE
FUBLl8HlNO DlFECTOF
I994 Fange Fover Cassc
0AVE PHlLLlPS
EDlTOF AT LAFOE
I996 Dscovery 300Td
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I967 Series IIA I09
I97I Series IIA/III I09 biIsa
KEV MlLLS
CONTFlBUTOF
I952 8eres One 80
AMY CAMLlN
CONTFlBUTOF
I983 Series III 88
80" V8 Irials special
Brtpart, whch acconnodated 235/0
Fl6 Ooodyear HF AWeather tyres. The
atter en|oy terrfc grp on wet surfaces,
yet gve you a quet, confortabe rde.
A sght nprovenent n fue econony
s aso antcpated, but l haven't done
an audt yet. l've aso notced that the
wder tyres fee surer on the road and the
turnng crce s sghty decreased.
As 99 per cent of ny drvng s on
tarnac or gente greenanes, they are
the dea conbnaton - after a, l can
cean up the rusty stee whees, repant
then and stck offroad rubber on then,
swappng the whees and tyres over when
l decde to do any extrene offroadng.
Wth the happy thought that the new
whees and tyres woud be arrvng n a
few days, l drove around wth a bg sne
on ny face. But t wasn't to ast. A coupe
of days ater l went out to the car to go to
work and the front offsde tyre was fat.
Another puncture - and the spare was
punctured, too.
Now, l've been drvng for we over
30 years and t has aways been a rue
of nne to get punctures repared at the
earest opportunty, |ust n case. But on
ths occason l hadn't bothered to get t
repared, because the new whees and
tyres were due. lt was tenptng fate and,
"The newwheels andtyres have transformed
the look of myelderlyDiscovery"
1. Don't you dare cock your eg
aganst those new whees, Herbel
2. Coseup of MaxXtrac aoy and
Ooodyear rubber.
3. The rusty od stee whees.
2
wth 8od's Law apped, t was obvous l'd
get a second puncture. 8erves ne rght,
l guess.
Lke a Land Fovers, ny Dscovery s a
goanywhere vehce - but not wth three
whees and tyres t sn't. l scrounged a
ft to work and, wth 8od's Law by now
workng overtne, wthn haf an hour
ny new whees and tyres arrved.
8t, a's we that ends we. l got ny
nate Oen, a nobe nechanc, to sort
out the ness for ne. 8tar boke that he
s, he charged ne ony \l0 a corner, too
(ncudng baancng).
The resut, l have to adnt, s stunnng.
l chose the sver fnsh on the MaxXtrac
whees (l coud have had back or
anthracte) and l'n gad l dd. They
have transforned the ook of ny edery
Dscovery - and they rde better, too.
l'n stckng wth the Dscovery for as
ong as l can, so l'n gettng t Waxoyed
agan. l had t done seven years ago,
so t's hgh tne l foowed t up wth
a refresher course. Corroson s the
bggest eneny of od Dscoverys and l'n
apprehensve about what horrors the
preWaxoy ceanup w revea. lt's worse
than gong to the dentst.
8o keep your fngers crossed for ne
for next nonth. 8ee you thenl
DAVE
PHILLIP8
LDI1OR 1 LRCL
DI5C0VERYI
YEAR: I997
MlLEAGE: II3,000
ENGlNE: 300Tdi
POWER: IIIbhp
TORQUE: I95lb/fI
MPG: 26
NoIhing Ioo drasIic aparI from
panel damage caused by minor
shunIs and some welding around
seaIbelI mounIings aI MoT Iime,
Ihree years ago.
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nter seens to be
hangng around a tte
too ong for ny kng.
The workshop nove l
had panned has been
postponed for a whe
onger, eavng Fro|ect V8 renanng n ts
openfronted shed. 8pendng the na|orty
of ny workng week n the warn offces
of LRM doesn't partcuary nspre ne to
freeze on ny weekends off. Ca ne a bt
soft, f you w. l dd, however, fnd the
courage to brave the cod on one or two
occasons recenty to pay attenton to
gettng the fue systen sorted.
Foowers of Fro|ect V8 nay reca that
the engne l have nstaed cane fron
a ate l980s Fange Fover, havng been
rebut by ny nate, Fete. The engne was
orgnay eectroncay fuen|ected (Ef)
but cane nto Fete's possesson wthout
any of the Ef gear.
l had toyed wth the dea of sourcng the
correct conponents fron another donor
engne to run wth fue n|ecton once
nore, but l wanted to keep thngs a tte
nore snpe. The decson was nade to
convert back to carburettors, and to reuse
the par of 8tronbergs ftted orgnay
by ny other Land Fover nate, Don, at
a good prce, as they were surpus to
hs requrenents. Fortunatey, these had
been recondtoned by the Carburettor
Exchange n Leghton Buzzard and had
never been used snce. That was a good
resut. Botng on the net nanfod and
carbs was fary straghtforward.
Athough l had aready ftted the od
fue punp and fter housng to the
chasss, l coud anost predct ths
ettng ne down n the future. l renoved
the od one aong wth the fue fter
housng and repaced t wth a brand
new Brtpart ten.
The fue nes are aready n pace and
l w eventuay get round to sourcng the
correct unons to fnay connect t a up.
Then, a l w need to do s ft the throtte
peda, throtte cabe and choke to be
abe to put another bg tck n the box of
conpeted tasks, |ust as soon as ths ong,
cod wnter fnay cears offl
COST SO FAR:
Base vehce (nc devery): \/80
Fchards gavansed chasss: \l550
Fue tank: \ll0; Ashtree bukhead: \900
8uspenson: \900; 8eat box: \l92
Ashtree gavansed doors: \325
Fear tub: \l50; 8teerng: \225
Cutch: \8/; Engne parts to date: \/50
Brakes: \l95; Doube 8 Exhaust: \520
Nuts, bots, pant etc: \250
Brake ppes and fud: \l8l
Whees and Tyres: \960
TctaI: 8075
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F0ELLIN0AR00ND
5teve converts an ex-
Range Rover Eh engine to
carburettors for Project V8
8TEVE
MILLER
SNIOR
XCU1IV
5ERIE5IIAI09
YEAR: I983
MlLEAGE: Unknown
ENGlNE: 3.5 V8
POWER: Hopefully loIs
TORQUE: We'll see...
MPG: Don'I go Ihere!
The lisI seems endless, buI a glance
aI Ihe CosI So Far lisI (opposiIe)
will give you a good idea.
I've owned Ihis Land Pover four
years, puI in a loI of efforI, spenI a
loI of money and I haven'I acIually
driven iI yeI! BuI I'm geIIing Ihere...
w0RK5INCE
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1. Fro|ect V8 s takng shape,
surey but sowy.
2. New fue punp and fter housng.
3. 8tronberg carbs n stu.
1
2
3
LRM'5
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ADVEFTl8lNO EXECUTlVE
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I995 Defender l00 2.8 TOV
I997 Defender ll0 300Td HCFU
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2003 Freeander Td4
4X4
N0M0RE
nyone who knows ne w confrn
that l'n not at a nechancay
nnded. l ove cars - especay
Land Fovers - but when t cones
to nechanca stuff l eave t to
the experts (sonethng that has
happened a ot wth ny troubesone Freeander...).
The atest proben was a nuffed thunp fron
beneath the vehce every tne l pued away fron a
standst. lt was okay once l was novng, but t was
the sort of nose that had to be nvestgated, so l
pcked the brans of ny coeague, 8teve Mer.
"lt sounds ke your vscous coupng s on ts
way out..." he nforned ne.
"My vcous what?" l denanded.
"Vscous coupng," he expaned. "lt's the bt
that nakes your car a fourwhee drve when you
ose tracton. Most of the tne your Freeander s
frontwhee drve - t becones a 4x4 ony when
t encounters a sppery surface and the vscous
coupng cuts n."
lt sounded expensve, but 8teve expaned that as
a tenporary neasure l coud renove the propshaft,
conpete wth vscous coupng, and the Freeander
woud be perfecty okay as a twowhee drve - now
sunner s round the corner.
l booked n ny Freeander wth ny oca Land
Fover specast, Nene Overand, and watched as
techncan Kar Watson rased t on the ft. After a
bt of pokng around, he sad: "There's nothng wrong
wth the vscous coupng, but the bearngs ether
sde are worn out."
Fepacng the bearngs w cost about \l60, pus
abour, so l tod Kar to take off the propshaft anyway.
lt took ony a few nnutes. Kar tod ne that l w
aso get better fue econony - whch' hep ne save
the pennes l' need for when l have the propshaft
repaced wth new bearngs ater ths year, so that
norna 4x4 servce s restored n tne for next wnter.
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FREELANDERTD4
YEAR: 2003
MlLEAGE: II6,000
ENGlNE: 2-liIre TD4
POWER: II0bhp
TORQUE: I92lb/fI
MPG: 42
Peplaced window winding
mechanisms, new cluIch and
hywheel, secondary fuel pump, Iwo
inIercooler hoses and alIernaIor.
OEMMA
OLEARY
DL DVL1IS1INC
MANACLR
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15 x 8 white/black/grey 8spk/mod..........33.60
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16 x 10 black/grey mod..........................54.02
Many wheels available (inc.
Japanese vehicles)
ALLOY WHEELS
16 & 18 available for all fitments
16 alloys from 84.75
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MILD STEEL EXHAUST SYSTEMS
Series SWB ........................................from 41.94
Series LWB 2.25 Petrol and Diesel ....from 49.38
Defender 90 2.5 Diesel ......................from 81.31
Defender 90 2.5 Turbo Diesel ............from 73.56
Defender 90 200TD and 300TD......from 105.59
Defender 90 V8 ..................................from 97.46
Defender 110 2.5 Diesel ....................from 81.96
Defender 110 2.5 Turbo Diesel ..........from 78.54
Defender 110 200TD and 300TD ......from 97.91
Defender 110 V8 ................................from 96.20
Discovery 200TD ..............................from 79.32
Discovery 300TD ..............................from 55.09
Range Rover Classic 3.5 EF............from 108.90
Range Rover Classic 3.9 EF............from 149.98
AII pipes avaiIabIe separateIy
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RADIATORS
Series 2/3/4 Cyl 3 Core ..............................................114.00
Series 2/3/4 Cyl 4 Core H/D ......................................126.00
Series 2/3/6 Cyl..........................................................270.00
R/Rover 3.5 Carb ......................................................222.00
R/Rover 3.5 EF ........................................................189.75
R/Rover 3.9/4.2 EF Manual ..............................from 136.80
R/Rover 3.9/4.2 EF Auto ..................................from 136.80
R/Rover 2.4 VM from FA....................................from 196.68
R/Rover 2.5 VM..........................................................196.68
R/Rover 200 TDi ........................................................111.53
R/Rover 300 TDi ........................................................119.93
Discovery V8 Early ....................................................189.75
Discovery V8 Later ............................................from 210.01
Discovery 200 TDi ......................................................111.52
Discovery 300 TDi ......................................................119.93
Discovery TD5............................................................116.99
R/Rover 38A Petrol ............................................from 138.00
R/Rover 38A Diesel....................................................173.99
Freelander to 01 ........................................................113.88
Defender 2.5D/2.5P ....................................................93.28
Defender 2.5 TD ........................................................165.60
Defender V8 ..............................................................126.00
Defender 200 TDi (radiator only) ................................111.53
Defender 300 TDi (radiator only)................................119.93
Defender 300 TDi (inc. intercooler)............................257.15
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Range Rover Classic FRONT N/VENTED.....................67.80
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Range Rover Classic REAR..................................from 48.70
Discovery 1 FRONT N/VENTED....................................67.80
Discovery 1 FRONT VENTED........................................63.00
Discovery 1 REAR.................................................from 48.70
90 Defender FRONT............................................from 66.00
90 Defender REAR ..............................................from 48.70
110 Defender FRONT..........................................from 66.00
110 Defender REAR ............................................from 54.00
All other models available. OEM versions also stocked.
LIGHTING - UK SPEC.
HeadIamps
Halogen Conversion Kit....................................from 22.61
Wipac Sealed Beam Headlamp - Series ....................4.14
Wipac Sealed Beam Headlamp - Defender................6.59
Headlamp - Discovery 200TD ................................33.42
Headlamp - Discovery 300TD ................................41.41
Lamp Kits
Series/Defender to '94 - 4 indicators, 2 sidelights,
2 rear lights ..............................................................28.51
Series/Defender to '94 - 4 indicators, 2 sidelights, 2 rear
lights, fog, reverse and number plate. ......................45.38
Range Rover 38A 2000 Upgrade Kit - front indicators, side
repeaters, 4 rear lights............................................140.44
SpotIights
Britpart RR Classic Spoiler Lamps (pair) ..................48.98
Wipac 8 inch 100 watt Off Road Spot Lamps ..........47.42
IndividuaI Lamps avaiIabIe for aII modeIs.
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Allows two batteries
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ncludes solenoid,
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80.51
SERIES POLYURETHANE KIT 48.00
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BELTS
Def 2.5D/TDTiming Belt ....................7.13
200TD Timing Belt............................11.87
300TD Timing Belt ..........................10.19
300TD Auxilliary Belt - early ..............9.19
300TD Auxilliary Belt - late ................8.34
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Def 200 TD .................................................186.00
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Defender Side Step ...............34.21
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Series 7x5 mirror heads .........from 3.61
Defender mirror - arm...................11.18
Defender - glass only......................4.60
Discovery full assembly........from 77.39
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Range Rover full assembly ..from 77.40
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I0MARCH
Snowdonia AdvenIure Drives
8tartng n Baa,drvng through
stunnng scenery on prvate
tracks wth spectacuar vews
aong the forest, tracks and
hsdes. Tours start at 9.30an
and run unt 4pn. 8utabe for
a eves of experence.
www.landcrafI4x4.co.uk
info@landcrafI4x4.co.uk
0I678 520820
233I MARCH
Yorkshire 4x4 - Pyrenees
AdvenIure Drive
Ferry and acconnodaton
n prce, \l,250 per vehce
wth two peope for exstng
Yorkshre 4x4 Tours
Custoners, \l,500 for new
custoners. Depost \250,
baance four weeks before
trp. Maxnun fve vehces.
Contact Fuss for detas 0I757
638479 or 079743565I6
23 MARCH- 7 APRIL
HeriIage MoIor Museum EasIer
AcIiviIies
The Hertage Motor Museun
have got sone great events
ned up for a the fany ths
Easter. The 8haun the 8heep
Land Fover w be nakng a
speca appearance and there
w be a quz, Easter egg hunt
and a fu Experence drvng
package for the nuns
and dads.
www.heriIage-moIor-cenIre.
co.uk
24 MARCH
Suffolk 4x4 Club Driving Day
Badwe Ash, between Bury
8t Ednunds and Dss. Fron
l0an, \20 per vehce -
\5 per addtona drver.
Contact: 8ecretary: Martn Ha
nartnha4x4ve.co.uk
07793 II8780 0I359 2596I2
www.suffolk4x4club.com
29 MARCH- I APRIL
Convoy for Heroes
Ths year's Convoy for
Heroes takes pace over the
Easter weekend and w
start at Frestwod Ha n
Loughborough. The weekend
conssts of canpng and
ve nusc, food stas and
entertannent. On 8unday
you can take part n the actua
record attenpt.
www.convoy4heroes.org.uk
3I MARCH
SkipIon 4x4 and vinIage
spares day
8kpton Aucton Mart,
Oargrave Fd, 8kpton,
N Yorks, BD23 lUD
Lots of undercover space pus
outdoors, farners cafe, l00
pus seers nornay attend,
adnsson aduts \4, underl4s
free, 9an lpn
www.4x4sparesday.co.uk
0I6974 5I882
3I MARCH
NighI Drive - Snowdonia
Cone and |on Dave Mtche n
the Baa regon of Waes for a
spectacuar nght drve across
an anazngy dverse terran.
Both Adventure and Adventure
Fus days are avaabe. \50
per vehce.
www.landcrafI4x4.co.uk
info@landcrafI4x4.co.uk
0I678 520820
3I MARCH
Snowdonia AdvenIure Plus
For those ookng for
sonethng nore chaengng
than the Adventure Days.
www.landcrafI4x4.co.uk
info@landcrafI4x4.co.uk
0I678 520820
3I MARCH
UlIimaIe Funday
Nonconpettve offroad
event. \25 per vehce - pay
on the day. Weston Coyney
HAVING CUTGPCWN WhilIon Mill KarIing CenIre,
NorIhampIonshire, before Ihe inaugural show was even
compleIe, a new long-Ierm venue had Io be found for Ihe
AdvenIure Cverland Show Io expand.
Crganiser Tom McGuigan has announced IhaI SIraIford
Pacecourse has been chosen and secured for Ihe nexI
hve years - and beyond should Ihey wish.
Similar Io Ihe inaugural evenI, Ihe show - sponsored
by Goodwinch and Woodland Ways - will feaIure
aIIracIions such as seminar sessions, bushcrafI acIiviIies
and displays of expediIion Irucks and 4x4 campers, plus
new areas such as Ihe bike advenIure zone, 4x4 bush
mechanics and expediIion hrsI aid demos.
www.adventureoverlandshow.com
A0VENTURE
0VERAN05H0W
28-29 SEPTEMBEP 20I3
ANE5, TRAC5
AN0TRAI5
MosI weekends
LANES, TPACKS and Tras offer weekend tours of
Cornwa and Devon, 8asbury Fan and Exnoor.
LFM attended the Exnoor weekend drve and we
were thoroughy npressed. Exnoor events take pace
on prvate and and are arranged wth pernsson of
the andowner. Approxnatey l00 nes of tracks
are avaabe fron tne to tne. LT&T drves are fuy
guded and supervsed and offer you the opportunty
to expore both your vehce's capabtes and your
own drvng sks at a fracton of the cost of an
experence day. You get the whoe weekend for the
ess than the prce of a day at sone centresl
Vst: www.lanestracksandtrails.co.uk
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near 8toke on Trent 8Tll
9EX.Caterng and factes
avaabe. Tel: 07966 4I2 028
7 APRIL
Kielder 4x4 Safari
Orand Tour of Northunberand
n the Keder Forest.
Contact: nfogton.co.uk. www.
gIon.co.uk
7 APRIL
Newbury 4x4 and
VinIage Spares Day.
Newbury 8howground,
Cheveey, Berks, FOl8 9QZ.
Europe's argest Land Fover
Auto|unbe. Adnsson \6.50
per adut, l0an 2pn.
www.4x4sparesday.co.uk
I3I4 APRIL
AcIive PromoIions 4x4
MiliIaria Show
A show run by enthusasts
for enthusasts showcasng
the very atest narques and
nodes of Land Fovers
and other ntary vehces.
There s aso an acton
packed ve arena and ve
entertannent. Canpng s
avaabe but you nust book
we n advance.
www.billingshows.com
I3I4 APRIL
Wolds and Moors Weekend
A guded greenane tour
that starts n the rong
Yorkshre Wods, where you
w earn about how your
Land Fover functons as we
as good drvng technques.
We then nove on to the
scenc Yorkshre Moors for a
tour of Fudand Fgg and the
surroundng area.
www,yorkshire4x4Iours.com
28 APRIL
Snowdonia AdvenIure Plus
For those ookng for
sonethng nore chaengng
than the Adventure Days.
www.landcrafI4x4.co.uk
info@landcrafI4x4.co.uk
0I678 520820
I424 APRIL
AIlas Cverland Corsica
Tour ths stunnng
Medterranean sand. 8oarng
peaks, whte sandy beaches,
fne food and wne and nes
of offroad tracks. \/95 per
person.
www.aIlasoverland.com,
07834 637355
I8I9 MAY
Land Pover Show HarrogaIe
The 8prng Adventure has
a new hone at the Oreat
Yorkshre 8howground n
Harrogate. lt's the frst na|or
show of the year and a great
opportunty to cone and see
sone od and new faces.
www.lrspringadvenIure.com
LRM nakes every effort
to ensure accuracy on
these Events pages, but we
reconnend that you aways
contact event organsers before
settng out.
lf you woud ke your cub
event or conpany nentoned
n our Events gude, pease
contact editcriaI@Irm.cc.uk
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AFTEP A GAP of fve years, and returnng by
popuar denand, the Angan Fover Owners
Cub (AFOC) s runnng the Novce Tean Wnch
Chaenge agan n 20l3.
Each tean of two vehces needs to reach 20
punches and conpete severa speca tasks,
ncudng the everpopuar Mud Fun.
Vehces need to be wnchequpped and neet
basc scrutneerng for safety. The enphass of ths
event s to encourage the novce wnch user, but
there are casses for the nore experenced drvers
too. Few, f any, of the punches w be "drveabe" -
hence the need for each vehce to have at east
one wnch. The venue s Trng, Herts. Canpng
avaabe.
www.arocoffroad.co.uk
PorIugal offers a loI for off-roaders and is a loI closer Ihan
you mighI imagine.
Cff-Poad PorIugal are Iaking over from former Iour
provider Free SpiriI 4x4 and are able Io offer affordable
guided or self-guided (wiIh supporI) Iours of PorIugal.
Cff-Poad PorIugal can offer comprehensive Iours of
PorIugal and iI doesn'I maIIer if you don'I have a Land
Pover. Tours can be compleIed wiIh or wiIhouI your own
vehicle. All prices include Ihe ferry crossing, food
and camping.
Prices sIarI from as liIIle as 700 for six days. For
full deIails aI www.offroadportugal.co.uk or e mail info@
offroadporIugal.co.uk or call SIeve on 0I234750250.
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4x4 Rcsonsc Cious aic oui unsung hciocs, says Davc Phillis
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MROC 4X4 RE8PON8E GROUP
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Land Rovcis havc bciici
wading caabiliiics in
iimcs of flood and oihcis
havc winchcs foi difficuli
siiuaiions."
Whcn ihc snows
aiiivcd, onc of ihc mosi
imoiiani jobs foi ihc voluniccis was gciiing
dociois and nuiscs io ouilying aicas io scc
aiicnis many of whom nccdcd viial
injcciions, oi cndoflifc caic.
1hc giou covcis WaiwicLshiic, lus
ncighbouiing Covcniiy and Solihull. Rivcis
liLc ihc WaiwicLshiic Avon aic aiiiculaily
ionc io flooding and ihc giou is always on
24houi alcii whcn flood wainings aic issucd.
Onc onc occasion ihc voluniccis wcic on
siandby on ihc banLs of ihc Avon icady io
cvacuaic ihc icsidcnis of an old colc`s homc
as ihc floodwaici iosc. LucLily ihc waicis
caLcd jusi shoii of ihc doois of ihc homc, bui
ncxi iimc ihcy noi bc so lucLy...
1his isn`i jusi a casc of bloLcs wiih 4x4s
oui laying wiih ihcii ioys. 1his is ihc ical
ihing and ihcy havc io bc icady io coc wiih
any civil cmcigcncy.
Ii could bc somcihing ically sciious, liLc
a lanc ciash," says John. If a lanc ciashcd
in ihc middlc of nowhcic and ihc cmcigcncy
sciviccs couldn`i gci ihcic, ii would bc down
io us."
Wiih such an imoiiani icsonsibiliiy,
involving oicniial siiuaiions whcn many livcs
could bc ai iisL, ii is clcai ihai ioci iiaining
is csscniial. 1o cnsuic ihai ihc voluniccis goi
ii, in 2uu ihc giou alicd foi, and won, a Big
Loiiciy Iund giani of u,uuu.
1hai cash boosi hclcd io ay foi fiisi aid
iiaining as wcll as offioad insiiuciion and
iiaining in vchiclc iccovciy icchniqucs wiih
ihc cxciis ai ihc Land Rovci Exciicncc
ccniic ai Easinoi Casilc. All voluniccis aic also
Ciiminal Rccoids Buicau (CRB) chccLcd.
Of couisc, ihc MROC isn`i alonc in
cifoiming ihis invaluablc scivicc io ihc
communiiy. Similai gious havc bccn sci u
by Land Rovci and 4x4 clubs ihioughoui ihc
couniiy. Mosi of ihcm, including ihc MROC
voluniccis, aic mcmbcis of ihc Naiional 4x4
Rcsonsc NciwoiL which, as iis namc suggcsis,
cooidinaics ihc cffoiis on a naiional basis.
Ii is cciiainly icassuiing io Lnow ihai ihcsc
iiiclcss, unsung hciocs aic on hand in ihc
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"We et lots of
positive publicity,
whichis oodfor
the imae of 4x4s"
Right:
John KesIerIon
(Defender), John
Messer (Disco 3),
Jim Savage
(Freelander) on paIrol
cvcni of any civil cmcigcncy.
Wc nccd io gci ihc woid oui io local
communiiics ihai wc aic oui ihcic," cxlains
John Kcsiciion. Jim adds: Ii hcls ihai wc
gci covciagc on local 1V and iadio and in
ncwsacis. Ii`s icwaiding and wc gci io show
ihc gcncial ublic ihai wc aic icsonsiblc. Wc
gci lois of osiiivc ubliciiy, which is good foi
ihc imagc of 4x4s."
Want to |on the MFOC 4x4 Fesponse Oroup?
For nore nfornaton, or to contact then:
Webste: www.mroc4x4response.co.uk
Ena: response@mroc.co.uk
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MlLlTARY FFR 24-VOLT 109
Body sound but pantwork
and panes battescarred.
LFO wth l60tre tank. Oood
bukhead. 8od repacenent
One Ton chasss. A ovey
drve wth oads of character.
Te: 0//53 393554. \l995
RANGE ROVER OVERFlNCH
l988. Whte coachwork
wth 5./ Chevroet V8 and
everythng Overfnch. Oreat
drve, been n storage. Frst
\2500 secures. Contact
Aaron Couter, Co Arnagh,
028 38 84048/.
ONE OWNER SERlES llA
l964 Truck Cab wth neary
new 34 canvas, petro.
Orgna throughout. A body
panes conpetey straght.
Very good bukhead and
chasss. \5900. Te: 0l539
824/2/. 8outh Cunbra.
DEFENDER 90
Hard top wth sunroof and
apne wndows. 300Td
l995. ll/,000 nes. Detaed
hstory snce 2000. Very we
nantaned. Many extras, roof
rack not ncuded. Tax and
MoT. \5500. Te 0/9/445ll53.
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Pange Pover PegisIer
www.rrr.co.uk
Land Pover CenIre
www.landrovercenIre.com
First-generation Range Rovers are true classics in every sense,
and increasingly popular with collectors and enthusiasts alike
I9S0RAN0ER0VER
T
he retrospectveynaned
Cassc Fange Fover has
recenty becone a nuch
soughtafter cassc car, and
as a resut prces of then
have rocketed skyward. 8one of the
rare nodes are now pushng \l00,000
or nore, and ths has naturay had
the effect of draggng the prces of ess
soughtafter ones upwards as we.
The nost soughtafter are the very
rare Vear prototypes and C8K nted
edtons: wth few conng to the
narketpace, the denand outstrps
suppy - hence the hgh prces.
Orgnaty s key, as s the quaty of
the restoraton work that has anost
certany been carred out on nost of
the ones that st exst. 8one have had
nasty dese engne conversons and
been offroaded at sone pont, and the
rare spare parts needed to put then
back to showroon specfcaton can
connand eyewaterng prces - ke
\400 for a "by Land Fover" badge, \20
for a pastc etter for the tagate, \l000
for a pastc seat squab or \500 for a
par of bonnet nrrors. These were a
thngs nost peope chucked away n the
l980s as they nodernsed the vehces,
hence the prces now. Whe you can
st get a tdy norna twodoor Fange
Fover for around \l0,000, anythng
wth a unque seng pont w fetch
consderaby nore and the extra fgure
depends on the degree of unqueness.
Ths Fange Fover has rsen n vaue
over the past fve years at an equvaent
to a conpound nterest rate of 20 per
cent - roughy ten tnes the rate of
nvested noney - hence peope are
seeng vehces ke ths as a noney
generator that you can en|oy ownng at
the sane tne as accunuatng weath.
There seens no sgn of the boon
endng |ust yet or even sowng down,
though t w probaby stabse soon
at ths ower end of the cassc vehce
narket. 8o f you want a cassc two
door Fange Fover you had better |unp
on the bandwagon now as they w
probaby never be cheaper.
I9S0RAN0ER0VER
3.5- 20,000
F0R
Two-door desirabiliIy, ulIra-low
mileage, original condiIion
A0AIN5T
Age -worIh more if iI was I0 years
older or pre-I979 facelifI, aI leasI
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PRICE 00IDE
Prcject: 300 upwards
Average: 500 - I700
Gccd: 2000 - 5000
ExceIIent: 6,000 - I00,000!
Produced I970 Io I996
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ENCINE
THE ENGINE on ths Fange Fover
ooks totay orgna and w be the
355 seres suffx F. Ths s good news a
round, as f t were a tte ater wth the
llD prefx engne t woud have a the
Fusar enssoncontro gear ftted - and
they are not neary so peasurabe to drve
or sten to. The egendary Fover 3.5tre
V8 engne s renarkaby conpete, as a
the bts that tend go nssng, ke the hot
ar duct, are st there.
Fropery nantaned, these engnes
are good for over 250,000 nes, so
ths one s qute teray not run n yet.
The other underbonnet proben ponts
are the nner wngs, but these are free
fron corroson, reay tdy and no doubt
orgna. lt s cryng out for a bt of
detang to cean t up a bt, but n
the neantne t s a usefu gude
to buddng restorers.
WHEELS
MIKE
MANIF0LD
SAYS
"These engnes are good for 250,000 nes.
Ths one s qute teray not run n yet"
THE WHEELS are a orgna, conpete
wth orgna tyres - and the spare s
unused. The pant s not brant on the
whees, but then agan t was not perfect
when supped new, as t was ony a thn
coat of sver pant on the outsde.
The tyres are the orgna Ooodyear
Wngfoots, wth good tread. They have
not fatspotted ether by standng unused
for a ong tne. Od tyres can suffer UV
degradaton but these ook crackfree,
suggestng the vehce has been hdden
away n the dark sonewhere. They nay
be a future proben and need reguar
nspecton. The other proben s the
rubber can harden and not offer such
good grp, but as ths s not a sports car
drven on the nt l thnk they w be fne.
FRCNT
AS WITH nost thngs the orgna forn s
nost peasng and the earer nutpece
front end ooks better than the ater gre.
Ths one s n super condton wth no
danage or sgn of refnshng. The bonnet
deca s the orgna, wth ts duotone
fnsh and, whe not as peasng as the
back pastc rased etters of the oder
node, there are 20 fewer hoes n the
bonnet to aow corroson to gan a foothod.
The gap between the front pane and
bonnet s qute bg, but that s how they
cane and t dd not nprove for the next
l5 years of producton. The bunper s
orgna wth ts sennatt fnsh and even
the nunber pates are the orgna Unpart
ones, conpete wth the suppyng deaer's
nane on then.
NEARSIDE
THE NEAPSIDE s as straght as you'd
expect on an 8000ne vehce, wth
absoutey zero corroson on the ss
or n the door botton. Ths box secton
s on the nearsde s nost prone to
corroson but the drver sde door frane s
usuay worse. The frane s stee and the
skn aunnun and so suffers dreadfu
eectroytc corroson.
The door s n superb orgna condton.
The faceft vehces have Faonno vny
panes on the top and carpet on the ower
haf to natch the foor coverng. These are
both n good condton as they are prone
to buckng f the hardboard backng gets
danp. The quarter ght franes are aso
rustprone aong the ower edge, where
they renan danp.
Mike Manifold - garage owner, Land Bover enthusiast and living legend
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MIKE
MANIF0LD
SAYS
"The factory dd not st rustproofng
as one of ts strong ponts at the tne
of nanufacture n l980..."
CVERALL
THIS IMMACULATE I980 Fange Fover
s fron the very frst year of seres
AA (VlN dentfer) producton, whch
for the l980 nodeyear saw the nuch
needed ntroducton of vastynproved
seat nateras, doornounted nrrors,
fat bonnet etters and a whoe raft
of other nprovenents.
Ths nodeyear aso brought n
sone nterestng addtons to the paet of
coours avaabe for Fange Fover owners,
ncudng the Fusset Brown pant fnsh
on ths vehce. lt s certany a Marnte
coour - you ether ove t or hate t - and
t s not as hghy przed as nost other
coours. lt s of the age, however, and
s countered by the tota orgnaty and
utraow neage of |ust 8000 nes.
As a coector's vehce, ths s |ust past
a watershed n vaues, as the prel9/9
faceft specfcaton s nore sought
after and, therefore, nore expensve.
Mike Manifold - garage owner, Land Bover enthusiast and living legend
UNDERNEATH
CLCSE INSPECTICN of the undersde
of ths Fange Fover shows that t
s very tdy ndeed, wth absoutey no
sgns of corroson or prevous repars.
The factory dd not st rustproofng as
one of ts strong ponts at the tne of
nanufacture, and so 30 years on t woud
be tney to undertake a thorough rust
preventng treatnent to protect
the nvestnent.
A the nechanca aspects underneath
are fne and not worn as one woud
expect, but ack of use can cause sezures
n such tens as brake capers.
Everythng on ths Fange Fover has
been checked over and s n fu workng
order. Even the exhaust s the orgna
type and possby even the orgna
ftnent. lt s currenty n good order,
athough a staness stee one woud
be a sound nvestnent when the tne
cones to repace t.
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CFFSIDE
THE PANELS ne up qute we for a
Fange Fover but at ths tne and have
reasonaby tght gaps. l doubt f they have
ever been renoved. The door does not
appear to have dropped yet, as the hnges
have not had that nuch use, and the
frane has not sagged ether. They are
ong and heavy doors on twodoor nodes,
but st ought to open and cose easy.
The hardtoget stee rear wndow
runner s not corroded. lt sts we on ts
suspenson and has not adopted the ta
down pose of nany. The pantwork ooks
to be orgna and n tdy condton though
not perfect. Ths car has never been a
rusty od banger and so never needed
restorng ke anost every other one of
the sane age.
REAR
THE TAILGATES are we renowned for
rustng but these are both good and ook
orgna. Whe the ower one has a coupe
of sna scratches, ths s part of the patna
expected on an orgna vehce. The upper
tagate has been repaced as t s nore
nodern than the vehce. Anazngy,
the gas struts hod t up st.
The body crossnenber s another
favourte rust pont, but ths s perfect
- as are the whee arches and foor. Low
neage does not guarantee no rust, as
napproprate storage condtons can
pronote corroson. The nner tagate
s not carpeted and w bear wtness
narks to use. Ths s orgna and
perfect, and so renforces the ow
readng on the odoneter.
INTERICR
WHILE EAPLY nouded vny nterors are
hghy przed they are hardy a peasure to
use, and the ater sttched vny and coth
ones were not nuch better. Ths Bronze
vevet trn s one of the frst efforts by
Land Fover to nove the vehce upnarket,
and the trnned whee arches and foor
nake t |ust that bt better (athough
not as nucktoerant). lt suffers wear,
especay on the outer edge of the drver's
seat, and severe fadng wth sunght.
But ths exanpe s fne, however, and
the back seat ooks as f t has never been
used. The natera used to trn then s
unobtanabe, so a good orgna nteror
ke ths s a rare fnd.
THE FUNDING for Ihis car would
buy you almosI every Iype of Land
Pover available. BuI remember
IhaI if you buy a modern one such
as, say, a Ihree-year-old Discovery
or Freelander, Ihey will be
depreciaIing aI anyIhing up Io
500 a monIh.
An L322 Pange Pover of similar
valuewill probablybedepreciaIing
even more, while a Defender aI
Ihis level will be depreciaIing a biI
less, especially if iI is one of Ihe
more upmarkeI higher-spec
versions and noI a farmer's Iruck.
II is all abouI deciding if you are
buying an everyday user or an
occasional-use hobby car, as one
will go down and Ihe oIher up in
value. There will be very few oIher
Land Povers or classic cars IhaI
will be appreciaIing like Ihe
classic Pange Pover model range
is doing aI Ihe momenI, Ihough
an early Series I from Ihe hrsI few
years of producIion will cerIainly
be holding iIs money.
However, as Series Cnes
sIarIed Io rise in value some while
before Ihe oIher classic Land
Povers, Ihe values have now
reached a plaIeau, wiIh much
lower percenIage gains, and Ihe
less well-resIored ones are falling
back Io perhaps Iheir Irue worIh
- Ihough Ihis is because of
previously over-inhaIed values
and noI markeI Irends.
The slighIly cheaper Defender
50 and even cheaper Tomb
Paiders are low or even nil
depreciaIion, and Ihese more
modern classics will probably be
appreciaIing soon. The
MonIeverdi and CSK Pange
Povers are sIill undervalued aI
presenI and are possibly Ihe nexI
rising sIars in Ihe Land Pover
universe.
WHAT ELSE?
Our thanks to the Land Fover Centre n
Huddersfed for aowng us to feature
ths vehce Tel: 0I48454Z09Z
saleslandrovercentre.com
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WELCCME TC our Land Fover prce
gude, whch we hope you w fnd usefu.
Land Fovers vary hugey n condton
and specfcaton, and can ony reay be
accuratey vaued as ndvdua cases.
Therefore our prce gude s ntended
to be |ust that - a gude.
We have grouped the vaues nto four
categores:
Pro|ecI: A vehce requrng na|or
restoraton or sgnfcant reconnssonng
work. For newer vehces unkey to be
the sub|ect of restoratons we have gven
a poor condton prce, for nonrunners,
MoT faures or vehces wth sgnfcant
nechanca fauts.
Average: A vehce wth an MoT and n
workng order, but ackng n orgnaty
andor requrng repars n the near future.
Good: A good, sod and useabe
exanpe wth penty of fe eft and n
sound nechanca condton. lf nodfed
or restored t w be to a hgh standard.
ExcellenI: Topquaty restoratons
and rebuds to concours standard, or
extreney we preserved orgna vehces.
The hgher end of each prce bracket
s key to be found at deaers - and bear
n nnd that sone connerca varants
nay be sub|ect to VAT.
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PRICE
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Cur guide Io Land Pover values
and specihcaIions
SERlES ONE
80" 1948 - 1953
THE OFlOlNAL Land Fover s now a vauabe cassc and
prces for good exanpes have never been hgher. Fu of
charn and huge fun, nothng drves or fees qute ke an
80. Very eary exanpes are the nost sought after, wth
preproducton vehces appearng for sae so rarey t s
npossbe to gve a gude prce. Fost l950 nodes are
perhaps better vaue, wth the post l95l 2tre nodes the
nost usabe. Festoraton can be expensve, so |on
the Land Fover 8eres One Cub and do your honework.
SPECIFICATICNS
I948-I95I: l.6tre fourcynder
petro, 55bhp, 83bft torque. Four
speed nanua, twospeed transfer
box wth pernanent fourwhee
drve (to l950), ater seectabe.
I95I-I953: 2tre fourcynder petro
engne, 52bhp, l0lbft torque.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \l000 - \2000
Average: \3000 - \4500
Good: \5000 - \9000
ExcellenI: \l0,000 - \30,000
SERlES ONE
86", 107", 88", 109" 1953 - 1958
AFOUABLY MOFE practca and usabe than the dnnutve
80, ater 8eres Ones offer a the |oys of ownng the
'orgna' Land Fover at a sghty cheaper prce. That sad,
nce ones are apprecatng n vaue and w keep on dong
so. The ess nunerous nodes, such as the LWB pckups,
have nore of a nche narket and, at the nonent, are
great vaue. l0/" 8taton Wagons are extreney sought
after and shoud be |udged on an ndvdua bass. Not
nany cone on the narket, ether.
SPECIFICATICNS
2tre fourcynder petro engne,
52bhp, l0lbft torque.
Aso, from I957, 2tre fourcynder
dese, 52bhp, 8/bft torque.
Fourspeed nanua, twospeed
transfer box wth seectabe
fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \l000 - \2000
Average: \l800 - \3000
Good: \3500 - \9000
ExcellenI: \l0,000 - \l/,000+
SERlES ll/SERlES llA
88" AND 109" 1958 - 1971
EVEFYBODY LOVE8 these and t's easy to see why. 8eres
lls and, ater, l96lon llAs are snpe, easy to work on
and offer enornous fun. Frny n cassc terrtory now,
neanng prces have crept up but are st sensbe. Non
syncronesh gears on frst and second gve a sutaby
'vntage' drvng experence and there s hardy a better
Land Fover for greenanng - they are nconspcuous, ook
rght at hone n the country and are extreney capabe.
Fenty of heaps out there, so buy carefuy.
SPECIFICATICNS
I958: 88s, deses to l96l and a
transnssons sane as 8eres One.
I958-I97I: 2.25tre fourcynder
petro, //bhp, l24bft torque;
2.25tre fourcynder dese,
62bhp, l03bft torque. I967-I97I
(l09 ony): 2.6tre sxcynder
petro, 8lbhp, l32bft torque.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \400 - \800
Average: \l000 - \l800
Good: \2000 - \3250
ExcellenI: \3500 - \l0,000
SERlES lll
88" AND 109" 1971 - 1985
FOF YEAF8 8eres llls have been seen as the cheapest way
nto Land Fover ownershp. Whe there are st bargans
to be had, they are beconng coectabe and orgna or
restored exanpes can connand hgh prces. Bud quaty
was patchy and nany have been offroaded to death, but
there's st thousands around neanng there s a 8eres
lll to sut a budgets. A great ntroducton to offroadng,
greenanng and nechancs - even that pastc dash and
gre don't ook too bad wth the passng of tne.
SPECIFICATICNS
2.25 petrodese and transnssons
as 8eres llA, 2.6 sxcynder
produced up to I979.
I979-I985 SIage Cne V8 (l09 ony):
3.5tre V8 petro, 9l bhp, l66bft
torque. LT95 fourspeed nanua
wth pernanent fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \300 - \/00
Average: \l000 - \l800
Good: \2000 - \3000
ExcellenI: \3200 - \9000
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RANGE ROVER CLASSlC
1970 - 1996
A TFUE cassc and a snart one st npresses today, no
natter what the age. Twodoor exanpes connand the
serous noney, but a are now beconng sought after
as rust and offroad nodfcatons cans nany. Bodes
rot bady and nantaned V8s are connon, pus sone
body and trn parts are gettng dffcut to source. 200
and 300Td exanpes nake great day drvers, whe a
ate Vogue 8E n good condton s an extreney sought
after car; buy one whe you st can.
SPECIFICATICNS
I97I-I983: 3.5tre V8 petro,
l25bhp, l85bft torque. I986on
3.5 EF: l65bhp and 206b ft.
I989-I996: 3.9tre EF V8 petro,
l85bhp, 235bft or 4.2, 200bhp.
I986-I992: 2.4tre VM turbo dese,
ll2bhp, l83bft, ater ll9bhp 2.5.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \300 - \l000
Average: \500 - \l/00
Good: \2000 - \5000
ExcellenI: \6000 - \l00,000+
101
1972 - 1978
MO8T LANDY dehards want a l0l, but ownershp s not
for the fanthearted. They are a nononsense ntary
gun tractor and drve accordngy, wth an awesone road
presence and great V8 soundtrack. 8ofttop O8 (genera
servce) exanpes are the nost connon and best fun,
athough anbuances and other varants can be great for
canpng. 8one parts are hard to fnd, but there's a great
cub backup wth oads of enthusasn. Not cheap to run,
yet for snesperne they are hard to beat.
SPECIFICATICNS
3.5tre V8 petro, l28bhp,
l85bft torque. Fourspeed
LT95 gearbox wth pernanent
fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \l000
Average: \l/00 - \2500
Good: \3000 - \5000
ExcellenI: \5500 - \8000
ONE TEN
1983 - 1990
THE FlF8T of the cosprung utty Land Fovers
conbned the Fange Fover's suspenson and drvetrans
wth a revanped body and a fvespeed LT// gearbox
behnd the good od 2.25 engnes. 8oon 2.5 petros and
deses appeared, wth a 85bhp turbo n l986, but none of
these are road burners and Td conversons are connon.
Chasss can rust spectacuary, as can bukheads, doors
and sde franes on 8taton Wagons. 8urprsngy capabe
offroad, wth great parts and accessores avaabty.
SPECIFICATICNS
I983-I985: Engnes as 8eres lll
8tage One V8. LT// fvespeed ftted
to fourcynder nodes. I985-I990:
2.5tre petro, 80bhp,
l29bft torque; 2.5 dese, 68bhp,
ll3bft; 3.5 V8 petro, ll3bhp,
l85bft, l34bhp fron I986. LT85
fvespeed ftted to V8 nodes.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \500 - \l000
Average: \ll00 - \l500
Good: \2000 - \3000
ExcellenI: \3500 - \5000
NlNETY
1984 - 1990
ALWAY8 8OUOHTafter, the orgna Nnety has nountan
goatke offroad abty whch has neant t has renaned
a frn favourte for anyone wantng to use ther Land
Fover n the rough. Orgna engne optons were as
the One Ten, wth the V8 verson offerng en|oyabe
perfornance. Lots of converted hard tops around posng
as 8taton Wagons, so don't pay over the odds as a
genune County w have a sght prenun n prce. Fust s
agan a proben, aong wth dodgy offroad nodfcatons.
SPECIFICATICNS
I983-I985: Engnes as 8eres lll.
LT// fvespeed ftted to four
cynder nodes, pernanent four
whee drve. I985-I990: As One Ten.
LT85 fvespeed ftted to V8 nodes.
2.5 turbo fron I986 has 85bhp,
l50bft torque.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \500 - \l000
Average: \ll00 - \2000
Good: \2500 - \3000
ExcellenI: \3500 - \6000
DlSCOVERY 1
200TDl/300TDl/V8 1990 - 1998
FlVALLlNO THE Defender as the nost connon Land
Fover anong our readers, the good od Dsco s anost as
capabe offroad but nuch nore refned on t. 200s are
od now and rapdy dsappearng; they a rust ke nad
and a nechanca faure on an aready rotten Dscovery
can wrte off the vehce. 300Tds are nore refned and
hghspec versons anost Fange Fover Casscke nsde.
V8s are thrsty but nost have LFO conversons; watch out
for tred, ratty engnes that have nssed servcng.
SPECIFICATICNS
200Tdi: l989l994. 2.5tre turbo
dese. lllbhp, l95bft torque.
LT//8 fvespeed transnsson.
300Tdi. l994l998. 2.5tre turbo
dese. lllbhp, l95bft torque.
F380 fvespeed transnsson.
V8s as Fange Fover Cassc.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI/Irade: \300 - \500
Average: \600 - \l000
Good: \l200 - \l500
ExcellenI: \l500 - \3500
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DEFENDER
200TDl/300TDl 1991 - 1998
THE CLA88lC Defender; Tds are reabe, snpe and
easy to nodfy. The engnes are great, though rust s a
proben - chasss, bukheads, doors and body cappngs
are a suspectabe. Hardworked farn hacks are best
avoded, and f shoppng for a 8taton Wagon don't pay
over the odds for a converted van or pckup - whch
key w not be London LEZ exenpt, ether. Oood ones
hod onto ther vaue and w aways be easy to se, but
they are theftprone so nvest n good securty.
SPECIFICATICNS
200Tdi: l99ll994. 2.5tre
turbocharged, drectn|ecton
dese. l0/bhp, l95bft torque.
LT//8 fvespeed transnsson.
300Tdi: l994l998. 2.5tre
turbocharged, drectn|ecton
dese. lllbhp, l95bft torque.
F380 fvespeed transnsson.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI: \l000
Average: \l500 - \2000
Good: \2500 - \4000
ExcellenI: \4500 - \8000+
RANGE ROVER P38
1994 - 2002
THE MUCHnagned repacenent for the Fange Fover
Cassc s approached by nany wth trepdaton. They
have never en|oyed a good reabty record but they
are cheap now, and f you are handy wth eectrcs you
coud bag yoursef a uxury bargan. A ssues are we
recorded and tte s nsurnountabe, though parts can
be prcey. Deses are a fne BMW sxpot turbo, abet
underpowered for such a heavy vehce. 8t cossetng,
even f the exteror s ookng a bt dated.
SPECIFICATICNS
4.0: 4tre V8 petro, l85bhp,
235bft torque.
4.6: 4.6tre V8 petro, 225bhp,
2//bft torque.
2.5: 2.5tre sxcynder turbo
dese, l34bhp, l99bft torque.
F380 nanua or ZF fourspeed
auto, pernanent fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Pro|ecI/Irade: \500 - \l000
Average: \l500 - \3500
Good: \3500 - \4500
ExcellenI: \4500 - \6000
FREELANDER 1
1997 - 2006
A FlNE tte 4x4, capabe of enbarrassng nany arger
vehces on sppery surfaces. Oeneray a good car, wth
wedocunented drvetran probens whch are easy
(f sghty expensvey) fxed. K 8eres l.8 petros are
nce enough but best avoded for ongtern reabty;
they aren't that fast or torquey, ether. Deses are better
wth the L 8eres 2tre (pre2000) havng the edge over
the BMW Td4 engne on reabty, but not refnenent or
power. V6 thrsty but fun.
SPECIFICATICNS
PeIrol: l.8tre fourcynder
K 8eres petro, ll8bhp, l2lbft
torque; 2.5tre V6 petro,
l//bhp, l//bft torque.
Diesel: l99/2000. 2tre Fover
fourcynder turbo dese, 96bhp,
l55bft torque. F380 fvespeed
transnsson. 20002006:
2tre BMW Td4, ll0bhp, l92bft.
PPICE GUIDE
Average: \l500 - \2000
Good: \2500 - \4000
ExcellenI: \4500 - \8000
DEFENDER
TD5 1998 - 2007
THE FlVEcynder Td5 totay changes the character
of the Defender. lt's a rea Marnte unt - sone hate t,
others ove t. Ths was the era where Defenders becane
propery trendy and the atypca Td5, wth netac pant
and aoy whees, was often seen n cty centres. There's
a good nunber of speca edtons to choose fron,
and f you are after a utty vehce a huge nunber of
truck cabs and hard tops are aways on sae. Oeneray
reabe, though chasss rust can be a proben.
SPECIFICATICNS
2.5tre fvecynder turbo
dese, l22bhp, 22lbft torque.
F380 fvespeed transnsson,
pernanent fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Poor: \3000 - \3/50
Average: \4000 - \/000
Good: \/500 - \9000
ExcellenI: \9500 - \l/,000
DlSCOVERY ll
1998 - 2004
MUCH MOFE than a revanp of the hugey successfu
orgna, the Dsco ll kept the ooks and basc shape but
tte ese. A new chasss, bodyshe, engnes, axes and
suspenson nade ths the besthandng Land Fover n
vng nenory. Thousands were sod so there's penty
to choose fron, wth nany speca edtons and hgh
specfcaton nodes to tenpt you. Bodes ast we but
chasss can corrode spectacuary, whch neans cheap
exanpes need carefu checkng.
SPECIFICATICNS
Td5: 2.5tre fvecynder turbo
dese, l22bhp, 22lbft torque.
V8: 4tre V8 petro,
l85bhp, 235bft torque.
F380 nanua or ZF fourspeed
auto, pernanent fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Poor: \ll00 - \2000
Average: \2l00 - \3500
Good: \4000 - \8000
ExcellenI: \8500 - \l0,000
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RANGE ROVER L322
2002 - PRESENT
ADOFED BY the press and st a vehce to aspre to; the
L322 s a fantastc nachne. Earer exanpes are good
vaue, but don't underestnate the runnng costs - or the
sonewhat ackustre Td6, whch can be greaty nproved
by tunng. Most peope w need a LFO converson to
nake any of the V8s vabe, so ook for a goodquaty,
certfcated nsta. Drvetran and eectrc probens are
not unknown, but do your research and you shoud end
up wth a great vehce.
SPECIFICATICNS
2002-2005: 4.4tre BMW V8
petro, 282bhp, 325bft torque.
2002-2007: 3.0tre BMW
Td6 turbo dese, l//bhp,
28/bft torque.
PPICE GUIDE
Poor: \6000 - \8000
Average: \8500 - \l3,000
Good: \l3,500 - \25,000
ExcellenI: \25,500 - \40,000+
DlSCOVERY 3/4
2004 - PRESENT
A OFEAT arounder and wnner of nany awards, the
Dsco 3 s one of the nost practca vehces around.
Feabty ssues pague then and runnng costs can be
hgh, however. 2009on Dsco 4 has nore grunt thanks to
the 3.0tre engne and a eve of uxury htherto reserved
for Fange Fovers. Oreat tow cars and top fany transport
- and there's a growng st of afternarket equpnent and
accessores, too. Worn suspenson and dodgy nanua
gearboxes are worth ookng out for.
SPECIFICATICNS
D3: 2./tre V6 turbo dese,
l90bhp, 324bft torque.
4.4tre Jaguar V8 petro,
300bhp, 3l3bft.
D4: 3.0tre V6 turbo dese,
244bhp, 442bft torque.
PPICE GUIDE
Poor: \8500 - \9000
Average: \l0,000 - \l3,000
Good: \l3,500 - \l9,000
ExcellenI: \l9,500 - \40,000+
RANGE ROVER SPORT
2005 - PRESENT
THE lMAOE s a bt Footbaers' Wves but the FF 8port
s popuar for a reason: t does the 'quck prenun
4x4' thng wth nuch nore stye than ts rvas. lt s n
essence dentca to a Dscovery 34 underneath and |ust
as npressve offroad. A great ongdstance cruser and
entertanng on the rght roads, but f you need oad
carryng capacty a Dsco s better. Tyres, brakes and
suspenson tend to have a hard tne, so buy carefuy;
there's aways penty on sae.
SPECIFICATICNS
2005-2009: 2./tre V6 turbo
dese, l90bhp, 324bft torque.
4.4tre Jaguar V8 petro,
300bhp, 3l3bft. 8upercharged
V8 390bhp, 406bft torque.
2009-on: 3.0tre V6turbo dese,
244bhp, 442bft torque. 3.6tre
TDV8 dese, 2/2bhp, 4/2bft
PPICE GUIDE
Poor: \l2,000 - \l5,000
Average: \l5,000 - \20,000
Good: \20,500 - \2/,000
ExcellenI: \2/,500 - \40,000+
DEFENDER
TDCl 2007 - PRESENT
8lX 8FEED8 and an anew dashboard were |oned
by a fourcynder Ford turbo dese n 200/'s na|or
revanp of the Defender. The ook of the cab and the
dstnctve 'bunpy bonnet' aren't to everyone's taste but
the brant offroad abty renans, and the changes
nade for an atogether nore refned vehce. The orgna
2.4tre engne was repaced for 20l2 wth the new 2.2
- another Ford engne wth nproved ensson contros.
Due to be repaced n 20l5.
SPECIFICATICNS
2007-20I2: 2.4tre fourcynder
turbo dese, l22bhp,
22lbft torque.
20I2-on: 2.2tre fourcynder
turbo dese, l22bhp, 265bft
torque. 8xspeed MT85 gearbox,
pernanent fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Poor: \6000 - \9000
Average: \l0,500 - \l2,000
Good: \l2,500 - \l/,000
ExcellenI: \l/,500 - \25,000
FREELANDER 2
2006 - PRESENT
A TOTALLY dfferent anna to the Freeander l, ths
Haewoodproduced vehce s a cracker. Lack of
owrange and ground cearance s a dsadvantage to
hardcore offroaders, and the towng capacty s |ust
2000kg conpared to bgger Land Fover's 3500kg.
But those ngges asde t s a worthy aternatve to a
Dsco, reasonabe on fue and has a decentszed boot.
Feabty can be patchy on earer exanpes, so ook
for good deaer backup.
SPECIFICATICNS
2.2tre fourcynder turbo
dese, l50bhp, 295bft torque.
8xspeed nanua gearbox wth
optona 8top8tart (eD4)
or sxspeed autonatc.
Fernanent fourwhee drve.
PPICE GUIDE
Poor: \9500 - \l5,000
Average: \l5,500 - \l8,000
Good: \l8,500 - \2l,000
ExcellenI: \2l,500 - \26,000+
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UN0ERI000
I990DISCCVERY
l50,000 nes. Tatty but runnng.
8norke, rased suspenson, nud tyres.
MoT to Apr 20l3. 3 prevous owners.
\495. 0l243 6/24l5 West 8ussex.
I964 SERIES IIA
Truck cab 88" dese no tax, no MoT,
spares or repar. Now offroad but
was used on prvate and recenty
\500. Feter Hawkns Fr Orove
Bradworthy Hosworthy Devon EX22
/TN 0l409 24004/.
SERIES III 88
l9/3. Featured as an exhbt at the
20ll Brtsh lndoor 4x4 8how. lt has
been parked up ever snce and needs
a new hone. lt has a 2.25 petro
engne and asde fron a 90 front
pane and proper seats t appears to
be orgna. Chasss, bukhead and
rear crossnenber a appear very
sound. Engne does run but the
carb needs settng up so t' start
as t shoud. The buyer w need to
traer t hone. Frst offer over \900
secures. Contact 8ue 8tefox. 0l283
/42960
SERIES IIA
8WB l9/l, pro|ect, truck cab,
overdrve, arge Ferkns dese engne,
runs ok. \600 or swap - what have
you got? 0l2/9 65528l. Essex.
FREELANDER
2.0 Turbo Dese. 5 Door 8taton
Wagon. l999. 8un Foof, Aoys.
8desteps. Foof Bars. FadoCD. H
Descent Contro. Exceent Fust Free
Bodywork. Taxed and MoT to January
20l4. \995. 0l253 8l23l2
I960SW HARDTCP
lt has a 2052cc Fover dese engne,
pto gear box and has been ad up,
under cover snce l982 and has not
been started snce about l990. l have
no dea what t's worth apart fron
about \200 for scrap neta vaue.
lt was runnng perfecty when ad
up and dd have an MoT. Meage
s 59,863. ldea restoraton pro|ect.
caroeanddaveharrshotna.co.uk
I000- Z999
SERIES III
l9/2 taxexenpt 8WB, rebut n 200/,
sod chasss and bukhead, sweet
3tre V6 engne wth nanua choke.
Weber carb, parabocs, freewhee
hubs, beautfu drve, too nany extras
to st, ots of paperwork, 9 nonths
MoT \2/50 ono. West Yorks.
Te: 0/8l 356 l/8l.
SERIES III
l9/l tax exenpt and MoT'd 8WB truck
cab 2.25 petro. Oood, sod chasss
and bukhead. Fary orgna and good
around condton. \2000. 0/8/0
880l/5. Cornwa, 8teve Long
SERIES III 88
Factory 8taton Wagon l9/3 MoT
Oct 20l3, /3,000 nes. LFO wth
certfcate, Turner head, paraboc
sprngs, FW hubs, overdrve,
Waxoyed, new rear crossnenber,
outrggers gas shocks ots of MoTs
and recepts. \2500 ono.
Ca 0/54l345l9l.
SERIES III
8WB. l9/6. Overdrve, new Ooodrch
Tyres. Oood around condton,
bukhead, chasss, nteror etc. Drves
superb. Long MoT. Very orgna.
\2950. Te: 0/980 336922.
I978 LW MILITARY
FFF 24Vot l09. Body sound but
pantwork and panes battescarred.
LFO wth l60tre tank. Oood
bukhead. 8od repacenent
One Ton chasss. A ovey drve wth
oads of character. Tax and MoT. Te:
0//53 393554. Contact Feter Howes.
\l995
RANCE RCVEREFI
Autonatc, l992, petro, taxed Apr,
MoT Novenber 20l3. Oood condton,
bue, aso cones wth spare Fange
Fover seats, sde panes, bonnet,
roof, pus three doors n red. \l200.
Contact Mrs Tayor, Carnathen.
Te: 0/580 6208l2.
SERIES III
8WB. l984, petro, hard top, very
orgna, very sound, ong MoT. Funs
superb. Feady for the wnter. \2650.
Mr Dean. Thornton. Te: 0l253 8l23l2
or 0/// 333 0403.
RANCE RCVERCVERFINCH
l988. Whte coachwork wth 5./
Chevroet V8 and everythng
Overfnch. Oreat drve, been n
storage. Frst \2500 secures.
Contact Aaron Couter, Co Arnagh,
028 38 84048/.
SERIES III
l98l 8WB truck cab, petro, tax, MoT,
hstory avaabe. Oood runner, sone
cosnetc work needed. \l/95 ono.
0l394 4l2l59. Contact Mr D Baker n
Woodbrdge.
LICHTWEICHTSERIES III
l983 LFOpetro, 6/,000 nes, very
good condton, engne and gearbox
n exceent condton, overdrve. MoT,
sx nonths tax, parabocs, owned for
fve years, nany recepts. Engraton
forces sae. \2800. Contact CM
Odhan, Luton. 0l582 4l/263.
I97I SERIES III
8WB, MoT Jan 20l4. Foad Tax Oct
20l3 (Tax Exenpt). Marne Bue
wth fu canvas tt. Orgna petro
2.25. Drves we. Fassed the MoT n
January wth no advsores.
Chasss, bukhead and foor pans are
a good. Fesprayed n 20ll. New
rear crossnenber professonay
weded n 20l0. 8one hstory (was
restored back n the eary l990s).
Feabe and we nantaned.
Feuctant sae. Devon.
Andrew. Te: 0l626 356249
0/552/94333. \2250
SERIES III
8WB. l984. Fetro, Hard top. Very
Orgna, very sound. Long MoT.
Funs superb. Feady for the Wnter
8prng. \2300. 0l253 8l23l2 or 0///
3330403. Mr Dean. Thornton. FY5
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2.25tre petro and LFO (swtch
on dash), towbar, / seats, l2V, l2
nonths MoT. \3,500 ono.
Oreat car. W nss t.
Ca 0/9// 59l 0l0. Foyston.
SERIES III
Dese. 8WB. l984.
Fuy refurbshed wth gavansed
chasss, new Turner 2.5 dese engne,
deuxe seats, paraboc sprngs,
Weer whees. Overdrve. Long MoT.
lconc Landy. \4950.
Te: 0/582 5/458l.
SCFTTCP DEFENDER90
300Td l984 autonatc. (B reg),tax
t May,MoT to Nov 20l3. ln exceent
condton. \4,600 ono.
Ena: no.nedawarbtnternet.con
Mobe: 0/986434844. 8taffs.
SERIES III
8tage One V8 l2seater, l982.
Lnestone, good chasss and
bukhead, new paraboc sprngs, new
whees, new brake druns, new water
punp, new tyres and new fue tank.
Drves ncey. Frst offer over \3500
secures. Contact Bran on 0l929
4249l8 or 0/539949686. Dorset.
CNE TEN
l993, dese, MoT August 20l3, green,
new tyres, resprayed, exMoD Unted
Natons. Nornayasprated engne,
hard top. \3250. Contact Feter Cane,
Woknghan. 0/83l l38408.
I993 DEFENDER
Bue wth / nonths MoT and 6
nonths tax, 9l,000 nes, ots of
hstory and bs. Two new doors,
radator. Had fu cutch pack, naster
and save cynders, anew dscs and
pads a round, dscs on the rear and
s on the 24spne axes. Chasss n
exceent condton and never been
pated or reparedl Fecent fu servce,
foors a sod - a great standard 90l
\4250 ovno.
Te: 0/545 046533 or
ahordernservcesbtnternet.con
RANCE RCVER
l994, 8oft dash Autobography
300Td autonatc. l/0,000 nes
n day use, MoT Juy, taxed to
Novenber. New tyres, co sprngs,
uprated turbo and ntercooer. lnner
front wngs, Cpost bases and rear
foor repaced. \3,250 ono.
Te: 0l3/2 456//9 (Leatherhead)
SERIES III
l984 FWH 200Td converson wth
uprated gearng. A cean, straght
88 wth repacenent rear prop, haf
shafts, canbet, water punp, crank
danper and puey. Conpete brake
overhau. Exceent chasss and drves
good. /0,000, tax Apr, MoT August.
Funnng on new lnsas wth conpete
orgna set avaabe. \3000.
Te 0/80/ 58ll09. Wtshre.
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l992 3.9 auto, l08,000 nes, year's
MoT, Tax June 20l3, F8H, Ooodyear
Wranger tyres, Ar con needs re
gasng, used as car, good condton,
drves we. \3250 ono. Te: 0l462
/0l289. Md Beds.
NINETY
l984 Breg. 62,000 nes, 4 owners. /
8eat County, Canvas Tt. 200Td engne
and cutch (2008). Tow pack. Current
owner nne years, a bs, MoTs, etc.
/.50xl6 Mchens. Fantastc condton n
and out. Warks. \4950ono. Te: 0l/89
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CNE CWNERSERIES IIA
l09. l964 Truck Cab wth neary
new 34 canvas, petro. Orgna
throughout. A body panes
conpetey straght. Very good
bukhead and chasss. Fecent battery,
exhaust and fve tyres. Taxed (free)
and MoT to 8eptenber. \5900.
Te: 0l539 824/2/. 8outh Cunbra.
DEFENDERII0
300Td Hard Top, l999, recent new
engne and respray, wnch, 2 nch
suspenson ft, towbar, canper
converson n rear wth snk, frdge cooker
etc. Foof tent aso avaabe. Many other
newparts, too nuch to st, phone for
detas. \6995. 0//48 9885/6.
I987 DEFENDER90
Fckup. Fecent professona restora
ton, 4 nch ft. New offset whees and
35n tyres. Hasn't been offroad snce
restoraton. Fecent MoT and taxed.
2.5 Td engne. \/995 open to offers.
0l684 56/845, Mavern.
DEFENDER90
County Hard top 2003. MoT Apr. Tax
August. 85,000 nes. Eectrc pack.
Ad|ustabe towbar. 8norke. 2n ft kt.
Fenote wnch. Exceent condton.
\9500 ono ca Oeorge 0/930533425
ena george.ner/sky.con nore
pctures avaabe on request. Oas
gow. 0l4l58059500/930533425
I994 DEFENDER90
O4 8tye Tangers Orange. Febut
2006/. 2.5 dese. Thousands spent.
Wnch, 2 nch ft, rock sders, snorke
kt, Exnoor Trn seats, nnacuate
pant, ght bar, chequerpate, a the
toys. MoT Novenber 20l3.
\8500 ono. 0/80l/53605.
DEFENDER
2008, 8WB pckup, new node. Long
MoT, taxed, 2.4 engne, netac bue,
60,000 nes, nce drver, any test or
tra gven. \9000. Contact Tony Ker
rgan, Onagh. 0//5l/26/46.
I998 DEFENDERII0
300TD, 8 Feg, l42,400 nes,
connerca as canper and expedton
ready. Loads of extras and nany new
parts. Waxoy, tax and MoT. \/995.
Te:0/95l536/l0l. Wtshre. Vnce.
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DEFENDER90
Hard top 300Td, Nov 9/, F Feg.
98,000, l2 nonths MoT, orgna
condton, new back door, seats
and new parts ftted, Fuy servced
\6,000. Te:0///34/3l83. Herts.
DEFENDER90
Hard top wth sunroof and apne
wndows. 300 Td l995. ll/,000 nes.
Detaed hstory snce 2000. Very we
nantaned. Many extras, roof rack
not ncuded. Tax and MoT. \5500.
Te 0/9/445ll53. 8ussex.
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DISCCVERYTD5
200l O8 TD5 autonatc.
One of a knd, stunnng vehce,
ll6,000 nes fu servce, chpped,
fu perfornance staness stee
exhaust, four new a terran tyres on
l8n powdercoated aoys.
Very we ooked after.
Ca for nore nfo and spec. Once you
see you w buy. \5495.
Te: 0/96/ 506590
DISCCVERY3 SE
2004 - 4.4 FetroLFO autonatc.
Fu servce hstory, 9/,000 nes.
MoT to 8eptenber 20l3, Tax to
February 20l3, Exceent condton
nsde and out, 4x4 nfo, CD,
8atNav, Fog ghts, Buetooth,
rubber nats, LFO Cert.
Te: 0/8/5 428///.
Canbrdgeshre. \9/50.
RANCE RCVER
l998 F38 2.5 BMW Dese
30,000 docunented nes, absoutey
nnt, ke new and orgna, estate
stored. MoT and tax to 3l0820l3,
autonatc, sun roof, power wndows
and ocks. Fo|a red pantwork wth
grey eather nteror.
Your chance to own and en|oy a
Fange Fover at a reasonabe prce.
\8000. Te: 0l423 33092/ or ena:
aertoncasteao.con (York).
OVERI0,000
DEFENDER90
County Hard Top, 2005, 8l,000 nes,
l2 nonths MoT, taxed to Apr 20l3.
Owned 5 years. Boost aoys, BFO MT
tyres, 8afar snorke, ght guards and
steerng guard. Fodup seats n rear
wth bets. \l0,950 ovno. Ayesbury.
Te: 0l296 42l060 or 0/8/9 682468
DEFENDER
Chaenge truck. l996. 300Td.
Fchards gav l00n chasss. OME.
AFBs. Uprated 82/4s and M8000
centre wnch. Mach5 Beadockers and
8nex. VOC. Taxed and MoT. \l3,000.
Te: 0/88/ 5ll2l/. Canbs.
DISCCVERY3
H8E 2005 V6 Dese Auto. One owner,
deaer servced, no accdents or off
road, l20,000, MoT, fu eather, H8E
extras. A expensve thngs have been
done. Detas: nanrobnsongna.
con. \ll,950.00. Te. 0/900 492/30.
RANCE RCVERHSE
54 regstraton, dese, TV, satnav,
taxed, trackng devce, ll nonths MoT,
fu servce hstory. lnteror and exte
ror n exceent condton. A chrone
bu bar, gre, door handes, ta ppes
and tow bar. \l5,000. Contact Mck
Cottre, Boton. 0l204 846482.
DEFENDER90
2002, Oso bue, 89,000, F8H. Anaz
ng condton and spec. T
wsted Ferfornance renap, nter
cooer, ppes, 88 exhaust and steerng
guard. Fuy Waxoyed. BFO ATs. OME
shocks and danper, fu Exnoor Trn
lnteror, nc eather seats front and
rear, carpet set and rear oad set.
EW. FCL. 8unroof. 8xspeaker stereo
+ anp. Dxon Bate tow bar. Fantastc
fnshed pro|ect. \l3,/50 ono.
Te: 0l/32 450/690/830 20425/.
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II0DCULE CA
2002 (02), County spec, MoT
January 20l4, taxed August 20l3,
l04,000 nes, VOC, ockabe fuy
chequerpated oad area, tubuar
steps, AT tyres, ad|ustabe tow bar,
reuctant sae, \l0,500 ono, Essex,
Davd 0/59/ 93l/94 (work).
DEFENDERCCUNTYII0
TD5, 2006, Low Meage 56,000,
9seater, Heated front seats, heated
wndscreen, eectrc front wndows,
8afar snorke, CD payer, aoy
whees, ad|ustabe tow htch, VAT
quafyng. One prevous owner.
8pent ts eary days on an estate for
the Foya househod (docunents
ncuded). \l6,995. Con Jones. Te:
0l208 359365.
20I0DEFENDERII0
X8. Exceent condton, under
warranty, F8H, one owner fron new,
BueTooth, Abar. \23,950. 8urrey.
Te: 0/9/4 444634
PARTS
LANDRCVERTYRES
Fve Avon Fange Master tyres /.5 x l6.
Oood condton. \50 each or \200 a
fve. Te: 0/939 54/ 560. Northants.
CHERISHED
Nunber pate on retenton FA5/ FYD
\l995. Fhone 0//6/ 42/34/.
WCLF WHEELS
8et of fve Wof whees wth O90
Tyres. John. \550. 0l252 326 362.
North Hanpshre.
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RANCE RCVER22IN
Hancock aoy whees and tyres. Fve
conpete wth two sets of ockng
nuts. 8tunnng condton. Done ess
than 2,000 nes. Brand new spare.
8taness outsde rns wth sver
panted centres. Buyer coects. Frce
\l,200. Fhone 0//6/ 42/34/.
FCURUNUSED
traer whees and Fedra 20580l6C
HD renforced tyres 6.5 pcd Land
Fover stud pattern (\ll/ each to
buy ) w ft ve stock traers lfor,
Batesons ect but not oder Fchardson
(ke ours). Te 0//3253ll/ or 0l484
648933 - \60 each.
SETCF FIVE
Nnespoke 8torner whees ftted wth
Oenera Orabber UHF 2/545F20
ll0V XL tyres (l new and unused as
spare). A very good condton.
Oenune Land Fover 'Oet u Hone'
sknny spare for Fange Fover
or Dsco 3 (unused).
Tenporary stee rn ftted wth
contnenta tubeess Tl/580Fl9 tyre
(80 knh or 50nph nax stpuated).
Dsco 3 dog guard conpete (Trava).
Dsco 2 dog guard - frane ony.
Conpete set of Land Fover Dsco
3 rubber nats for / seater (new),
ncuded s arge boot nat.
Must be abe to coect - 8wansea
area. A reasonabe offers consdered.
Fhone 0//46 240044 for further
detas.
II0/DEFENDERPART
Mtary soft top \l20 (as new).
Bue rear door wth spare whee
bracket \30. Crean hard top wth
van sdes n VOC but roof has two
sunroofs ftted, offers.
Te: 0/860 /8899/. Contact lan
Brown, 8onershan.
P38 RANCE RCVER
Foof bars. Oood condton. \40.
Contact Feter Vaughan, Coventry,
024/6 6/808l.
CCKFCRSALE
Found The Corner by Chrs Bevs
(ex8eres One cub nenber) \ll and
postage pad fron author. Te: 0l983
52//96. Free 80nch exhaust nan
fod wth frst order (carrage extra).
Ca Chrs Bevs. Newport.
DISCCVERYTD5
Fear fodng seats. Coth seats, bets
ncuded, very cean, coud be ftted
to a 8eres or Defender as fodng rear
seats. \l/5 ono. Buyer coects. Con
tact J Barow, March, 0/53l 3/5 0/9.
RANDNEW
Coong package for Dscovery
Defender. Copper brass rad wth o
cooer, up to l998. Unwanted spare.
Froduct of Casenc Lane Fadators.
Fart nunber E8F 3683. Contact Mr F
Thonas, Annanford. 0l269 85069/.
24VCENERATCR
Four 24V batteres, battery box and
rado tabe. Fus other bts a exMoD
Defender. Offers. 8uffok. 0l4/3 2l2656.
II0CANVAS
Tt (green) \l50 or swap for a
Lghtweght canvas tt.
Te: 0l4l 883425l. Oasgow.
RANCE RCVERP38
Cassc Defender Headnng
retrnnng servce, ncudng sunroof
and L8E, bobtaed types, twopece
etc, rng for detas \l90 for renova
retrn and refttng ncudedl Te:
0///9 303888 8onerset.
REAKINC2.5TD
Engne, new n|ectors and heater
pugs, new starter and aternator,
cynder head, fue punp, new
canbet, rocker box wth vaves and
gudes, pston cynders, crank, sunp,
Kenowe fan, etc. Engne started
and ran OK - renoved for 200Td
transpant. Vew Argy, can courer
parts. A tens negotabe.
Te: 0l369840849. or
ena:dhart503btnternet.con.
WedeIiver.
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