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| Tomcat 106 Member Since: 08 Jun 2015 Location: Essex, just. Posts: 124  
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Well done Strang, that is definitely a picture you will struggle to take again
 One of the top brass' FFRR was parked there last time we were there..
It almost looks like the sun was shining as well......whatever next! MY15.5 110XS CSW 1956 88" S1 2004 Tomcat 106 Comp safari |
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13th Jan 2016 8:25pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784  
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CLASSIC SHOT,...You are a lucky man. I'd love to have Gracie in a similar image. Thinking about it, I reckon that there would be a dollar to be made by having the favourite image of your Defender superimposed on that Background?! Pickles. Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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13th Jan 2016 9:15pm |
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| Mark y Member Since: 24 Mar 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 37 
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[quote="couplands"]
My recollection from doing the regular factory tour last year was that lunch was only provided for the people who had booked a full day i.e. tour + driving experience (or full day driving course). The 1/2 day tours don't include lunch, only light refreshments. I guess the guys you saw were "full dayers"....sadly...! We're going on the 14th, so really looking forward to it. cheers Correct, the food is paid for in a full day only, light refreshments otherwise. |
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14th Jan 2016 12:45pm |
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| Lord Hemming Member Since: 02 Feb 2015 Location: Kent Posts: 125 
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Is this closed now, when does the Defender stop being built?
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17th Jan 2016 8:55pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3784
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Last I read on here it was 29th Jan.
Pickles. |
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17th Jan 2016 9:16pm |
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| Vogler Member Since: 02 Nov 2014 Location: Brussels Posts: 309  
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I went late November with one of the belgian clubs and enjoyed it very much. The idea of visiting the actual birth place of our 110 was quite a unique experience and I almost got emotional about it. To see how it must have been there in the same raw state of unpainted aluminium, was as seeing its DNA. When I drove it the day after, it was even more of an experience than usual. I would have loved to take it to the Solihull an portray it in front of the factory!
It probably has been covered somewhere here already, but it would be a pity to miss them now they're still there: lots of high resolution images of the factory and production line itself are freely available on the Jaguar Land Rover Press pages.(the link already includes search terms 'manufacturing' and 'facilities') Unfortunately there are no images available of Defender Td5 production, so who knows when the current images will be removed. You can also find 2 films of the actual manufacturing line here . I found them under 'B-roll'. Below are some of my photo's of that day. Many of them quite similar to the other ones, but the testimonial card that was attached under 1948 was one of the unexpected highlights of the day, and hasn't been shown here to my knowledge. My attention was drawn by handwriting which was clearly from an elder person. I admit that I don't know the Land Rover history by heart, so it was only when I recognised the name a couple of yards further and realised who it was that I got goose bumps:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The rest of the images are quite similar... Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I L-O-V-E-D the South America Expedition series in its magnificent vintage colours. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Greetings, Joris Last edited by Vogler on 17th Jan 2016 10:43pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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17th Jan 2016 10:37pm |
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| Cupboard Member Since: 21 Mar 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2971 
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Off to see it tomorrow afternoon with my dad
<rivet> those aren't period tyres on that blue one, they're Michelins!</rivet> |
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17th Jan 2016 10:42pm |
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| Vogler Member Since: 02 Nov 2014 Location: Brussels Posts: 309
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That's great, have fun!
I have been in the tilting Series. From the inside it's even more impressive - do it if you have the chance! J |
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17th Jan 2016 10:47pm |
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| Lord Hemming Member Since: 02 Feb 2015 Location: Kent Posts: 125
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Me too. It didn't feel very safe when I was in it
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17th Jan 2016 11:01pm |
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| windymiller Member Since: 03 Oct 2013 Location: farnham Posts: 223
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The Last day for the Defender tour is Wednesday this week ,I have a group of us doing Wednesday afternoon stop ...soo looking forward to it ..look out for a G4 110 heading up the M40 in the morning
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18th Jan 2016 8:01am |
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| Mark y Member Since: 24 Mar 2014 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 37
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Arthur Goddard flew over from Australia and visited the celebration line last year .
http://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Found-Our-Eng...ael+bishop Tells you a little about the last surviving Land Rover engineer |
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18th Jan 2016 10:38am |
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| nidge n Member Since: 04 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 719 
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I read that book last year, quite interesting. It would be fitting if they ever solved the mystery of the centre steer.
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18th Jan 2016 12:51pm |
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| Vogler Member Since: 02 Nov 2014 Location: Brussels Posts: 309
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Thanks for the tip Mark! I have just ordered the book.
Greetings, Joris |
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18th Jan 2016 1:45pm |
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| adafish Member Since: 30 Mar 2009 Location: atherstone Posts: 1382 
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........I'll have a walk over about 10am and say hello... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull.. |
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18th Jan 2016 3:02pm |
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