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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816   
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^^ Not making anything up here.
The truth is, and I have said it in some other thread already, here in Geneva there is a large percentage of Defender drivers who are sporty well trimmed, often ponytailed, blondes. And they usually comply with "the wave" practice too.  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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5th Sep 2014 10:41pm |
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| byjovecarruthers Member Since: 21 Oct 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 60  
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This was parked up in the pub car park near me. I suffered a pang of jealousy. Looks like it's used with a good degree of regularity too.
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6th Sep 2014 12:46pm |
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| byjovecarruthers Member Since: 21 Oct 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 60
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See this little beauty in North Wales near Penmachno every time I pass.
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6th Sep 2014 12:58pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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2 months short of 2 years later..... The S2A is going strong as I saw this morning. Passed the farm again on my bike, and the S2A this time was outside in the sunshine. The farmer was working on his now 18 year old 90 300 Tdi, and we again had the nicest chat about his two gems and about my much younger SVX... Landie world at its best.
Click image to enlarge You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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13th Jul 2015 11:48am |
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. I took below poor quality pic with my phone, whereupon the farmer came over curiously, and once I told him about my Defender which he actually had also seen many times parked at our house, he threw the barn doors wide open, turned on the lights and we had a nice chat about his 1968 series 2A, his now 16 year old Defender 90, and my still young SVX. Made a friend who knows everything about rebuilding gearboxes, engines, hot galvanizing and riveting. Most funny thing was that he had never heard of something like Dinitrol (he said the only anti rust that he knows is the hot galvanizing), so he will come over one day to take a look at mine. 
| doublea Member Since: 12 Jul 2011 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 495  
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First registered 1978, ex military?
Too good to be languishing in a field. Current Steeds: 2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green 2003 BMW F650 the Hack 2000 Elise 1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo) 1990 TDR 250 (in bits again) 1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale |
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14th Jul 2015 10:41pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Beautiful autumn weather here so went biking and saw the hidden gem out in all its glory in front of the farm. Has had a lot of work done of late by the farmer, including a gearbox rebuild. Looks like ready for a show, we just do not have such events here. 
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Then in another village around me spotted this working horse in front of another farmhouse.
Click image to enlarge Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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30th Oct 2016 4:17pm |
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| agentmulder Member Since: 16 Apr 2016 Location: Outer Space Posts: 1324 
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^^ that's the winch and winch bumper combo I just bought!
Huksy/mantec with dixon-bate points Slowly making it's way from the UK to NZ... Solved the bowel problem, working on the consonants... |
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30th Oct 2016 9:50pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2098 
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That series 2A is beautiful Eric.
Buy it! |
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31st Oct 2016 10:41am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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I'm afraid that farmer is as much an enthusiast as myself. Actually a good thing, but I keep an eye on it.👍
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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31st Oct 2016 2:23pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 
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Love the " working horse " Eric
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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1st Nov 2016 8:42pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149 
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Interesting how more or less every Swiss series LR I have encountered has been light green - it is certainly a very popular colour.
I wonder if the single Swiss 109" 1-Ton is still there, sold to a dealer in Zurich, chassis nr 22300007. 2011 110 USW 1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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4th Nov 2016 4:33pm |
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| Arran73 Member Since: 25 Mar 2013 Location: Commugny, Switzerland Posts: 133
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Yeah they all seem to be in that green 1997 Defender 90 300tdi
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4th Nov 2016 7:54pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Went biking early morning all the way into Geneva center of town. Decided to go take a look at a car restauration specialist there, run by Italian enthusiasts, where still last week we saw the most gorgeous fully restaured 1977 Toyota FJ45. One day I intend to buy one of those... But this morning spotted this in their workshop window...
A Series 1 Click image to enlarge but also a Riley Click image to enlarge and more in the back a cream Fiat 500 and what I think is a green Saab 96 (If Zag reads this, he can confirm or correct me) 
Click image to enlarge Driving further to the other side of the lake also spotted this here.... After the preceeding gems, an anti-climax for sure. 
Click image to enlarge Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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