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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150   
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The poor Rangies that actually weren't the first vehicles to cross the gap? But got all the praise?
 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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19th Oct 2019 7:10am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908 
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This was a little before my time, so don't know much about it, but looks awesome. It was the similar Camel Trophy epic images that born my love of LR.
I know it's not "environmentally friendly" to do such things these days but it would do the JLR image the world of good to relive these expeditions! James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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19th Oct 2019 8:36am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17603 
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^^^ Except that it might not go so well with two Evoques!
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19th Oct 2019 8:51am |
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| familymad Member Since: 13 Dec 2011 Location: Bucks Posts: 3481  
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Or anything in their current range including the new machine... 1951 80" S1 2.0
1995 110 300TDI 1995 90 300TDI |
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19th Oct 2019 9:06am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908
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But we keep being told the FFRR, D5 and new Defender are the most capable ever!
 JLR I challenge you to prove it! James
MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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19th Oct 2019 9:41am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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This can't have been before your time, can it?
and not forgetting the 1st vehicles used on Camel Trophy were Jeeps ~ or more accurately Ford U50's (License built Jeep CJ5's) Remember this bloke? Click image to enlarge |
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19th Oct 2019 9:59am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753
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Unfortunately they might be most capable but not in woods where all the new LR products are far too wide to pass between the trees, unlike Defenders, Land Rover 90/110/ Series vehicles. Ripping the side panels off your L405 won’t go down well with Land Rover Finance or Black Horse Finance who provide their PCP contracts............ from experience they don’t even like you if you ever take your modern Land Rover product off the tarred road when you take it in for part-exchange and they find mud/dust in hidden places, it really drops the value. Out of 12 LR products I have owned in the last 30 years only one never went off road - it was my 2nd Evoque and unlike the 1st Evoque I never took it offroad because it was so prone to breaking down......... I went in my 90 instead. I’m a great believer in using my Land Rovers to do what they were designed to do - even if they are Freelanders or Evoques which are pretty competent off-road. Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come 2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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19th Oct 2019 11:08am |
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| Fat Cog Member Since: 19 Mar 2012 Location: Oxfordshire & Devon Posts: 502 
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Hi Supacat; Its actually a pamphlet of about 20 pages (I think), I'm away at the moment but will try & upload it when I get home. Since 1973...S1, Air Portable's, Defender's, but only my Wolf TUL HS GS remains |
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19th Oct 2019 6:24pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Recently came across this, which made interesting reading, especially about the Darien Gap section ~ Roads End to Roads End – Loren Upton’s World Odyssey:
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge https://offroadaction.ca/2018/01/12/roads-...d-odyssey/ |
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7th Nov 2020 3:04pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2236 
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Awesome thread.
Both my kids love their ‘ Darien Gap T shirts ‘ More pics and stories please. Keith. |
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7th Nov 2020 5:42pm |
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