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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2301   
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As a teenager I was an avid watcher of Scrapheap Challenge and A 4x4 is Born.
On 4x4 is born they followed a team competing in the jungle or something. I seem to remember a bobtail range rover and burning a leach off with a cig. Anybody recall who that was? Possibly named Simon > 110 XS Double Cab |
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12th Mar 2021 8:11am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5849  
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A Devon 4x4 sponsored 90? 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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12th Mar 2021 8:42am |
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| DSC-off Member Since: 16 Oct 2014 Location: North East Posts: 1419 
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https://www.markevans.co.uk/television/a-4...text=A%204×4%20Is%20Born%20In%20the%20late%201970s%2C,some%20of%20the%20rarest%20Land%20Rovers%20ever%20made.
Mark Evans now does the promo videos for the Ineos Grenadier |
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12th Mar 2021 8:58am |
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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 719 
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That was the Devon 4x4 guys doing the Malaysian Rainforest Challenge with their bobtail RRC. Leech chap is Mat Cook who was Simon's co-driver. Top bloke. Instagram: L90andy
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12th Mar 2021 9:03am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2301
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Blackwolf... Correct, but the part I refer to were short five minute features each episode that followed a team competing in the jungle
L90 Andy - brilliant thank you! Will see what I can find on that > 110 XS Double Cab |
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12th Mar 2021 9:09am |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2301
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They've got photos https://www.devon4x4.com/content/gallery/o...enge-2001/ > 110 XS Double Cab
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12th Mar 2021 9:12am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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I remember that, although didn't know the name! Like an outdoors Krypton Factor. “MEANWHILE, THE Americans seem to be having a slight problem with the Land Rover…” - Bernard Falk Excellent stuff 
https://www.tvcream.co.uk/telly/tv-a-z/n-z...t-of-that/  Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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12th Mar 2021 9:16am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17417
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There seem to be quite a few Malaysian Rainforest Challenge vids on YouTube. It looks an epic event.
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12th Mar 2021 11:07am |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3506 
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I really liked the 'Is Born' series. They haven't repeated them recently but a few years back they were on repeat quite regularly.
I like Mark Evans as a presenter. I liked the banter in some of the series between him and the Producer 'Phil Mate' Phil Bashall was involved in the 4x4 is born programmes giving historical and factual information. Pity there isn't more stuff like this on the telly now. I am getting quite bored with Wheeler Dealers and Car SOS has gone a bit slap stick. Would much rather see the engineering than the messing around. |
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12th Mar 2021 12:21pm |
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| hank Member Since: 12 Sep 2016 Location: South Wales Posts: 2301
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February 2017 Mark Evans shared a 'teaser' picture on social media of what looks like an E type Jag with a comment alluding to a new 'is born' series coming soon.
I guess covid put the stoppers on filming - hopefully they postponed the build until filming could resume! I watched some old scrapheap challenge episodes on youtube over the lockdown. Great viewing and some brilliant 'personalities' - "just kept thinking they'd never get away with this now". Shame > 110 XS Double Cab |
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12th Mar 2021 12:31pm |
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| rallysteve Member Since: 10 Feb 2014 Location: Cumbria Posts: 2230 
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Hi did 'A Car is Reborn' where they restored an E-Type years back. He did an inside Jaguar program though which was all about Jaguar heritage building some brand new lightweight e-types which was interesting even if the cars were pointless.
I used to enjoy his programmes too, the wreck rescue series was quite good too although I am sure some bits were staged or over dramatised. 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread |
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12th Mar 2021 12:53pm |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5180
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You cannot beat Mark evans, I seen very recently on his face book page, that he is over hauling the 100 inch, picture of him refurbing the tank. So he must be throwing in some upgrades, by the looks of it.
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13th Mar 2021 4:20pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2641  
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Mark's 100 inch at the London to Brighton 2004, really nice guy to talk to.
I have the build photos on CD autographed. Click image to enlarge |
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13th Mar 2021 10:16pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2641
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13th Mar 2021 10:26pm |
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