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    Landrover series...

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    Behold!! one of the most terrible vehicles ever produced...

    And yet...
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    I have always wanted one just like that


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    Quote Originally Posted by res View Post
    I have always wanted one just like that


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    One of the genuinely important vehicles of the 20th century. Learned to drive in one and used it offroad for a time. Plenty of character but maintenance and breakages were another matter...
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    Had them in the mine. Mechanicals very expensive to repair, and they needed regular repair. Likable vehicles though except for the useless 6 cylinder versions we had (original Land Rover engines). Best of the fleet was a long wheel base Safari but we weren’t allowed “access” to that. Totally slayed by the first models of the Land Cruisers that replaced all the Land Rovers on site.

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    Had a Series 2A SWB full cab with my job in Scotland many moons ago, twas a great set of wheels. Loaded up with a heap of drunk Scotsmen on a Saturday night and off we would go looking for trouble in the neighboring villages. F#*kn thing near got me locked up one night.....speeding would you believe, must of had the choke out by mistake
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    They were real good when you didn't have any other choices.
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    Marginally useful, underpowered, unreliable, and I suspect were the basis for the military term 'soft-skinned vehicle'! They were completely overshadowed by the Toyota Landcruiser, and never were as good as the old Willys Jeep that they replaced. Still, they do have a following....

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    I suppose at least it was a better military vehicle than the Austin Champ....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mathias View Post
    Had a Series 2A SWB full cab with my job in Scotland many moons ago, twas a great set of wheels. Loaded up with a heap of drunk Scotsmen on a Saturday night and off we would go looking for trouble in the neighboring villages. F#*kn thing near got me locked up one night.....speeding would you believe, must of had the choke out by mistake
    A Landrover full of pissed Jocks is probably one of the most dangerous things on the planet
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    Quote Originally Posted by zimmer View Post
    I suppose at least it was a better military vehicle than the Austin Champ....
    The Austin Gypsy didn't seem too bad.
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    I had an Austen Gypsy
    went most places, rusted badly though.
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    At the edge of a big drop waiting for a push?
    it probably broke down before it got there
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    Elton John went to the tattooist and said: “I want a Rolls Royce tattooed on my penis.”



    The tattooist said; “You'd be better off with a Land Rover mate, it won't get stuck in the sh*t.”
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    This one has had one owner since new... Luckily enough to have been garaged by the looks

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