I went to the Billing show on the Friday, and as is the norm, came back with a few bits more than planned. I thought the show was better than the last couple of years, partly due to the weather and partly due to less non-Land Rover related stands being present. It also benefited from […]
Short Trip to Norfolk
We’ve just come back from a short “shake-down” trip to check the 109 and the camping equipment, and it mostly went well, despite the wet weather. The roof storage worked brilliantly, and took far more kit than expected. The canoe bags also proved water-tight, despite the manner in which they close appearing suspicious. I wasn’t […]
Winching Training
I had a one-day winching course with Ray at Pro-trax, Rockingham, today. It was a very good course, and I had the benefit of one-to-one tuition. We stared off using the 109, just to make sure I was familiar with its winch and controls, followed by using one of the company’s 110s as their vehicles […]
Heritage Run Photo
Here’s a great photo of us arriving at Gaydon at the end of the 60th Anniversary Run, courtesy of Steve Turner:
Land Rover 60th Heritage Run
The 109 was vehicle 47 of about 120 in today’s 60th Anniversary Run, starting at the factory in Solihull and ending at Land Rover’s head quarters and the British Motor Heritage Centre at Gaydon. The event started from the “Home of the Legend” visitors centre at the plant, starting with registration and a short briefing. […]
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