One of the worst things you can call a Land Rover owners pride and joy, is “Jeep”, and there are countless stickers and memes about the theme. In the Land Rover community, Jeeps are often called “Beeps“, even though the original Land Rover prototype actually was built on a WWII surplus Jeep chassis. In an … Read more
Many years I dreamt of getting hold a Series IIa Ambulance, that a previous owner had already ruined the back of. Today I was offered an almost perfect project example. “Luckily” it’s a late series IIa with the lights in it’s wings, and a “Maltese grill”. Had it been “a real Land Rover” (lights in … Read more
Passing through Copenhagens Airport CPH, I stumbled upon this half Series III Land Rover. I couldn’t quite determine if it was a 44” or a 54,5” 😉 A pity to see a destroyed Classic Land Rover, but it’s a good ambassador for the car, and rather a display than in the junkyard. It’s chopped over … Read more
Born with 600-16 cross-ply tyres on 5×16 tubeless steel rims. The 6.00-16 tyres are hard to find nowadays, unless you want front tyres for a historic tractor with wierd ribs. The tyresize translates to the non existing 152/100-R16 and has a diameter of 710mm, width and hight are both 152mm. Circumference is 2230 mm and … Read more
One of the greatest things about Series Land Rovers, is that they are as simple as anything can get. However this does not apply to the handbrake. The system might be less complicated on a RHD model, but on a LHD model, the handbrake leaver is mounted on the left side, and has to activate … Read more
Laura is from way before the Cigar lighter plug was invented, but she did have a pair of 12V “Dash power sockets”, in form of two 1/8th inch “Wander plugs” in the dashboard. One for plus and one for minus. Since I didn’t have any equipment I could use in these plugs, I repurposed them … Read more
A popular accessory on the Series Land Rovers is the so called “Cat Flap”. If you often swap roof styles, then you can leave the tailgate on your tub, and mount a top mounted “liftgate” (aka catflap) door on your roof. The alternative is to swap between a side hinged door and the tailgate every … Read more
A short walk around, before I washed her.As you can see it’s needed after being parked under a tree for half a decade. In Denmark, green is the standard colour for a Series Land Rover, but they were never meant to be THIS green. Next step will be dismantling her, so I can get to … Read more
At last Laura is home again. Back after spending 17 years in exile. Greener than a Land Rover usually is, and needing a few buckets of soapy water, but in far better shape than I had been hoping for. I’ve been turning the engine every time I visited her in storage, so I knew that … Read more
We are on a trip to Turkey, and are out exploring the windy mountain roads, where we happened to stumble upon this beauty, resting beside the gravel road. As always, it’s sad to see a forgotten friend, but so much better having it basking in the sun, on a mountain top, than sending it to … Read more