Land Rover Monthly March 2022

Find us on @LRMonthly @land_rover_monthly LandRoverMonthly @Landrovermonthly HOW many standard Discovery 2s do you see on the roads these days? Very few. The first Land Rover trip I ever did as a journalist was in a standard D2 to the coast of Mozambique. That was nearly 20 years ago. It had no snorkel, bull bar, recovery gear, rock sliders or other accessories. Just a cool box and a passport got me there and back, no worries. Most of that trip was tar road and some sandy tracks. Would I take a similar Disco on more remote and technical tracks? Probably not. And if my partner and son were with me? Definitely not. There is a lot to like about Eddie Priscott and Terrafirma’s D2 on our cover this month. They have taken a standard D2 and…

A classic Land Rover converted into a fire engine came out on top to win the coveted Best of Boxing Day trophy at the Lakeland Motor Museum’s Classic Drive and Ride In Day. With around 150 vehicles in attendance – it was an impressive accolade to say the very least. The 1969 Land Rover Forward Control IIB was originally built for the British Army, but it was sold off in 1974 when it was road registered and went on to be used as a site fire engine by the agricultural machinery giant Massey Ferguson. It was converted into a fire engine by HCB Angus. It is powered by a 2625cc six-cylinder petrol engine and is four-wheel drive. Of the 2305 IIB models built, 1254 were fitted with the 2.6-litre engine. It is…

WHAT’S your ultimate convertible? How about a Defender 90 – wouldn’t that be a cool way to feel the wind through your hair and, uh, the scratches on your head? Perhaps it’s better suited to a day at the beach than greenlaning? After all, you’re not going to risk scraping something that costs €138,000 (£115,270). Based on a Defender 90, currently the drop-top Valiance from Netherlands-based Heritage Customs exists only in design renderings, but it will be available in three different trims at launch. These include Côte d’Azur (bright blue) with a cognac-coloured soft top and 22in Space Cowboy wheels shod in white sidewall tyres; Solihull Sand (green) with 20in white retro discs and sand top (to mimic the famous HUE I66 from 1948); and Kokkini Paralia (matt red) with 22in…

That’s Motorsport Ltd is organising and promoting a Clubman Hill Rally on May 27-29, 2022, in the Welshpool area of Mid Wales. The event will be the first UK Hill Rally to use Closed Public Roads as parts of its stages and will be a combination of grass, mud and gravel roads, with fast, technical and rough stages – all while enforcing a 50mph average speed. On-site catering will be provided as well as portable loos, and free camping for competitors. The entry fee is £695 – head to the Welsh Borders Hill Rally 2022 Facebook page for more information on the three-day event and how to book your place on it.…

Send your letters to patrick@lrm.co.uk Wiring wisdom Mr Hall’s article on Series wiring was two months too late! My son and I are in the process of restoring a 1967 Series IIA [pictured above] and we had to fit a new wire harness before the article came out. I had trouble with the flasher unit and thanks to the knowledgeable Mr Hall I now know the ‘B’ is for battery while the ‘L’ is for light. I just have to add that I received two faulty units while the third one was a charm. What is even more enjoyable is that this information was in good old-fashioned print – no Google search would turn that up. Thank you, Mr Hall, for sharing your knowledge and experience. Noel Bishop Fletcher Vermont, USA Patrick replies: Richard’s column is…

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