BAHAMA MAKEOVER

I first met the Bland family at the Driffield Land Rover Show of 2019. Dad Richard proudly strolled over to the LRM stand to show me some pictures of a 1999 Discovery 2 that his daughter Joanna was busy restoring. Dad lovingly praised her efforts despite the fact that the project was not quite finished yet. I liked what I saw and told Richard to let me know when I could see and photograph the finished project.

The same scenario repeated itself a few months later at a wet Kelmarsh Land Rover Show. Joanna barely said a word, she was like one of those kids who wanted their parents to stop talking about them. I could see from her hands that she was not afraid of hard work. The updated pictures that her Dad showed me once again confirmed that she was doing a more than fantastic job.

I quickly realised that the quality of the work and the unusual Bahama Gold colour of her D2 made it the perfect vehicle to be featured in LRM.

Then, just before Christmas, an email from Richard popped into my inbox. It contained ‘before’ photos, more photos taken during the build and, finally, the finished