ENDA McKenna had wanted a Land Rover Series III since his 20s, having first used one while doing voluntary work in Nigeria. He finally caved on his 50th birthday and bought himself one as a much-deserved present. ‘‘I’d been looking around for quite a while,’’ he tells us. ‘‘Eventually I found a dealer near where I live in North Yorkshire, who had this beautiful SIII in with a galvanised chassis. It was a bit rough to be honest, but it was very solid. I remember going in to see it, thinking ‘this is nice’, and buying it there and then.’’
The SIII was a ragtop when Enda bought it, although he’s since changed the roof to a hardtop with windows, which he finds far more practical. ‘‘There was a lot of other work
