PARTICULARLY observant readers might recognise Nick Weatherby and his Marine Blue 1986 soft top 90. Cover star of Land Rover Monthly’s Winter 2021 issue, the story then revolved around how he’d built the immaculate car during the many dreaded Covid lockdowns. But I have to tell you, I got the story wrong the first time round with Nick. Yes, the car was impressive, but what I missed was that he can’t leave anything alone – he’s a constant tinkerer. In Land Rover circles, there are many of us who can relate.
His cover had just left the newsstands when he pulled out the 300Tdi engine, converting the car over to a 3.9-litre John Eales Rover V8. He just can’t help having a project on the go – the perfect example of how a mechanical skillset can, for some, be a central part of
