SOME of the most interesting stories about Land Rovers often come to light by chance, just like this one, although in this case it was my wife Fiona who made the connection, spotting what she thought was an interesting vehicle in the gym car park. “It was definitely a One Ten,” she revealed confidently when she got home, “but it had the biggest and chunkiest roof rack I’ve ever seen. I took a couple of photos of it for you.”
She handed over her phone and there it was, looming large in the sluicing rain and barely visible under the dim streetlamps. It seemed to be painted in an almost stealth-like matt grey that wouldn’t look out of place on a battleship and yes, it definitely had something very substantial on its roof, and something else that I couldn’t quite make out on its bonnet. It looked like it had been put together as a working tool with a very specific purpose in mind, which always piques my interest when it comes to Land
