Land Rover Monthly

IT gives me great pleasure to announce that Land Rover Monthly magazine and the Billing Off Road Show have joined forces. Therefore, the ever-growing 2020 Billing Off Road show will be held in association with Land Rover Monthly magazine on June 27 a

WE’RE delighted to announce that LRM has partnered with the organisers of the 2020 Billing Off Road show. Held on June 27-28, this year’s event in association with LRM promises to be the biggest and most action-packed one yet, with club and trade sta

AS a crisis support charity, partnering with a state-of-the-art tyre manufacturer is a major coup. In the tie-up, Davanti’s flagship all-terrains will play a vital role as North West 4x4 Response deliver medical teams, urgent response professionals a

THANKS to the LRM team for a brilliant magazine. We look forward to reading the articles and seeing all the different Land Rovers — especially the coolest of Defenders and what their owners do to them. After doing up my Defender 110 Tdi we love explo

I was reading LRM winter 2020 issue 264, in particular the news story on page 13 — INEOS wins legal battle. I think it’s funny JLR are trying to trademark the shape of a car after their design team have come up with this all-new Defender. I’ve been r

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PRICE: £64.06 CONTACT: brit-car.co.uk SAVE time when trying to trace the source of a short circuit with this clever kit. It contains a set of circuit breaker fuses that fit in the place of a traditional fuse. It will safely break the circuit durin

THE notorious Land Rover steering shimmy or shake is something of which I have long been aware, but despite having spent more than 30 years driving long distances in ropey old Land Rovers I had never experienced it for myself until a remarkably well-

WE all love buying bits for our Land Rovers. Something added here, a little extra there, that’s how we modify them to become our dream car. But what if, rather than slowly add them bit by bit, instead you stockpiled all you needed and hit the worksho

THE average car’s lifespan is said to be around ten years, but, as we know, most Land Rovers live longer than that. There are millions of Land Rovers out there with stories to tell, but some vehicles are more special than others: this 1972 Suffix A R

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 des

CERTAIN cars just look right in very specific colours. A Rosso Corsa Ferrari. A Bahama Gold two-door Classic Range Rover. A Norfolk Mustard Lotus. A Silver Birch Aston Martin DB5. A Sonoma Green Defender 90. Now wait a minute. Sonoma Green? Is that n

THE decision to renovate the original batch of 25 Series Is caused great excitement in the Land Rover world, and with good reason. The plan was to restore the vehicles to their original specification, as part of JLR’s Reborn program. Customers were o

LAURENCEKIRK is a small town next to the main A90 trunk road between Dundee and Aberdeen. Apart from being home to some old Land Rovers, its main claim to fame is the unusual pastime of making snuff boxes. These Victorian boxes feature a special type

IT’S first light in the steamy depths of the jungle and the sound of nature is a deafening symphony of insects, wild birds and mammals. But a giant gorilla raises an eyebrow at an unusual sound getting ever-closer. It’s a familiar noise here in the U

The team have released several You Tube videos of their work, with more to come. Check out these: • youtube.com/watch?v=sQ95hjxo6sU&t=1s • youtube.com/watch?v=5MfEWFCnoCg&t=2s • youtube.com/watch?v=_X07LqAkS7M You can also read more at the websit

WHEN John Edwards retired from JLR in June 2018 he was keeping a promise he’d made to himself and his family 17 years previously: that he and his wife would retire from their respective full-time jobs at or around the age of 55. As he says when we me

IT conjures up the smell of chocolate and spice, steam rising off of freshly-roasted corn; the sounds of multilingual chatter, and warm, welcoming people, dressed in vibrant, embroidered textiles. We adore Oaxaca City. A mix of many cultures, a few f

THE Dorset Land Rover Club held another very successful Driving Day at one of its regular sites just outside Crossways near Dorchester. Entry to the event wasn’t just restricted to DLRC members, with the club opening it up to non-members as part of i

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YOU hear my Defender before you see it. At shows it turns heads. This is because it does not sound like a Tdi, Td5 or Puma Defender. It even sounds different to other BMW straight-six M52 engined Defenders. It has a wicked burble and pops when idling

I take lots of photographs. I was about eight-years old when I got my first camera and my early pictures include the great liner Queen Mary, docked in Southampton. More than half a century has passed since then, in which I’ve clicked the shutter tens

FOR those fortunate (or unfortunate?) enough not to have to use our Land Rovers every day, this is a quiet time of year. We anticipate the last winter road salt, and pass the time instead planning some trips. In 2020 I already know what I’m doing. I’

IS it new technology that’s worrying me or am I just becoming paranoid. Well, I think yes maybe, I’m getting paranoid of late especially about two things, daylight running lights (DRL)and engine oil level. DRL seem to be fitted to most cars now; if t

THE Td5 engine fitted to Discovery 2 models up to 2004, and to Defender models up to 2007, was the last engine designed and built by Land Rover prior to later developments by Jaguar Land Rover such as the Ingenium engine family. The Td5 engine has sh

THERE isn’t much in terms of standard electrical equipment on a Series I Land Rover, and it’s generally all made by Lucas. We all know the old jokes — my favourite is the one about Genuine Lucas wiring loom smoke: “once it escapes, the electricity st

THE Discovery 3 and 4 were built almost ready to tow. The rear of the chassis had a tow bar receiver mounting, to which a quick-release detachable tow hitch could be easily fitted and removed. The towing electrics could be added as required, be it a

CREATING accurate pieces of sheet metalwork for repair sections and bespoke fabrication to pro standards can be done with an affordable sheet metal folder. Kiss goodbye to bench vices and hammers; it’s time to raise your game. Pin-sharp folds and cor

LAST month the flywheel, camshaft and lower rocker assemblies were installed in the engine block. We now need to time the camshaft with the crankshaft so that it opens and closes the inlet and exhaust valves at the correct time in relation to the pis

IT has never been easier, or more affordable, to buy a new car. That’s because the market has been stagnant over the last couple of years, leading to manufacturers flooding the market with new models as well as tempting would-be customers with great

With lots of PCPs coming to an end (see page 150), there's a great choice of secondhand models on the market. Take your time and wait until the price is right – your reward will be ownership of the most versatile Land Rover of all. ■

Ian’s been driving Land Rovers for over 40 years and drawing for LRM since issue 2. He lives on the coast of East Anglia and drives a Freelander 2 ■

How long have you owned Her Maj? The reign of Her Maj, as I affectionately call my 1951 Series I 80 inch, has been several years longer than that of Queen Elizabeth II, which is no mean feat. And I have been lucky enough to have served as a devoted