Land Rover Monthly October 2022

Find us on @LRMonthly LandRoverMonthly @land_rover_monthly Land Rover Monthly @busheditor LAST Saturday I took my son to his friend’s birthday party after his football match. While the kids played and ate cake, I was making small talk with one of the dads. He told me that he had just been abroad to Spain – he was anything but happy, though. In fact, it looked as if he was housing a jalapeño plantation in his mouth. After a lager shandy it all came out. He and the missus had a disagreement on the holiday and ended up flying back to the UK on separate flights. That was not all. The one morning he got up early to pay the pool guy 20 Euros for two pool loungers in a good position…

LAND Rover is world renowned for its expeditions, and with demand for the classic Defender hotter than microchips (well almost) and a must-have for any car collector worth their salt, the brand’s Classic division has put two and two together. It is creating 25 Classic Defender Works V8 Trophy II vehicles, at a basic price of £225,000. Each is finished in a unique exterior design that plays homage to the 23 locations that have played a part in Land Rover’s illustrious off-roading and exploration adventures for more than 70 years. These include, among others, the Camel Trophy, First Overland and the G4 Challenge. And like a real life spot-the-car game for big kids, the iconic silhouettes of Defender and Series Land Rovers are hidden within the limited edition model’s unique…

Cherished Vehicle Insurance Services has just been announced as the official sponsor of LRM’s 4x4 Spares Days. Ian Arthur, the insurance specialist’s Business Development Manager, gave us the reason for the generous sponsorship. “LRM is the magazine for the true enthusiast. It is a strong and growing brand as its recent acquisition of the popular Newbury and Malvern 4x4 Spares Days has proved. We would like to be a part of these exciting times for LRM and the 4x4 Spares Days.” LRM’s Editor, Patrick Cruywagen, is delighted with this new partnership. “The thing we just love about Cherished Vehicle Insurance Services is that its offices are staffed by enthusiasts who drive the same vehicles as we and our readers do. So, it was a natural fit really.” Do keep a…

If you’re a fan of Bond and got at least £80k to burn then read on… Two Defenders and a Range Rover Sport from No Time To Die are among lots being auctioned to mark 60 years of James Bond films. First off, there’s a Defender 110 (estimate: £300,000-£500,000) famed for its all-terrain stunt scenes in said Bond movie. The auction lot has the unique VIN 007. One of ten Defenders used during filming, it was also employed in promotional activity ahead of the film’s release. The second Defender is a 110 V8 Bond Edition, created by SV Bespoke and inspired by the specification of the Defenders in No Time To Die. Just one of 300 Bond Editions available worldwide, it goes under the hammer for an estimated £200,000-£300,000. A…

Send your letters to patrick@lrm.co.uk Self-driving cars a way off GARY Pusey quite rightly questions the validity of autonomous vehicles in the June and July issues of LRM. I have written articles on the fallacies of the topic to professional technical journals, which have never been challenged. I doubt we shall see fully autonomous cars for a very long time. The key technical issue is sensing the environment sufficiently comprehensively so that a system can cope, in the extreme, with all the random and irrational actions of drivers of other vehicles, pedestrians, children and animals in a busy urban environment, at night in bad weather. It’s something we humans can do very well, but the technology is simply not yet available, or even on the horizon. Another major stumbling block…

32W LED FLOODLIGHT PRICE: £33.50 CONTACT: Britpart stockists Light up your Land Rover with this Osram LED floodlight. It provides a flood beam pattern of 2560 lumens. Housed in a stainless steel case, while the lens is made from a durable polycarbonate. Both waterproof and dust-proof. GALVANISED MUDFLAP BRACKETS PRICE: £33.14 CONTACT: Britpart stockists These days you can galvanise most things on a Defender so why not the mudflap brackets too? They will certainly last a whole lot longer than standard ones, which take a pounding from salt and muck. REPAIR WINDSCREEN WASHERS PRICE: £45.72 CONTACT: lasertools.co.uk Laser Tool’s windscreen washer pipe repair kit is your one-stop box for fixing windscreen and window washer systems. You’ll be able to replace old or broken hoses, clear blockages and diagnose problems. The…