Alberta Land Rover Enthusiasts Club Forum
General => Non Technical Discussion => Topic started by: northerndefender on May 16, 2017, 07:30 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0TgJw0sTLE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0TgJw0sTLE)
I met andrew in Arizona a few years ago. Interesting chap.
Nice video walkthough, some cool old LR's there. Odd that they have no Camel Trophy reference in the museum...or perhaps they do, it just wasn't shown?
He sure is correct on it being somewhat sad when looking at those vehicles, since the brand no longer has any concept of "Land" in the Land Rover name. They build good vehicles now, but they are going a different path from what they once were.
Last time I was there the Darien Gap Rangie wasn't on a plynth. It's also my favourite. They let me crawl underneath it for a closer look. I must have spent two hours fawning over that ultimate Range Rover. You get a rare sense that you are standing next to history.
Modern Land Rover still occasionally showpiece an expedition type publicity stunt (such as the Birmingham to Beijing trip) but they are not in the same league as the ultra tough Camel Trophy and Darien Gap type stuff they were doing in their hay day.