Alberta Land Rover Enthusiasts Club Forum
General => Non Technical Discussion => Topic started by: lropchan on August 14, 2019, 09:13 PM
On September 1, 1955, two Land Rover Series 1's, one named Cambridge and one named Oxford, set off from Hyde Park in London on a six month and six day journey covering over 18,000 miles arriving in Singapore on March 6, 1956. Published in 1957, the book, First Overland chronicled the journey. Last Overland is the reverse journey with one of hte original vehicles and one of the original participants, 87 year old Tim Slessor.
You can find out more about the original journey on the Wikipedia page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_and_Cambridge_Far_Eastern_Expedition (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_and_Cambridge_Far_Eastern_Expedition)
And, more about the upcoming journey on the website, facebook, instagram, etc.
https://www.lastoverland.com/ (https://www.lastoverland.com/)
https://www.facebook.com/thelastoverland/ (https://www.facebook.com/thelastoverland/)
https://www.instagram.com/thelastoverland/ (https://www.instagram.com/thelastoverland/)
https://www.grammar-productions.co.uk/project-the-last-overland (https://www.grammar-productions.co.uk/project-the-last-overland)
The team is set to begin their journey August 25, 2019.
Very cool!
....although someone should tell them that all 8 of them aren't going to fit in that Series
Quote from: Trevor on August 14, 2019, 09:40 PM
....although someone should tell them that all 8 of them aren't going to fit in that Series
LOL
There are two other support vehicles
https://www.facebook.com/thelastoverland/photos/a.338109010232743/356158261761151/?type=3&theater (https://www.facebook.com/thelastoverland/photos/a.338109010232743/356158261761151/?type=3&theater)
(https://scontent.fyyc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/65818693_356158265094484_8668892463315812352_o.jpg?_nc_cat=103&_nc_oc=AQkYnJkXw-3uPmhCY9rUo79GFa_3Lqh-0NnQoqtxCW1Sb89cr16CE9UBDd9m_a1XtlA&_nc_ht=scontent.fyyc3-1.fna&oh=8add72e28c3038e42e41f274a81bab80&oe=5E131332)
ok, that will work a bit better then :)
First Overland book available on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lb1PXlTyzoqRp2Iq99NoP1d6R-W5JsKM0&fbclid=IwAR34pGAuYDDPh2a9KwfdZhz_5KnkGyeq--X42HCeaAMV7OrpuiptmHjapRE
Another good video about the journey and restoration.
Update: the journey is over and there will finally be a book and miniseries about the adventure.
Main website for more info and to order book (with a foreword by First Overland author Tim Slessor).
https://www.grammar-productions.com/the-last-overland (https://www.grammar-productions.com/the-last-overland)
Promotional Trailer (who want's to volunteer as the "propane guy"? :) )
Watching the trailer leads you into a bunch of videos for this trip. Brilliant!!!!
So....where in yorkshire was the Oxford motor resurrected...?