Land Rover Monthly – October 2019

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LANDROVER MONTHLY 121

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DAVE PHILLIPS

CONTRIBUTOR

1996 Discovery 300Tdi

1984 Ninety 300Tdi

MARK WILLIAMS

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2005 Freelander 1

TD4 HSEStation Wagon

STEVE MILLER

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2007 Discovery 3, 2004facelift

Freelander 1Td4 SE

TIM HAMMOND

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1991 RangeRover Classic 300Tdi

1987 RangeRover Classic3.5 EFI V8

1986 RangeRover Classic 300Tdi

1984 RangeRover Classic3.5 V8

1984 RangeRover Classic3.5 V8

1982 RangeRover Classic3.5 V8

1982 RangeRover Classic3.5 V8

1989 LandRover Dis covery 200Tdi

Every month, LRMstaff and

contributors share their

real-lifeexperiences with the

Land Rovers they own...

ALISDAIR CUSICK

CONTRIBUTOR

1995 RangeRover Classic

1957 Series I

Later that day Itook Billy for a run along

the beach andcame acrossa baby seal, which

at fi rst I thoughtwas stranded, butsoon

waddledback into the shallowwater asI

approachedto take a photo. LikemyDiscovery,

it was infi ne health.

Back home in Northamptonshire, thefi ne

summerweather has meant plenty of trips out

into the lovely Nenevalley, both in the

Discovery and Ninety, aswell as onfoot, of

course. For somereason there have been more

frogs andtoads around thisyear than Ican

ever rememberseeing before and Ieven

managedto get very close to a hugetoad

basking in the sun, snappingoffseveral

pictures before he got bored and disappeared

back into the undergrowth.

Fingers crossed, I will be ableto enjoy the

rest of the summer withouttoo many Land

Rover dramas.

Nearside inner and outer sillsfi nally get used

Dave with hisformer history mas ter John Smallwood

Young seal pup on Old Hunstanton beach

Nene valley toad obligingly poses for pho to

removed therotten sills and muchof the
adjacentfl oor on thepassenger side andcut
out andrepaired theother rust hotspots, too.
Besidesrebuilding muchof the body, he also
replaced thesteering drag links(whichwere
worn) and therear anti-rollbar joints (ditto). At
the endof theweek he booked it infor its MoT
and itpassed withfl yingcolours. The total bill
was less than £1000 – and I’m delighted to
have my faithfuleveryday wheelsfor at least
anotheryear. I’mconvinced I made the right
decision – what doyou think?
Back in Norfolk aweek later for myschool
reunionat theKing Edward VIISchool,King’s
Lynn, Iwas delighted to meetmyold history
master, John Smallwood,for thefi rst time since

1972. Now in his late 80s, I’m sure hecouldn’t
      remember me among the thousandsof boys
      and girls hetaughtover theyears, but Ican
      certainlyremember him – which is whyI
      dedicated mynew book,The LandRover Story,
      to him. Iwas thrilledto hand him acopy.
      Therewas a mischievous glint in hiseye as
      he read the inscription. “Mmm, I suppose I will
      have to stop moaning about Chelsea tractors
      now,” he growled. Iwonder if he’ll mark it out
      of ten?