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Whitcliffian

Member Since: 15 Nov 2017
Location: Yorkshire
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Burkina Faso Land Rovers Spotted

Burkina Faso Land Rovers Spotted

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In December I spent some time in Burkina Faso. Whilst I was there I kept a look out for Land Rovers. They used to be ubiquitous in Africa however that is no longer the case. That said I did observe some & managed to photograph some although not all. In the area I visited Land Rovers are sparse. I observed a Discovery 2 as it passed us on the highway. No photo I’m afraid. At different times & places I also saw a couple of Range Rovers. They literally flashed past so I cannot say any more. I never saw a Defender although people told me that there are some around but they could have been speaking about Series Land Rovers. I did manage to see carcass/wreck of one of those & I photographed it. I also saw a Freelander & managed to photograph it as well. Both of these vehicles are shown below.
At the side of the road in a town called Diebougou there is the remains of an old Series Land Rover. I has literally been cut to pieces as the photos show.
Then later in another town called Dano I saw the Freelander. It was in at a mechanics for servicing.

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29th Jan 2020 10:18pm

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
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I'm surprised there was more. What took you there? Have to admit I had to Google where it was. Was it safe? James
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29th Jan 2020 10:35pm

Will@LRW

Member Since: 04 May 2019
Location: UK
Posts: 131

1997 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Alpine White

I've struggled to spot Land Rovers in Africa outside of safari areas. The Ghanaian police fleet used to be Defenders but they're probably all gone now. Only saw 2 in Rwanda in 2 months. Morocco there's quite a few. Nice photos

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30th Jan 2020 12:17am

Whitcliffian

Member Since: 15 Nov 2017
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 33

Hi JOW240725. I visited Burkina Faso to see some mineral & mining concessions. One hears about problems there, but everything was great in all of the places that I visited. The folks were pleasant as well.
As a general point, numbers of land Rovers in Africa have gone down significantly. In the past it was true that there was always someone around if required who could help fix a problem or source a part from a wreck close by. Recently though the L/R population has fallen so things are not that straight forward any more.

30th Jan 2020 5:10pm

Harry.O

Member Since: 25 Jul 2014
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 706

Will@LRW wrote:
I've struggled to spot Land Rovers in Africa outside of safari areas. The Ghanaian police fleet used to be Defenders but they're probably all gone now. Only saw 2 in Rwanda in 2 months. Morocco there's quite a few. Nice photos

There is, or at least was, a yard of the Ghana police 110s parked up in East Legon, maybe 30 or 40 of them but that was a couple of years ago, they were A/C equipped 300Tdis from memory. Ironically most of the old series Landys you see in Ghana are breakdown trucks with homebrew versions of Harvey Frost cranes nailed on the back.

As Whitcliffian says, the numbers you see on the roads, not just in Ghana but across Africa seem to be declining. It's an area that LR could have done so well in but Toyota have just excelled. 2005 Td5 110 Hardtop
1989 300Tdi 90 Soft top
1992 200Tdi 90 Truck cab with Land Cruiser axles

31st Jan 2020 4:00pm

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