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Cheshire110



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The queen & her defender
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Why they're the greatest 4x4.. You can be a farmer, family man, explorer or royalty and still drive a defender Cheers, David
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Although not always a fan of Top Gear's opinion of things, I thought Richard Hammond's quote in the review he did on the Land Rover was good....

" it is completely classless - in a Land Rover you might own the land or work the land......"

Presume everyone has seen the review....
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yep, always thought Top Gear have been very fair & complimentary of land rover over the years,

well i suppose thats because Hammond is a defender nut, and Jezza a Range rover aficionado Smile Cheers, David
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CEEGEE - fantastic quote, and its one of very few cars that actually is classless. Thumbs Up
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Lovely video .
A few yrs ago whilst i lived in E Sussex , i came across a very special looking 110 csw in a rural farming area .
It had 12 seats , grey elephant hide . Padded door panels , Safari roof ,bronze green , Buick V8 and a host of other specials.
I knew it was something different and the old dear wanted to sell it , I had the cash to buy it but the old man said NO way .
It had been the queens . She commissioned it to that exact spec and used it daily . It was an amazing early 70s and i wish i had it .
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davidwhittaker wrote:
and Jezza a Range rover aficionado Smile

He'd need one to fit his over sized head into it. Whistle Rolling with laughter
5th gear did quite a good review, I think it was a Twisted Defender or Alive vehicle can't quite remember which now. ____\We|Will|Win/___
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sweepc



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Yeh the fifth gear clip is pretty good, its an alive defender used. Very nice too Bow down
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Top video clip and yes a totally classless vehicle and nice to hear people praising Land Rover Thumbs Up You only have one life, live it....forget the cost.
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keith wrote:
Lovely video .
A few yrs ago whilst i lived in E Sussex , i came across a very special looking 110 csw in a rural farming area .
It had 12 seats , grey elephant hide . Padded door panels , Safari roof ,bronze green , Buick V8 and a host of other specials.
I knew it was something different and the old dear wanted to sell it , I had the cash to buy it but the old man said NO way .
It had been the queens . She commissioned it to that exact spec and used it daily . It was an amazing early 70s and i wish i had it .

You don't mean this one, by any chance? A 1965 2A fitted with a 6 cyl engine two years before it went into production along with six speaker radio, exterior and interior rear wipers, overdrive, brake servo and many other minor features.


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Now part of the Dunsfold Collection. Darren

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keith



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No that's not it .
Mine had headlights in wings with Buick V8 and stage 1 flat grille .
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Hmm, interesting. The first Stage 1 prototypes were built around '75/'76 so perhaps it was something that came off the back of those. Darren

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davidwhittaker wrote:
yep, always thought Top Gear have been very fair & complimentary of land rover over the years,

well i suppose thats because Hammond is a defender nut, and Jezza a Range rover aficionado Smile


...and no doubt have some sort of monetary value associated with saying so..........

Whistle Have you ever seen a bad review of anything JLR?????......... Craig Rogers

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I seriously doubt that any companies pay TG anything...

They're obviously just fairly big fans, and I think that they appreciate the important of being complimentary of British manufacturers Cheers, David
Land Rovers of all shapes S3 onwards… Daily is a 110 V8.
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They probably don't pay Top Gear, but I'm sure they keep the presenters happy.

Of course, I still stand by my thoughts that JLR and the BBC are best of friends....... Lots of product placement. Craig Rogers

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