We present for you a special treat for the new year. Old Pearson’s Almanac: John’s forecast of what 2018 will bring to the Land Rover scene. Possibly...
JANUARY: The UK is blanketed in snow for the whole month, with temperatures into minus figures. Transport systems grind to a halt. Only Land Rovers can get through.
FEBRUARY: Responding to all the negative comments about the Discovery 5’s unbalanced rear end with its offset numberplate, Land Rover announces it will redesign the Discovery to include a rear-mounted spare wheel. Says design chief Gerry McGovern: ‘The problem wasn’t just that the numberplate was offset to the left, but that it just looked wrong without an external spare wheel to give it balance. We are also altering the design to include a square numberplate like the older Discoverys.’
MARCH: Land Rover reveals that following the successful introduction of a rear-mounted spare wheel to the Discovery 5, it is to ‘cascade the concept to all vehicles with immediate effect’. Says design chief Gerry McGovern: ‘The lack of a rear-mounted spare wheel is something that has troubled me aesthetically for some time – our vehicles were looking unbalanced at the rear and the introduction of the spare on the Discovery made me realise what was missing from the whole range. Doing this will help make them look like proper Land Rovers once again.’
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2018 من Land Rover Owner.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة February 2018 من Land Rover Owner.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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Truck Of The Irish
It’s taken nine long years, but Aussie-based Irish expat Eamon Tierney has finished rebuilding his 107 pick-up. And it’s a belter
The Tinkerer
Banished from practising his famous tinkering skills in the Christmas Day kitchen, Jerry found the perfect way to keep out of everybody’s way until the turkey was ready
The Knowledge
This month: vehicle paperwork and owners’ handbooks. Never let it be said that Peter doesn’t seek out topics for his column that are designed to thrill and excite…
Give Us A Brake
Why is it that whenever something special is planned, our Land Rovers pick that very moment to let us down?
Eyes Out For Fun
Hounding around on the Baskerville Challenge
Holding Court
Celebrating club hosts the trial of the half-century
What A Lizard Wheeze!
As I write this, the first of my new regular column for LRO, I’m just about to set off to a motor show so it seemed appropriate to record some of the more memorable shows I attended in my Land Rover career.
Sam Watson - The Overlander
A Series I perched on top of a 30-foot pole makes Sam do a double-take – but even that pales compared to what he’s about to see
Cheap Cheer
Three faults, all traced and fixed for next to nothing
Tread Alert
John’s Stealthlaner is going great guns – apart from worn tyres and fluid leaks