Land Rover should send their design and engineering team to revisit their own museum. Old but gold.
@theascenderrc85453 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@johngunning21232 жыл бұрын
I agree the E-type Jaguar has to be the world's most beautiful car. The second would be a Series 1 107'' wheel base Land Rover.
@briangarrow4487 жыл бұрын
What beautiful vehicles!!! Those Land Rovers from the early days are just stunning. They just scream adventure and wild places.
@East_Coast_Ghost863 жыл бұрын
Honestly, this got me a little emotional. Thank you for sharing, Andrew.
@chriswalker4272 Жыл бұрын
I still use my 1975 S3 for woodland management, and love using her as a daily driver for short runs also. No power steering, no servo assisted brakes, but a visceral driving experience which puts a smile on my face every time. The new Landys would be better described as Road Rovers indeed. But it's Series all the way for me, and off road repairing deer fencing, nothing can beat Gigi the 49 year old S3
@thundermix1002 жыл бұрын
wow congratulations i felt your happiness through the video ! i totally understand the feeling for land rovers. im 36 and I feel the same way
@robpinter54317 жыл бұрын
Land Rover history, so nice too see them, sad that they don't make a Defender any more, but I have one and it is a joy to have and use everyday.
@calsurflance559821 күн бұрын
7 years after you posted this, hope you still own it!🙏 The very definition of iconic! I have a 1966 Series2A 88”. It makes me smile just looking at it. Cheers 👍
@djosasocorro64376 жыл бұрын
Land Rovers the best ever
@mechmanau7 жыл бұрын
and not a mention of the discovery, probably one one the most accessible to everyday folk land rover out there. oh well, still love your vids, Andrew, as I realise you have a passion for the range rovers
@jdsgotninelives7 жыл бұрын
Thankyou for sharing this. It's as close as I'll probably get to such a great reserve of iconic overland vehicles.
@davidcoton29257 жыл бұрын
Went here last week! It was very impressive, our little one loved it!!
@landrover5987 жыл бұрын
Great video and nice to see so much of LR heritage preserved, just a shame there will be no more heritage to come, a sad time indeed. One point though, the grey tracked Cuthbertson at 7.13 didn't cross the Bering Straight, that was a white 110 with inflatables attached.
@719_overland7 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video, I have always wanted to see the British Motor Museum, and even though this wasn't a very thorough look it has definitely satisfied one of my itches for now, what a beautiful collection of vehicles and I hope to be able to go and visit myself someday.
@nrs917 жыл бұрын
Andrew the 101 has heavy duty Dana/Salisbury style axles which are unique to it and have a 5.7:1 ratio. The engine and gearbox was the 3.5l v8 and LT95 gearbox you will probably be familiar with but with a lower ratio gear set in the transfer box. Loving the videos keep up the hard work :)
@cristomario91187 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Thank you for sharing.
@johndobbyns86517 жыл бұрын
Land Rovers have been sold in Australia from the beginning. Going by the chassis numbers, the Land Rover Andrew showed was number one. Number three was originally sold in Perth Western Australia and is still there. There are still a number of the very early Land Rovers in Australia. At one time the largest private fleet (IIRC over 200 vehicles) of Land Rovers in the world was owned by the Snowy Mountain Hydro Electricity Authority in Australia and used in the construction of the hydro scheme.
@jurgensvandermerwe76057 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed seeing your Model, Range Rovers! Its that passion that produces success! well done
@gregmcnab90042 жыл бұрын
Great video, lovely stories
@RedemptionReady7 жыл бұрын
Could you imagine the sales success if LR were to re-release the Original Range Rover today with just enough kitt to get past emissions and safety regs... Man, sign me up! Same everything, just updated enough to pass regulation muster.
@andresrojas52227 жыл бұрын
great video, RRC from the 70's are my favorite cars as well
@markevans5067 жыл бұрын
Great cars, this video makes you want to visit, I am sure they will get a boost in visitors soon.
@1FiftyOverland7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Andrew.
@jimslagone19747 жыл бұрын
Love your videos Andrew ;-) Thank you.
@enidpuceflange7 жыл бұрын
Yet another great video. I saw a few of those vehicles when I visited the museum at Gaydon. But they didn't have that many. Keep up the good work 👍
@johnjames2187 жыл бұрын
It's wonderful to see all these fantastic cars but sad that they won't be driven again
@yorkchris107 жыл бұрын
Excellent commentary and film! You won't get that walking tour there. They have off-highway rides nearby on a course for people to get the feeling of off-road ability.
@freemanfelix547 жыл бұрын
Growing up In East africa Tanzania, we have always had a land rover in the family. In some sort It is part of the family. hearing that they were and already halted the production of the defender, the news came as of passing of A fellow Family member. We Currently have a 1995 single cab tdi 300 i hope my kids will enjoy it just as much as i did!
@bravotangocharlie64607 жыл бұрын
Superb Video Sir Andrew!
@andrewpayne867 жыл бұрын
Gerry McGovern has said that the new Defender will become the 'adventure' pillar in the Land Rover brand, with Discovery and Range Rover focusing more on the luxury market. I doubt we'll ever see anything like the iconic Landies of yesteryear, but I remain hopeful that they won't completely turn their backs on that heritage.
@4xoverland7 жыл бұрын
When I hear news from the inside of LR, that the new Defender will have a 'glass cockpit', and that it will have 20" rims, it doesn't fill me with hope.
@andrewpayne867 жыл бұрын
It sounds like a family of vehicles will be offered, the top end of which I'm sure will include something with enormous rims and maybe even an SVR badge. Whatever happens, I'll be taking extra good care of my Defender because for better or worse we won't see anything like it again.
@scottdeney59707 жыл бұрын
That was great....Thanks, I own a first year 1971 mark 4 Spitfire auto cross car. The poor thing sits in the corner of the garage.
@frankrr5134 жыл бұрын
hello how are you, just like you I am a big fan of the Range Rover Classic, I always wanted to ask if there are more complete videos of the Darien Gap crossing, additionally you can explain to me where the fenders changed when they placed tires for large measure , the fenders are cut and then in other images they are seen again with their original fenders
@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen7 жыл бұрын
Great video, I never managed to get to the BMM but I did get to the NMM in Australia that is housed in the rather unlikely little town of Birdwood in South Australia. If you are ever over that way have a look, it will surprise you.
@nw80007 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I am planing a trip there year,
@cr887 жыл бұрын
very good video. I visit the museum myself and in my past I had several times contact with Land Rover. the path they are taking is getting far from Land and getting more Rover. It's really sad...
@MrTomwinter7 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, a slight correction on the 101. It has sailsbury axels front and rear, much stronger than the Range Rover.
@spacemanmoe56227 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@johndobbyns86517 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video Andrew. Just a small correction: the Land Rover 101 had Salisbury axles front and rear, not Range Rover axles.
@WizzardPrang7 жыл бұрын
Glad you shot the video undercover anyway!
@caballero99746 жыл бұрын
Hi Sr. Yes, I had enjoy that video so much, like the other videos that you have in KZbin. Thank you, really thank you for the videos. I love Land Rovers in special Range Rover. I want to know where is that museum. ? May be one day god will give me the opportunity to go there. Thank you again.
@mike3900994 жыл бұрын
Caballero99 Gaydon in Warwickshire
@toddhoffmaster60577 жыл бұрын
That is a very nice museum of all things British. My dad had a Morgan 2+2 and my mom had a Jaguar XK140. Some day I wish to visit England again and I will definitely stop by this museum.
@sf017s44 жыл бұрын
Well done, thank you Andrew, I did enjoy it very much! Governance and bureaucratic idiocracy gone too far by the museum.
@outbacknomad99397 жыл бұрын
interesting video ..I thort there may have been an Austin champ in there some were
@lror7 жыл бұрын
Keep the Landy videos coming Andrew. We know you would have got one instead of that toy if they were still making solid axle f&r 👍 😂
@madwild33895 жыл бұрын
land rover series 3 !!!
@axelcordes7 жыл бұрын
well spoken!
@gcw63337 жыл бұрын
Agree its sad no off road Land Rovers anymore. Guess we still have Toyota and Jeep ;)
@MrGolferjoseph7 жыл бұрын
sadly, jeep is just as bad now
@akajase70597 жыл бұрын
jeeps nowerdays are still capable, just as toyota is. but the money needed to make it that way has quadroupled
@MrGolferjoseph7 жыл бұрын
Griffon Racing land rover are still capable too
@JeepCherokeeful7 жыл бұрын
Toyota is in a class of it's own, some Jeep's have reliability issues, even when used on the road. My old XJ never had any though.
@JeepCherokeeful7 жыл бұрын
Land Poser!
@alldwepak7 жыл бұрын
this is awesome.
@samwiggins53497 жыл бұрын
Was that photograph of the 5th Beetle or Andrew? I really enjoyed seeing the Royal Family's motorcars, now I'm wondering what my Troopy (Isuzu) would look like in Augusta National green, hum.
@Salman-sc8gr4 жыл бұрын
Gary Mcgovern and the recent management has made some really lousy decisions,killing off Defender without a replacement gave Toyota and Mercedes the prize on a Platter.The last mass customer was Pakistan Army,I worked for LR and it was a tough battle beating competition to get first order of 1400 90 series ,followed by another 2500 127 troop cariers which were assembled in Karachi in the old Vauxhall factory.Australian Army abandoned LR and now uses G Wagen and Unimog,Toyota still making and selling the base Cruiser like hot cakes,they even offer it with V8 Diesel.The new Discovery looks like a Rav4,how many million were wasted developing that pointless convertible Evoqe?Could have spent that on better quality control! The Range Rover name lost its prestige aura when they tagged the Evoqe as a wannabe RR.
@Jimmyjibbajabba7 жыл бұрын
Hello Andrew, any chance of a meet up.event when you are next in the UK ?
@gianlucafalco737 Жыл бұрын
I would stay in there for a week without sleeping
@tgrkiller7 жыл бұрын
You rebel :P
@NAB58037 жыл бұрын
Another great vídeo, Andrew. However, the first panamerican overland (including Darien Gap Cross) were made by 3 brazilians that start from Rio de Janeiro in 1928 to Washington DC in 1938, in 2 Ford T! They were received by Franklin Roosevelt and Henry Ford. One of the cars, could be see at the Transportation Museum, in São Paulo.
@4xoverland7 жыл бұрын
That may be true. But these were the very first to drive from the furthest northern point in North America to the southern most point of South America.
@morgankane16327 жыл бұрын
+4xOverland Why did they take the exhaustpipe ut to the roof?
@edwardpurkis10847 жыл бұрын
Nelson Brügger so the car could sit in a couple of meters of water for hours (probably whilst stuck) and there was no risk of the water back pressure on the exhaust gas stalling the engine.
@mountainconstructions7 жыл бұрын
I can't believe, when i was looking for my first car, the E-Type Jag was around $13,000 AUD on the second hand market, i thought they were ugly vehicles, and hence the cheap price. I no longer find them ugly, nor do i find them for $13,000 AUD :(
@SHENRAR7 жыл бұрын
Hi Andrew, I know its to ask too much, but, could you do a video about in what cases is mandatory to upgrade suspension? I just bought my "new" 2009, 3 door Patrol Y61 and is completely stock. Is my daily driver, and I love to take it off road (nothing really hardcore) as much as I can, so I wonder if I really need to upgrade it to be more capable off road, or the stock is just fine. :D Cheers!
@tgrkiller7 жыл бұрын
It all depends on what you do.. but if you want to go off road get some AT or MT tires (depending on where you live and where you go).. everything after that is pretty much extra.. there is no need to spend a load of cash on upgrades to get out there and explore.
@SHENRAR7 жыл бұрын
thank you, it's basically what I had on mind. I know that there will be a thousand things I will want to do to it, and I will do some, but, to just start... that was my plan, bf Goodrich and my hiking boots!
@johndobbyns86517 жыл бұрын
+Miguel duran lopez we didn't get 3 door Y61 Patrols in Australia, so I assume they are shorter wheelbase than the 5 door wagon and single cab Y61 here. The Y61 is very capable offroad standard, but a suspension lift is beneficial improving the approach, departure and break-over angles. And tyres to suit your terrain.
@SHENRAR7 жыл бұрын
John Do I know you didn't get the 3 door model down there. it is cool and has a better break over angle for being shorter, but I would love the space of the station wagon. thanks for the comments, I will probably do some suspension upgrades in the future, but, for now... I will keep it simple.
@Madaniyt7 жыл бұрын
How abour Mitsubishi Pajero still good?
@scumpert6 жыл бұрын
Have you been in contact with Marco Taselli who has Land Rover number 47 or 48 and lives in Perth?
@ihmesekoilua7 жыл бұрын
Did they have one of the early-early Series I, the ones with the steering wheel in the middle?
@onetonlandrover4 жыл бұрын
The original one was scrapped decades ago. Dunsfold has a replica (I think two replicas exist but I don't know where the other one is) but Gaydon doesn't have one. They do have R.01 (Hue) which is pre-production number one.
@porscha901 Жыл бұрын
Only the best
@lencost17 жыл бұрын
Please correct me if my information is wrong. Did not the first two Land Rovers use Jeep chassis? I love the Range Rover commercials inspiring people to join in on a safari!
@JohnSmith-pd1fz7 жыл бұрын
++lencost++ This is yet another myth perpetuated by the americans. Maurice Wilkes looked at all sorts of vehicles chassis including Jeep, Humber Motors and Rover Cars before designing the ladder chassis used in the early series one Land Rover. The Jeep chassis was considered unsuitable for a number of reasons and never used.
@lencost17 жыл бұрын
Thank you John.
@onetonlandrover4 жыл бұрын
The centre steer was on a modified jeep chassis, but after that they used their own chassis.
@arefeshghi7 жыл бұрын
Nice video as always. I don't have enough information regarding Land Rovers, but you referred to the LandRover shown in 4:52 as the 'first land Rover' (preproduction). However, the one in 5:45 (1949) looks so much older. By the 'first LandRover,' did you mean oldest Land Rover or the oldest of that specific model?
@edwardpurkis10847 жыл бұрын
Aref Eshghi the first Land Rover (4:52) it literally the first one ever HUE166 was built in 1948, the other one was a slightly later model that didn't sell very well, a slightly more family oriented series 1, it was built at a similar time to HUE166, but HUE166 is literally the very first Land Rover ever made:)
@arefeshghi7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info! Strangely enough, they look at least two decades apart! Maybe that's why the other one did not sell many!
@reds7vn3707 жыл бұрын
Actually the very first Land Rover had a center mounted steering wheel. So the one claimed to be the first isn't.
@edwardpurkis10847 жыл бұрын
Aref Eshghi you are right early concept ideas had a central mounted steering wheel but the idea was shelved before they started building full pre production cars to test. A couple of series 1s have been re-made to the original central drive idea, but I don't believe any Rover designed central drive full cars exist. But HUE166 is the first real full car, the first one to get a registration plate and be road legal. HUE166 is the first Land Rover.
@reds7vn3707 жыл бұрын
Edward Purkis No it's not. The first Ferrari the first Harley Davidson the first Corvette were all "prototype vehicles" but are still considered the "First of there kind". Land Rover built the Centre Drive so therefore it is the FIRST Land Rover.
@georgejarry3964 Жыл бұрын
Minute 2:09 Roberts or Akai reel to reel?
@4xoverland Жыл бұрын
Akai.
@DiscoMan7 жыл бұрын
No Discoveries?
@4xoverland7 жыл бұрын
No Discoveries appear in the museum at all, and very few in the private collection.
@DiscoMan7 жыл бұрын
That's too bad. I think it should have its place in the museum because of the Camel Trophy and G4 editions. Still another great video, Andrew. Keep up the great work.
@4xoverland7 жыл бұрын
We are going to disagree here. I think, until the LR3, it was the worst. IMHO. Not as nice to own (by far) than the RR classic, a cramped, ergonomic mess. Discovery-2 was better, but compared to Pajero, LC80 and similar priced wagons, very cramped and over-complicated. The LR4 was by far, the best Discovery built (and one of the best SUVs anywhere), but now the Discovery just looks like a Kia. I haven't driven it yet, but its probably brilliant.
@speterbilt7 жыл бұрын
doesnt ford own LR and Jaguar?
@JohnSmith-pd1fz7 жыл бұрын
++speterbilt++ NO Ford does NOT own JLR.
@landrover5987 жыл бұрын
Owned by an Indian company called TATA
@speterbilt7 жыл бұрын
landrover598 ok thank you. i had heard they did yrs ago so i thought I would ask. this is a great video.
@johndobbyns86517 жыл бұрын
+speterbilt Land Rover and Jaguar changed hands several times. Because they were suffering financially the British Gov't formed a large number of small manufacturers into a larger British Leyland group. Land Rover were probably the most successful their profits propping up the others, but not put into Land Rover R&D, which should have occurred. Leyland was eventually split-up with Land Rover and Jaguar sold to British Aerospace (BA). BA sold Land Rover and Jaguar to BMW. Then BMW sold them to Ford. The Land Rover Discovery saved Land Rover, but otherwise neither BMW or Ford did a lot for Land Rover or Jaguar. Finally Ford sold them to the Indian company Tarta, who did invest in them and they have turned around achieving great success. The best thing that has happened to Land Rover.
@speterbilt7 жыл бұрын
John Do thanks dude. i knew Ford was in there somewhere, because ford's explorer and the really low top land rover or range rover look exactly alike
@jannadrielcervo77533 жыл бұрын
When Land Rover was Land Rover. Now just an overpriced crossover. Even the new Defender is no longer made in Solihull. What a shame it is seeing what Land Rover is today, in contrast to its glorious past.
@cosmosdaniel69724 жыл бұрын
Andrew it's surprising you're talking about landrover than the loved Toyota lc 70 & 79 series, you says you rather Toyota land cruiser than the land rover defender.????? What going on.time has change.
@peanuts21057 жыл бұрын
With the greatest respect, I have to disagree with your statement about "landrover not building off road vehicles anymore". Have a look at the Disco 4 and 5. Nothing else comes close to refinement and off road ability. I have driven the Discovery 4 in the aussie outback and Spain's Sierra Nevada - amazing cars. They make the job of 4x4 adventure so easy (relatively). Best regards
@همامهرهره-ن4ش Жыл бұрын
للبيع لاند روفر موديل 85 في اليمن غمارتين
@andicog4 жыл бұрын
It's like a bad dream, they have ruined Land Rover, the new Defender looks about to flop, especially now the Bronco has been shown and will undercut it significantly in the US , I thought we had a shot with the Grenadier but their use of a BMW engine (why not a simple Iveco or Isuzu?) and talk of French production has lost a lot of interest.