Land Rover Owner

LRO is the world's biggest magazine dedicated entirely towards the Land and Range Rover enthusiast. Every issue you'll find our team of experts writing inspirational features on: - Adventure! Off-road adventures in some of the world's most spectacular countryside - Restoration! Inspiring tales of old Land and Range Rovers lovingly rescued and restored... - Maps! Tough tracks with OS maps for you to try - Rare models... find something unusual in every issue - Land Rovers and spare parts for sale... a fantastic range of parts & vehicles for sale, every month Plus the latest club news and events from around the world. Love Land Rovers? Love LRO!

WELCOME • It takes a well-fed bunch of travellers to produce the world’s best selling Land Rover magazine

ONE TEN TRANS FORMED • Land Rover guru Dan Padmore has turned a tired old utility into the perfect family fun bus

WORLD OF LAND ROVERS • Send us your pics – we’ll publish as many as we can fit in! PLUS Great prizes for the best two in each issue – details below right

HIT HARD, BUT WORKING HARDER

BOND BADDY WAGON MAKES £189,000

News in brief

LEGENDS AT THE RGS

SUN ACHIEVEMENT FOR 110

UPMARKET OFF-ROADING

HOWLING V8s? THAT’S THE BASKERVILLE!

GREAT BRITISH LAND ROVER SHOW

PUBLICISE YOUR EVENT IN LRO

HOW ABOUT THIS ONE FOR YOUR BUCKET LIST?

IT’S ALL GOING ON!

ADVENTURE CLUB

STUFF

USED & ABUSED • Tested by the LRO team

‘God Save The King came over the PA system, silence fell and the crowd stood. It was a hairs-on-the-back-of-the-neck moment’

‘The roll cage saved the 109 (and me!) from serious damage. A wise investment if you’re undertaking remote-area travel’

‘This set me thinking: if I can’t remember exactly what’s in all the boxes, then what chance does anyone else have?’

the LRO Adventure trail • Thetford Forest is a magnet for greenlaners – so much so, it’s easy to forget that there are some great lanes to enjoy elsewhere in the area. Neil Watterson goes in search of them

MOUNTAIN HIGHS AND LOWS • In the final instalment of his latest adventure series, John Pearson continues along epic Portuguese mountain routes into the loftiest range of all – although mechanical gremlins interrupt progress

IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY… • …you may get lucky and chance upon an astonishing Land Rover that has been single-mindedly built to do a special job

It’s never over in a Rover, they say…

As good as it gets • Jim Daykin’s five-year restoration of his late dad’s Range Rover is a lasting testament to his skilled work – it’s exceptional

A LAND ROVER OWNER AT LAST • Inspired by childhood memories, Finnish reader Mika Heikola’s longing for a classic Land Rover finally led him to a barn-find IIA station wagon

STANDING ON CEREMONY • In the early ’80s, the RAF requested their own VIP ceremonial Range Rovers. James relates the story

Special van

Fairey tale

FORWARD-FACING

A well-’ard 107

LAND ROVER PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2022

ON TRACK AND TRAIL(ER) • Guy Davies likes to explore the countryside off the beaten track – and hooking up an off-road trailer to his L405 just adds to the fun

GENTLEMAN’S CONVEYANCE • Adrian Hall and son Thomas added refinement to a classic Defender 90

ROOM – WITH A VIEW • The adults love this D4 because they can get Ikea wardrobes in it, and the kids because they can see out of it. Plus: a happy 10 years with a P38 and an equally content Defender first-timer

YOUR THOUGHTS • Email, tweet, post online – and, hey, you can even write a proper letter! But do get in touch to have your say

THREE DAMPERS ON MY WAGON... • ...but John Pearson’s ex-G4 Challenge...