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 people hungry for success to produce the world’s best-selling Land Rover magazine

PIGGY-BACK PERFECTION • Instead of buying a roof tent, David Kettles built a unique, demountable camper for his 130 – and without spending a fortune

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 – see opposite for details

IS NOW THE RIGHT TIME TO BUY? • With values dropping but strong prices still being paid, it’s time for clarity on what’s happening

MATT HENCHCLIFFE, 1971-2023

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TOO HOT TO HANDLE?

News in brief

BOAT RACE ON WHEELS

EVENT NEWS

ADVENTURE CLUB

STUFF • Latest products for your Land Rover

USED & ABUSED

‘Why shouldn’t functional things like exter nal fuel cans look as good as the rest of the Land Rover? I’m sprucing mine up’

‘Desert driving at night (especially solo) is never wise; it’s easy to lose any sense of direction and mis-read terrain slopes’

‘Solihull was being choked with half-built military vehicles, and the MD gave me the task of sorting it out’

the LOR Adventure trail • The are few areas as blessed as Salisbury Plain when it comes to greenlanes. But because it’s also the largest military training area in the UK, there are many different considerations when you’re heading out for a drive. This leg of the LRO Trail – a 3800-mile, family-friendly route through England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland – takes us from Stonehenge to Warminster, across the vast plain. We find out what you need to be aware of, and how what you do can even impact on military training.

CHOOSE YOUR DEFENDER • So many options, so much temptation, and values that seem more volatile than ever. Here’s how to decide

TALKING POINTS • Other stuff you should know if you’re considering a Defender

LOR 300 MILE REAL WORLD TEST • So, how does the top-end Range Rover perform when it takes to the roads and muddy greenlanes of Norfolk and Suffolk?

Chevy mettle • Mark Tomlinson’s 86in beautifully combines his passion for custom cars, Land Rovers and V8 power

Into Arabia and beyond • Dominic O’Neill looks back on an epic Middle Eastern adventure

James Taylor’s Roverphile • More archive gems and rarities from the world’s leading Land Rover historian

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

THE FUTURE IS STILL ORANGE • John’s getting his ex-G4 Challenge 110 ready for more adventures

PLIMSOLL ON TOUR: 21YEARS AND COUNTING • You certainly couldn’t accuse Mark of wrapping his beloved Series I in cotton wool – as trips to Iceland, France, Norway, Switzerland and more testify

THAT’S BLOWN IT! • Helen’s rally-raid Defender 110 has quit smoking, thanks to a new turbocharger

YOUR QUERIES ANSWERED

REPLACE DISCO 3 BRAKES • Discs, pads and calipers can all be replaced at home with just a few tools. Here’s how to do it

FIT DARKENED GLASS • Some people tint...