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You could end up with a convoy. I’ve often thought about taking our defender out of the garage in NZ and driving back to London.
Lovely idea. I will see what I can arrange so that lots of people can celebrate old Land Rovers. (Personally I am not a fan of the new ones, but they can celebrate too if they want)
As you approach Perth let me know. It would be good to have a bit of a Series gathering in Fremantle.
Wishing you all the best with your adventure.
That sounds like a wonderful idea. I will keep you posted.
(If we make it as far as Perth, that will be time for a big celebration!)
Owner of 3 SIII, one on the road, just,leaks like a sieve and smoked like a trooper, or volcano if you prefer.
Sounds like an excellent plan and wish you all the best, you will have the support of all genuine Land Rover Owners all the way.
I have owned many others in the past, including a series 2.
Have a great journey and fantastic experience, safe journey and may God be with you.
Thank you. I think 30,000km on Series 2 seats is going to be an interesting experience!
Looking forward to hearing more ! We are the proud owners of a Defender 90 here in the Black Forest in Germany. We love Australia, cats and Land Rovers. Would love to see you if you drive through our neck of the woods.
I don't know where I'll be but we should try and meet up.
BigBananaCar.com
My first vehicle was a 1963 long wheel base landrover.
My current vehicle is a banana.
Oh my goodness, what an awesome car, and what great fun driving it must be.
I have always been concerned that we would stand out whilst driving through Central Asia, but a BigBananaCar wins that contest! Great job on the car and we are sure to follow you.
Good luck with your adventure & look forward for following you, will you be doing a Facebook page
or just on YouTube. ?
We are on our 9th Landrover Defender over a 30 year
period, we currently running the new generation
Defender which we’ve had from new in 2020 & have
Recently acquired a beautiful 2012 110 TDCI …. As we wanted to go back old school 🤣
Thank you for your message. We will be posting on this website, the YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/@thelandyrover) and the ever growing Facebook page, which is www.facebook.com/TheLandyRover. Enjoy your new car, the 110 TDCI is a great machine.
Just stumbled on one of your videos while vegging on the lounge. I have a 1953 80", which I got registered in 2023 and regularly do camping trips. Been as far north as Taroom, south to Gundagai and west to Surat. I have never seen any other series Land Rovers on the road (except for the event in Gundagai). I have done about 11K miles in Galahad so far, and he attracts a fair bit of attention.
You look to have done a great job despite your early breakdowns.
Cheers John
Hi John, and thanks for your message. What a great name for your Landy—I like Galahad, very fitting for an old vehicle!
​Yes, there aren't many old Land Rovers on the roads now. I see a couple of Series 3s, but never really anything before then. It is lovely getting the smiles and the waves from people when you are out in one of these wonderful vehicles.
​My teething issues seem to be settling down now, apart from I now have a broken Britpart shock absorber that is less than 3,000km old and decided to empty its entire contents out of the bottom of it. Easy fix though!
​Hope to see you and Galahad on the road one day!
If you need somewhere to sling some spanners in Darwin before you head overseas i have some space and most tools needed for landy servicing.
G'day! Thanks so much for the lovely offer. Having a good spot and some tools to prep the Landy in Darwin would be amazing. If we make it to Darwin, it would be one hell of a celebration too!