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Behing the Steering Wheel, Fall 2008

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By Jeffrey B. Aronson A fisherman friend came up to me in our island’s village parking lot, a wharf on the edge of the main harbor. “You know, Jeff,” he said, “You can actually buy cars made after 1980.” He then touched the door handle on his family minivan and watched the door slide open [...]


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British Invasion XVII

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Story by: Mike Koch Photos by: Matt Martin It seemed all too familiar. At 5:45am, my alarm clock interrupted a great dream. Fumbling around my nightstand for my eyeglasses, I reluctantly rested them on my nose only to focus on the steady rain outside my bedroom windowing. Brilliant. Being the morning of British Invasion, it [...]


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Dry Docked

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Land Rover Enthusiasts Published March 2007 – Topics: Editorial Features | Tags: ,

Story by: Mike Koch / Photo by: Matt Martin One dark and snowy December evening, I opted to drive my 109” military home instead of my “winter beater” Volkswagen. The VW trumps the Land Rover in one area – its substantial heat, something I cherish when it’s -18 degrees F during the morning commute. Yes, [...]


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“Nice to Meet You.” “Likewise. A Pleasure.”

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Story by: Mike Koch Photo by: Jason Weaderhorn Last August, I sold my old Rover and bought a 1978 Series III 109” military with roughly 25,000 original miles on the clock. Our adventures began as soon as I treated it to its first drink of fresh petrol. After lifting up the driver’s seat and filling [...]


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More Changes When you go to Newfoundland

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Story & Photos by: Colby Morris [When we left Colby Morris in our last issue, he was confronting fog and rain nearly 300 miles from his Vermont home. Here’s the rest of the story –ed.] It’s late June, four days into my first expedition in my ’73 109” military, at the fabulous Arches in Newfoundland, [...]


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Fun in the Foliage, British Invasion XVI

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Story by Jeffrey B. Aronson / Photos by Matt Martin For the past 16 years, British car enthusiasts and enterprising innkeepers have conspired to entice over 500 sporting machines to travel to Stowe, Vermont in mid-September. That’s just after the summer tourists have packed their bags and before the leaf peeper migration begins later that [...]


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