After a winter of driving the QE I only around the island, the April trip to New Hampshire felt rather inviting. During the winter I had carefully made a list of all the required maintenance tasks required before departure, and assiduously avoided all of them until the last minute. For example, filing worn-out points instead of replacing them did not eliminate stumbling and bucking under load—a likelihood along the long, hilly roads across Maine into eastern New Hampshire.

text & photos: Jeffrey Aronson Snapping a half shaft is considered a right of passage for Series Land Rover enthusiasts. With even the newest Series III now almost 25-years-old, it’s a likely occurrence for owners (it’s happened to me three times in 500,000 miles of driving). Land Rover designed the rear floating axle to act [...]