text & photo by: Nick Brenckle [Nick Brenckle lives in New Branford, CT, with his wife Dana and Brodie, the dog. Nick decided to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Range Rover by picking up a Range Rover project car. Here’s his first impression. –ed.] Some might say it’s a good thing having a certified [...]

Text: Taylor Congleton [Taylor Congleton owns and operates T. Congleton Rovers, a full service Land Rover shop, and Overland Corrosion Protection, a Waxoyl protection service for all vehicles, in Westford, VT. Taylor also serves as the Field Technician for Rovers North Fleet Sales –ed.] Owners of Discovery Series I’s, Defenders and Range Rover Classics have [...]

- The Range Rover celebrates its 40th birthday on 17 June 2010. – The Range Rover was the world’s first fully capable luxury 4×4. – There have been three generations of Range Rover: the original (Classic) in 1970, second-generation (P38a) in 1994 and third-generation (L322) in 2001. – Second model line – Range Rover Sport [...]

Story & Photos by Taka Amano [Taka Amano, Newark, NJ, is an industrial designer and woodworker whose ideas and skills transformed a Range Rover Hunter. Here’s how –ed.] It seems that everyone who owns a Range Rover Classic has their own story to tell, and knowing them has given me pleasure, comfort, and a sense [...]

Story by Hallie Vail / Photos by Michael L. Palmieri Photography [Hallie Vail, Springfield, MA, mixes graduate studies in education with Land Rover studies in off-roading. She took to the woods this fall and had a ball –ed.] Graduate studies can tie you to the library and really sap your energy. A few New England [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson The required automobile inspection – an annual ritual in most states – invokes all the fear of your significant other telling you, “We need to talk.” When your Land Rover is 42 years old, the mechanic can always find something to discuss. The requirements vary from state to state, and even [...]

By Tami Sutherland [Tami Sutherland, an internet software developer, just moved from Clearwater, FL to Grottoes, VA, no doubt inspired by her affection for her LR3 and the famous Mid-Atlantic Rally. Here’s her account of the October 2007 event –ed.] Now let’s see, what do I have here? My rain jacket, umbrella, a new pair [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson There are two famous sites in Kennebunkport, ME. One is the summer waterfront home of the Bush family; the second is the home of Leyland British Auto Repair. Recently I made the 3 hour drive to Kennebunkport and passed by the former to visit the latter. Erik Van Sickle has been [...]

Dear Editor, Mike Koch related his ordeal resulting from a dead slave cylinder. As he’s now undoubtedly aware (since he works at Rovers North and gets input from his co-workers), driving without a clutch is distressing, but entirely possible. One starts the vehicle in first or second gear and then shifts by synchronizing the engine [...]

By Jeffrey B. Aronson Recently, the New York Times quoted Nicole Farhi, a French designer working in London. She owns a 1956 Mercedes 190 cabriolet and claims “no one else is allowed to drive it. Old cars only recognize one driver. You have to know how to coax it. I drive my Mercedes every day [...]