The Big Lad can often be found building things from Meccano. Today, he had the chance to play with an even bigger set of Meccano—our Land Rover Defender. When he came home from school, I’d already spent most of the day fitting replacement second row seats in the truck but there were half a dozen [...]
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Goodbye to Harry
11 May, 2009
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I sat behind the wheel of Harry, our 1990 Land Rover Defender 110 200TDi Couny Station Wagon, for the last time earlier this evening. I don’t normally miss vehicles, but Harry has been an integral part of the croft for the past few years and has a certain character that goes beyond being a collection [...]
Read moreHarry is for sale, reluctantly
31 March, 2009
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With a newer Land Rover Defender gracing the croft, it’s time for Harry the Dirty Dog to find himself a new owner to cosset and cherish his old bones. Harry is a 1990 Land Rover Defender 110 200 TDi County Station Wagon with 127,000 miles on the clock. We bought Harry in July 2005, bringing him [...]
Read morePinch me again!
7 March, 2009
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When we got up this morning, it was with no inkling that we’d have our mitts on our “ultimate” Land Rover Defender before the day was out. Instead, we thought it would be a day of swimming lessons, shopping, fencing, mucking out and tidying the house ready for visitors tomorrow. Everything went much as we’d [...]
Read moreSnap!
3 October, 2008
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When the Other Half came home from work today, she informed me that the Land Rover’s hand brake had gone “snap!” and was no longer working. I initially suspected one of the clevis pins at either end of the cable had come adrift or that the adjustment had gone. To my surprise, I found that [...]
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