Land Rover Monthly

‘GO anywhere… Do anything’. It’s a phrase that’s associated with the Series I 80-inch dating back to their adverting campaigns in 1948 and has been synonymous with Land Rover ever since. Promoting the merits of its all-terrain versatility has recentl

APPOINTED Executive Director of Product Engineering in 2015, and responsible for the reincarnation of the pioneering new Land Rover Defender and the latest Range Rover, Nick Rogers has announced he will leave JLR after almost four decades. Rogers joi

Editor Patrick Cruywagen Art Editor Sam McMurray Technical Editor Ed Evans Sub Editors Louise Woodhams, Brett Fraser Regular contributors: Louise Woodhams, Dave Phillips, Richard Hall, Trevor Cuthbert, Gary Pusey, Steve Miller, Dave Barker, Thom West

Send your letters to patrick@lrm.co.uk Find us on @LRMonthly LandRoverMonthly @land_rover_monthly @ Landrovermonthly I recently became the owner of a two-door Range Rover Classic. I know a little bit about them, but from what I’ve read I think it mig

IT is, by anybody’s estimation, a big job. Perhaps not quite as big as HS2, but sometimes it feels like it. Moving six tonnes of workshop manuals, parts books, handbooks, instruction manuals, and military Land Rover documents of every conceivable typ

WE are slightly unhappily wending our way to Swindon through an endless 50 mph limit stretch of the M4 in the Fella’s Discovery, when a warning light appears. It’s an orange brake light warning but there’s no additional fault information showing on t

Find us on @LRMonthly facebook.com/LandRoverMonthly @land_rover_monthly @ Landrovermonthly RICHARD HALL bought his first Land Rover, a Series III, just after his 18th birthday and has since owned, maintained and restored these vehicles for over 30 ye

I am in the final stages of my Series refresh. Is this meant to be the fun bit when you fit all the freshly painted and new parts? I have certainly been enjoying it, although progress has been slow owing to my injured tendon. I think there’s another

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Year: 1957 Mileage: 27,740 Power: 52 bhp Torque: 101 lb-ft MPG: 21 IT was March 29, 2021, when virus-induced restrictions lifted, allowing free movement from the house for the first time in months. Mid-morning, my 88in coughed into life, and out I ro

15 PAGES OF EXPERT ADVICE AND TIPS THERE was a time when it was easy to build up an ongoing dossier of repairs, parts, accessories and service bills. Receipts were always on paper, so all that was needed was to stuff them in the same box and call it

I have a 1989 V8 Discovery. In the owner’s handbook it clearly states that the transmission brake should not be operated while the vehicle is moving. When it comes to the MoT test there are conflicting views on how the transmission brake should be te

My Freelander 1’s Td4 engine cuts out below 1500 rpm, and this can happen with a cold engine or after it’s warmed up. Some days it starts okay, other days it has to be tow-started – there doesn’t seem to be a pattern. It’s been plugged into diagnosti

WE are all rightly proud of our Land Rovers. Whether it’s a classic which attracts “I used to have one of those” comments, to a lifted rock-crawler which makes young kids jump up and down with excitement, we love the attention and admiration our vehi

Tell us a little about yourselves Malte my son is still a grammar school pupil while I am an industrial engineer who works as a Purchasing Manager for furniture fittings, architectural hardware, lighting and electronic devices. How did you find this