William Collins Land Rover: The Story of the Car That Conquered the World

Excellent book, written with a lot of passion and a great present for Land Rover enthusiasts.

Who doesn't love Land Rover? They're possibly the most emotion-inducing car in the UK ,as they embody the down-to-earth plucky fix-it-up make-do-and-mend british values from a byegone era that people look back to with inexplicable fondness. Seeing a Landy drive by, especially an old Series 1 or 2 is a lovely thing, and people will stop and wave to them, as they often wave to each other. Landy owners are an unofficial club unto themselves, and reading the book it's clear to see why. Landies aren't easy or cheap to maintain. They're not luxurious, or even all that big. Paradoxical since they're so tall, but their footprint on the ground is smaller than a ford fiesta (one of the newer ones)... They leak, they're draughty, and they're permanently damp inside. I tried to go through a ford once in one and didn't realise the gearstick was open to the water beneath. I found out as the fountain of water hit me in the face just after the nose had entered the flood! This book is mainly aimed at Landy owners to fill in details about the car's history that they may not already know. But it also works as a good book for non-owners who want to know what all the fuss is about. Makes a nice coffee-table book, and is a surprisingly good read.

Pour connaitre des détails croustillants et fantastiques sur le cube d'alu, Ben Foggle est l'homme de la situation! Il a une facilité a ressortir des anecdotes qui surprendront toutes et tous et qui ont le potentiel de convertir les septiques! Et ce n'est pas trop tard!

Buen producto, fundamental para sumergirse en la historia de un mito

A must-read for every Defender owner (or lover!)