My main Land Rover is a 1966 Land Rover Series 2A 109”, 2.25 petrol. I bought this from eBay back in 2008 for the grand sum of £100 from a farm in Surrey. It spent its former life working on many diary farms in Suffolk.  When ‘Harriet’ came to me she needed restoration. Since then, we have been on many adventures on and off the road. She has travelled to Land Rover rallies all over Europe, and in 2014 myself and some friends took our Series 2A’s to the Arctic Circle via Norway. She has travelled far and wide on many green lane trips & camping weekends, and has recently completed a tour of Southern Ireland. To me, she is a road trip & exploration vehicle and is there to be used.

My other Land Rover is a 1979 Series 3 Lightweight, which I mainly use for greenlaning and driving when I am servicing the 109”.

Best Land Rover experience: Too many to list! It probably must be the adventure & camaraderie with fellow club members when exploring new green lanes far from home and finally getting to that local pub in time for dinner.

Best advice if buying a leaf sprung Land Rover: Always make sure the chassis & bulkhead are as solid as possible. Everything else is easy to repair or replace. Do not be afraid to crawl underneath and have a poke with a screwdriver or tap with a hammer to prove that it is solid.

Owning a classic Land Rover is a way of life. Someone once told me. You do not break down in old cars, you just get inconvenienced.

Also, one man’s rust is another man’s light corrosion.