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2011/12 Link Clearance

Leftovers and never posted items, posted now for my own reference. I’m sure you’ve seen it all posted somewhere else before. Which is why I never posted it, how many identical posts do we need saying how many awards the Evoque won, haha.

Left Lane News: Interview: Land Rover design chief Gerry McGovern

Wall Street Journal: Car Designer Gerry McGovern Heads Off Road

THE JOY OF A 55-YEAR-OLD LANDIE from Kim McCullough, Brand Vice President, Land Rover North America.

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: Off-Road, Through The Canyons Of My Land Roving Mind

Range Rover Evoque Instructional Videos

Startech-Tuned Range Rover Evoque to Debut at Dubai Motor Show

And finally, not really a link but just more great how-to videos from Powerful UK:

How to remove center console from Range Rover Evoque 2012

How to remove Side Vents on Range Rover Sport 2010

How to remove the front door card on a Range Rover Vogue

Michael2012-01-17T21:43:56-05:00January 19, 2012|

Land Rover Link Clearance

Once again all the links I’ve been collecting for a few months that I just never posted or referenced. It’s more for my reference but I figure someone may find something interesting here.

Quality Slips for All-New Models – New York Times had a specific call out to Land Rover:

Land Rover, a perennial bottom-dweller in quality surveys, was the most improved brand, though it rose to only 26th place on the list of 32 automakers.

The Range Rover Sport was also the most improved model, with 80 fewer problems per 100 vehicles.

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Making the Evoque

Range Rover at 40

Minding The Gap
In 1972, two Range Rovers tackled the British Army’s toughest-ever expedition: crossing the Darien Gap that links Northern and Southern America. This is a survivor’s tale

Land Rover Series 2 Rebuild Blog

Autoblog – 2012 Range Rover Evoque

Mad Vandals Fill Airbrushed Range Rover with…Insulating Foam

Carscoop – 2012 Land Rover Defender Updated with New 2.2L Turbo Diesel and Additional Option Packages

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Michael2011-09-17T15:15:29-04:00September 17, 2011|

Jaguar Land Rover has received a lot of Press in the last few weeks–link clearance #jaguar #landrover

Land Rover Confirms Hybrids for Production

Report: Jaguar Land Rover planning 40 new debuts

Jaguar/Land Rover Planning 40 New Models, Variants and Major Technology Introductions

1993 Range Rover vs. 2011 Range Rover

The Telegraph – Land Rover

Dinner with Phil Popham, the managing director for Land Rover <—this is an old one, still interesting

Land Rover Discovery IV Design Defect

Q&A: Kim McCullough, Back At Land Rover

85mpg Range Rover … and no road tax

Range Rover at 40 – Minding the Gap

Prince Charles’ 1979 Range Rover for Sale

Some new clever LR4 videos from Land Rover USA:

Michael2011-05-16T22:45:34-04:00May 18, 2011|

Land Rover Links and Misc Clearance from Sept / Oct

As I do from time to time, here are some links & pictures I’ve collected over the past month or so and just didn’t have a place for them:

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For UK readers, you can pre-order an Evoque here: https://forms.landrover.com/preorder.aspx?marketid=4&langid=2&sreferrer=LLR1710IN_YR&campaignid=LLR1710IN_YR

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For some really crazy Land Rover / Jaguar minutia, check out this site:

http://www.volvologistics.com/logistics/global/en-gb/about%20us/Risk%20management%20documents/Handling%20instructions/Pages/Jag%20Land%20Rover.aspx

There are all sorts of public documents showing how they transport the Land Rovers & Jaguars around the world. The documents have pictures & instructions and things you just may never have known – nor do you really need to know, but it makes great reading for the fanatic.

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Robert Dover, former Chief Executive and Chairman of Land Rover, Jaguar and Aston Martin has been appointed as Chairman of Overfinch

UPDATE: Unfortunate update to the Overfinch story: Range Rover specialist Overfinch in administration

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New Land Rover fan forums site: http://www.mylandroverhasasoul.com

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Mansory showed off it’s latest Range Rover Sport design with a scooped hood & carbon fiber – there are some interesting interior cues that Land Rover could get ideas from:

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And finally, here are some real shots of the Jet leather headliner, a no cost option for the Range Rover Autobiography.

Michael2010-11-12T00:35:15-05:00November 10, 2010|

End of Summer link clearance

Here are some more links I’ve collected and never got around to posting, some old, some new.

Electric / Hybrid Range Rover Projects:

Ultimate Green SUV: For $225K, Range Rover Electric Conversion

Electric Range-y Land

Liberty Electric Cars

Range_e (2013) – the hybrid electric Range Rover Sport

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QNX – The OS for the Virtual Instrument Panel

Land Rover 60 years – Anniversary Site

Land Rover Legacy Project

88inch.com – Land Rover Series IIA Restoration

OFF-ROAD WITH PH AND LAND ROVER

Recollections of former Land Rover Chief Engineer, Arthur Goddard

Engineer responsible for first Land Rover makes surprise visit to Britain

Arthur Goddard, who led the engineering team that developed the original Land Rover, has returned to Britain to celebrate the iconic 4×4 vehicle’s 62^nd birthday.

The 89-year old, who is still chief engineer of his family’s Australian-based trailer firm, last week visited Land Rover’s design headquarters, Solihull factory – his first visit for 55 years –and was also guest of honour at the special 62^nd birthday party at Gaydon organised over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

‘Solihull is unrecognisable from the factory I left in 1955,’ says Arthur. ‘Seeing the Defender coming down the production line however did bring back memories. It’s astonishing that a vehicle that was really developed as a “stop gap” should continue to be so successful, and has given birth to a thriving 4×4 company.’

Arthur joined Rover in 1945, initially to help develop a new tank engine. Once the war ended, the 24-year old was moved onto car engines. Soon after, in Easter 1947, Maurice Wilks had his brainwave for a pioneering all-terrain vehicle – the Land Rover.

Arthur’s responsibility was to design and to develop the vehicle, for production. Working under him were such Land Rover legends as Tom Barton and Frank Shaw (transmission), Gordon Bashford (chassis), Joe Drinkwater (engine) and Sam Ostler (body design).

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Michael2010-09-04T23:56:18-04:00September 4, 2010|