Tag: ABO-12-59

  • Land Rover legacy

    Land Rover legacy

    I still remember the exact place I was standing and the exact moment as a young child that I first heard the name of an adventurous-sounding machine called, “Land Rover”, visualizing the scenes as I heard tales of traversing difficult terrain in deepest Africa where few vehicles could go and few sojourners would venture. It…

  • Spotted: Series 2 in Angola

    Spotted: Series 2 in Angola

    Another rover which spent time in the same area traversing difficult terrain to carry supplies overland to remote locations. Also a 109″ with pickup cab and canvas back but likely Series 2 and first registered in 1959 in Angola. In that era and in that area Land Rovers were necessary to travel most times of…