Tag: defender
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Land Rovers & Coffee
The fourth Land Rover Cars and Coffee event hosted by Cafe 356 in French Creek. Perhaps the most well attended yet, with five defenders (two 110s, a 130, and two 90s) including one ex-MOD military 90, a range rover classic, a couple of discos and a newer lr4, and even a 1971 Rover motorcars coupe.…
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Land Rovers & Coffee
A lovely spring day for a rove, and a chance to connect with some new people over rovers and coffee. The first ever Land Rover Cars and Coffee event hosted by Cafe 356 in French Creek. Attended by around ten rovers overall, including two series 2a, two defenders, and a range of range rovers and…
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Spotted: Defender 110 overland
A nicely sorted 110 at the land rovers & coffee event. Clean and crisp in a deep green that almost looks black, hardcase rooftop tent with awning and a diy kitchen/cooking/storage system in the back. Running a td5 and has had some proper work done to keep it up and running since it was new…
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Spotted: Defender 110
A crisp clean looking Defender 110 5 door, spotted by a roving reporter in Qualicum Beach. Appears to be in well-kept original condition, though there is some chequerplate, possibly a puma-era but hard to see the dash. Has European style side marker lights but looks to be left hand drive. Side steps, bush bar, raised…
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Spotted: Kapsowar Hospital Defender
A retired ambulance/dispensary Defender at AIC Kapsowar Mission Hospital in Chepkum, Kenya, located north of Eldoret. Bonus sighting of a series 109″ tropical roof and sides hiding in the grass, along with a glimpse of the new replacement ambulance, a HiAce.
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An afternoon in Paris
A rare opportunity to pick up parts in person from the Canadian source, 3 Brothers Classic Rovers in Paris, Ontario. They stock many items that can only be found overseas and are very helpful in making sure they have the correct parts for a specific vehicle. They are also the Paintman Paints distributors for Canada.…
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Spotted: Defender 110 puma
Just glimpsed in Qualicum downtown by a roving reporter, will be keeping an eye out for it around town for further details and photos. The two pressed rectangles under the windscreen rather than actual vent flaps and the bumped up hood means this is likely a 2007 or newer, also known as Puma.
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Rover convoy
Heading home from the beach with two parties, one in a 58 year old rover and another in a 27 year old rover. The rare sight of an old Defender from over the battlements of an even older Series 2a as they roll through the tree-lined avenues of the town of Qualicum Beach on a…
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Outside overlooking
Dusty back roads on a soft summer day winding to a familiar destination from yesteryear. A large clearing opens toward a million dollar view. A picnic lunch with old friends and then the quest continues.
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Grass to the bonnet
A tall meadow with a rush of spring growth. No easy feat for grass to reach a Defender’s bonnet and window sills, in these parts anyways. A few wild daisies amongst the grass as well.
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Off the beaten path
Deeper into the woods as the shadows deepen and the daylight wanes. A soft bed of cedar needles underfoot and the crunch of fallen cones. Back onto the trail to head toward home.
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Light and shadows
The afternoon light dances through the for and cedar boughs, last year’s fallen greenery now as red as the tree bark. Winding down a private lane as bright green light shines off the new growth.
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Window felt, vacuum hoses, etc.
Replacing the rear sliding window felt on the 1997 defender 90 is not so difficult if you have the right starting technique (thank you to Britannica Restorations for the tip!). The idea is to pull the widow as far open as possible, insert the felt strip partially with a tail hanging out, then hold the…
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Hay cutting
In the warm glow of a sunlit day, the air sweet with the scent of fresh-cut hay, as hawks circle above fields fringed by tall evergreens. At the end of a dirt road, where blade meets stalk, life stirs in the quiet rhythm of the harvest.
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Farm stop
A sunlit drive weaves through rolling fields bordered by shadowed forest, long views with Arrowsmith’s snow-capped peak in the distance. Pausing at a farm, where grass sways taller than the bonnet, the wild flower meadows dancing in the breeze.