Welcome to The Landy Rover
Overlanding from Australia to England in a Series 2 Land Rover
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Welcome to The Landy Rover
Welcome to The Landy Rover
Welcome to The Landy Rover
The Big Ambition
After a 26-month restoration, we've clocked up 1,800km around South East Queensland. With only 4 break downs and 3 tow trucks so far, so we have crunched the numbers and decided the Landy is officially ready for something... radical.
In 2027, we are taking our 1960 Series 2, ex-Vietnam War, Land Rover (Australian Army Registration Number ARN111-387) on the ultimate homecoming. We will be driving from our home base in Brisbane (Australia) and heading north through the jungles of SE Asia to visit her old stomping grounds in Vietnam. From there, we will drive north through China, turn west into Central Asia, and then pop out in Europe. The final leg will be driving this 67 year old Land Rover to the "Jaguar/Land Rover" factory in Birmingham, UK.
"No air-con, 67-year-old suspension, a home built engine, and a navigator who is literally full of hot air (that's Peanut the cat). What could possibly go wrong?"
until our planned departure
My Journey of 1,000 Miles, Starting With a Single Step
(and a possible break down)
Explore the challenges of trying to Overland in an old war vetran, and watch the progress as I get back on the road.
Browse the gallery of grit and grease as I bring the 1960 Series 2 War Vetran back to life.
Follow the progress as I construct a custom camper to tackle the roads ahead and go overlanding.
Adventure Statistics
After a 26 month year restoration, the Landy is back on the road and Roving the world once again. The adventures are about to start and lots are being planned.
First Camping Trip! (Coming Soon...)
More Adventures Planned
History of The Landy Rover
The Land Rover was built in very early 1960 in Birmingham, UK. She was shipped to Australia with 'civilian' vehicle number 153001027 and started life in the Australian Army as vehicle ARN 111-387 (Census #6024A). She saw active service for the entire war as a convoy vehicle for the AN/KPQ1 radar equipment and she left the army in 1982, worked on a farm for several years and then later ended up broken and in a field in Dalby (Queensland) for over 15 years.
I purchased her in 2023 for $2500 and 3 years later, she was back on the road.
The three years of the restoration was covered in a series of photographs.
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During the restoration, I made technical videos if 'how to videos' didn't already exist.
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