Hello Landrover fans,
A friend of mine told me about his land rover driving friends
recent accident.
He skidded on an oil patch and consequently drove
straight through a dry stone wall at 50 mph. His SWB landrover demolished
the wall, hit a BIG rut and turned over (at about 25 ), ending up on one
side.
After climbing out he somehow managed to get the thing back on its
wheels. OK the windscreen had gone and the wings were a bit mangled,
and the cab roof was worse for wear. He got back in, turned the key..
it started. He drove it to his usual bodywork garage who told him
that the chassis was still straight and that only a few panels needed
replacing. Total cost < 200 pounds.
The moral of the tale is, if you want to drive through 2 foot thick
dry stone walls and still use the vehicle afterwards then buy a landrover.
This same friend used to go sledging in his Austin Princess ( 1982)
but that's a different story.
Happy wall smashing.
Duncan
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