Land Rover Monthly

The magazine that covers all you need to know about your Land Rover

Nice Jeep, mate

Stamping out copy cats

LR Motors is acquired by Ross Munro

INEOS Grenadier makes debut at Goodwood

Defender goes rallying

Landrover Monthly

LETTERS

PRODUCTS

YOUR PICTURES • Send u s your shot Email your pics to patrick@lrm.co.uk and you could see your Landy in LRM!

He’s not heavy, he’s my Landy

More changes at the top…

Thank God for football

The pain and pleasure

Confidence in mechanical detail

Lightweight sorted

PETER HUNT, SOUTH WALES

KEN SPENCER, DURHAM

ADRIAN LEE, SOUTHWOLD

MARIA HARVEY, CARDIFF AND WESTBURY

YOUR COMPLETE DEFENDER BUYING GUIDE • Everything you ever wanted to know about every model from 1983 through to 2021

A STAR IS BORN • Land Rover’s dominance of the all-terrain market was being seriously eroded by Japanese 4x4 pretenders – until a radical new model was introduced

Why I own one…

Defender timeline

WINDS OF CHANGE • Defender name makes its debut, but the biggest change were the Tdi engines under the bonnet

Why I own one…

HIGH FIVES • Land Rover’s reputation for cutting-edge diesel engines grew with the introduction of the five-cylinder common-rail Td5

Why I own one…

PUMA SPRINGS SURPRISE • There were some shocks when the Ford-derived TDCi engine made its debut in Defender. Would it prove as reliable as its illustrious predecessors?

Why I own one…

Why I own one…

SHOCK OF THE NEW • New Defender was a radical departure from its predecessors but it’s proving a hit with some buyers

Why I own one…

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL… • Versatile Defenders have been pressed into varied roles – for work and play

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE • Pat and friends go laning in the Lake District, using both old and new Defenders

BOWLED OVER • Editor Pat gets behind the wheel of Bowler Motor’s version of the new Defender. They had to use a SWAT team to get him out

ROARSOME V8 • Editor Pat takes the new Defender V8 around a rally raid course

Classics • Vehicles, people and stories…

The famous Forest Rover • There are more myths associated with it than any other Land Rover, but the Forest Rover undoubtedly has a charm of its own. Pioneering new research by the authors means we can bring you the full story…

LOVE LAND ROVERS? • Then Land Rover Monthly is the magazine for you! It’s Britain’s fastest-growing Land Rover magazine packed full of essentials on driving, modifying, maintaining, exploring and buying information for Land Rover enthusiasts everywhere

One life. Well lived! • For eight years, Iain Chapman ran the Camel Trophy at the pinnacle of its fame and popularity. This is his story…

Adventure before before dementia • Retired couple Ian Scoon and Liz Neilson take their Discovery 4 and custom-built caravan on a trip around the world. First stop Canada and the north and western region of the US

The caravan…

Friends Reunited • A memorable moment as LRM’s Ed Evans drives Alisdair’s Series I

Fettle and hone

LRM’S FLEET • We don’t just write about Land Rovers: we live, breathe and spend all our wages on them…

Back out doing what it does best • Off-road motorsport is back, which means volunteer Dave Barker’s ever-trusty Discovery 4 is put to full use

LOOKING FOR MORE PRACTICAL LAND ROVER ADVICE?

TECHNICAL • Projects, repairs, modifications and advice

Assessing an abandoned Disco 2 • Can Trevor save this Discovery 2? In this first instalment there’s a spot of gardening to do before we see what’s left...