She's Back!
Around the end of April, I went to Surrey, to see two men about a Land Rover. My Land Rover.
A week later, I took my precious back to Surrey and left her there.
[Lone flute plays the theme from "Our Tune" with Simon Bates]
It wasn't easy but I had to do it. Since then, as you may have noticed my blogging tailed right off, I wasn't eating properly and I had a deep, gnawing emptiness inside of me. Hiring a convertible Mustang whilst on holiday helped a little bit, but it was too new, too soulless, too yet-another-modern-car.
[Cue 'Baby Come Back' by Player, 1978]
But on Saturday I ventured once more to Dunsfold in deepest, darkest Surrey and met once more with these people. And now it's all okay. She's back. And now, she's shiny. Oh yes!
Shiny, shiny car with new bonnet mascot.
Proud father with his two babies.
Happy, reunited family as seen in a very shiny door.
Happy, reunited family as seen in a very shiny door.My neighbour thought that Land Rover must have produced a modern 'retro' model, but no! It's still my old faithful (even if she is starting to suffer from Grandfather's Old Axe Syndrome). And it's all very good, and did I mention shiny? The only problem is I don't want to get her muddy now....
[Cue 'You make my pants want to get up and dance', Doctor Hook Pleasure And Pain LP '78 ]
As she was.
Detail of new bonnet ornament.
[Cue 'You make my pants want to get up and dance', Doctor Hook Pleasure And Pain LP '78 ]
As she was.
Detail of new bonnet ornament.(Did I mention that it's shiny?)
6 answers on a postcard...:
I hope they left the royal dandruff on the seats...
We drove past on our way back from the Big Chill on Monday and Chris noticed straight away that you had her back. Congratulations. Very beautiful.
there are only two things i envy ian for. the other is his ability to sound helpful and cordial whilst actually being an obfuscating, and generally infuriating sod.
anyway - she gleams, you must be very proud.
I passed a land rover sitting in a farmer's field the other day and it had a for sale sign on it. hmm........
problem is, your guys are across the ocean from me and the pound/dollar exchange rate is KILLER.
gorgeous car.
Bob, there are always these folks East Coast Rover Co.". A lot of it looks a bit modern, but they do proper Land Rovers too. There aren't many bits of agricultural history you can drive every day.
Chris, Aw, shucks, that's the nicest thing anyone has said about me for ages.
I'm so happy for you!
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