Land Rover Monthly

The magazine that covers all you need to know about your Land Rover. Every month our team of experts will bring you inspiring features on inspiring UK and overseas driving and adventures, stunning restorations, technical knowledge and how-to instructions, news, views and opinions on all things Land Rover, old and new!

The future’s bright

Arkonik teams up with Electric Classic Cars to launch EV Defenders

MROC’s May Bank Holiday weekend promises trials, demonstrations and classic Land Rover fun

Eastnor Experience plans for expansion

Range Rover Sport SV Ultimate Edition is UK only

Car S.O.S returns to our screens for season 14

LETTERS

Land Rover Monthly

YOUR PICTURES

PRODUCTS

Pulling hard for a good cause

Loss, injury and a breakdown – not the best of days…

Injection perfection

Putting a price on the oddballs

Head case

TRAILER FLASH • From farm workhorse to Lexus V8-powered adventure rig complete with bespoke camping trailer; it’s the perfect overland set-up for road trips and festivals alike

PENMAN TRAILER

LEXUS 4.3-LITRE V8 ENGINE

IT’S A LONG STORY • When the Reul brothers found that their Defender 130 came up short for their work needs, they did something about it – added another ten inches to the chassis, along with a 7.3-litre V8 diesel engine

LET US BRING IT TO YOU • NO SEARCHING. NO SELL-OUTS

EASY DOES IT • The Eezion Camel Land Rover conversion by Ibbett Engineering was not a commercial success, but that doesn’t stop it from being a fascinating and intriguing vehicle

LICENCE TO THRILL • Made famous by the Bond flick Octopussy, the SVC-converted Range Rovers of the ’80s are as rare as a Royal Flush. Throw in a back story that sounds like it came straight from the tales of 007 himself, and you have one seriously cool collectible

BOND’S LAND ROVERS ON THE BIG SCREEN

A DAY WITH 4X4 TYRES • Tyre and wheel upgrades have featured in Land Rover magazines from the very beginning. Greg King visits Warwickshire-based 4x4 Tyres, to find out the latest trends

Micro marvel • Peter Gray interviews modeller Mike Worthington on the X-ROW Kuro King 1:24-scale Defender 90 from Tiny 4x4

TRIED & TESTED

Project progress • Trevor deals with a thorn in his side and cracks on with his Ninety project in earnest

Pipe dreams • Dave Barker tends to a pair of blowing exhausts on his Series I and Defender 90

University Challenge • Martin heads to Aston University in Birmingham to meet a team of engineering students making light work of some great Land Rover projects

Never say die • LRM reader Mark Fletcher’s Land Rover story has more ups and downs than a big dipper. Thankfully it ends on a high, as he explains

EVENTS

Fact and fiction

FIT MODERN EFI • Electronic fuel injection, or EFI, has never been more advanced or easier to fit, as Martin explains

THE 1985 AND 1986 MODELS • Tim Hammond continues his guide to early four-door Range Rover authenticity with a detailed appraisal of the final model years including the Vogue versions

DEFENDER i6 SERVICE GUIDE • The basic service routine for the current Defender and its i6 Ingenium engine is simple enough – it’s the access that takes time

1991 DISCOVERY 1 200Tdi • MARCUS TJERNSTRÖM, SELF-EMPLOYED ENGINEER, SWEDEN