Discover how they recreated their camel replica from home. Usa import exports a speciality, independent specialists with over 30 years experience, established 1968. The camel trophy was a vehicleoriented competition that was held annually between 1980. Land rover discovery camel trophy 200tdi classic land. The camel trophy club is an active association of enthusiasts, car owners and participants of the camel trophy the olympics of 4x4. The discovery was the official camel trophy vehicle been from 1990 1997. This video details the last ten years of land rovers involvement with the camel trophy. The worldfamous camel trophy offroading event ran from 1980 until 2000. Experience the convenience of alexa, now on your pc. A discussion and information area dedicated to the land rover years of camel trophy. This dvd is a great introduction to the trophy, although my complaint is that its.
Camel trophy, the land rover years expedition portal. Ive been making my way through all of the available camel trophy documentaries by year, last. Also used on camel trophy vehicles until around 1997. The glory years between 1981 and 1997 saw a series of land rovers, all painted sandglow and equipped with a wet dreamlist of accessories, traverse impossible terrain in the hands of amateur drivers. The camel trophy began in 1980 with a transit of the transamazonian highway and over the next eight years, the expeditions crossed sumatra, papua new guinea, zaire, brazil, borneo, australia, madagascar the first northsouth. Maybe this forum has answers for these questions but could not find. Landyzone is the biggest land rover forum on the net. Land rovers association with the camel trophy spanned 17 years, from 1981 to 1998. A standard colour used on range rover classic and defender 90, 110, and from 1984. The odometer shows under twenty thousand kilometers, but they are clearly hard miles.
E3922c from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Shredfest in the ultimate canam ken block at the best snow cat snowboarding spot. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. My search for a camel trophy vehicle began 15 years ago this 36 year old camel 90 is a rare and desirable example and is in excellent overall condition. Original land rover camel trophy vehicles are impossibly rare and prohibitively expensive, so bearmachs alun and harrison phillips recreated a legend of their own with their land rover discovery 1 conversion. The camel trophy was land rovers tastefully adventurous. Land rover discovery this 1997 land rover discovery is an exswiss team entrant from the same years camel trophy mongolia. Original 1985 my camel trophy land rover defender 90 modified and used for the 1985 camel trophy event. Sold camel trophy land rover discovery 30,000 miles.
Landrover used specially designed and built land rovers, range rovers, discoveries and more recently, freelanders incorporating years of experience. The camel trophy vehicles were built by land rover special vehicles at solihull especially. This 1993 land rover discovery definitely fits into the latter category. A great compilation of the last 10 years of the camel trophy. After that first event, the organisers turned to land rover for support and over the course of the next twenty years, all of the land rover vehicle range were used.
So i think i will see what i can copy from these famous expedition vehicles for my support vehicle. The land rover discovery became a sales hit for the brand, with its 1 millionth unit rolling out of the solihull factory in march 2012. Camel trophy offers a rare opportunity for you to see 4x4s in their natural environment, driven by a band of men dedicated to the cause. This film documents land rovers rich history in the camel trophy. The discovery soon took over from the defender as the land rover of choice for the camel trophy, for example. Youre probably familiar with a few of these segments. It is still sandglow yellow inside and under the bonnet. A left hand drive turbodiesel model, no interior shots are provided but we assume its a 5speed manual truck as well. This became the signature look for camel trophy land rovers for the next 17 years and, to my eye at least, is every bit as iconic as the more famous gulf and. A couple of years ago i purchased a discovery that was supposedly used in a usdomestic series and then as a trainer for the us team for the camel trophy.
Unfollow land rover discovery camel trophy to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. From the amazon to the far east, australasia, africa and siberia, teams of two people per car would tackle. Two months later the turbo gave way, the turbo repair mechanic, noticing the roll cage, told me that oro looked like one of the original camel trophy discovery, which land rover malaysia gave away as lucky draws after the 1993 sabah ct. Jeeps were the exclusive brand featured in the 1980 event, and thereafter land rover sponsored the event. Selling from my personal collection to include a camel trophy two man canoe my p registered genuine camel trophy discovery in blue.
This gruelling endurance event tested adventurers to their very limits. For many years landrover ran a series of adventures called the camel trophy. Paintman paint land rover camel trophy yellow lrc361 is a traditional synthetic coach enamel. Pdf land rover defender 90 and 110 range download full. The camel trophy land rover years build race party. Classic land rover magazine vintage camel trophy facebook. Land rover and camel trophy were partners for 18 years. I had a chat with the camel trophy owners club at the land rover oweners show and the cast iron ones are too small for a series, discovery or defender and will only fit the freelanders, they do a replica one thats printed on a flat layer of aluminium so its not pressed but looks okay, im now currently looking for a series to restore and turn in to a camel one even though i still havent. I have never been able to confirm if that was the case, but you can see where the previous stickers were peeled off, and the camel trophy stickers added. Land rover camel trophy for sale in uk view 65 bargains. The first coilsprung model, the one ten, replaced the series iii 109s. Hi here is on sale this 1993 land rover discovery camel trophy replica commemorative version of the 65 year old land rover, original factory 200 tdi engine.
This video details the last ten years of land rover s involvement with the camel trophy. This 1993 land rover discovery vin salljgmf8ja032884 bears plenty of battle scars as a historic winner of the 1993 camel trophy, the only such event won by an american team. The camel trophy was a huge pr exercise for land rover. Land rover discovery camel trophy 30 years of the land. When land rover switched from leaf springs to coil springs for their utility models in 1983, it was a major step forward. Camel trophy vehicles, whether it be a defender, range rover or discovery, still fetch good money even today. It spent the majority of its life in competition and in places that would make most of us go pale in fear. I spotted this camel trophy land rover discovery on ebay and thought i would share it here as it looks in awesome condition. Camel trophy modifications and videos the land rover forum. Model years 1981 to 1996 land rover series 1 80 inch tickford station wagon, reg.
This vehicle was built to the same spec and colour as all the 97 event discovery vehicles, but sometime later landrover painted. All were painted in sandglow with a black and yellow camel trophy decal on each side door, and a landrover text down the side, which appears to be a cut down version of the landrover v8 decal. Some of you might need a reminder on what the camel trophy was all about. Over the years showcasing various land rover models, the most wellknown being the camel trophy discovery, and the defender 110. Few offroad adventures captured the publics imagination like the camel trophy.
An introduction video of land rover years of camel trophy. Land rover camel trophy land rover 70th anniversary. Camel trophy modifications and videos sign in to follow. I used to get the videos from the local dealers with scott brady, a stare in wonder at what they accomplished with mostly stock rigs and a lot of labor. In 166 years of competition, the british have never won the americas cup yacht race. Hussey suspects that as the event became more dedicated to extreme sports, the event lost its edge and.
We carry a wide variety of land rover accessories including dash. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hd wallpaper for backgrounds range rover camel trophy,871. The camel trophy originated in 1980 with three jeepequipped german teams exploring the amazon basin. It is not uncommon to find these vehicles hopping over sand dunes, flying through the jungle, or going through the muddiest, most dreadful dirt mound to be found. The camel trophy moved all over the world for 20 years, visiting places as diverse as papua new guinea, zaire, brazil, madagascar, siberia. The camel trophy was a vehicleoriented competition that was held annually between 1980 and 2000, and it was best known for its use of land rover vehicles over challenging terrain.
In all of the other years the discovery features prominently. We have plenty of very knowledgable members so if you have any questions about your land rover or just want to connect with other landy owners, youre in the right place. Revisit the action from 1989 to 1998 the glory days of the camel trophy when a range of vehicles was pushed to the limit and beyond as they tackled some of the toughest terrain on the planet. Land rover years 1989 to 1998 dvd from amazons movies store. Land rover defender, 90 and 110 range 30 years of the coilspring 4x4 models charts the evolution of the coilsprung defender vehicles. Search results for landrover badge stock photos and images 96 page 1 of 1.
A rugged off road vehicle parked sedately in a quiet suburban street in poundbury, dorset, england, united kingdom. The restoration refurbishment and sale of classic land rovers, defenders, series, range rovers, discovery, freelander for sale. Now land rover hopes to change that fortune by bringing the latest in. Registering is free and easy just click here, we hope to see you on the forums soon. The event exclusively used land rovers between 1987 and 1998 and was last held in 2000, i for one miss this race as it provided some of the most stunning terrain in the world to racers and this resulted in some jawonthefloor photographs like the one below. The event has played a major role in sustaining the image of land rover as the manufacturer of the best 4 x 4 s in the world marketing director rover group. Some of the best series iii camel trophy offroad action film i have seen from zaire in 1983. Land rover bar americas cup team uses land rover technical. Camel trophy 96 ok gang, heres your chance to have a go at the olympics of four wheel drive, the 1996 camel trophy which will be returning to good ol reliable borneo. Over the 18year period in which the camel trophy featured land rover vehicles, italian. The camel trophy ran six more times after hussey and hensley won in 1993, during a time when extreme sports like mountain biking were increasing in popularity. The camel trophy was an event that rivalled the parisdakar in its fame and perhaps surpassed it in its difficulty. A whole host of specialist modifications and upgrades were made by land rover including suspension, engine and bodywork.
In the jungles, the mighty jungles, land rovers roam tonight and their engines roar to life the land rover series vehicles came about out of necessity in 1948. Pressed aluminium camel trophy plates were fitted to the front bumper, which was painted black. The event took its name from its main sponsor, the camel cigarette brand. Range rover camel trophy if you have additional information of range rover classic to build this site better, please send me a mail to. Post wwii england needed a rough and tough vehicle to export and garner some income for their then war torn country. After the conclusion of the camel trophy series, land rover continued to go on. Ive searched torrents but found only several, 92 and 95 and the whole overview of camel trophy.
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