Marin Faure wrote:
>It may be a great vehicle for your own uses, but to someone genuinely
>interested in true Land Rovers, it ain't one.
>
You are falling into the trap of using a narrow concourse
definition as a litmus test for what is Land Rover. The
Series was not defined by concourse competition.
What rolled out of the factory door was a vehicle that could
be worked on and modified for the various tasks and adventures
it would support around the world. That is essential to it's
nature and part of why it became a 4x4 legend. Every time
someone makes a Series modification they are in fact reinforcing
that aspect of what is a Series Land Rover. One need only look
at the wealth of factory approved, aftermarket, and owner mods
over the years to understand that a Series Land Rover is more
than a date stamped build spec sheet.
History has defined the Series and Land Rover. You knocked
young people for failing to acknowledging history - so don't
knock off a big chunk of history yourself. As so often happens
with attempts at narrow definition - the definition ends up
losing that which it tried to define.
Your definition works fine at a concourse car show - but fails
when you hit the trail.
Tim Czajka
1972 Series III 88
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