Perhaps "Land Rover" and especially Series vehicles, could more be
considered a philosophy. If what one does to a Land Rover falls within
"the philosophy", then it still remains a Land Rover. In other words,
consider the dynamic design of the philosphy, rather than the static
physical construction that rolls off the production line.
.......Damn, I promised myself I'd stop using big words like "marmalade"
I have also always been cynical, I work in commercial television ( perhaps
not long enough , but I know what Marin means), but I still believe in
everyone.
Marin, do you really know what is "going on"? If you do I would really
like to know :)
Waste time on the young, so that they will waste their time on you, when
you are old...
Michael "somewhere between punk and fart" Hatton
Michael Hatton
Tim Czajka wrote:
> 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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