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Lucky’s lucky no more – Long Live Dorothy
The Disco has gone. Not to be replaced. After struggling for a couple of years, chucking more money at it than any reasonable person should have, it finally bit the dust. It went to that great insurance-write-off-heaven in the sky – and finally did something useful for my wallet, instead of sucking it dry. OK,…
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Ze nicest ol’ Bill you’ll ever meet
I want to share some photos today of an encounter we had with the Police in Germany. I’ve previously mentioned the Speedy Gonzalez nature of Dorothy, charging downhill, in Germany, at 83mph. I’ve also mentioned that she didn’t much like it – throwing a tantrum a few miles down the road. And by ‘tantrum’ I…
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The world’s fastest Series 3 Land Rover?
Go back a couple of decades and I was a bit of an asshat. I’m still an asshat, just less so. It was my first proper trip in my Series 3 Land Rover, Dorothy. We’d been out to South Eastern Poland, in February, for a spot of play in the snow. And snow there was,…
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Fill the holes with silicon sealant?
Having sat out in the elements for over 20 years has taken its toll on Dorothy. Mostly: rust. The chassis has had it in places. The bulkhead’s… well, there’s more hole than rust or steel. Brake pipes are unserviceable and are being removed and replaced. And a heckuva a lot more. But it’s not all…
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Video Sunday: Another Dorothy?
If you’d have asked me what name my Land Rover Series 3 would adopt, I doubt that ‘Dorothy’ would’ve been high on the list. It’s not the sort of name you’d expect for a near-50 year old diesel-chugging Land Rover. But somehow she assumed ‘Dorothy’ and it’s stuck ever since. Aside: she’s actually named after…
