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Title: spotted today
Post by: bezzabsa on October 12, 2006, 19:20:53

On the M40 on way back from Heathrow - nice LHD (but english registered)  100" defender.. really loked the part - and had NAS rear light setup..silver grey  and full soft top!

Title: spotted today
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 12, 2006, 20:25:52

Didn't have a 'TEW ... X' registration did it??

Title: spotted today
Post by: Porny on October 12, 2006, 20:47:15

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Didn't have a 'TEW ... X' registration did it??

BTM being a Land Rover geek  :wink:

Thinking it might be the Nick Dimbleby's one per chance??? - The ex-off road international (I think) car that was fully rebuilt to a pseudo NAS 90 Spec


Ian

Title: spotted today
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 12, 2006, 20:48:40

Isn't it tew134x? and it was also used on the cover of a playstation1 game? (could be wrong)

Title: spotted today
Post by: Porny on October 12, 2006, 20:52:13

Quote from: "dreadnought110"

Isn't it tew134x? and it was also used on the cover of a playstation1 game? (could be wrong)

AFAIK... it was.


Ian

Title: spotted today
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 12, 2006, 21:08:53

Quote from: "Porny"

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Didn't have a 'TEW ... X' registration did it??

BTM being a Land Rover geek  :wink:

Thinking it might be the Nick Dimbleby's one per chance??? - The ex-off road international (I think) car that was fully rebuilt to a pseudo NAS 90 Spec


Ian

Geek :shock:
Okay it's true :lol:
That's exactly what I was thinking of.

However............. you'e showing geekness by naming the owner.

It was initially built in the mid-80's by a magazine called '4x4 Driver' (or was it just '4x4') & built for the then editor Colin Dawson - who then went onto 'International Off-Road & 4x4' (where Frank Elson started writing about LR's)

Title: spotted today
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 12, 2006, 21:11:05

:) Hasn't it got to be one of the most famous land rover's for "seasoned land rover nut's" and had more makeover's than... ermmm?

Title: spotted today
Post by: Magnum335 on October 12, 2006, 21:22:58

What playstation game might that be? I'm just asking for research purposes....  :roll:

Title: spotted today
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 12, 2006, 21:25:32

:) I have the game somewhere i'll have to get back to you it's buried!!

Title: spotted today
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 12, 2006, 21:39:46

BTM delivers (http://www.worldoffroad.com/vehicles/tew.asp) (once again :wink: )

Sorry, my memory is slipping.
It was built for Russell Fisher (of '4x4' magazine)

3 parts to the story

Title: spotted today
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 12, 2006, 21:43:14

:oops: OOPs got the number's completly wrong?? oh well Now what was i thinking of EEEEErrrrrmmmm . :oops: now what's that teas ready got to go.......(door slams)

Title: spotted today
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 12, 2006, 21:44:33

Quote from: "dreadnought110"

Isn't it tew134x?

 'TEW 78X' apparantly


I forgot that it's actually painted White Gold, which was also a vary rare (alternative) colour for the Discovery 50th Anniversary models

Title: spotted today
Post by: Magnum335 on October 12, 2006, 22:22:14

That would be cool if you could find out for me!!! Then i just have to find a copy!!!

Title: spotted today
Post by: Henry Webster on October 12, 2006, 23:32:17

Couple of little known facts about TEW, was built origianally by Pete Rowe, he of off road racing a 8.2litre Chevy engined LR, and TEW itself did a comp safari or two in her Dulux pink days in the hands of Russell Fisher.

H

Title: Re: spotted today
Post by: Jake on October 13, 2006, 21:55:40

Quote from: "bezzabsa"

on way back from Heathrow

2 mins from mine then.
The kettle could have been on  :wink:

Title: spotted today
Post by: dreadnought110 on October 14, 2006, 18:01:16

Quote from: "barnyfarmer"

That would be cool if you could find out for me!!! Then i just have to find a copy!!!

Found it!!! You might need to turn your computer on it's side to veiw! :lol: