A Discovery that isn't a Discovery

[Phoenix]

Has anyone here heard of a Special order Discovery that isn't called a discovery?

I've been told about a guy in tas who has some sort of special order vehicle, anyone heard of this?

[barney]

no

[fernockulated]

:roll: hmmmmmm, so if you find it ,wont that be a "discovery" on its own??????? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif

[harry]

8) maybe its a 'revelation'
that'ud be near the end of the book
8) harry

[incisor]

i have heard of a mob in england (i think) that do special order landies in non standard configurations.

they do disco's and defenders for that matter, swapping out the td5 for the tdi200 or 300, and other expedition mod's.

Dont know whether they still call them by there original name tho.

there used to be a link to them on the old site.

they also do special order suzuki's 4wd's as well as some cars and ship them world wide.

dammed if i can remember there name........... time to go googling...

[Phoenix]

I guess I'll just have to wait untill I meet him to find out what toys he has in the back yard. It is a bit of a drive from my place, but i'll go one day.

[Outlaw]

I was always quite impressed with the Defender in the first Tomb Raider movie... it supposedly came out of the Landrover Special Vehicles Division. She is a beauty!!!

http://199.239.248.45//images/full/2001/s0.../lr2001tr01.jpg (http://199.239.248.45//images/full/2001/s01041002/lr2001tr01.jpg)
http://www.landyonline.co.za/specs/specs_i...mages/tr05b.jpg (http://www.landyonline.co.za/specs/specs_images/tr05b.jpg)

[Phoenix]

Couldn't agree with you more.

A pity that the defender never came with the V8 in australia (Yes, I know that there are a couple about) :twisted:

[Outlaw]

or that the official Defender Tomb Raider edition looked nothing like the one in the movie... I was in a position to buy it back then but didn't as was too disappointing in looks compared to what I wanted :roll:

Nice truck but not the one in the movie
http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/ecars/LandRov...110.2001TR2.jpg (http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/ecars/LandRover/Defender/PiCs37/D110.2001TR2.jpg)
http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/ecars/LandRov...110.2001TR1.jpg (http://www.ebroadcast.com.au/ecars/LandRover/Defender/PiCs37/D110.2001TR1.jpg)

[-Macca-]

I don't know about the Discos, but there's a mob called Overfinch who 'do up' Rangies in Pom-golia..

www.overfinch.com

Check out the videos if you get a chance. Great commentary!
http://www.overfinch.com/New_RangeRover/580s.htm

[Phoenix]

MMmmmmmm, yeah I've read quite a bit about overfinch. The current overfinch is amazing 8)

[LRHybrid100]

G'day Guys,

The Disco was sold in Japan as a Honda ....- this was in the days where Austin Rover had a partnership with Honda on development.

There were a few cars around - Rover 416 was a Honda Accord!!!

Maybe this bloke has an Jap Import?

BR LRH

[Phoenix]

A honda :cry:

What was it called, because that could be what it is.

[LRHybrid100]

Found it:

Honda Crossroad

Interestingly, Honda did try to cover the SUV segment by buying the Discovery from Land Rover and re-badging it as a Honda 'Crossroad' solely for the Japanese market. In the US, where SUV demand was rising, the company also struck a deal with Isuzu to take one of its models and sell it as a Honda Passport. In return, Honda gave Isuzu the Domani which was sold as an Isuzu Gemini in Japan, as well as the Odyssey which was available as an Isuzu Oasis in the US.

[LRHybrid100]

For example

http://www.autosupply.co.nz/vehicle.php3?id=ATID105401

You can even see the Honda badge on the steering wheel.

BR LRH

[LRHybrid100]

and http://www.hbcommercials.co.nz/stocklist.a...77b377611b52b29 (http://www.hbcommercials.co.nz/stocklist.asp?action=view&car_id=128409&dealer_id=982&PHPSESSID=9907f3b261654c93577b377611b52b29)

[Phoenix]

Ewwww, horrible. I notice that the honda badges are on a black oval shaped badge though :wink:

I never thought that a car could look ugly because of the badge that it wears, but that proves that it can.

[Outlaw]

or maybe a Kalahari, the link is going back to 2001 and I hadn't heard anything else about them but could be?...

2002 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SERIES II KALAHARI
Kalahari is the name chosen for an all-new, specialty line of heavy-duty, off-road Land Rover vehicles.* Beginning with the 2002 Discovery Series II Kalahari, which makes its world debut at the New York auto show, the Kalahari series will eventually grow to include versions of all Land Rover models.

http://www.autointell-news.com/News-2001/A...il-11-01-p3.htm (http://www.autointell-news.com/News-2001/April-2001/April-11-01-p3.htm)

Maybe?

[Phoenix]

Interesting concept if it had gotten off the ground. From memory it was an out of Land Rover group doing it, somewhat like overfinch, but based in melbourne I think.

However from what I have been told about this mystery discovery, it is most likely this Honda Crossroad that the vehicle that he has.

[Outlaw]

than that's just boring!!! I was thinking this Kalahari would have been a very nice vehicle as looking at the prices for upgrading suspension, airlockers, bodylift etc to a LR is a pricey exercise just for a serious offroad vehicle... but then again, I bet that wouldn't miss you on the price regardless style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif