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    olbod Guest

    The Camel Trophy years

    I have a ninety minute dvd that covers the last ten years of the Trophy
    featuring the mighty Discovery's.
    Go team.
    The Disco 1 is the best alround LR that they built I think.

    Anyway, question:
    Besides accesseries like winches and snorkels, what other mods were allowed ?
    They were bouncing around due to speed and weight etc. but were they stock or modified ?

    Cheers.

    PS: I made a Camel T shirt for Sunday best goin to town.
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    In extras on that dvd I think they show them being prepared

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    Quote Originally Posted by Landy Smurf View Post
    In extras on that dvd I think they show them being prepared

    No not on my dvd. There are no extra's. Its just the action.
    I converted my copy to dvd from youtube.

    Still like to know.

    Ta.

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    DiscoMick Guest
    If you search Camel Trophy in Wikipedia it gives a detailed list of the extensive mods to the vehicles.

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    olbod Guest
    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    If you search Camel Trophy in Wikipedia it gives a detailed list of the extensive mods to the vehicles.

    Thanks, I will have a look.

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    The basic cars remained stock, the modifications were mainly around safety and would vary slightly year to year. The basics are:

    • Full roll cage.
    • Roof rack.
    • Raised air intake.
    • Winch
    • Underbody protection.
    • HD Suspension.


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    Quote Originally Posted by olbod View Post
    The Disco 1 is the best alround LR that they built I think.
    Hahahahaha... The CT Disco is a POS!!!

    It's too heavy to be a 'Hardcore' off-roader (all the kit adds approx 800kg to the weight of the base vehicle) and naff-all load space for it to be an overlander.

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    Quote Originally Posted by camel_landy View Post
    Hahahahaha... The CT Disco is a POS!!!

    It's too heavy to be a 'Hardcore' off-roader (all the kit adds approx 800kg to the weight of the base vehicle) and naff-all load space for it to be an overlander.

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    Agree Mark

    Saw Andy Marshallsay stuck in a grass field with his camel Disco on a Shires day . While every one else in standard trucks drove around him. We had to tow him out all due to disco being far too over loaded and heavy.

    Most people who bought them after the events treated with kid gloves ( well apart from Guy Shepard , who treats his worse than the camel contestants did, hey Mark ).

    So a lot of them have not done a lot of hardcore off roading. Far more have done a lot of over landing. But all the camel trucks in my mind were best built for over landing rather than hardcore off roading
    95 300 Tdi Defender 90
    99 300 Tdi Defender 110
    92 Discovery 200tdi
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    50 Series 1 80


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