In 1990 when our second daughter was born she decided to come a month prematurely. It was just after Christmas. We had had days of snow followed by days of dry frost. When the wife's waters broke there was nothing for it but to saddle up and head the 40 miles to the hospital...on frozen roads. A normal 50 minute journey took over 90 minutes. We had a 90 turbo diesel at the time. The journey was accomplished with the 90's permanent 4wd system with the differential locked. It was that bad. Seven miles to go and the wife was kneeling on her seat OVER the bulkhead into the back timing her contractions. I knew this was tight. 25 minutes after arriving in the hospital carpark our daughter was in my arms..briefly. As there were complications she was whisked off to intensive care where she remained for over a month. I used to wake up at night afterwards in a cold sweat dreaming that we did not make the hospital in time. I thanked God for that permanent 4wd system and the diff lock. You don't need fancy videos to sell me on Land Rover.
