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Members of the LROCV have just completed a re-enactment of the West -East Crossing (Wheels Across a Wilderness) and Mal Leyland accompanied them for the trip.
Is my memory playing cruel tricks on me or was Malcolm Douglas always a big Toyota fan?
Meanwhile I happened to be watching ABC-TV yesterday arvo (channel surfing after theMotoGP) and ended up watching a doco on the Burma raliroad. Note to self: When they finally kill off Land Rover, get a Jeep, or a Hummer or give up 4WDs altogether.
I appear in the book they wrote about that trip - just as they were about to start across I drove out of the desert and stopped to give them advice (mainly to dump half the junk they were carrying - this is why they broke bits) and offer them the hospitality of our camp.Quote:
Originally Posted by westy
John
no worries,we should establish a fighting fund:DQuote:
Originally Posted by VladTepes
did someone mention naked vicar? I have the son of naked vicar on cd....
It still gets played ever month or so, and theres no swearing so its kidsafe.
Who thinks the Leyland Brothers did any favours to landrovers????
I bought my first Landie around the time the 16mm doco found its way to TV -(1969)--- all of a sudden everyone was a landie "expert"and the number of people who were convinced that they were unreliable was pretty obvious, particularly as mine was painted red too:mad: .
From memory, on the film, the Bros cursed the vehicles, never once admitting they were the ones to blame for the breakages.
Sadly, I reckon the Leyland bros did a great disservice to the name that continues to this day...
David
I remember them as a young impressionable kid. Probably why I wanted to get into travelling to remote Aussie.
One of the brothers, as far as I know, has the entire collection which was aired on tv - and sells them to whoever is interested.
Do a google Leyland Bros. and see what happens.
I recall the Cape and EW crossing trips and the boys repairing huge paddle type tyres with rubber goo. And carrying far too much gear.
My parents took me to a hall to see a movie made by Malcolm Douglas, it may have been 'across the top', which he did in a big yankee motor, (a '48 Buick?) but didn't take an axe. Pretty interesting stuff, tho..
Cheers, GQ