Thread: Land Rover stand at Sydney Motor Show

i really wanted to go but not going to be able to make it now, this has made me feel better

A mate and I are going in on Friday arvo/evening, since he managed to score a pair of free tickets.

I'll take my camera then, so pics Saturday, if no-one else has any.

Originally Posted by dobbo

The Landcruiser 200 stand adjacent to it was exactly the opposite, brouchures helpfull staff and an interesting tale of how the cruiser , an intergral part of Aussie motoring history, was the most important aspect of building Australia's snowey mountain scheme.

Cheek

Toyota even had the temerity a number of years ago to release a Snowy badged Landcruiser. For the first six years of the scheme Landcruisers didn't exist. The original surveying and ground exploration works were carried out by WW2 Jeeps and S1 Landrovers. And although a number of problems with the early vehicles were encountered, according to the head mechanics at the time, the Landrovers were a better all round vehicle.

Car brochures are soo damn flash these days, that they're costing up $20 each, finished. (Some cost more, like what MB produces).

Be much cheaper to knock out a decent dvd, given so much footage exists...

GQ

Ok, well, as promised, photos!

It was pretty busy last night, as you can see in the photos, it was pretty hard to get a nice clear shot of everything.

All of the photos are in my gallery here, but here's a few to get you going.

What's where:


My mate (got us free tickets) checking out a FL2 - he liked it, but it wasn't what he'd pick to drive home in!

The RR Vogue:

The RR Sport:

The Disco 3:


As they say, leave the best till last!


Yours truly sporting his


I notice they haven't changed these rivets!

Some changes in the back:

Unfortunately rest of my inside shots aren't the best.

I was surprised at the interest in the Defender, but also at some of the antics - a guy got in the back of it, had his mates shut the door then popped it open pretending to fire a machine gun!!

Spoke with a guy who was showing it to his daughter - he used to have a '51 Series I (from his accent I guess in England), when he asked what they were like to drive, I answered:
Then came "You love it, don't you"!!

Also at the show was the Bufori 'La Joya' MkIII - I certainly like the idea, but am not overly impressed about the styling -
And DO these look familiar!!


Anyway, I had a good night - went on the 4WD track too, but no pics (too dark). Oh, and the fact that we went in a VW Toureg (not worth wasting memory on)

Originally Posted by dobbo

Yes complete with two broken door handles, pompous pr1cks of salesmen on the stands with not even any brouchures for the vehicles they are trying to sell on hand. "because we don't want to hand them out to children"

The Landcruiser 200 stand adjacent to it was exactly the opposite, brouchures helpfull staff and an interesting tale of how the cruiser , an intergral part of Aussie motoring history, was the most important aspect of building Australia's snowey mountain scheme.

Apart from the leather clad Bufori girl I was disappointed in the whole show in general.

You would really have to wonder whether Land Rover are really interested in selling anything in Aust. They certainly don't seem interested in much especially Defenders (the traditional land Rover).


Martyn

Went to the show on Friday as well....took the kids, had a great time. Bought a landy cap, drooled over the defender and D3. Went for a spin around the 4wd track in the D3...good fun.

The pimped Alpine Chrysler 300C was an eye popper.

Good pics Geoff. I see the Bufori girl in the cat suit was still there last night

Originally Posted by numpty

...Toyota even had the temerity a number of years ago to release a Snowy badged Landcruiser. ....

Don't Land Rover employ any marketing people in Australia?



If Toyota are advertising their links to the Snowy Scheme, why doesn't Land Rover have a big sign saying that they were on the scheme before there were any roads and a decade before any Japanese marques were in the Australia.



By the look of the stand - they didn't even put any effort in there either.

Diana
(Photos courtesy National Archives of Australia, Image numbers 4240606 [image corrected], 4240705)