William Collins Land Rover: The Story of the Car That Conquered the World

Bought this for my hubby as an extra Christmas present as he is a qualified mechanical engineer - he was astounded with the wrong information within the book. For anyone not used to driving/working on Land Rovers it is quite misleading - the author should have done more research to get his information correct - shame.

Who doesn't love Land Rover? They're possibly the most emotion-inducing car in the UK ,as they embody the down-to-earth plucky fix-it-up make-do-and-mend british values from a byegone era that people look back to with inexplicable fondness.Seeing a Landy drive by, especially an old Series 1 or 2 is a lovely thing, and people will stop and wave to them, as they often wave to each other. Landy owners are an unofficial club unto themselves, and reading the book it's clear to see why.Landies aren't easy or cheap to maintain. They're not luxurious, or even all that big. Paradoxical since they're so tall, but their footprint on the ground is smaller than a ford fiesta (one of the newer ones)... They leak, they're draughty, and they're permanently damp inside. I tried to go through a ford once in one and didn't realise the gearstick was open to the water beneath. I found out as the fountain of water hit me in the face just after the nose had entered the flood!This book is mainly aimed at Landy owners to fill in details about the car's history that they may not already know. But it also works as a good book for non-owners who want to know what all the fuss is about.Makes a nice coffee-table book, and is a surprisingly good read.

My husband was very disappointed with this book. One of the best howlers was the spelling ALPHA ROMEO I leave the rest to your imagination.......

Yes there are some spelling and grammatical errors, so maybe don't buy it for your English teacher, but that doesn't mean you cant enjoy it. I bought it for my father, who I have never known to sit down and read a novel but who loves his landrovers, and he finished the book within a few days and loved it, often chuckling out loud.

Bit of a rambling tome but some interesting and little known facts included with lists of people who have owned LRs and lists of people Ben met or knows. Or maybe it's me.