I miss ours so much, we had the 2nd Land Rover in New Zealand, a 1952 86" as a baby bouncing around on my mothers lap while Dad drove, then off roading with Dad deerstalking with the trip home with animals tied over the bonnet, I always knew he meant business, and we were in for some fun when we stopped to move the red knob, in reflection the bright red & yellow knobs were oddly out of colour-context with the rest of the dead-robust vehicle. Sold to a wreckers for scrap in the mid 80's. Many many years later I wish we still had it. Fond memories. Thanks Harry 🙂

And for me 8 years later… Nice review Harry!

If anyone ever doubts that the Land Rover isn’t a car but a road legal piece of farm machinery this video will put them straight. Marvellous.

I was born in Toledo, Ohio home of the iconic Jeep brand. I purchased a used Land Rover LR3 last year and feel in love. I am ashamed to say that I will never drive anything else but a Land Rover ever again. I feel as if I am betraying my hometown; but you can't beat the versatility and beauty of a Land Rover. Larry and I truly live out our Go Anywhere attitude.

@oddvin31

5 жыл бұрын

Older Jeep's(same era) had ditto quality to them, besides they'r cool as they come! 👍🏼😃(...who the heck is "Larry" anyway??)

FANTASTIC MACHINE , NOTHING LIKE A LAND ROVER

Beautiful old girl. I've just finished restoring my 1971 series 2a here in New Zealand, my dad had various land rover series 2's and 2a's during his time in forestry in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia and my uncle in South Wales had a tidy series 3 so I've always had a bit of an obsession with them.

My Dad bought 1952 a Series 1 80'" in 1954. He had a hill country farm in New Zealand. It was the only farm vehicle he had until he retired in 1981. We learnt to drive in it, loved it. The only heating was air from the motor blowing through holes in the firewall for the lefthand drive conversion. In low gear low range it would go anywhere. Had a hand throttle on the dash and you could set it going in low gear hop out and run back to the trailer and feed out hay while she idled across the paddock, then run back and turn around . He keep her after he sold the farm and later offered her to me, but as we had a new baby and nowhere to keep her to my everlasting regret I said no. He sold her to a couple of hunters, a new battery and coil and she started first turn f the key after 15 years!

@poacher9118

3 жыл бұрын

Buy her back!!

It runs on anything, "that's vaguely flammable" - got me on that one! :D

@TinyIslandMaine

4 жыл бұрын

Just like my MSR Dragonfly stove 👍

@id10tcertified

3 жыл бұрын

Ironically they did and so did a few other marques.

As being of the same generation, I was alway taught, keep your thumbs back, starting with the handle!

@adoreslaurel

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, Did not like that much.

@RobG001

3 жыл бұрын

Guess Harry know what he is doing, but I'm with you on that one, I was raised on a farm, we had a old Massy 35 which occasionally need to be started with its handle if it kicked back and you had your thumbs wrapped around the handle they got broken. This was some 40 years ago, and I still cringe when Harry starts that LR like that, maybe it's different with a LR to a tractor. Harry has prob forgotten more about how machinery works than I ever learnt so I'm not going to criticise him. :) But some lessons are hard to forget. :)

@roadie3124

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. If it kicks back, you can dislocate your thumbs.

@Cous1nJack

3 жыл бұрын

Came to say just that.

Have just found this what a tool to have on the farm 50 years old and steel yousd Dayl thanks great video

Harry. Thank you. Thank you. There is nothing on earth not even a g wagon could test this 60 year old superior.

Brilliant review and a beautiful landie, thanks for posting this 👍👏👏👍

Absolutely love it.Wonderful to see such a fantastic machine still being used as intended.

As a 90 owner I am very pleased to see a Landie twice as old as my own still being used as it was originally meant to be.

@SangheiliSpecOp

9 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah!

@cybergellan

9 жыл бұрын

John Smith Hey, John Smith, what year is your Land Rover Defender? Was it built before the Indian group Tata took over Land Rover, or was it built when the company was still British owned? Do you think there are any quality issues with the later Defenders with the Indian Tata group ownership?

@JohnSmith-pd1fz

9 жыл бұрын

cybergellan My current, road legal drive is a 1988 90 with a 1998 rebuilt 300tdi engine out of a Discovery which I rolled and scrapped. I also have several others, 90 & 110 in various boxes and garages & am looking at buying another Disco I in the spring.. So far as I can tell, with Defenders anyway, the build quality and standards remain the same as they always were, mainly because they are still built in the West Midlands by many of the same people..

@cybergellan

9 жыл бұрын

John Smith Thanks, John. Just wish Land Rover was still British-owned not Indian. Land Rover is such a British icon. They're going to stop making the Defender, right? What a shame. Which would you suggest to get -- a fairly recent Defender 90 (I'm still concerned about quality issues because the Indian Tata group took over the company) or a two-door Jeep Wrangler?

@JohnSmith-pd1fz

9 жыл бұрын

cybergellan I think you'd be hard pressed to buy a new Defender now. I understand all production models are sold even before they are finished and the specials and limited editions probably likewise. Depending upon where you live you might look at a ten year old Defender but not if you are in the USA where they remain illegal. Older 90's and 110's can be imported so long as they are over 25 years old and in "original condition". Disco I's are cheap, at least in the UK but how good is your welding? I wouldn't pay very much at all for anything I couldn't test drive and knew at least some of the history of. All parts can still be bought for Landies. New parts right back to the 1050's, from the chassis up are still available. You would be buying into history, into a cult, so sorry but Jeep Wranglers don't come anywhere near.

"It's a good tool for taking people down to the pub. And things like that." Excellent.

I first watched this vidio about 3 years ago. At the time I drove a 2009 2.4 TDci Defender. "WOW!" Talk about a Life Changer!. Harry, it Really got me thinking about Series 1 Machines. I Sold my Defender (and yes I felt like a traitor) and bought the best Series 1 I could afford. Not pristeen and only about 30% original. 200TDi engine and mostly Series 3 running Gear. But "WHAT" a MACHINE!!!!!!!!! I Love it to bits!!!!!!!! Snow and Ice don't exsist, no hill is too much, up or down. I could do 80MPH but never stop in time if I had to (Drum brakes). She is so usable. Also She gets comments where ever I go with Her. This Video changed My Life Harry. Thank you Soooooo much. I have never had so much fun Driving a car. To be honest, I had started to find Driving a bit boring. Even in my Defender. But I could never find this 1955 86" Series 1 Boring! Switch off for a few seconds and you are crashing. Ha! That wakes you up. Thanks Harry, Love your videos. Please do one on Land Rover WOLFS (90 or 110). God Bless and Stay Safe. Gerard Cleary.

In 1984 I imported from Doncaster UK here to the US, a series 1, 1956 yr. L/R. I performed a 2 year ground-up body-off-frame restoration to a pristine condition. I rebuilt the engine/transfer case/gearbox/brakes and all ancillary parts & installed a Fairy overdrive. Had a great time driving it for a year then sold it. Boy do I miss that machine!! Think twice guys if you think you want to sell a vehicle like this as you WILL regret it 10 or 20 years from now. Hold onto any rare item, be it auto, boat, stereo...anything vintage!

Harry, this has to be one of the most delightful and endearing reviews of a Land Rover that I've ever seen! From your brief history of the Series 1, the walk-through of it's features / idiosyncrasies, the road test, and (my goodness - those delightful cows!) the grassy hillclimb demonstration, this is definitely going to be one of my favorite KZread videos for certain! Thank you so much for making this one! I understand a bit more why the Series 1 has such polarizing effect on people. Cheers!

Nobody on KZread has such a diverse range of videos. From a Testarossa with an outboard and I eye of the partridge champagne in the front To a rattling old shitbox that won’t do 60. Harry you are a legend mate.

I did my mechanics training in the army mostly on these. Brilliant vehicles.

I love the landrover and it nice to see it actually gets used

What a lovely video. Nice to have you back Harry!

Absolutely love the old Rovers. I have a 1960 S2 that is in phenominal condition. I drive it around town as well as offroad and it turns more heads than any other vehicle on the road. Of course I am from the States so we do not see these much at all. Love your S1 and this was a great video. Thanks Mate!!

My series 3 is exactly like that! Having driven all the series and defenders Love your show

What a delightful machine, Harry! We had a LWB version in Tasmania, Australia, during the 1970s and I still remember sitting in the bonnet-mounted spare tyre as my father drove it several hundred metres down a creek in our central highlands. I suspect that they’re actually less sophisticated than a mower but how capable!

I really enjoyed this vid. See the enthusiasm. You can't help but have soft spot for the icon. I am like Toad of Toad Hall when it comes to Series Ones. I have owned and driven daily my 1956 model for 39 years. Part of my life. Such a work horse. Charles (and noticing the comment below I own and use a Ferguson TE20 Continental from 1948, another icon - they kind of go together)

Loved your review of your old Landy Harry. What a charismatic little vehicle, it’ll go anywhere...slowly! I might just buy one?

Ah lovely - what a wonderful vehicle.

Stumbled upon this video, reminded me of my early days on a farm driving around rhe fields. Didnt appreciate the LR then. Would love ro own and drive one now.

Fabulous Land Rover mate 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

What a lovely endearing machine!

Fabulous. Catching up with all these mid 2021 :)

Heyyy. My first Landie I bought out of a farm yard with chucks in the tray.. 5 Quid. as is. Change oils. Clean fuel.wheels/tyres.Battery.plugs. Canvas canopy and frame. 1.5ltr SIDE VALVE engine with permanent 4wd. Hi'Lo and 4 spd box. Tray was about 18inches long.. Could almost reach back and touch the tailgate from drivers seat. It started on third push of button. Brush painted army green paint. Looked quite neat. I used it for towing a 15ft caravan round uK.Wales on Gas pipelines for around 2 yrs b4 selling and buying a 2 ltr Petrol Hard top shorty. It towed that van all over Wales up and down the mountains. usually around 15 mph. 43mph downhill on a windy day. Wish I had the old dear nowadays.

This has become my all-time favorite review of any channel. I keep coming back to it

Such a lovely old machine. i'd love to own one someday. And a farm to go with it when i come to think of it.

.. cows interested in cars .. Oh, the beauty of a LR and that Land Rover sound of my childhood... ... the Love of my life... miss you.

My Dad would have just loved this video. Dad and I restored a Series 1, 86 inch, 1956 Land Rover. Looks just like the one in the video, but without the second wiper and heater. 👍👍👍

What a brilliant video, thank you.

What a great little car! Noble as a good dog!

This brings back a lot of memories.

Just come across your videos via my love of old Land Rovers, and as someone who grew up in the 80's had to watch the others, I only have funds for a small collection (Corvette, Sinclair C5 & Series Land Rover) but the Countach and Testarossa were obviously the dream cars of my era (just add an Alfa SZ for my dream Italian line up) I was worried it would just be some rich bloke showing off, I'm happy I was proved so wrong, I love your presentation, enthusiasm and knowledge for the subject, so refreshing, they really show the detail and experience that most of us will never get for real. The one experience you reminded me of though was filling up my old Landy a few years ago and being ex MOD had tanks under both driver and passenger seats, I actually had the cashier switch off all pumps and call the police as she believed I was filling the inside up with fuel to blow the place up...

@MetalTrabant

5 жыл бұрын

Call the police, really? Why she didn't ask you first what the hell are you doing? That would've been sufficient, if you didn't look like a raving lunatic otherwise...

Thank you Harry for the lovely Series 1 viewing & demonstration. Fabulous vehicle.

Equal love for anything with 12 cylinders and exotic AND a series 1 Landy.... LOVE your channel Harry!

2021 . This is the best LR review ever. Better than that P400 😃

Bloody good looking cows. My father always told me that the best way to judge the character of a farmer is to look at the state of their animals. Good on you!

Remember my late Dad driving most Land Rovers with the TA unit light weight was my favourite. Only car what kept me awake lol

A beautiful Land Rover. Thanks for posting!

I have a 1982 Land Rover series three short wheel base and I thought it tough to drive but after watching This it seems like I am in a car of luxury

outstanding set of rovers, and a lovely set of buildings. Thanks for sharing. Cheers

Harry, you've made my day with this amazing machine! I wish cars were this easy to work on these days. What a charming LR 86.

Harry Metcalfe is the bomb!!! I could watch this guy all day. He is so informative, and I love how he goes into extensive detail on the most minuscule of things... Great video Harry Keep it up!!!

That is the most entertaining car review video I have ever seen. No, that is one of the most entertaining videos of any sort I’ve ever seen. It is JUST like driving my 1969 Frazier Jeep; slow, noisy, bouncy, and uncomfortable but very, very capable. When people ask me about it I tell them it is, essentially, an agricultural implement, so to be prepared. I love Land Rovers (on my second Discovery I now) and was hoping he would show how the RR did on that slope and he did not disappoint. My Jeep is for sale but he reminds me of everything I like about it and it gives me pause.

I can listen/watch this all day! Loved it. Great Harry! Good to see you again.

Just sat smiling all the way through the video. Thanks for sharing this lovely car

I'm so thoroughly delighted to have stumbled upon your channel, Harry. I love your enthusiasm, and joy of sharing. I shall follow you faithfully from here on out. Also enjoyable is the beautiful countryside that your reviews showcase so well. Thank you ever so much.

My Series 3 had under seat tanks and the cashier at Sainsburys once came out to see what I was doing with the nozzle before she switched the pump on. 50 mph was always a target speed and met with whoops of joy. Lovely, well made video of the superb Series 1.

I bought a reconditioned 108" Defender (original owner drove it to a standstill in a field and traded it with his dealer for a new one) and shipped home to Jamaica with a crate full of legit spares in the back. The local mountainfolk referred to these vehicles as "fucking British warship" which could not be defeated. Loved it, developed my shoulder muscles; gear stick broke off, but managed to get home in second; sold it when my wife declared herself defeated (bought a rusty 351 Cleveland engine Mustang Grande - we both loved that despite cylinders 7 & 8 often misbehaving!)

All of your videos are great but this one is my favourite. Thank you Harry - you are awesome.

That is a one lovely Land Rover and one of the best reviews ever watched on KZread. Thank you, keep it up!

Entertaining, informative and hilarious in parts. Loved it!

I went on a road trip once with a friend who had one of those, up to the Bogong High Plains. This brought back many happy memories. Loved this video - thanks.

I'm so glad this channel happened. Great video!

This video brought back memories of my my 1st car which was a yellow S2A truck cab Landry. Used to use the crank handle on cold morning to start it as it would just never start with battery until it was warm. Great car that I eventually sold to one of my friends for use on his farm.

A wonderful film Harry, some of these old vehicles are the most enjoyable. The petrol tank was an eye-opener, I'd be sitting as gingerly as a Messerschmitt pilot which had an equally volatile seating arrangement!!

Does it talk.... what a gem.

Your videos are always worth watching. Thanks Harry.

Its cool learning about this suff because i am soon “restoring” mine with a TD5(discovery 2 engine) with and converted 80’ discovery 2 chasis

Great video, Harry. I love the way you explain everything in minute detail - it means we actually learn things :)

@LorenzoCalgaryRealtor

9 жыл бұрын

Definetely much respect.

Great video Harry! I've always been fascinated by the old time simple mechanics. The way you just see how everything works =)

I absolutely love your videos. Thank God you're back. Cannot wait for the Testarossa and 930 Turbo!

Great video, reminded me of the lovely 1954 86" we had for many years before it finally succumbed to rust a while back. Wonderful to see all the little details like the starting ritual, 4wd and low range leavers, full filler under the seat, choke light, and those epic windscreen wipers. We also had the 'floppy ear' indicators on the A frame though they were an early victim of the rust caused by being by the sea. Really fun car to drive, as Harry said they are almost unstoppable, as kids we learned to drive on sand dunes in our Landrover (433 EXO) and never got bogged down. The lack of synchromesh on the gear box taught us how to double de-clutch up and down the gearbox, a smooth gear change was a highpoint of the holiday. Thanks Harry, as you can probably tell your video bought back lots of great memories :-)

An excellent in depth tour of the series 1. Really great to see and hear and experience the vehicle. Brilliant.

Fantastic video, thanks for taking the time to film the Land Rover. They might be noisy, but what a fantastic sound - I particularly like the transmission whine. As a Series 3 owner, your comments with regards being overtaken by trucks made me smile - which is what the Series Rover does best.... Thanks again - happy Rovering!

@carlmannino6360

9 жыл бұрын

Great review of an awesome vehicle.

@chrisgrabham9793

8 жыл бұрын

wonder if your series 3 would get up that hill

Hello again Harry. My father was born in 1908 and was in the RAF for 30 years. He rose to the position of Flight left Tenant and drove this lan

Hi Harry that bit at 17:44 is I think THE MOST English thing I've EVER SEEN that even beats that R.A.F. Nimrod crew trying to seal a leaking cabin window by stuffing a teapot wrapped in a flying jacket into the orifice. :)

Thanks for sharing your automotive life with us.

Better late than never. Found this in 2020. Thanks Harry. Doing up a 53/80 atm. Had to laugh about the "fail" at the end.

I love how you got to 55mph and said "its to much" :)

@adamski101

4 жыл бұрын

The steering lash and brakes mean that it just can't handle it. You feel like you're going much faster.

That thing is ALL BUSINESS. I love it! Very informative. Thank you.

Thanks for the videos. I am so glad that you continue to make videos. You tell the story in such a way that it comes alive. One of the best presenters of all time.

I've been a passenger in an old land rover on many occasions and this brought back many fond (and slightly nervous) memories. Great video, wonderful car. Thanks, Chris

Thanks for a great video. I got to off-road my first Land Rover in 1971-72 and fell in love with it. The second one I got to off-road was in the early 90s and it was a Defender 90 soft top. It was an amazing vehicle. Never owned one though.

Very informative Harry learnt a lot thanks

True Landrover guys always show off the underside!

he's back, and he's played a blinder! so glad to see you doing these videos again Harry. they're utterly brilliant - more please!

Quite happy to see it being used to this day. I have a Suzuki Gyspy (Jimny as you probably know it) which is almost 20 years older than this, but equally specced haha. I almost use it everyday and I'm glad to see so do you. Cheers!!

Thank you for a very nice presentation, Harry! I used to drive one of these too, when I was a youth, so this brings back sooo many memories. I think it was a slightly newer Series I model I drove, probably 1956. The car wasn't mine, it belonged to a friend; but he didn't hold a drivers license at the time, and I did. We had lots of fun with it, both on and off roads. I remember that there was always something wrong with it, always something amiss; but it never stopped, not ever! - it just kept on running. Later, when I had my training to be an officer in the army, I got introduced to an even more astounding field vehicle: The L-3314N "Volvo feltvogn" (or "Volvo field vehicle", in English). Even if the official name is Lapplander, here in Scandinavia it is more commonly known as the "Valp" (meaning "puppy), "Volvo felt" ("felt" meaning "field"), or also "Folvo velt" ("velt" meaning "tipping over"). Because of its narrow axle width and big wheels, it was prone to tip over when driven across very slanting terrain. But it could take much more than you'd think; I never tipped over in it (though I thought was going to, many times!), nor did anyone else of my comrades who were in their right minds. And I became extremely impressed of what these vehicles could do. They could take a lot more of beating than the driver could, tackle bigger challenges, and still get there. And work. Day in, day out. So, if you like the Land Rover Series I, you'll probably love the Volvo L-3314! It's as good, if not better, in terms of simplicity, ruggedness, reliability and fun, as the Land Rover S1. And it will take you places where the Land Rover probably can't go! I have never driven a wheeled vehicle that could do off road work like it could. The only terrain vehicle I know till this date that surpasses it, is the Volvo BV-202 - but that's belt driven, so it's not a fair comparision. Here's a clip on how it performs in the field: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dXV4srKYY8K7haw.html And here is some more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volvo_L3314

Great video Harry! Thank you for putting it together.

Thank you for the review, it brought back some memories. Used to help my father start the family car using the "handle". It also had a carburetor (Weber, we were lucky not to have Solex) and the mechanically timed ignition. The fuel pump was "mechanical"...so to start the engine you had to pump the acceleration a couple of times (hence I guess its name "gas pedal"), but not much, otherwise you would flood the carburetor, then keep it pressed, turn the ignition key on (keep it turned) and start pumping again at the gas pedal as the engine starts rotating, until it rotates on its own. Oh, the "choke"...usually used during cold weather and with less gas pedal pumping. With the choke in use, the fuel consumption was sky high...15-17 l/100km...a lot for a 1300cmc engine.

Wonderful, You go into such detail without sounding nerdy. I too have great a passion for cars, very hard explaining it to non car people.

One of the best Series reviews ever., loved all the cows. I have a 109, love these old Landy's. Thank you Sir, truly enjoyed.

Love this video..., the charisma of that land rover is incredible...

Wow Harry that is sure a beauty! I love Harry´s videos so much! Everytime he talks about how something work I always find it fascinating! He is the best teacher when it comes to engines and farming technology!

Thoroughly enjoyed that. A welcome return.

Great to have you back Harry! Brings back happy memories of my SIII

What a lovely old beast (the Landy, I mean!). I have fond memories of bashing around the Kalahari during the early 70s in a Series 2 LWB; also a visit to the factory in 1977, when each one being built was different and they pushed them from one station to the next on railway lines. Thanks, as always, Harry.

Excellent, always feel like I get a history lesson with your videos

What a delightful and charming machine! So much character, and what’s so evident is the creativity and resourcefulness that went into designing and making the Land Rover, at a time when manufacturers had limited funds. Lovely to see this vehicle being used daily, and in full running order. Shame to see the stupid “GB Out” sticker on the rear tailgate though, as that demeans whatever, or whoever, wears it. Other than that, another excellent film.

I would love to have a series “1” Landrover !. Nine years in the Australian Army gave me a chance to drive several Landys all over the Australian outback and in Vietnam. Over the years I’ve had a series “2a” and a series “3” and I’ve found them to be 100% reliable and even though they are thirsty, noisey, rough and use far too much oil I still love them like a dear old dog.

thank you love the landrover 1