We are all acquainted with the Land Rover Defender and as in my case it was the first ever off roader that I was aware of as it served in different formats in our family. My uncle decided to fit a Studebaker V8 into it for towing his boat. My brother used a Defender for his construction Company.

First experiences always hold firm in the mind and can be recalled later in life with all kinds of triggers, from music to aromas, ‘as if it were yesterday’.