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Taking part in any Goodwood parade is a real privilege – even when they put you in the most unlikely vehicle

WORDS Patrick Cruywagen

EVERYBODY LOVES an old Land Rover, which is what makes the 18th Goodwood Revival perhaps a little more special than previous ones. On each day of the event, 50 specially selected pre-1966 Land Rovers gingerly make their way around the 2.4-mile circuit. Gingerly? Well, classic Land Rovers were built to outlive their owners, and off-road doesn’t necessarily translate to on-track. Why all this Land Rover fuss? This impressive parade is a celebration of the Defender, as production of this global icon is about to end. It’s the only Land Rover currently produced that remotely resembles anything in this pre-1966 parade. My drive for the event is the first production 1966 Series IIB 110 Forward Control. The Dunsfold Collection – easily the best private collection of Land Rovers in the world – bought…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, December 2015

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