Land Rover Monthly

The magazine that covers all you need to know about your Land Rover. Every month our team of experts will bring you inspiring features on inspiring UK and overseas driving and adventures, stunning restorations, technical knowledge and how-to instructions, news, views and opinions on all things Land Rover, old and new!

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Off-roaders convicted after Welsh peatland damage

Land Rover Monthly returns to a traditional monthly schedule

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Defender Wolf Il targets MoD vehicle contract

Team Grenadier strengthens MoD vehicle programme offering

LETTERS

Land Rover Monthly

YOUR PICTURES

PRODUCTS

DARK DAYS FOR JLR AS THE CHINESE BRANDS STORM IN

DIY ON THE TAILGATE

FOUR OF A KIND

THE PRICE IS (NEARLY) RIGHT…

LOCKED DOWN

FROM POLAND with love • Former LRM Editor Patrick Cruywagen sits down with classical pianist turned Land Rover adventurer, Bartek Kołaczkowski, to explore how practical driving skills, a modest attitude and an everyday commitment to the green oval earned him a ticket to the Defender Trophy Global Finals in Southern Africa

THE UNLIKELY OVERLANDER • Overlander and Land Rover fanatic, Cameron Wood, chose a rather different base for his long-distance steed – a Santana PS 10

GODDESS OF WAR • Dunsfold’s latest acquisition is a rare Belgian-built Minerva Blindé – an armoured and armed Series I with an intriguing military history and possible links to the Congo Crisis

A SERIES OF ROLES • Actor James Anderson chose this unassuming Series III for its ordinariness, only to discover that it has played a surprising number of roles

A DAY WITH VENTURE 4X4 • Greg visits modern Land Rover specialist Venture 4x4 Group, based in Shipston-on-Stour, on the fringes of the Cotswolds

GRAB A LEGEND • Subscribe to LAND ROVER MONTHLY for a year and get an exclusive Limited Edition

SILENT RUNNING • Neil Watterson gets the low-down – and a drive in – the highly-anticipated new Range Rover Electric

TRIED AND TESTED

Out with the old… • A persistent friend and a surprise barn find sees Martin switching up his 110s

Crunch time • LRM’s new Tech contributor, Lewis Thomas, catches us up on his recent Freelander 2 trials and triumphs

Beauty and the Beastie • ‘Beastie’, a 1966 Series IIA, played an important role in bride Flor ence and groom Paul’s medieval-themed wedding in June 2026. Florence takes up the story

Born in the USA; driving Iceland • Nine Defenders, 23 American enthusiasts and 932 miles around Iceland’s spectacular Ring Road

EVENTS

VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY – WHO CARES?

FIX A RELUCTANT Td5 • A Td5 should burst quickly into life without much cranking. If yours is slow to start in the morning, here’s where to look

BRINGING AN OLD ENGINE BACK TO LIFE • Richard Hall explains the engine-building techniques and tricks that you won’t find in a workshop manual as he begins assembly of this secondhand engine

INGENIUM PISTON COOLING JET SOLENOID FAILURE • It’s a common fault with the 2.0-litre Ingenium engine. Lewis Thomas explains the symptons, the diagnosis and the fix

1984 NINETY