Range Rover Club - Victoria

INFORMATION REQUIRED

Have you had a problem with your Land Rover/Range Rover vehicle while on a trip and found an 'angel' who could do repairs to get you going?

Ian Baseby from Range Rover Club of NSW is compiling a register of businesses throughout Australia who can repair Land Rover products. Many of us travel through across the country and other States, and if something happens to the vehicle where do we turn?

On 24 March 2012 you can establish whether you can:

Australian Engineer and Land Rover Enthusiast, Michael Bishop, has sent us a Press Release about his recentlly published book - They Found Our Engineer: The Story of Arthur Goddard, The Land Rover’s First Engineer.  He's also the author of a very popular Land Rover News and History Blog.

Attached is the FWDV September 2011 Brief Sheet.  In this issue:

• Leisurefest – Sandown Racecourse
• Camp Host
• Oxfam Christmas Tree Deliveries 2011
• 4WD Victoria AGM - Nominations for Board Member Vacancies Required.
• 4WD Victoria Raffle

Four Wheel Drive Victoria, the peak body representing over 70 affiliated 4WD Clubs, congratulates and recognises the vital work of hundreds of Parks Victoria and DSE Rangers on 31 July 2011, World Ranger Day.

The one millionth Range Rover has been produced at the Land Rover factory in Solihull.  The car is worth more than £85,000 and will be auctioned off to raise money for the charity, Help for Heroes.  More at BBC news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11694306 and some interesting production footage here:

 Timely, with Range Rover 40th Birthday celebrations in Melbourne this weekend...

>>UPDATE<<

Chris Lidis from Land Rover has let us know that there has been a change of plans and the Evoque now has to go back to the UK before the 40th Birthday celebrations.  So, it will not be coming to Melbourne for the Range Rover Day after all.  Bugger. 

While the Evoque would have been great to see, there will still be a fanstastic collection of Range Rovers at Como Park for the Range Rover 40th Birthday celebrations on Saturday 13 November.

For more information about Range Rover Day and the Range Rover 40th Birthday celebrations in Melbourne, 12 to 14 November, see rangerover40th.org.au

These photos of the Evoque and of a blingy D4 bull bar were taken by RRCV club member, Winston Chong, at the Sydney Motor Show.

A nice video from Land Rover UK.  A bunch of enthusiasts, with some very special Classics, celebrate the 40th Anniversary with a drive through the wineries in Portugal.  Will you be with us celebrating in the Yarra Velley in November?   

The Range Rover Restoration is well underway.  See new picture galleries from the working bees that shows the progress.