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Farmer Chalk

Member Since: 06 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4197

2008 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Tangiers Orange

But it is also the equivalent of rebuilding Ayrton Sennas car and driving it around a few circuits...
Not against it but slightly wierd rebuilding something that the poor bloke died in...

5th Aug 2018 8:18 am

gstuart

Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 14177

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 Base 7 Seat Auto Java Black

Suppose they rebuilt it as a tribute to him , but understand where ur coming from

Shame they weren’t able to build a new updated version for another attempt at the world record

Didn’t realise they done that with sennas racing car

5th Aug 2018 8:58 am

Moo
D3 Decade

Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14493

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi Silver

Farmer Chalk wrote:
But it is also the equivalent of rebuilding Ayrton Sennas car and driving it around a few circuits...
Not against it but slightly wierd rebuilding something that the poor bloke died in...

I had a meeting at Williams and went around the museum. They had several of Senna's cars but what was weird was looking at the moulded seats in them and realising it was Senna's body shape. D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)

New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold

Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)

Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)

No longer the Old Buses original owner

231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control

5th Aug 2018 10:02 am

Gareth
Site Moderator

Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
Posts: 26779

I think it has the families blessing, so I reckon that makes it ok.

5th Aug 2018 3:22 pm

garfield2

Member Since: 24 Jul 2008
Location: morley, leeds
Posts: 316

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 SDV6 HSE Auto Barolo Black

Quite a touching story behind the news of Donald Campbell, the search for and subsequent raising of the boat and his remains.

Regards
Martin Discovery 4.5 HSE 2015 MY
Discovery 3 SE 2007 MY gone with spinning journals

5th Aug 2018 7:28 pm

1967jester

Member Since: 05 May 2010
Location: Usually in the North East though I have been known to travel
Posts: 4484

2015 Discovery 4 3.0 TDV6 HSE Lux Auto Fuji White

The kids & I had a fairly close look during the restoration as we passed the back street garage she was in (North Shields) on occasion.
Hand cutting replacement pieces to fit - painstaking work, i’ll Try & find the few photos I was allowed to take.
I was told they have permission for a run on Coniston at a max speed of 100Mph as long as certain criteria are met. Paul.

06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.

6th Aug 2018 8:00 am

1967jester

Member Since: 05 May 2010
Location: Usually in the North East though I have been known to travel
Posts: 4484

Only one I can find so-far:

Paul.

06 Java Black HSE - gone
12 Baltic Blue HSE - gone
15 Fuji HSE Lux
Club Biscuits, mmmm nice!
Traxide/Luna hybrid & Yellow top
Some Prospeed bits
+ some other stuff
Club N.E.R.D.s.

6th Aug 2018 9:26 am

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