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[LN11AAB498A]

Looking through the June 2008 LROI magazine, I was struck by the very large number of adverts for LR business`s offering their service`s & selling all kinds of stuff. A sign of the times I suppose when the WWW hadn't taken off like it has now, where it`s so much easier and probably cheaper to advertize.

Just one example - (always remembering everything is relative to incomes of the time).
4 X 235.70.16 A/T BF Goodrich tyres on steel wheels £550, that`s for 4.

A Series II/IIA buying guide reads, "If you want something warm, fast and boringly reliable, one of these isn't for you. But if you want a faithful friend that's full of character, at home anywhere, easy to fix and with almost zero chance of depreciation, then carry on reading this and go and buy one - you`ll love it. There are a lot of dogs out there, many have had lots of money spent on them but with questionable workmanship and/or parts, buy the best you can afford". It all sounds very familiar

A couple of articles caught my eye. Greg Thorne, related the rebuild of DAZ 442, his 1961 88". Our club logo can be seen on the front of the n/s wing. I wonder if Greg is a member and still has DAZ.

In the section called Readers wives, sorry Land Rovers, and titled - Calum`s Cat-awagon, was SPJ 623F a 1967 109" with the 2.6 six-cylinder engine. The owner was a 16 year-old chap called Calum. Ring any bells? Calum 6930, are they one and the same 

[Wittsend]

Known to me as Ezmerelda, DAS 442 (still in existence, on SORN) has been my desktop picture through from my Windows 7 days to Windows 10 

[Dopey]

That looks like Eric sitting next to him

[Bradfordseries2]

I like looking through the old magazines, it’s interesting to see how the Land Rover scene has changed.

My own S2 was in a 1996 issue of LROi before I bought it. It was taking part in a Tyro trial at Swalesmoor off road centre between Halifax and Queensbury. Them were t’days!

[22900013A]

The carawagon is Calum Barrows.

[LN11AAB498A]

Known to me as Ezmerelda, DAS 442 (still in existence, on SORN) has been my desktop picture through from my Windows 7 days to Windows 10 

Hi Alan, did you once own DAZ, is there an interesting story?

A raised-air intake and an external roll-cage had been fitted, he did trials & green-lane trips. I suppose that would have been after your photo was taken.

In the magazine, she also had the name Esmerelda (with an S)

You may find this photo interesting to.

[Wittsend]

'fraid not.

I know nothing other than the name Ezmerelda and it's a great picture, taken by I know not who 
It would be nice to know the location of the shot.
That large logo on the front wing was popular on some West Midlands area vehicles.
It caused a lot of trouble at the time as it wasn't approved by the then committee.

[twomokes]

I still trying to figure than one out, it should be local to me. I haven't seen either Greg or the S2 for some years, I remember him turning up at the workshop at one either before or during the rebuild of my 2a. The logo was commissioned by a area rep with the consent of the chairman at the time.

[Devon2a]

taken LRW show 2006.

Back when we were considered the Yoof side of the club 

[twomokes]

Ah yes, the yoof section, l wonder whatever happened to them....