THE GREATEST LAND ROVER EXPEDITION EVER | 4xOverland
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- In 1972 the first 4x4 expedition to drive the full length of the American Continents was completed. It was completed by two Range Rover Classics. This is that story.
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This only proves that with the right kind of support and money thrown at it, even a Range Rover can make it! (Hey, I loved the video - thanks for posting)
You're lost if you think all expedition vehicles don't have big money spent on them 🙄 Don't be basic.
Range Rover can make it with the whole UK standing behind it, and flying in parts every other day...😀😀😀
@@BubblesTheCat1 just diffs wasn't it lol
@@jamesmx7 😀
Jeeps and Convairs tried but couldnot
And British Leyland managed this! Thanks Andrew. Excellent.
I think that's pushing things. It was the British Army. They are an impressive bunch.
Trailering the car would be like paying the bill without enjoying the meal.
Like wining and dining this hot new chick the whole evening, and then she gives you a little kiss when you get home, and say bye...
@@BubblesTheCat1 that happens to you too 'ey ? ;)
@@gregm.6945 Yeah, leaves a bloke in pain...
I don’t enjoy watching a video that contains a trailer. The whole time I’m like WHY?!
The classic days of British explorers and exploration, gone for ever.
Very true and very sad.
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Thank God! I mean what was the point of this, the car is broke all the time, they could have done the same thing with an horse and covered wagon... The horses did the work. besides look at all those trees and all that junk they packed into the rainforest. This is pretty typical of classic British explorers, doing something full of shit, while being full of shit, for shit reasons. think of all the damage they did to the rainforest all the trees they cut down. Think about all the junk they packed through there. if you want a pan American highway just use a ferry system like we do in Alaska.
@@matthewdeepblue salty much? the main failure was the differentials going due to the gearing mismatch with the oversized tyres. And you think the jungle couldn't repair itself with their infinitesimally tiny track? The Range Rover is still to this day the only car to have completed that entire journey, if your'e that salty about it why watch it?
@@matthewdeepblue you may be right from today perspectiva. It is because you had it all easy all your life. We as a productive human being, we challenge ourself every day with any excuse so you can have it all. Just imagine if everyone just sit and watch the bird fly by instead of challenge ourselves to fly like a bird ... no airplane will be invented. Please be a little respectful for all those explorers, and pioneers. And be grateful you generation got it easy.
Bloody Hell! We’re out of beer! Call the Air Force!
Seriously. This was classic and historical.
Thank You Andrew for posting this . Well done!👍
LOL! I love it.
I am loving your huge self indulgence, this is so honest and entertaining.
Thank you so much for this video. I to was given the pamphlet about the Darrian Gap at a similar age and have loved Landrovers with all there faults for the rest of my life, Iv owned and driven many, not on overland adventures, but for work and the daily drive, and have 2 in the garage at the present moment. So thank you once again and I will treasure and enjoy your trip and ride along with you as a tribute to Landrovers and all their faults and the adventure spirit.
Closest I’ll ever get to that was buying a dead twenty year old 76’ two door J-Series Cherokee, on a Saturday, doing a quick tuneup and start, and then driving it from northern Indiana to For Benning, GA to make recall formation on Sunday evening. No fuel gauge and a pissing radiator....
I felt like Alby Mangles...
I met John Blashford-Snell at a gun auction a couple of years ago. He gave a short talk. An absolute legend of a man and a real pleasure meeting him.
Andrew - the whole family enjoyed your film. The 7 year old boys were glued to it!
Andrew, I am deeply grateful for your films. As a South African with no wish to leave Africa I understand at a fundamental level your desire to explore and experience the wild areas left to us to touch our souls. Your Australian trips are deeply interesting to me as well as revisiting previous epic trips such as the Darien Gap and the London to Singapore expeditions (nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more) are food for our souls. Whether you're in Outer Mongolia or Patagonia your articles capture the imagination and make me dig out my own expedition gear and dream. Thank you Sir🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤠
Thank you so much for putting this documentary up on You Tube. I too have a classic Range Rover (a 1989 model). And I too fell in love with these vehicles as a child after seeing this story.
Thanks for sharing. I'm was borned and raised in Panama. Living in the US now. This bring back lots of grest memories as I was able to cross the Darien on a few ocasiones by foot and once I tried to accomplish the journey by vehicle in a two Defenders and two Land Cruisers expedition but sadly we failed. All the best to you
Thanks for posting, this is the type of adventure as Land Rover owners we dream about, and why we live Land Rover. Offroading when we can locally is as close as most of us will ever get to a global 4WD adventure yet it's what keeps our blood running green.
I've never been so proud to own a Land Rover. Everyone likes to talk down about them, but I think they have the deepest 4wd history of any manufacturer, period. One life. Live it.
Absolutely marvelous: When men were men, with no obstacle too great and English was properly spoken. A fascinating documentary which even today has no chance to succeed... Thank you very much for bringing this Andrew.
Did I miss the memo about there being no men left on Earth? Let’s not kid ourselves that there’s plenty of hardy explorers around. Also, languages and pronunciation evolve. That clipped Queen’s English that you enjoy was always spoken by the minority anyway but it’s still around in certain social echelons.
I know these types of videos invoke a feeling of the ‘good old days’ but the core components of this type of exploration are still around today. We just go about it in a more considerate way that appeals to more audiences.
This story is what got me into overlanding, I heard about the Darien gap about 15 years ago and was hooked ever since. One day I will make my way down there.
@@jeffrodriguez2163 this is the exact reason I haven't done it yet, for now I'll stick to north American and Iceland
I am from Panama, and so proud to see these kind of documentaries. it is a pitty that now, even though it could be easier to go across the Darien Gap, there is too much violence there, due to drug lords (before, the guerillas). The US army is not in Panama any more. There was also an expeditio n of Chevrolet Corvairs going through the Darien Gap. Thanks for adding this video.
Have you seen Matts off road Recovery Corvair Build?
What a nostalgic documentary... loved watching every minute. Thank you very much for sharing. The joy of life is indeed in its Journey.
Just today at lunch we were watching a documentary about the Land Rover and my father remembered the Darien expedition and wow then later I come across this video.
The standard 4wd overland videos have been done to death. Following you re-connect with this car and sharing anecdotes of times past will be awesome.
Thank you for taking the risk in presenting this amazing record of the Trans-Darien Gap expedition undertaken by Major Blashford-Snell and the mighty Range Rover Land Rover Series 2a 88" team.
Theres a british spirit of exploring that amazes me
Exploring is human. British a masters of telling the story and moreover, turning catastrophes into accomplishments. They are often the first on something that someone else did before but no one knows about 😂😂😂
That Exploring Spirit is a byproduct of Colonisation of much of world OR vice versa 🤔
Yup. The British drive to take over other peoples’ land and resources 🤷 But, I’ll give you that, they did it better and longer than most
@@solooverland3666 at least the British left behind infrastructure even if it was for self serving reasons.....I will give them that
Aryans have what's called a 'Faustian Spirit". It's why they climbed Mt Everest, journied to the South Pole and landed on the moon. All of it. 'Human' my arse.
I had the great honour of being selected to do a expedition with Col Blashford Snell to South America in 1982.
First off all i must say how happy i am to be able to see this documentory about the Darien Gap. I was too very much inspirered from the Darien Gap and the later Camel Trophy. Thank you so much for putting it on your channel,i have never been able to get a copy of this epic journey.
And the succes in getting the vehicles back on track after blowing all these diffs is down to one man only,the humble down to earth guy Geoff Miller.
The army insanely oberloaded the vehicle to the point that they still had all their cold weather equipment on board in the middle of the rain forrest. I was also his idea to use a third vehicle and even sourched this already partly wrecked S2a 88 by a local dealer.
Epic journey made by epic man and women.
As for your own RR on a trailer bit..........like you said,it's all about the journey. And driving across Aussie in a '77 Range Rover is like journey of my dreams. Only downside is fuel consumption,but as a fellow ex. Suffix A RR owner i think you know how heavy they can be on fuel.
Just make sure everythinv is serviced and function as it was intended and you'll be fine.
I envy you a little bit,enjoy the journey down memory land,Andrew. You deserve it.
Andrew - this shows what you are missing on your expeditions - lots of dynamite! Incredible video, thanks for posting
This Video should be available for all to see. Thanks for sharing Andrew.
A true historical document. Thank you for showing us this marvel.
Enjoy the trip, as I did when I returned home with my 2 door RRC, bought unseen, from the south of France to Belgium. It was an epic trip, loosing the front prop on the motorway in the middle of the night...
Ah! the halcyon days of exploration when all one needed was a Pith helmet, a pair of Y fronts and a box of TNT. Great upload 👌
I'm so glad I got an opportunity to see this gem.
Thank you for risking putting this up.
Thank you for posting this. Land Rover glory days and British expedition!
I watched a copy of this video in 1990 whilst serving my REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) apprenticeship in the British Army.
A couple of our instructors were involved in the expedition as technicians servicing the ever present DHc Beaver and keeping the Rovers going.
Thank you for posting this video,
What a brilliant film and very interesting, plenty of broken diffs and all the beer and cigarette deliveries .... Back to the good old days 😄👍
Hear hear! Totally agree, Andrew. I see trailering your project to be very much like the bikers who trailer their motorcycles to within 50 miles of Sturgis, South Dakota, USA, then ride into town for the annual festival.
I agree. I love seeing people trailering their Harley's through my area on the their way down to Daytona, then they ride around all leathered up like they are the real deal. LOL
Andrew my family and I again loved this program. When I was young 1960"s, I was inspired the same way with these iconic Land Rover overland adventures. It change my outlook on vehicles and adventure forever. God bless you from your friends at MC Ranch Overland. Sincerely Mike. ps Kate has not sent us an address yet to send you the Original Fire Reflector for your enjoyment as we had discussed. Cheers again Mike.
Mr White, I am a young South African living in Adelaide, South Australia. I have been a fan of yours for going on a year now and you have inspired and informed my own growing passion for the remote areas of the world and the vehicles we use to access them. It would mean the world to me if you would allow me to buy you a beer as you are passing through our fine city.
Glad someone uploaded this remember seeing it as a kid. And another British group driving from Russia to akaska
I can't believe I wasn't aware of this expedition. Many thanks to you Andrew for bringing this to my attention. I too agree with the transition of the Camel trophy to the G4 challenge - I remember watching the first G4 and feeling extremely disappointed - No more G4 from then on, only reruns of the Camel Trophy proper. Having grown up with camping and 4wd in the 80s, the Camel trophy, Malcolm Douglas & the Leyland Brothers further fueled my sense for adventure and isolation.
this story also sparked my love for off road-ing / overlanding when i was 12 0r 13 too ... EPIC stuff !
Thank you for sharing this video with me Andrew. This is exactly why I own my Land Rover. It's all about the emotion, experience and exploring energy! Thx.
Wonderful! This and Camel are what started my love of Land Rovers. I’ve had my current 110 for 17 years.
thank you share special beauty from Landrover to show are only one true 4x4 transport
Wow, thank you Andrew for sharing the film. I'd heard of the impassable gap but had no idea it was so tough.
My wife served in the Royal Engineers, she say's John Blashford-Snell is a legend in the corps.
Of the film, when she heard the vital airdrop was differentials, tyres & beer, "but of course" she replied !
Absolutely fabulous film and footage! I too had heard about this when I was a youngster, and was keen about 4wd vehicles. But was never able to obtain quality information about the expedition. Truly the greatest Land Rover expedition ever! Thank you 🙂
Amazing! Thank you so much for this Andrew! The Empire Strikes Back! Would be amazing to see you hook up with the Serious ly Series boys for a Land Rover trip in Au.
"No nay never, no nay never no more, will I push the Range Rover. No never no more!" I remember this film or one like it from way back. I always thought it ...poetic, that the trail had to be cut by a Land Rover. (Also at the beginning the Chevy Corvair in the jungle)
how humbling ...you see from these tiring trials engineers the knows how to build strong diffs, brakes etc. design elements are never random. great work!
life is not a journey Andrew, it is a dance, go dance with that Landy and let us watch mate
Got to love a capstan winch! Great find Andrew really enjoyed watching that.
Thanks for sharing that wonderful piece of 4x4 history!!
Great to finally see this film. The book "The Hundred Days of Darien" by Russell Braddon is a superb account. The Range Rovers proved a bit of a millstone & the old battered series Landy they brought in saved that expedition from embarrassing failure!
Thanks for sharing that Andrew. I never realized how in depth that journey truly was until now. Amazing.
Old Range Rover : Follow me
New Range Rover : I can’t a warning light has come on ⚠️ !
Warning "Blinker fluid level".
Dealership: No problem sir, we can fix it for you, only just for 500$'s.
Thank you Andrew for that historical clip. Im really looking forward to you building up your new toy,regards Grant
I remember when the first Series Range Rovers came out and they were the ultimate 4x4 and to this Day they have never made a better model, the ones made since the 1980's have moved so far away from what made them great that we will never see a no BS 4x4 ever again. Thanks Andrew.
Then you'll love our series when we took one of these on Australia's longest desert crossing, in 2022. th-cam.com/play/PLdZBtPD_yK08r7Nd73eVUCNQ9PELbeVV_.html
Then you must be about 90 years old now, G55....
Thank you to keep the adventure spirit alive...😊
Love this! I was a massive landriover fan as a kid in the 70's. Getting to see the Range Rover in the museum was a fantastic moment for me like it was for you Andrew. Still love the these old vehicle but from the late 70's I became a Jeep man and have had them ever since. All 70's full size Jeep's 😁. A number of Jeep's made the crossing as well👍
Seaching this adventure for years,,,finally found it, Long life to Range Rovers /Land Rovers
Wow! Thanks for posting this impressive adventure and accomplishment!
Well done on finding that little gem, it is very rare to see any footage of an expedition like that. Good luck and keep up the great work, it's always a pleasure to watch. Cheers.
Dear Andrew, Thank you so much for giving us the chance to view that terrific video!
I was lucky enough to have a go in one of the first Range Rovers and I was stunned because it was comfortable 🙀
Years later I was shown the 3 door Discovery and for all it's claimed to be an all new Land Rover product there was absolutely no denying that it was the old 3 door Range Rover with a slightly different top!
Anyway, many thanks and I'll look forward to your next RR video.
What a fantastic journey in so many different ways!!!
I love the ingenuity that they have just to imagine this Expedition!!!
Thanks, Andrew to share this documentary!!!
Well done Andrew for giving us the Opportunity to see this marvellous piece of motoring history
Thank you sooo much for sharing this video. What an amazing adventure. I've wished I was part of it.
Thanks for posting this. Was a great viewing experience for someone who watched the Camel Trophy all those years ago with awe and respect for man and machine.
Thank Andrew for sharing that amazing film.
I have always been curious about the Darien gap, and heard about the several expeditions that when through it. I was so glad that you digitized this film so I could see it. It answered some long standing questions I had about the route through the gap. I now understand better why the gap was so difficult to cross. It is a shame no one followed through to complete the road that the British army had blazed. What a wonderful thing it would be if it would be completed! Imagine being able to drive the whole distance from Artic to Antarctic regions!
And once again the sappers save the day, again and again. I am proud to call myself a sapper! Fantastic documentry!
Thank you so much for posting that video! Amazing !
Absolutely thrilling and absorbing programme. It is amazing how enduring and determined those men and women were and did not believe in the word 'can't' Thankyou Andrew for sharing that video with us. Very privelaged I felt.
Wow , a fantastic adventure. True British grit.
Thanks for posting Andrew. Truly an amazing adventure.
Thank you so much for sharing! Such an inspiring video, shown by an inspiring gentleman.
Wonderful. This reminds me of the travelogues I attended as a child.
The first that I learned of the Darian Gap was in the book, "Ten Years on Two Wheels," by Norwegian Helge Pedersen. His was a two man struggle with a BMW gs motorcycle. Brutal.
I remember hearing about this when i was a kid, there were so many people around this time doing crazy adventures, i've just finished reading a book about this, Making the Range Rover Legend, it's very good. I'm also reading about people that took hovercraft up rivers is Tibet and the Amazon. Crazy times, people don't seem to do this sort of thing anymore.
What an amazing film so pleased to have seen it. Thanks for posting it. Hope it remains available.
thank you so much for sharing this valuable historic video documentary.
Now that was an adventure. Thank you for sharing. 👍🏻
terrific doco... an amazing example of the endurance of man, woman, horses and machines...
I say, this film is going down very well with my refreshment of a similar nature to those mentioned in a large quantity at 23:00 or thereabouts. Indeed, a good time was had by all sitting on this lounge suite.
I now understand the affinity with the Land Rover. Classic!
suddenly imagining 4wd 24/7: We winched for weeks, nearly died, broke everything, and had to call air support in the panama jungle! EVERYONE WAS SCARED!
And all in their underwear 😂
Don't sully this wonderful channel with those wanks. 4wd action/ 4wd 24/7 have created and ruined a major part of the industry.
Thank you! I remember seeing that on VHS back in school. I'm pretty sure it had been taped from an on-air broadcast. I'm grateful that the video is still available as I'm FAR too far behind in my ASPW content!
Thanks for sharing the great expedition video. 👍
Heh,
I've been to the motor museum, stood in exactly the same spot and looked at that RRC and probably had exactly the same thoughts - what would it be like to be out there, making it up as you go along, having only the stuff you brought with you to rely on... and be able to keep going and going and going.
Genuinely, one of the last great pioneering adventures that we've achieved on this planet, IMO.
Also, I marvelled at how the rear hatch on that RRC was entirely rust-free, but I digress.
Thank you for showing the video!
Fantastic footage. Thank you for sharing.
Not too many places on Earth would have taken that much planning and effort to get through.
What an amazing piece of history and thank you for the share!
This is an excellently compiled and narrated video. Harkens back to adventure when dependency on electronics was minimal and courage and resolve were the keys to achievement.
Not your average 4x4 trip, thanks for sharing,
An amazing display of mechanical and human endeavor in pursuit of the impossible.
ThankYou Andrew for posting this. My my, your new purchase makes it even more exhilarating after watching this piece of history!
"The ultimate in pushing a vehicle to its limits"? As a West Australian I would have thought this statement should have been reserved for Ben Carlin in Half Safe....Now that's a REAL adventure......
Awesome story and I enjoyed every minute of it. Such a great challenge, wow.
That was great thank you for putting on TH-cam
Now, THAT'S an adventure! Thanks for sharing Andew! :)
Can not thank you enough for finding and sharing this Gem of a footage.A bit like you my connection and inspiration started in West Africa,first memories are as 5 year boy [1973]and the sight of a white Range Rover that dad went away for days in to inspect Tea and Coffee plantations on a plateau bordering the Republic of Cameroon,it looked soo majestic and mythical especially when he would tell us how treacherous the journey was.Later he had a 1978 Tuscan Blue locally assembled one by BEWAC Nigeria Ltd.Many beautiful memories of travels in that,till it was involved in an accident and I went to see it the last time at his office with a very sad heart.That passion led to working for land Rover from 1994 - 2012 in different countries.have a rare automatic 1981 and really looking forward to finishing some maintenance and repairs.If you need some tinkering to the RR,let me know as I'm in Melbourne.
thank you Andrew! This documentary is amazing!!
If there's anything I miss so dearly , that's driving my RRC looking down on rest of the traffic.
Thanks for the video.
Have you watched Friends Cross the Canning series? If you like RRCs, you are going to love it.