Monday, February 04, 2019

Longnose Land Rover


Bell Aurens Longnose, a curious blend of classic British roadster and rugged Land Rover.

It was originally designed to accommodate the 27-litre V12 from a Spitfire but the German authorities didn’t take kindly to the idea…

The creators, German Land Rover enthusiasts Thomas Bell and Holger Kalvelage based it on the elongated underpinnings of a Land Rover Series II from 1967 and it is said to be even more effective than the classic SUV when the going gets tough.

There’s a 4.6-litre Range Rover V8 beneath the 2 meter long hood and enormous Mickey Thompson studded tyres at each corner.



the shifter is topped off by a cricket ball

                                         
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/frankenstein-landy-was-built-modern-day-lawrence-arabia

2 comments:

  1. It probably has better weight distribution.

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  2. Fabulous! Shades of the Jeep Commando, only MUCH cooler!

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