Made To Drive | S04 E10

The Land Rover Series III Is Equipped For Adventure

On any given day, Pav can be found shooting anything from a 1932 Daimler Double-Six in one corner of the United States to a Jaguar D-Type on the opposite side of the continent. If he’s at home in California, however, odds are you’ll find Pav in the seat of a ride defined by its simplicity: his 1973 Land Rover Series III.

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Christopher Springmann

3 years ago

“You could draw it in three lines, man . . .” That and the tire on the hood, all you need.

CANYON

4 years ago

it’s not a truck, it is a truck.. no it’ not. what a f-ck’n waste of brain power. Word truck was a spin-off of the word rucksack.. you load it,and it becomes a truck. It’s simple . Keep life simple,have a good time,don’t have to always be correct ..

CHRIS DAGNOLO

7 years ago

I clicked on this video because I was trying to get my speakers working and it was ‘just a truck video’ (sorry, a Landy video!)! Well, I got the speakers going and had to watch the video over again! Petrolicious is simply the best! Thanks for bringing another great story to all of us! Love it.

Matt

Any chance of getting some music credits?

Christopher

A legend in its own right, like you, I like to get mine’s dirty too! Much much more! 🙂 Discovery SE7

David Mitchell

Its not a truck, its a Landie. As for the silly term SUV, again Landies are not SUVs.

Maybe its a US thing to call it a truck. Regardless of this, yes Landies are fun to drive.

Mike Greer

Lovely story and photography. Thanks.

JB21

I love Land Rover! Every time I see one of them Series 2 or Series 3 on the road, which is actually pretty rare, I tear a little with excitement. I need something to haul stuff around, surely, so this will be my excuse for getting one of those. Except…they are really pricy these days.

Ian Miles

Another great vid. However it is not a truck!

Jonathan Mills

Reply to Ian Miles

Ian,

It is certainly debatable. The term “SUV” was popularized in the late 80’s early 1990’s. While it would be appropriate to call it a, ‘Ute’ a ‘4×4’ or a ‘4WD’ or ‘Offroad Vehicle’ Petrolicious is a US based site and the nomenclature around ‘Truck’ certainly feels applicable to this ‘rig’.

Tillerman

Reply to Jonathan Mills

As I have understood it, Americans call every vehicle with a separate chassis a ‘truck’. But then, they call a bonnet hood, aluminium aluminum etc…. So basically they speak a different language.

W Grochowski

Śliczna maszyna Paweł! What a great story, I got hooked on Wranglers on the dunes of Cape Cod.

Pete McLachlan

This so makes me miss my ’62 Series II. My wife has never forgiven me for selling it. We had many adventures in it when my children were small and we lived in a remote part of the world. Simple vehicles that could be repaired on the side of a trail with a minimum of tools and ability.

Donny

Great video, Loved the part when he talks about grinning driving the truck around.

Dustin Rittle

This was a very good video from Petrolicious. I really loved the parts when the land rover was tackling the sand and the water. It was nice to see such a vehicle in the terrain it was meant for. Keep them coming!

Stephen Fitzgerald

excellent video. very excited to see the new aerial shots shots you are getting. beautiful.

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