Bakewell Road
(the old A6, renumbered, due to a short bypass section)
Matlock
Derbyshire
2B Forward Control
A real 'dogs breakfast' of a Series 1
Range Rover?/Discovery Tdi (at a guess) chassis
Running on a V8, looking at the bonnet (o clear carbs/air-filters?)
Amelia, & b/f were curious enough to check the DVLA, it's a 1955..................... allegedly
Granted it looks as thought it's built as a cross between a CCV & RTV trials machine, & does have a
Majors Memorial Trial class number on the door
That's to do with the Eastnor Castle estate, where the previous owner first offered Rover the chance to test their new machine on his estate in its very early years
His son (James Hervey Bathurst) continues the tradition, & is also the owner of a very nice Fowler (heavey haulage) traction engine
'Atlas', as seen in a few of the Fred Dibnah TV programmes