ebay, interesting

[TeriAnn]

Did you notice that it says the underside of the hood was left alone, but in the paint prep shot, you can clearly see them sanding the underside of the hood.

Look again. They are applying masking tape, not sanding.

[TeriAnn]

Right, built to go to siberia, with that ill fitting soft top and no heater. No doors, bar grip tires . . .cmon. Its a poor choice for an expedition vehicle anyway. Im by no means a purist but that one should have been left alone.

That is the stock soft top style. It is a boat. There are no doors that open in the sides below the waterline. There is a snap in canvas side curtain instead of a metal side curtain. The vehicle was scheduled to have an espacher propane heater like the two Dormobiles have. The heater didn't get installed because Nick got Land Rover factory sponsorship on the condition that all the Series vehicles stay behind and that they only take Land Rover reconditioned Discoverys.

The Espacher heaters that Nick uses in the Dormies do a very good job of heating the vehicle interior.

Poor choice for an expedition vehicle? This is a vehicle designed by Land Rover specifically for use by the military in remote regions. A number of the acceptance tests were made in the Malaysian jungle. The problems with the vehicle were that the pontoons were too fragile for combat and once you throw the hoops, propeller related stuff and the three pontoons in the back there is not much space for anything else.

And you know, vehicle mix for an around the world trip was not your decision to make. The Dormobiles were to carry all the camping gear, the APGP most of the spares.

[4flattires]

FWIW.....regarding paint booths

One of the rules (there are many) is that you never sand in a paint booth. For the obvious reason of dust.

Jeff

[leafsprung]

Why do you hate this Land Rover so much that you don't think it should be driven?

I think you are putting words in my mouth here. I dont hate it, its a cool truck. It should be driven, but it should also be preserved. FWIW, I love modified and custom cars, but that doesnt mean I relish the idea of a ramjet 502 in a talbot lago. Its called discretion. For expedition use theres zero advantage over a standard 3 door and lots of disadvantages, why mess with a rare truck?

-Ike

[Momo]

APGP

For expedition use theres zero advantage over a standard 3 door and lots of disadvantages, why mess with a rare truck?

You have to know and understand Nick. He's a guy who gets things done. He's been very successful in his professional life and dreams big in his personal life.

He has also made those dreams a reality, completing two round the
world expeditions (one in Series rigs) and raising alot of money for Parkinson's research- which is a goal he set because his sister suffers from Parkinson's.

I remember talking to him out in the middle of the Mojave about his plans for the APGP. He said there would be some opportunities to use it in deep water on his next trip and he wanted to make it as capable as he could without altering it irreversibly. He was thrilled about using what some consider a "museum piece" in the way Land Rover had intended.

So it really wasn't about practicality, i.e. standard Wagon vs APGP, it was about "this would be so cool, no one's ever done it, and after all, a Land Rover should be driven."

As it turned out, Land Rover made a proposal- full vehicle sponsorship and support if Nick used the Discovery. For them it was about marketing, for him it was about making the trip happen for the sake of raising the money and having the adventure. So he went with the Discovery.

And the premise that he "messed with a rare truck" is not really fair. After all Ike, your Series I monster is pretty rare and it's way more modded. Timm is a mad scientist.

It's not like Nick took the APGP to "Pimp My Ride". If anything he saved it from terminal decay. I saw it before the work and 99% of the series crowd would have never had the guts or the resources to deal with it.

[leafsprung]

And the premise that he "messed with a rare truck" is not really fair. After all Ike, your Series I monster is pretty rare and it's way more modded.

Theres hundreds and hundreds of lwb series ones. Theres less than 10 APGPs. . . Plus, my truck was mostly trashed and was burned before the mods. It certainly could have been done a lot more tastefully too. (hopefully I can fix some of that before I sell it) The APGP was unmolested for the most part.

So it really wasn't about practicality

This is exactly my issue with it.

[johnd]

Hi, i have just come accross your post on the APGP. I have reacently aquired an apgp in need of restoration, it is very rough, and has been choped about at some point to put a crane in the back. Anyway i plan to restore it to original condition ( and then use it!) as such i would be greatfull for any pics or information anyone may have on APGPs.

Thanks

[jp-]

Where did you get it and how much do you want for it?

Also, pics needed of your truck.