Tim Slessor drives 'Oxford' again after more than 50 years

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  • Tim Smith
    Overdrive
    • Nov 2006
    • 1504
    #1

    Tim Slessor drives 'Oxford' again after more than 50 years

    There is an update on the First Overland newsletter with a short video.
    Not much video but it's kinda' fun.
    'First Overland' Newsletter Page
    http://www.teeafit.co.uk/firstoverlandnewsletter/
    'First Overland' is the name given to the 1955 Oxford & Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition (London to Singapore in 2 Land-Rovers). The book by Tim Slessor has been a favourite for 50 years, but the film made by Antony Barrington Brown ('BB') for the BBC has rarely been seen. It is now available on DVD, with commentary by the Expedition members.

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    • daveb
      5th Gear
      • Nov 2006
      • 513
      #2
      bummer, I can't watch it, keeps crashing my machine. didn't know any of those trucks survived.

      ltr
      dave

      Originally posted by Tim Smith
      There is an update on the First Overland newsletter with a short video.
      Not much video but it's kinda' fun.
      'First Overland' Newsletter Page
      http://www.teeafit.co.uk/firstoverlandnewsletter/
      'First Overland' is the name given to the 1955 Oxford & Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition (London to Singapore in 2 Land-Rovers). The book by Tim Slessor has been a favourite for 50 years, but the film made by Antony Barrington Brown ('BB') for the BBC has rarely been seen. It is now available on DVD, with commentary by the Expedition members.

      A Land Rover would never turn up to collect an Oscar. It'd be far too busy doing something important, somewhere, for someone."


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        • Tim Smith
          Overdrive
          • Nov 2006
          • 1504
          #3
          Originally posted by daveb
          bummer, I can't watch it, keeps crashing my machine. didn't know any of those trucks survived.

          ltr
          dave
          Sorry, the title is a bit misleading. It's a replica of Oxford, not quite the real deal but close enough.

          Cheers,
          Tim

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            • galen216
              2nd Gear
              • Nov 2006
              • 236
              #4
              Anybody have any idea what happened to the original two trucks? I just finished the book last week.
              74 SIII
              96 Disco SE-7 5 Spd.

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                • O'Brien
                  1st Gear
                  • Oct 2007
                  • 134
                  #5
                  crashed my firefox browser as well. i copied the link and pasted it into safari, and it was the autoplayer on the flash video that kept tanking it.
                  Matt
                  '66 88 GM powered
                  '89 SWB RRC (sold)
                  '67 109 NADA 6cyl. Station Wagon #2 (sold)

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