Some cool Landy pics guys.
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A funny story. I was assigned to meet our head of Advertising for LR North America. I was to take prototype number 6 of the new, secret P-38 series to Sedona for a photoshoot. Remove camouflage when we get there, shoot it, bring it home fast. If I wreck it, do not return. (That I think he meant).
My chase car with a friend in it, was a red 'Dinky'? (Red Land Rover 2 door 90", super basic, no interior except your dash and seats).
So there we are on cliffs, mountain roads, sides of hills, beautiful river streams on bridges slightly under water in rain forest like surroundingds with little cottages... Everyone is just driving by, and we were sweating thinking we are going to get photographed by a magazing like Road and Track. Well, people were taking photos alright, but not of the P-38. It was the Landy, lololol... They loved it! That thing attracked more people. One group finally stopped and said 'What is that!?' The person from advertising (great guy) starts telling them, they said, 'no.. the red thing. What is that?' He was speechless. I think it was on that day that LR was going to decide to bring the Land Rovers into America. They did pretty good here. High priced, but they sold.
I think they could have sold a zillion that were basic models for a competitive price. Thats my own humble opinion.
Here's a photo from that photo shoot. You cant tell, but I am stairing into the dash as its at an extreme level. Cant tell in the photo. Sweat was flowing out of my forehead, that bosses phrase kept replaying.. 'You wreck it... dont return, eh?'
Bill
