JackW
Explorer
I know of a genuine Camel Trophy 90 that's owned by a Land Rover enthusiast in South Carolina. It was used in the 1985 Borneo event - the one where they had to drive up a river channel because the roads were impassable and the water reached the drivers chest inside the truck.
RJ Reynolds brought the truck to the USA and used it in a bunch of print ads in the late 1980's - I heard they paid a fine to the EPA for bringing in a non-compliant vehicle. They auctioned the truck off in the mid 1990's after it sat in a warehouse for a few years. When the owner bought it there was still a good bit of Borneo mud left in odd corners of the Land Rover (including the headliner). It's a normally aspirated 2.5 diesel and still had all the Camel Trophy gear on it. I think Charlie paid around $12,000 for it back then.
RJ Reynolds brought the truck to the USA and used it in a bunch of print ads in the late 1980's - I heard they paid a fine to the EPA for bringing in a non-compliant vehicle. They auctioned the truck off in the mid 1990's after it sat in a warehouse for a few years. When the owner bought it there was still a good bit of Borneo mud left in odd corners of the Land Rover (including the headliner). It's a normally aspirated 2.5 diesel and still had all the Camel Trophy gear on it. I think Charlie paid around $12,000 for it back then.