bernardbarbour
Observer
Several months ago I finished a trip down the Pan American Highway in my trusty Toyota Tundra "Levi". The trip lasted almost a year and was excellent. Mexico, all of Central America and most of South America. However when I got to Colombia, I found the most beautiful Land Rover Santana I've ever seen. I spied it while driving through a little town high in the Sierra Nevada, Minca. I found the owner and begged him to sell it to me, even though I was on the road heading south to Argentina, I knew I would have to come back in about a year and get it.
Fast forward a year and half later and this Landy is mine. I sold my Tundra, but I have a little Mini to drive as a DD, while I sort out the Landy. It's a 1986 109 Ambulance. I further found out the vehicle was a special order for rescue efforts when a volcano erupted in 1985, covering an entire town and killing 25,000 people instantly.
I spent about a month in Colombia over the summer, had work done (baseline and service) and it's running great. Still many projects to get once it's lands here in the states. I live in Florida and plan to use it camping around the state, taking back roads, no rush and enjoying being old and slow. No abs, power windows, A/C, bumpy, and loud. Nope, just the dog and I and the rover.
Super excited to own what I saw as a kid in the movies and live the Series 3 life! Cheers!
Fast forward a year and half later and this Landy is mine. I sold my Tundra, but I have a little Mini to drive as a DD, while I sort out the Landy. It's a 1986 109 Ambulance. I further found out the vehicle was a special order for rescue efforts when a volcano erupted in 1985, covering an entire town and killing 25,000 people instantly.
I spent about a month in Colombia over the summer, had work done (baseline and service) and it's running great. Still many projects to get once it's lands here in the states. I live in Florida and plan to use it camping around the state, taking back roads, no rush and enjoying being old and slow. No abs, power windows, A/C, bumpy, and loud. Nope, just the dog and I and the rover.
Super excited to own what I saw as a kid in the movies and live the Series 3 life! Cheers!
