Ninety Gunship

Two Stage 1 88 prototypes reunited

Rare military restoration

WELCOME to the first appearance of LRM Classics, an exciting monthly addition to your favourite Land Rover magazine. Every month, LRM Classics will do exactly what it says on the tin by bringing you stories about classic Land Rovers.

We’ll talk about interesting vehicles and the clubs and club members that are dedicated to them, stories about the people who built them and used them, interesting perspectives on Land Rover history, stories about restorations and collections, news about developments in the classic scene, and more.

But first perhaps we’d better talk about exactly what a ‘classic Land Rover’ is? Well, we’re not going to adopt the definition used by JLR, which is basically to argue that a classic Land Rover is anything that is no longer in production, although that’s an important dimension. Here at LRM we’d argue that a classic Land Rover is something old, rare, interesting or with a story to tell. It’s as simple as that!

I’m delighted to take on the job as editor of LRM Classics and I’d be pleased to hear from you with your thoughts and ideas for this part of the mag. In this first issue we talk about the saving of the two prototype Stage 1 88in Station Wagons, both rescued from terminal decline, and we share the story of the Dunsfold Collection’s Ninety Gunship which has recently been reunited with a rather important missing component.

And our featured club this month is the Land Rover Register 1948-1953, and I’ve chosen them simply because I happen to be the editor of the club’s newsletter, Full Grille.

I hope you enjoy the first issue of LRM Classics!

Land Rover Legends 2019: Register Committee Member Andrew Bullas with JUE 492, his very original prototype 2.0-litre 80in that was originally despatched to Arthur Goddard’s Development Department at Solihull.