Secrets of the Defender production line plus the Billing Off Road Show is this weekend!

Secrets of the Defender production line plus the Billing Off Road Show is this weekend!

In this week's rather warm episode, Martin and Steve are joined once again by Greg King. The guys have been busy working on Steve's "not brown" Ninety project, and have taken an hour to sit and chat about what's been going on. Ex-JLR employee and engineer Greg King imparts some interesting knowledge on how the classic Defender was put together back in the day, including some methods used during assembly and how you can implement them in your own Defender rebuild. Elsewhere, the guys answer a listener's question on how to purchase a good secondhand Tdi engine for his 110 Tithonus, and debate why Steve has chosen the wrong engine for his project. As always, we love to get your questions and feedback, so drop us an email! You can send any correspondence to editorial@lrm,co,uk – we love to read them!

Best £4000 all-rounder, new-old-stock parts, seized Td5s and the greatest Land Rover night of your life

In this week's episode, Martin and Steve settle in to answer a round of your questions! They've been promising it for ages, but it's finally happening – the boys start to work through the stack of questions that you've been sending in over the last few months. They apologise for the delay... From the best all-round Land Rover on a £4000 budget to one listener's quandary on whether to sell or keep his brand-new-in-box Fairey overdrive and plenty more in between, buckle up for an hour of your questions being answered – round two coming soon. Got a question or any feedback? Send it to editorial@lrm.co.uk [editorial@lrm.co.uk] and you could star on the next podcast. Enjoy the episode!

The Big Land Rover Fest off-road testing, dodgy dealers and a 90 build update

In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are back in the studio after quite some weeks away. There's a big update on Steve's 1985 90 build including body alignment and sourcing genuine parts, and another day in the diary to drive the project even further towards that all-important finishing line. Will the burgundy 90 make it to Fest? Only time will tell... Elsewhere, the boys recap a cracking day at the off-road course for the Big Land Rover Fest, including testing all different shapes and sizes of Land Rover on the course – everything from a £500 Freelander to a £100,000 Range Rover and plenty in between. Finally, Martin buys a new barbecue, and reports back on his adventures shopping for yet another Freelander 2. It's all go go go! As always, we love to get your feedback and questions, so don't hesitate to send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk. We love to get them! Enjoy the episode.

50+ years of engine conversions: an hour with Motor & Diesel Engineering

In this week's episode, Land Rover Monthly editor Martin Domoney grabs an hour with Ben Barker at Motor and Diesel Engineering. From the very early days of Perkins diesel converting classic Range Rovers to developing the latest complete drop-in conversion kits for all manner of Land Rover including fitting ULEZ-compliant petrol engines into Defenders. Ben mentions his early Land Rover One Ten County Station Wagon, which may well be giving its 2.25 petrol four-cylinder for rather more modern power, while the mods will remain fully reversible. The 300Tdi gets some serious upgrades at Motor and Diesel, with one of their most popular conversions being a conversion to 2.8 litres – more power and torque especially when combined with one of M&D's variable nozzle turbochargers. Ben is also quick to sing the praises of his Discovery 4 – on 170,000 miles on its original engine and driven hard every day, despite needing yet another park brake module... As always, we love to hear your stories and get your feedback and questions – send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk [editorial@lrm.co.uk] – and enjoy the episode.

Beer Tent Special Pt2! (Powerful UK, Defender Defender, Nick Dimbleby, Haddow Hales-Lavercombe & Helen Tait Wright)

In this episode, Martin and Steve are back in the beer tent at LRM Live 2026 for another round of great guests on the Salmon Sofa! Simon from Powerful UK and Russ from Defender Defender are first up to talk old Land Rover problems vs. new Land Rover problems, and how the Defender L663 is becoming a big part of the enthusiast scene despite the parts availability challenges of owning one. The guys talk the logistics of the Ministry of Defence demobbing their entire Land Rover fleet and how the influx of Defenders coming on to the market will evolve and change the fantastic Land Rover culture that continues to thrive and grow. Which rival will get the new MOD contract? Nick Dimbleby returns to the Podcast to talk post-Himalayas life with his Freelander, and seeing the vast spread of Land Rover models throughout the LRM Live event. Steve questions Nick about when the legendary 100-inch wheelbase TEW might see the light of day at an LRM event soon. Haddow Hales-Lavercombe also joins us to talk factory-registered Land Rovers and his involvement with the CVC Register. Plus we get a first-hand account of what it's like to drive a 2.25 diesel Series III for hundreds of miles. Helen Tait Wright joints the boys on the sofa to talk about her experience following on from her Dakar adventure and what the build process was like behind Purdey, her Td5-powered 110. As always, we love to get your feedback and questions – send us an email on editorial@lrm.co.uk [editorial@lrm.co.uk] – enjoy the episode!