R A E G & GOODS TR A N S -A FRIC A LA N D ROVER Written by award-winning author Martin Port, this new book follows the late Phillip Kohler’s remarkable life that includes a 3 year journey in his 1959 Series II Land Rover during a solo crossing of the Sahara desert. But it doesn’t stop there, his adventure provided not just new experiences, but also shaped the rest of his professional life. A chance encounter with John Wayne, resulted in a hugely successful career in the international film industry working as location/ production manager on nearly 40 films, including The Empire Strikes Back, Full Metal Jacket and numerous Bond movies. The book not only contains over 300 unique photographs and documents that charts Kohler’s journey from Australia to Europe, but also how his one-owner Land Rover, which remained with the family until 2016, made an emotional return to the road after 20 years of inactivity. In today’s world there are so many conflicts, closed borders and hatred, that a journey of this magnitude is sadly no longer possible, so it’s nice relive this bygone era of overland expeditions and peril. It doesn’t matter if you’re not into Land Rovers, Trans-Africa Land Rover is a well written and documented book that is engaging from start to finish and tells of a remarkable story of one man’s desire for adventure with a huge serving of nostalgia thrown in. price: £30
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