Land Rover Billing Show 2008

Summer is fast approaching and, for Land Rover enthusiasts all over Europe this can only mean one thing. It’s what all Landy forums have been talking about since the beginning of the year.

The Land Rover Billing Show takes place each year in Northampton, England and is without doubt the biggest gathering of Land Rovers of the year, bringing together every model that came out from the factory, from the famous Hue 166, which is the oldest surviving Rover today, to unconventional cars, modified for extreme off road racing, being ambulances, fire trucks and whatever other use the famous car has been put to.

Furthermore, the show announces itself to be one of the best yet, helped by the fact that the company has just celebrated it’s 60th anniversary on the 30th of April. Land Rover Monthly organizes the event between 18th and 20th of July in the beautiful vicinity of the Billing Mill, once a water mill and now one of the most profitable inns in England. Over 300 camping grounds are available for anyone at low costs, with various upgrades like electrical links and others, the price of a space includes entrance to the show all weekend for one vehicle with tent, two adults and two children or three adults.

What would one expect to see? For starters all the big traders in the off road business will be there: Warn, ARB, Goodyear, Simex, Devon 4x4 and this is just the beginning. Everybody will be setting up promotion tents, selling tyres, winches, drive shafts, spot lights, chequered plates and everything else you’d need for an off road car at a knock-down price. This is a unique chance to check for modifications, restorations for your Landy, see the projects people and companies have worked on over the year, and enroll if you’d like in one of the many Land Rover Clubs across the UK.

Like every year there will be trials, unveiling of the latest in off roading equipment and supplies, axle-twisters and of course a track with mud and all, for every car to be able to partake, whether it’s a standard Freelander or a “Competition 90”. There are sections of tracks for all cars with built-in by-passes for those who don’t want to push their cars around too much. On the other hand, for those of you do, at any point in time when you feel like the mud on the tyres is too dry, feel free to just walk across the bridge from the showroom, climb in the car and drive it through the muddy tracks that the LRM has installed for you. It all comes down to a wonderful time amongst lovers of the green oval.

R.T.
4x4OffRoads.com