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PART 2 THE ‘OXFORD IN NZ’ FILES... While here

A few years ago, I was working on a project in Whanganui and drove my Land Rover Discovery down the Parapara Road on a beautiful clear February evening – and thought how great it would be to drive my Series 1 down this road with the lid off – in the same conditions.

This year, the team behind the local Land Rover Series 1 Enthusiasts Group decided to hold our annual ‘gathering’ in Whanganui, so – and as luck would have it – I did indeed got to drive my Series 1 down the Parapara Road in the exact same conditions I experienced all those years ago – just

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