When shark-jumping rover design circles all the way back around to bizarrely cool: The Lawrence Longnose (aka: Bell Aurens)
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The designers famously revealed their personal allegiances at the time, saying that: ‘‘Lawrence of Arabia would have stormed in the Bell Aurens Longnose towards Aqaba, and General Montgomery would have roared across the sand dunes of North Africa in pursuit of Rommel.’’ Who says the Germans don’t have a sense of humour? By the way, not a lot of people know this, but Lawrence of Arabia was known as Al Aurens by the people of the Arab kingdom of Hejaz who he led in the campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Bell Aurens. See what they did there? Herr Bell and Herr Kalvelage clearly had a bit of a thing for Lawrence of Arabia.
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full article here:
www.landrovermonthly.co.uk
I must say, while I like the hardtop, I rather prefer the homebuilt Lawrence Longnose over the more refined Bell Aurens
Which do you prefer?
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The designers famously revealed their personal allegiances at the time, saying that: ‘‘Lawrence of Arabia would have stormed in the Bell Aurens Longnose towards Aqaba, and General Montgomery would have roared across the sand dunes of North Africa in pursuit of Rommel.’’ Who says the Germans don’t have a sense of humour? By the way, not a lot of people know this, but Lawrence of Arabia was known as Al Aurens by the people of the Arab kingdom of Hejaz who he led in the campaign against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Bell Aurens. See what they did there? Herr Bell and Herr Kalvelage clearly had a bit of a thing for Lawrence of Arabia.
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full article here:
It's a long story...
Nicknamed Lawrence Longnose, it’s definitely a Marmite Land Rover, but the story of its inspiration and creation is fascinating
www.landrovermonthly.co.uk
I must say, while I like the hardtop, I rather prefer the homebuilt Lawrence Longnose over the more refined Bell Aurens
Which do you prefer? 