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sightings
My task as Sightings Editor did not look unusually difficult when the
first mail bag arrived on the ferry; it’s when the second mailbag
loaded down the ferry so much that the seas washed over the
gunwales that I knew this issue would require considerable time.
Movies have used Land Rovers to pump up their appeal since
the days of Series I’s. Fans of The Green Zone watched Matt Damon
co-star with a Defender 110, the movie on the US-led overthrow of
Iraq. Although Damon portrays an American official, he travels about
in this fine British product. Steve Eisenberg, Manchester Center, VT,
Priscilla Corazon, Columbia, MD, Gregory Duckworth, N. Myrtle
Beach, SC, Laura Minner, Carnation, WA, and Richard Thomas,
Savannah, GA, noted this oddity.
According to the trailers for Sex in the City 2, Defender SVX’s
cavort in the desert dunes of Abu Dubai. Alex Osias, Denver, CO,
Nate Rutterbush, Fresno, CA, Joshua O’Neill, Hoboken, NJ,
Theodore Casareo, Jersey City, NJ, Adrian Borunda, San Antonio,
TX, Jeff Pearl, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, and Chris Richichi felt
compelled to watch the ladies relive their consumption-driven lives.
Sherry Block, Hadlyme, CT, notes with pride that even though
the villain in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo rolled his Discovery 8
times, it still landed square and intact. Rory McDonnell, St. Marys,
Ontario, watched Michael Caine in Harry Brown drive around in a
Series II-A. Gerald Sapienza, Chesapeake, VA, and Derek Leath
watched a Range Rover and a Discovery in The Informant. Jeffrey
Pearl, Wisconsin Rapids, WI, saw a Defender 130 shot full of holes
in Layer Cake. Faye Dunaway and Mickey Rourke once starred in
Barfly, as did a red Series III, according the Mark Maz, Maquoketa,
IO, who was, “really not expecting to see a Land Rover in this movie.”
Derek Leath, Frontenac, MO, spotted a Range Rover P-38 in
The Time Traveler’s Wife.
Of movies mentioned in earlier issues, Chloe Miller spotted the
Series III in The Princess Protection Program. Dan Parrow, Springfield,
MA, remembered the Discovery in Volcano. Jeffrey Austin,
Chesapeake, VA, enjoyed Land Rovers in You Only Live Twice.
Catalogue companies often spice up their offerings with Land
Rovers. Boston Proper, a woman’s clothing concern, included two
Series Rovers, reports Eric DePetris, Orange Park, FL, and James
Dargan, Plymouth, MA. Keith Armstrong and Donald Smith noted
the Filson catalogue featured a Defender 130 on safari. Holland &
Holland also interested Jeff Foland, Clarksville, OH, with Land Rover
on safari. James Pickle, Manchester, ME, found a Series II-A in the
F.M Allen catalogue. The Sierra Trading Post catalogue extols its Kelty
tents with an LR3, notes Paul Kennington, La Grande, OR, and Ray
Herrmann, East Chatham, NY. Mike Archer, Victoria, BC, Canada,
noted that a Defender was used in a fashion layout in Flare, a
Canadian fashion magazine.
Annie Clark, Telluride, CO, noted a Land Rover in the photo
book of The Ski Journal. Jerry Smith, Coos Bay, OR, and Stephen
Johnson, Johns Island, SC, found a Series III adorning the pages of
foodie bible Bon Appetit. John Camp, Athens, GA, found a nice
write-up on Steve Ayers’ Series III in a Haggerty auto insurance
mailer. Wernher Wiehman, Kirwin, KS, delighted in reading an article
on agronomist Norman Boulaug in Hobby Farmer, complete
with his Series I. Popular Mechanics wrote up an LR3 modified for
animal photography work, notes Kevin Hawkins, Yukon, OK. Edward
Busse, Woodbridge, VA, found the Feb/March 2010 issue of Virginia
Sportsman included a great article on the ROAV Mid-Atlantic Rally.
Television ads have only a few seconds to grab your attention,
so Land Rovers often appear prominently. Gary Hatch [see Rule #6]
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noted that, “even other car companies like Land Rover,” when he
spotted a Discovery in the background of a Subaru commercial.
Chevron is back with Land Rovers, saw Jeff Labbe, Twekesbury,
Quebec. Nicholas Dover claims a Canadian Kraft mac and cheese
commercial includes a toy Defender 110. Danton Cardoso, Kirksville,
MO, saw an ad for Symbalta which included a Series I.
TV shows use Land Rovers to enhance their ratings, which is why
HBO’s “How to Make it in America” includes a Range Rover Sport in
one episode, noted Victor Estorga, El Paso, TX. Shawn Chummar,
Beaverton, OR, found a Range Rover in “Burn Notice”. Naturally,
you’d expect to find a Discovery I in “Speed’s Dangerous Drives”, and
Jeffrey Austin, Chesapeake, VA, found just that. Randy Kremer,
Paramus, NJ, was delighted to see that “Earth Day Play Date” on
Nick Jr. would include a Series Rover for Dora and Diego the Explorers.
Norman Sturgeon and Joe Donati, Wolcott, VT, saw a Series
Rover in an episode of Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” program. Todd
Cannatelli also spotted the Discovery II on “House”. Jonathan
March, Roanoke, VA, Randy Hopkins, Grass Valley, CA, and Dean
Minner, Carnation, VA, also watched a “Mythbusters” episode in
which a Range Rover is used to test bulletproofing. Lori Peterson,
Acworth, GA, enjoyed seeing a Range Rover in “The New Adventures
of Old Christine”.
Jon Winningham, Kansas City, MO, found a Defender 90 NAS
in a PBS special on Pluto. Brian Homer, Half Moon Bay, CA, and his
6-year-old son watched “Phineas and Ferb” and delighted in spotting
a Series Rover. Lucas Forgue, Seekonk, MA, saw a Defender in Les
Stroud’s “Off the Grid”. Peter Land, St. Paul, MN, saw a Defender
90 in an episode of “Planet Mechanics”. Gene Lytle, Boulder Creek,
CA, watched the customizers on “Unique” pimp out a Range Rover
for a Yankees player. Grant Turpin, Deerfield, NH, noted a Range
Rover driven by a real estate broker in HGTV’s “The Property Shop”.
Hannah Thayer, Abingdon, VA, was impressed that the lead in
“The Bachelor” chose to woo his lucky date with a Range Rover. Luke
Seashore, Chapel Hill, NC, is only 6-years-old, but spotted a “cool
Series” Rover in an episode of “Shaun the Sheep”. Andrew Lyles,
New York, NY, enjoyed a “Top Gear” episode comparing the expedition
qualities of a Range Rover Classic, a Toyota Land Cruiser and a
Suzuki model. Guess who won? Jeffrey Austin, Chesapeake, VA,
watched the show “Visions of Canada” and noted they included a
Range Rover SE parked at the president’s house of the University of
Toronto. Jeff also watched “The Weekend Guy” on ION television to
find a nice program on the Toronto Area Land Rover club. Joe
Sobaski, Coal Valley, IL, enjoyed seeing a Defender 90 in an episode
of “Avec Eric”.
Before Jim Cheney was deployed to Afghanistan, he enjoyed an
Esquire article online, “The 12 Styles of American Man”. Naturally,
the “Woodman” had a Defender 90 in his driveway. Glenn Grove
found a sidebar on Series Land Rovers in the online “Cessna Caravan
News”. Michael Fisher, Morrisville, PA, found a Series Rover when
looking up Sweet Maria’s coffee website. John Bufton, Galveston,
TX, found a Series Rover in a magazine article in “Hemmings Motor
News”. Col. Paul Duray, Rockville, MD, enjoyed the cover shot of
Discovery I from the Mid-Atlantic Rally in Virginia Sportsman, a magazine
that usually focuses on, “country estates, fine dining, and highend
hunting locales.”
John Belt enjoyed listening to AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the
Top” and spotting a Series Land Rover in their video. Nestor Nicolas,
San Pueblo, CA, noted the Black Eyed Peas video “I’ve Got a Feeling”
features female partygoers getting out of a Discovery. Matt Joyce,
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