Off-Roading in a Defender and Range Rover | RadVentures

For Ryan Symancek, a car’s character only comes alive in its true element. RadVentures isn’t a show about staring at museum pieces; it’s a show about feel. The feeling you get when you push a car to its full potential. This episode focuses on Land Rover’s two classics from the mid-’90s: the Land Rover Defender and the Range Rover Classic. Ryan opens with the most utilitarian piece of British metal possible, a British Army FV432 Personnel Carrier tank built by GKN Sankey. Comparing the tank to the ruggedness of Land Rover’s early years, Ryan stumbles upon a Range Rover Classic (the prettiest of the Land Rover fleet). Given free range to explore Monticello Motor Club’s off road trails, the Range Rover is shaken down to see if the added luxury takes away from its usability in the woods. Things are going well, until the Range Rover gets stuck and Ryan is left lost in the forest trying to find his escape pod, a 1994 Land Rover Defender. Ryan drives the Defender hard, back through the mud and snow, to get to the Range Rover’s location and save it. However, during the expedition back, Ryan realizes he might love the Defender more. He can only drive one truck out of the woods. So what will he go home with? Vehicles Featured: Churchill Classics 1995 Range Rover Classic (@churchhillclassics) Himalaya 1994 Land Rover Defender 110 (@drivehimalaya) Buying & Selling: https://www.hagerty.com/media/valuati... Hagerty Valuation - Range Rover: https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuatio... Hagerty Valuation - Land Rover Defender 110: https://www.hagerty.com/apps/valuatio... --- Episode chapters: 00:00 Introduction - RadVentures 00:27 Brawn vs. beauty 00:50 Once upon a tank... 01:39 Tank and Rover meet cute 02:31 Range Rover overview 04:11 Range Rover Classic specs/walkaround 05:26 Coming to America 06:16 Range Rover interior 06:56 Range Rover off-roading 09:50 No, no, no, we’re not stuck. 11:11 Abandon Rover 11:50 Ryan finds help 12:30 Land Rover Defender to the rescue 13:05 Defender 110 off-roading 14:44 Himalaya Defender specs/walkaround 15:24 Defender 110 overview 17:22 Defender 110 interior 18:15 Dude, where’s my car? 19:46 Land Rover discovery! 19:59 Rover vs. Rover 21:06 Dear John… 22:24 Credits --- Written by: Ryan Symancek and Chris Szczypala Director of Photography: Chris Szczypala (@chris_szczypala) Camera Operators: Chris Szczypala, Ryan Symancek Production Assistant: Steve Lizotte (@stevelizotte15) Editor: Ryan Symancek (@ryansymancek) Color and Sound: William Schultz (@editwilliam) Location Coordination: Chris Duplessis (@cduplessis70) Special Thanks: Monticello Motor Club (@monticellomotorclub) --- Subscribe to our YouTube channel for new videos every day! http://bit.ly/HagertyYouTube Visit our website for daily automotive news, cars stories, reviews, and opinion: https://www.hagerty.com/media Stay up to date by signing up for our email newsletters here: https://www.hagerty.com/media/newslet... Follow us on social media: Facebook |   / hagerty   Instagram |   / hagerty   Twitter |   / hagerty   If you love cars, you belong with us. Hagerty Drivers Club is the world’s largest community for automotive enthusiasts. Members enjoy valuable automotive discounts, exclusive events and experiences, roadside service created specifically for collector vehicles, and a subscription to the bimonthly Hagerty Drivers Club magazine. Join Hagerty Drivers Club here: https://www.hagerty.com/drivers-club Like what you see? Watch our other series including: Redline Rebuild | Engine Time-lapse videos from start to finish http://bit.ly/RedlineRebuild Barn Find Hunter | Tom Cotter searches the country for abandoned cars http://bit.ly/BarnFIndHunter Chip Foose Draws a Car | Reimagining popular cars with new designs http://bit.ly/HagertyChipFoose Contact us: Suggest and feedback - [email protected] Press inquiries - [email protected] Partnership requests - [email protected] #LandRover #RadVentures #NeverStopDriving