Top Gear Land Rover dam wall feature

[YamFazFan]

Did anyone else just watch that?.Even tho the winching gear must have been well up to the job,10/10 for bravery .

[noggythenog]

Yeh there was a bit of trust involved there. No safety wires other than the winch itself. Pretty cool.


Shame about the old Defenders going out of production......my work has like a mini landing craft boat that is purpose designed for a small defender to drive up its ramp and be transported on deck....they're ordering a brand new one now while they still can.

[lew600fazer]

Some bottle thats forsure, fancy the BMW I 8 was it??

[nsr500v4]

Considering what Hammond went through a few years ago it was brave to do that, he did look a little nervous to say the least, go him!

[downey]

definitly impressive thats for sure,,wales scenery looks awesome ,heading there in may for a long wknd really looking forward to it 

[lew600fazer]

It is lovely round there was that the Ellan valley ??

[noggythenog]

It is lovely round there was that the Ellan valley ??

Claerwen Dam, yep in the Ellan valley




I highly recommend anyone to take a trip to Ellan valley, slow riding but a nice relaxing bit of scenery.


Top gear have filmed up there before, i think Nick seen them blasting along in some sports car on one of the nearby roads.

[midden]

Wow a landrover can climb a dam wall as long as it's fitted with a swinging engine in the back and a larger winch at the front.  Just a shame it didn't make it over the top. We may have then seen the landrover swimming in the lake but only after Hammond had blown up and fitted his armbands 

[BBROWN1664]

He did look a little worried.

The swinging engine was only because the battery would go flat too quickly pulling the weight up the hill so needed to be kept charged effectively.

TBH, given the amount of faith put into one cable with a clutch to stop it unwinding, I am surprised the production company allowed it to go ahead. The insurance bill for that shoot must have been massive.

[lew600fazer]

It is lovely round there was that the Ellan valley ??

Claerwen Dam, yep in the Ellan valley




I highly recommend anyone to take a trip to Ellan valley, slow riding but a nice relaxing bit of scenery.


Top gear have filmed up there before, i think Nick seen them blasting along in some sports car on one of the nearby roads.

Noggy have ridden around there a few times. Enjoyed lunch at a visitor centre . Tells you all about the dam construction as well. Was there not something about when they were developing the Boucing bomb during the war that they used that area to test the launching mechanism?
Anyway anyone who has never been around that part of the country you do not know what you are missing.

[Robbie8666]

Noggy have ridden around there a few times. Enjoyed lunch at a visitor centre . Tells you all about the dam construction as well. Was there not something about when they were developing the Boucing bomb during the war that they used that area to test the launching mechanism?
Anyway anyone who has never been around that part of the country you do not know what you are missing.

 
I thought the damn the Lancasters used was Ladybower in Derbyshire?

[Fazafou]

I thought the damn the Lancasters used was Ladybower in Derbyshire?

They did some testing at Ladybower but it wasn't the 'main' one.

[lew600fazer]

Maybe the old grey cells are going, Ladybower been there as well, up around the snake pass and then a run down to Matlock bath back over the cat and fiddle and then down to me mates place in Macclesfield for a brew.

[acid drop]

 That was definitely a brown trouser moment

[YamFazFan]

Some bottle thats forsure, fancy the BMW I 8 was it??

Yep very clever stuff .Great looking car as well.Would look even better in black or red.maybe a bit out of my price range tho!

[maddog04]

the bit were the front wheels lifted.......If I was driving it I think I'd have followed through

how they got insured for it I'll never know

[Dead Eye]

This got posted up one their site as well;

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/hammond-heres-how-to-rebuild-an-old-landie-2015-02-16


Where are all these god damn onions coming from...

[red98]

Nice story that....well done landrover NZ...  .......mmmmmm I wonder, I have a 2 series bmw sat on the drive that needs a little TLC