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I had a Land Rover back in the early 70s and roved with several others in the area as each tried to become the last one moving, at which point we all worked to get each other unstuck. Took lots of time, work, and beer, but it was a lot of fun. For some reason the Diesel 109 won every time. It was hot in the summertime, and one of the guys mentioned he had once had a LR with a "Safari Roof", aka "snake roof". I can only guess why it was called that, but it was essentially a 2-layer roof. The outer layer shaded the inner layer, and air flowing through the gap further reduced the effect of the hot African sun. Does anyone know if these were sold in the US?
Most, if not all, 109's came with the tropical roof. Most had the vents.
Not many NAS 88's had the vents, even if they had the tropical roof, which many didn't.
So to answer your question, yes.
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Tom Rowe
Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck
in places even more inaccessible.
No, it is a daily driver, its not mine, I wish it was but I know the guy who owns it.
He bought it back in '97 in rough shape, did a complete restoration and he and his wife drive it, everyday.
He drives it to work, if there is going to be lots of snow his wife drives it to work because she has to work late and he doesn't want her being stranded.
They have 2 other cars, a BMW Z3 and a Jetta so when the Rover is in the shop they drive the other cars.
They're supposed to be a rather shy snake (unless really p*ed off), so I don't know if that's a real danger, but that would make me close the overhead vents at night nevertheless...
Does anybody remember the snake roof?
