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Written by Greg Potts
As past owners of used cars go, we can"t think of many better than this. What you"re looking at above is a Land Rover Series IIA that was previously owned, from new, by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama - Tenzin Gyatso. No need to re-adjust your sets, you read that correctly. This Series IIA rolled off the production line in February 1966 and one week later was shipped to Nepal. Once there, it was collected by His Holiness"s brother and driven to India where the current Dalai Lama has been living as a refugee since the 1959 Tibetan uprising, of course. It"s amazing what this job has us researching. It"s not like this is some tenuous connection either. The Land Rover, built on the 88-inch wheelbase chassis, was His Holiness"s official vehicle for 10 years helping to ferry him along the mountainous roads of the Dharamsala region of India.
Date written: 29 Aug 2019
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As past owners of used cars go, we can"t think of many better than this. What you"re looking at above is a Land Rover Series IIA that was previously owned, from new, by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama - Tenzin Gyatso. No need to re-adjust your sets, you read that correctly. This Series IIA rolled off the production line in February 1966 and one week later was shipped to Nepal. Once there, it was collected by His Holiness"s brother and driven to India where the current Dalai Lama has been living as a refugee since the 1959 Tibetan uprising, of course. It"s amazing what this job has us researching. It"s not like this is some tenuous connection either. The Land Rover, built on the 88-inch wheelbase chassis, was His Holiness"s official vehicle for 10 years helping to ferry him along the mountainous roads of the Dharamsala region of India.
Date written: 29 Aug 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16734
