1969 Land Rover Series 2A 109" Ex Dutch Military Ambulance

My mom’s mom in Holland had an armoire that my parents were trying to find a way to bring back to Florida. The cost was very expensive in shipping, to say the least. My resourceful dad figured out how shipping companies decided costs and learned that a functioning car that was 25 years old could be shipped much easier and for 1/10 the price of the armoire on its own.

So what else do you do but naturally buy an ex-military surplus ambulance, stuff the thing in the back, and send it on over.

Complete with 100 lbs of green camouflage ruler brush paint holding up the rust bucket, I quickly got myself a tetanus shot, and filled it full of surfboards and windsurfers. I kind of stuck out like a sore thumb when I drove it to high school every day too… that and my siren was a bit alarming as well.

All the while as I drove Dusty everywhere around town in Sarasota, FL, I thought to myself, “let’s just pack up and drive from here to Patagonia, Chile!” Surf and cultural adventure and live in the back!

Ten years later, I decided to take on the job of giving Dusty a frame-off, full ground-up restoration.

Upon completion, I made it so “cherry” that I never wanted to mess it up romping around in Central and South America adventure with him. That’s my downfall — I don’t settle for second best in my work. It’s the right way only. The artist in me comes out all day long, creating a unique look but not sacrificing strength, only promoting it further as well as blending new modern feel to a timeless icon, the Land Rover Classics.