Nick Cox's Discovery is the sixth Keynsham Camel and represents an exciting project.

Originally used as Marc Day's vehicle for the 1996 Kalimantan and 1997 Mongolia events, after retiring from the Camel Trophy, the vehicle was extensively modified with trick suspension, external roll cage and front and rear winches for use in challenge events.

The vehicle came to Nick as little more than a stripped body shell.  The ground-up restoration commenced in 2007 with the acquisition of a donor Discovery to supply the missing parts.  By May the vehicle was a road going vehicle again, although it is currently legally registered under the donor vehicle's identity.

	On display at the LRO Show after extensive modification		Participating in a challenge event
	What comes up ...		... must come down.
	With the challenge event equipment, and virtually everything else removed		A sorry sight but a wonderful opportunity to restore a special vehicle
	Nick contemplating the long job ahead		Rolling chassis completed with a donor vehicle, in a similar manner to Tim's 110
	Nearing roadworthy condition, waiting for the driver's door to be resprayed		To celebrate the vehicle's new MoT, Nick went to an off road course and got totally beached
	May 2006: We cleared this green lane Stockwood Vale of flytipped rubbish		Greenlaning with the Swailes' Discovery between Wilmington and Inglesbatch

More pictures are available from the "out and about" page

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