Many Australian families hold fond memories of the stoic old Land Rover close to their hearts.
Kids and parents piled into them as they headed to the beach for their annual holiday; our Defence Force personnel too used them; they navigated the jungles of Africa, and Queen Elizabeth II was a proud owner, regularly snapped cruising about in them.
The capable vehicle was used by farmers the world over and when they finally came to a grinding halt, paddocks across Australia seemingly became their final resting place.
That was until David D'Arcy took up a hobby some 15 years ago, pulling these old neglected Land Rovers from under trees, junk piles, and scrap heaps.
David was a builder by trade and for many years, travelling the countryside building homes and would spot them on properties from the road.
It soon became a habit for him to revisit the location of the old "Landy" with a trailer in tow and ask if he could buy it off the farmer.
"We would clean them up, find any missing parts, get them up and running, then find a new owner to get the old cars back on the road," David said.
"No matter how bad the Land Rover was if it was at all possible to save it we would.
"We became so busy that we decided to go full-time four years ago and have not looked back."
Based at Goulburn, David, together with his wife Janelle and son Finn own 43 Land Rovers, a side effect David said, of working with his passion for the old classic.
"Land Rovers have a rich history in Australia dating back to 1948," David said.
"In Australia, it is famous for its use in the Snowy Mountains Hydro Scheme.
"We have such a diverse and harsh environment, yet the Land Rover has always been able to cope with it, that's why so many farmers had them, they are like mountain goats."
The D'Arcy's work has attracted interest overseas too, with almost 30,000 followers on Instagram keeping up-to-date with their latest projects.
"People around the world are loving what we do here in our small shed in Australia," David said.
Along the way, they have stumbled across some very rare and iconic vehicles, including a VAC 433 1957 station wagon once owned by famous photographer George Rodger, who travelled the Sahara and a 1951 NRMA car in original condition and still in running order.
Also among the finds was one of the last 1970s Series IIa that had travelled more than 5000 miles around the Sahara doing 4WD tours.
"We then found the original owner who lived only two hours away from us who had not seen the car for some 25 years," David said.
"This is why we love our job/life so much, we get to meet some great Aussie farmers, save iconic Land Rovers and see them back on the road once more."
Over the years, the family has lovingly rescued close to 1000 Land Rovers. A standard restoration can take about 300 hours to get the car back on the road.
"Most of the old Land Rovers will take full brake rebuilding, as its the first thing to go on the Land Rovers," David said.
"It's then a process of changing anything rubber on the car as the sun tends to bake them dry, finding panels to match the look of the car, new seats and canvasses and giving it a basic engine refurbishment.
"Our aim is to get as many Land Rovers back on the road as possible."
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