Before we dive into our guest segment, Steve and Ike are talking about the recent TReK event, where journalists and dealers tested the Land Rover Defender 130s off-road capabilities in Texas. Through various challenges, including blindfolded driving and casualty evacuation drills, the Defender showcased its adeptness despite its large size. The event, marked by camaraderie and competition, helped highlight the vehicle's robust features while providing an adventurous experience for the participan...
Oct 30, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 139
The eighth Rebelle Rally wrapped up this weekend, and we have an extra special episode with Jenna and Liza of Team 155 giving us their unfiltered and unedited summary of their experience this year. Hear all about their highest highs and lowest lows of the Rebelle, and the challenges they faced, alongside their third teammate, their 2023 Defender 130. This episode was recorded live from our kitchen without any time to edit or clean up the show, so that you get their most authentic reaction to the...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Season 1Ep. 138
It's time for another exhilarating episode of The Underpowered Hour. This week, we're thrilled to have the Land Rover Classics guru, Michael Bishop, in the passenger seat, live from his living room! He talks about all the projects happening at the Land Rover Classic Works, like the Isla Edition Defender, the Defender and Land Rover Trophy, and the pre-production gathering at Packington Ford. We also chat about the Hot Cars article rating the Land Rover models and years that are most likely to st...
Oct 16, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 137
On this week’s episode, Ike and Steve are joined again by Liza and Gena as they embark on the thrilling 2023 Rebelle Rally! This episode digs into the excitement, strategy, and preparation as they get ready to navigate through 2,000 km of challenging desert terrains using only traditional navigation tools. Follow, cheer, and explore behind-the-scenes moments with us as we chart their ambitious journey through one of the most empowering women's off-road races in North America! Follow all the acti...
Oct 09, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 136
The 8th installment of the Rebelle Rally is almost here, and Liza and Jenna are joining us on the show this week with some EXCITING news about their new car and new sponsor for this year’s rally. If you want to hear more about the Rebelle Rally, be sure to go back and listen to our episodes last year where Liza and Jenna gave us a start-line preview, and our finish line wrap up show. We also talk about a new set of Classic Defender factory accessories and a big up tick in car buyers opting for a...
Oct 02, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 135
On this week’s episode, Ike and Steve start us off with some fun stuff. Land Rover built a mobile phone (we didn’t know either), and we have some things to say about that. We talk about a 6 wheel Defender that’s for sale in the Mid West for a remarkable price. Then, Defender.X is next up on the conversation chopping block, and you definitely want to check these guys out on insta. For our guest interview today, we’re chatting with a LEGEND, none other than Duncan Barbour. Not only does this man h...
Sep 25, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 134
On this week's show, Ike and Steve are joined by Jenna to talk about Chineses Defender knockoff the BAIC Jishi 01, the our friends and Twisted Automotive and Twisted the Suzuki Jimny and then we get the download from Ike and Jennas trip to the All British Field Meet in Portland Oregon. Fake trucks, twisted trucks and really old truck, this weeks show has it all. BAIC’s Jishi 01 Is A Yet Another Land Rover Defender-Inspired SUV From China https://www.carscoops.com/2023/08/baics-new-stone-01-looks...
Sep 18, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 133
On this week's show, Ike and Steve are joined by Alex Massey and Rob Sprason, the vintage Land Rover fanatics behind the Series One parts supplier, CKD Shop. From new old stock to exacting reproductions of original parts, they have it all. This episode is guaranteed to be riveting…
Sep 11, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 132
On this week's show, Ike and Steve discuss the all-new Defender getting its own TikTok account, JLR hosting Destination Defender in Texas in November, plus The Southern California Rover Club’s Rover Rendezvous and Portland All British Field Meet are coming up soon. Then it's part two of the Restomod Brake series; this time, we talk all about upgrading your Series Land Rover to modern disc brakes. It's a show that's guaranteed to stop you in your tracks!
Sep 04, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 131
On this week's show, Ike and Steve discuss how to avoid getting your new Defender 130 high-centered on a footpath, the extremely exclusive Range Rover Carmel Edition, JLR's declining Discovery sales, and Eastwood’s Range Rover Classic restoration series featuring Land Rover luminary Bryan Joslin. Next, we offer another Tip-Top Tech Tip: Restomod Power Brakes for your Series Land Rover. We'll conclude with a drawing for our Patreon Barbara Toy book giveaway. Excitement and intrigue await!
Aug 28, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 130
On this week's show, Ike and Steve discuss new RC Land Rovers from FMS RC and Boom Racing. They also delve into an incredibly high-priced, yet questionably restored Land Rover Series IIA that's back on offer, this time at Broad Arrow Auctions. Additionally, we have another fantastic interview from ANARC. Unofficial co-host Nick Dimbleby and official shenanigans enabler Abigail Hall join Ike and Steve. They discuss the G4 Challenge recreation that Liza and Abigail participated in earlier this yea...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 129
This week on the Underpowered Hour, we’ve got a lot of business to catch up on! First up, DriveTribe has done a video about our friend Julian Schoolheifer’s restoration of the very first production Land Rover, JUE 477. If you haven’t listened to our interview with Julien, be sure to go back a few episodes and check out our replay to get the whole story. Link below to the video we talk about. Next up, there’s a unique Red Camel Trophy car up on Bring a Trailer; the guys recorded this a few hours ...
Aug 14, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 128
This week, we talk about the improbable and absurd New Defender 6x6 model as spotted in the Dupont Registry (link below), and the guys discuss everything right (not much) and wrong (pretty much everything) about it. Then we’re talking about Land Rover Defender thefts skyrocketing, and the guys share their not so serious thoughts on this serious issue plaguing these cars. Steve mentions he’s in the market for a Range Rover L322, and why a higher mileage car might suit him better than a lower mile...
Aug 07, 2023•53 min
On this week's show, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev buys a Land Rover Defender 130, INEOS unveils the longer and more pickup truck-like Grenadier Quarter Master. We recap Ike's recent trip to Canada for the BC Overland show and some Land Rover hunting. Then we're joined by Greg Fitzgerald to talk about his and Ashley Giordano's project to have Barbara Toy's 'In Search of Sheba' book republished. It promises to be a scholarly good time! Barbara Toy Publisher https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/barbara-toy/i...
Jul 31, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 126
This week, Adrian Mardell is the new permanent CEO of JLR. SVR Defender spied again with a reported 600+ HP under the bonnet. Tata will build its battery factory in the UK. Steve gives a UK trip update and then another ANARC interview, this time with rover community icons Ben Smith and the unflappable editor of the Ottawa Valley Rover Club newsletter, Mr. Dixon Kenner. All that and Land Rovers in the Movies: Marvel's Secret Invasion.
Jul 24, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Classic Episode Replay from February of 2022. This week Ike and Steve give some quick workshop updates before talking to Julian Shoolheifer the man in charge of the restoration of production Land Rover 001 JUE 477.
Jul 17, 2023•59 min
On this week's show, we talk about the Land Rover Series One Club 75th Anniversary Rally at the Packington Estate, the Jaguar iPace being recalled for potential battery fires, and then another amazing interview for the ANARC 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee with Camel Trophy legends Tim Hensley, winner of the 1993 event, and Fred Monsees from the 1990 event. Series Ones, iPace fires, and Camel Trophy! What a show.
Jul 10, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 124
On this weeks show, Ike and Steve talk about the special edition 75th anniversary Warn M8274 winch and the contest you’ll need to enter to win it. They recap Ike‘s trip home from ANARC and then another fabulous interview from the ANARC 75th anniversary Diamond Jubilee, this time with Andrew Whittam from Whittam engineering who is taking classic Land Rovers and other classic cars and converting them to run on full electric, this show will be nothing if not energizing! Warn winch info: https://www...
Jul 03, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 123
This week, Ike and Jenna are still driving back from Cortland, so Liza is filling in with Steve. We talk about some of Steve’s impressions from ANARC, and Liza’s FOMO (fear of missing out) was high! Then we talk about the new Lexus GX, and the comparisons to the new Defender. Liza has some definite opinions about where the similarities stop. For our interview, Ike & Steve interview Steve Owens, who not only was the only attendee to drive his 80” to the show, he drove it clear across the US, ...
Jun 26, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 122
We’re live from the Podcast Hot Stove Lounge at the ANARC 75th Dimond Jubilee celebration at the Greek Peak mountain resort in Cortland New York. Join us as we kick off the four day long event and give you a preview of all the content that’s coming from the festival, Steve and Ike and joined by Jenna and Abigail for a recap and a look forward at all the Land Rovering.
Jun 19, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 121
On this weeks show we’re getting ready for the ANCAR 75th Dimond Jubilee event and the Greek Peak resort in Cortland New York. We talk about the Dunsfold Museum’s grand opening, a Tip Top Tech Tip about he Atlantic British iLINK for OBDII equipped Land Rovers and a Tip Top Tool Tip about refilling spray cans that you should absolutely never try at home and finally a Land Rovers in History segment about the BC Forestry Service Land Rovers.
Jun 12, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 120
This week, we kick off with JLR's highly anticipated new logo and then the awe-inspiring all new Range Rover Sport SV. But that's not all! We rejoice in the triumphant return of the legendary G4 Edition Freelander, the Undisputed King of Land Rovers, back after an extensive year-long repair with little to no change in it’s reliability… Then it’s time for Land Rovers on the Internet. In this segment, we delve into the captivating story of Linus and his 100-year-old Studibacker, which encounters a...
Jun 05, 2023•32 min•Season 1Ep. 119
20 years ago, Land Rover held the first ever G4 Challenge. A global marketing event designed to showcase the newest model of Range Rover, Freelander, Defender and Discovery, the event took place over four weeks in four different global locations. The fourth and final stage of the event took the competitors on a breathtaking 800+ mile route from Las Vegas, NV, to Moab, UT. So how do you pay homage to this iconic part of Rover history? Well, if you’re So-cal resident and rover enthusiast Steve Coo...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 118
This week's episode has our heroic hosts chatting about all sorts of interesting Land Rover related topics. 1:20 First, JLR is making money, and business is up! Seems they're making money: profit, revenue and free cash flow are all up. 2:50 Steve has been working on some interesting AI research for work, and talks about the AI generated art work he produced using those tools. Its interesting to see what AI thinks about Land Rovers based on the information its been given. 9:10 Convertible Land Ro...
May 22, 2023•34 min
On this week’s show, Maddi and Jenna are here to set the record straight and to share some more in depth stories about their recent Cooma trip. The girls share a pretty epic story, with much in depth focus on their good intentions, involving an 80” full of firewood, groceries, and all of Linus’ possessions
May 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Last month, Cooma, Australia played host to the largest celebration for Land Rover’s 75th Anniversary. The Pangolin crew of Ike, Linus, Jenna and Maddie made the pilgrimage to the land down under for this momentous occasion. But, before they could get to the Cooma festivities, first they had to embark on an epic drive from Melbourne to Cooma in an impressive assortment of vintage Series One Land Rovers (with a few black sheep). Hear tales of misadventure, told the way only Linus and Ike can tell...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 115
On this week’s show, Ike and Steve discuss Jaguar Land Rover changing their name to JLR and the controversy surrounding them dropping the use of the Land Rover trademark… or not… then a chat about the all new Defender 130 Outbound Edition with room for 5 and almost 500HP. Updates on all the cars being worked on at Pangolin4x4 including the “Saw Truck” and then an update on British car shows and mini bikes in California. Hope you had a great World Land Rover Day!
May 01, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 114
On this weeks show it’s the ultimate Land Rover podcast crossover when we’re joined by the crew from the Centre Steer Podcast with Bob Steel and Bruce Fowler from the Association of North America Rover Clubs to discuss the ANARC Dimond Jubilee Event coming up this June at the Greek Peak resort in New York State. All the activities, all the Luminaries and all the Freelanders you can handle in a single event… What better way to celebrate the 75th birthday of the green oval....
Apr 24, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 113
As the Pangolin crew travel home from Australia, Steve is joined by Liza to talk all about the exciting events coming up on the show this summer. 3:20: Full Sail University hosting Liza & the Dream Machine on campus this week 4:50: Liza updates us on how Rebelle prep is going for 2023. They talk about training with Nena Barlow of Barlow Jeep Adventures last month, and upcoming trainings in 2023 for her and Jenna, including Rebelle Trials. 9:20: Liza will be joining a convoy next weekend to r...
Apr 17, 2023•30 min
On this week’s episode, Chris (who doesn’t listen to the show) is filling in for Ike while he and the Pangolin crew continue their Cooma adventures down under. Long time friend of the Beres family, Chris has joined Steve for many if not most of his hair brained adventures, and has had a long history with many of the cars in the collection. Today, Chris has a graph and a chart, and we’re ranking Steve’s Rovers, past & present, and grading them on a scale. With categories like BEST, PRETTY OKA...
Apr 10, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 111
