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The 74th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance featured Land Rover Special Expedition Cars

December 5, 2025

Pictured above: The Land Rover Special Expedition cars lined up Concours Sunday paying tribute to 75 of adventure.

The Curated Class Paid Tribute to 75 Years of Adventure

The colorful details, unique configuration, and varied equipment on each car heightened the curiosity of anyone who took an up-close look. They captured the attention of people and left them wanting to know more about each car’s story.

Several of these iconic vehicles made their first appearance on Thursday morning at the Tour d’Elegance. All but three of the Land Rover cars participated in the Tour, tracing 17-Mile Drive and Highway One to Big Sur, and returning to Pebble Beach to cross the Finish line.

*Seven out of ten cars from the Land Rover Special Expedition class take off on the Tour d’Elegance amidst the large crowd of spectators.*

On Concours Sunday, all ten cars drove onto the show field at dawn to line up on the 18^th fairway. While these cars made their mark forging new paths through some of the toughest terrains on earth, they flourished amidst the elegance on the show field this year.

*The 1962 Land Rover Series II 109″ also known as “Oxford”, drives onto the show field at dawn with the 1971 Range Rover Suffix A in the rear view.*

Although this Expedition class was being exhibited rather than judged, a special selection of these cars was showcased on the ramp to honor their legacy.

*Bringing light to the curated Land Rover Expedition class, four cars drove over the awards ramp starting with the 1950 Land Rover Series I 80″, the first Land Rover to circumnavigate the globe.*

The 1950 Land Rover Series I 80” Soft Top nicknamed “Pollyanna” was the first Land Rover to circumnavigate the globe. It was owned by Australian actress, playright, author, and adventurer, Barbara Toy, and some of her most noteworthy trips included an excursion from London to Baghdad, and various extensive road trips through the Middle East and North Africa.

*The 1955 Land Rover Series I 86″ Station Wagon, known for its over 18,000 mile journey in just over six months, drives over the ramp with the perfect compliment of blue from Stillwater Cove .*

The 1955 Land Rover Series I 86″ Station Wagon, “Oxford” is known for a its trip from London to Singapore, a journey encompassing over 18,000 miles in six months and six days. And “Oxford” did stop there; next, a British ornithologist drove it on an expedition to distant Ascension Island. More recently it took the journey backward from Singapore to London and then circumnavigated the world to mark Land Rover’s 75^th anniversary.

*The 1971 Range Rover Suffix A, nicknamed “Darien Gap” for its expedition that spent a full 99 days to get through the Darien Gap, swiftly follows behind “Oxford” onto the awards ramp.*

The 1971 Range Rover Suffix A was nicknamed “Darien Gap” after proving its off-road capabilities on an expedition that took place between December 1971 and June 1972. Led by Colonel Jon Blashford-Snell and crewed by members of the 17th/21st Lancers, this expedition drove the full 18,000-mile length of the American continents from Alaska to Cape Horn, but nearly half of this time—a full 99 days—was spent struggling to get through the Darien Gap.

The “Camel Trophy US Support” Land Rover, used by the United States team in the 1998, drives over the awards ramp showcasing its one of a kind exterior.

The 1998 Land Rover Defender 110 is also known as “Camel Trophy US Support” due to its role in The Camel Trophy, a unique chapter in Land Rover’s expedition history. The event consisted of 500 amateur drivers from 35 different countries putting their driving and navigating skills to the test in places such as Borneo, Mongolia, Brazil, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Siberia, and Tanzania. Not only was this car used by the United States team in the 1998 event held in Tierra Del Fuego, but it also served as a support vehicle for many of the following events.

“Pollyanna”, “Oxford”, “Darien Gap”*, and “Camel Trophy US Support” pause for a moment on the awards ramp to be recognized.*

This curated class paid tribute to 75 years of adventure, highlighting each of the Land Rover Series, Defender, Discovery and Range Rover. Without the contributions from Land Rover Classic, the British Motor Museum, and select collectors, this unique curation of the Land Rover Expedition Cars class would not have been made possible.