The Origin of Eezi-Awn

The Origin of Eezi-Awn

As a kid growing up in Johannesburg, South Africa, in the 1970s and 1980s, there was only one vehicle that made my heart flutter faster than Magnum, P.I.’s red Ferrari 308 GTS, and that was the Land Rover Series 2 or 3 (and later the Defender). There were generally three types of Landys back in the day: the agricultural/everyday Landy, the military Landy used by the police and SADF (South African Defense Force), and the overland Landy. The overl…