As we step into the second half of the year, we discuss what a life well lived looks like, review the tales that an intriguing Series III has to tell and join a tag-along-tour of the Sahara for the Autumn issue of Heritage Land Rover.

After a year away Newark’s Great British Land Rover Show returned this summer and brought with it a bumper collection of classics. We take a look at some of the stand-out examples and everything else this well-attended event had to offer.

Custom cars blend creative art and engineering in a unique form of historic motoring. Lucio Meneguzzo’s 1983 Land Rover is actually too young to be classed as a true hot rod – but with the body of a vintage Bentley and the engine of a retro Ford, it’s a custom thoroughbred. Find our review of this outlandish auto from page 6.

We meet Rudi, just Rudi, who has lived an extraordinary life. The last two decades of which he has spent travelling the world in a 109. Thousands of pounds have been offered to part this man with his Series III, but he has always staunchly declined and when you read the full article you’ll see why.

Rounding up some of off-roading’s elite and bringing you features from across the world, this season’s issue of Heritage Land Rover is the place to find the best restorations, inspirations and notifications for all Land Rover enthusiasts.