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Lorry stuck in Arctic conditions is rescued by 45-year old Land Rover

A video posted on social media by an official Land Rover channel has shown a classic Series III pulling a HGV along through rough conditions

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A lorry stuck in the snow has been rescued by a 1972 Land Rover Series III, in a David saving Goliath moment.

Shared by Land Rover UK’s PR Twitter account, a video of the incident shows the classic British off-roader pulling along a DAF HGV that has failed in the rough conditions.

Despite the extreme weight being towed, the Series III appears to tug the lorry along through a snowy road with little problem.

Although the original source of the video has not been revealed, the driver and owner of the vehicle has been named as Daniel Morgan.

The tweet accompanying the video reads “Daniel Morgan and his 1972 Series III saving an [sic] lorry in distress. Incredible capability! Send us your Land Rover snow stories #aboveandbeyond”

The Land Rover Series III was produced between 1971 to 1985, and was available with four engine choices over those 14 years — two 2.25-litre inline-four diesel engines, an inline-six petrol motor and a 3.5-litre V8.

It’s not the first time a Land Rover has been filmed towing a much larger weight. In September 2017, the British manufacturer released a promotional video showing a Discovery pulling a 110-tonne Australian road train across the Outback — despite a maximum rated towing capacity of 3,500kg.

Quentin Spottiswoode, product engineer at Land Rover, said: “Towing capability has always been an important part of Discovery DNA, and the raw weight of the road train tells only half the story here.

“Pulling a rig and seven trailers, with the rolling resistance of so many axles to overcome, is a huge achievement.

“We expected the vehicle to do well but it passed this test with flying colours, hitting 27mph along its 10-mile route.”

In 2016, a Land Rover Discovery Sport pulled train carriages 85ft above the Rhine in Switzerland during another promotional stunt.

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