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HOW WE ROLLROVERREADYBy Laura RoeschPhotography by Michael BooiniFor Lynne Henslee, a Panama City transplant from Western Col- orado via North East Ohio’s snow belt, driving o -road is a way of life.Lynne loves o -road vehicles, particularly Jeeps, and she has owned seven of them over the years. She laughingly recalls driv- ing down every dirt road she could nd in her rst car, a VW Bug.As co-owner of a successful software development and publish- ing company, Lynne spends her professional life marketing the business globally. O -road driving is a welcome contrast to her world of problem solving and it suits her sense of adventure.She describes herself as a “Jeep person,” but vintage Land Rovers captured Lynne’s imagination long ago. Big and boxy, distinctive in appearance – their shape easily recalls images of safari expe- ditions across harsh, unforgiving terrain. Now she proudly owns one, a four-door right-hand drive British racing green 1991 Land Rover Defender 110. It is also perfect for checking o an item on her bucket list this year when Lynne and her sweetheart will put the Defender to the test in o -road rallies.Land Rovers were rst introduced in 1948 as the British version of the WWII-era Willys MB, commonly known as Jeep. By the end of that year, Willys Jeeps were exported to almost 70 countries. The earliest model was a utilitarian vehicle marketed as a “farm- er’s friend,” with its steering wheel located in the center of the dashboard, much like a tractor.www.PanamaCityLiving.com • March - April 2018 • 73