Trans-Africa Land-Rover – 65th anniversary special edition

The story of Philip Kohler and his epic overland adventure

• The epic story of Philip Kohler’s overland journey across Africa and Europe in his 1959 Series II Land-Rover – one that was undertaken without sponsorship.
• The full story of Kohler’s encounters with Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox, which led to him working on nearly 40 films, including The Empire Strikes Back, Full Metal Jacket and numerous Bond movies.
• Includes a unique collection of more than 300 beautifully preserved photographs and documents that charts Kohler’s journey from Australia to Europe.
• How this remarkable one-owner Land-Rover, which remained with the family until 2016, made an emotional return to the road after 20 years.
• Free limited-edition, poster-sized map, signed by the author, included with the first 250 copies ordered direct from Porter Press.

The extraordinary story of Philip Kohler’s journey across Africa and Europe in his 1959 Series II Land-Rover, lavishly illustrated with the photographs that Kohler took along the way.

The first edition of Martin Port’s book was released to universal acclaim and won its category in the RAC Motoring Book of the Year Awards in 2022. This special-edition reprint celebrates the 65th anniversary of the start of Philip Kohler’s epic journey as he set out from Cape Town in 1960. 

Featuring previously unpublished photographs and additional content, including a look at the equipment Kohler used during his trip, plus details of recent work, this edition also examines the remarkable originality of a vehicle that is still used as intended.