To the Arctic Circle!

[gdh300]

Some of you will know of Harry Metcalf (founder and long-time editor of Evo magazine, gentleman farmer, JLR SVO consultant and general go-to car collector and guru) who has - in my humble, but ultimately irrelevant, opinion - a simply superb channel on YouTube. 

Anyway, his latest couple of videos show him taking his eBay sourced £4100 Rolls Royce Silver Shadow to the Arctic circle, in February! Now, it's a good watch in itself, here in Part 1 and Part2. But I wonder, are there any LS400 owners here, who would fancy a similar challenge? It strikes me that that seminal Lexus is the spiritual successor to the Silver Shadow. If you have a set of winters, that is, or prefer to do it in July!

[rich1068]

That's definitely saved for watching later. Will make an interesting contrast to my usual Smith & Sniff.

And I'm up for it in the IS300 with your old winters 

[gdh300]

31 minutes ago, rich1068 said:

That's definitely saved for watching later. Will make an interesting contrast to my usual Smith & Sniff.

And I'm up for it in the IS300 with your old winters 

Willing co-driver here!

Mind you, if someone as experienced as Harry sounds slightly tremulous at the sight of oncoming HGVs on a road covered by sheet ice, may be I will duck out this time, washing my hair or something... 😉

[doog442]

Many thanks for that.

I now have it my head to drive to the Arctic circle. The scenery looks fantastic although I would do it in the summer months. 

Accommodation looks reasonable on booking.com (or I could take the tent). Apparently the E6 is a great road talking to an ex RM mate who spent a fair bit of time up there.