Maurice Merrick On The Slow Baja Vintage Expedition

In this episode, Maurice Merrick, who hosts the fabulous ⁠Horsepower Heritage Podcast⁠, joined me to discuss his experience on the Fall 2024 Slow Baja Vintage Expedition. 

Maurice and Slow Baja Vintage Expedition alum Derek Boycks drove Derek's 1996 Land Rover Discovery. Upon arrival in Mexico, we stopped to procure our F.M.M. Visas; Maurice was deported because he forgot to bring his passport. We resolved that issue quickly and got back on the road. Just before we arrived at Rancho La Bellota, they drove over a rock and tore a hole in their muffler. For the remainder of the week the newly unmuffled Land Rover sounded like a menacing drag racer!

Derek, a master mechanic, won the "Baja Is Right For You Award" for quietly fixing several minor issues on a number of vehicles, including a hazardous steering issue on my truck. Most importantly, he utilized some spare ignition parts from my Land Cruiser to rebuild the ignition on an FJ40 whose PerTronix had failed, and they were unable to start their engine.

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