A TOY orang-utan, which lives at Hillendale Land Rover in Nelson, took a front seat in the oldest Land Rover in the world to lead a 350-strong convoy.
The aim of the parade, at the Jaguar Land Rover test track in Gaydon, was to set a new world record and raise money for Help For Heroes.
Orangey, the orang-utan, has already done a tour on the front line with soldiers in Afghanistan and competed in last year’s Help for Heroes 4x4 European Rally.
He’s also well-travelled, visiting holiday destinations with several of the Lomeshaye garage’s customers.
Convoy For Heroes was a weekend of events organised by Land Rover enthusiasts, which is expected to raise in the region of £10,000 for the charity.
One was an auction for a seat in the leading Land Rover — the world's oldest — the 1949-manufactured HUE 166.
The winning bid was by David Doyle, who donated the seat to his 14-year-old son Daniel.
A further generous donation by an anonymous benefactor allowed Orangey to ride along.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here