Bob Marley’s Car Goes under Restoration at Sandals

Restoration work has begun on one of the world’s most iconic vehicles at ATL Automotive in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Leading Caribbean hotel group, Sandals Resorts International, announced the renovation project on musical legend Bob Marley’s famous Land Rover earlier this year.

Marley’s 1977 Series III Land Rover Defender had fallen into a state of disrepair following his death in 1981.

It had been on display for several years in his home-turned-museum located at 56 Hope Road in Kingston, which is dedicated to the Jamaican singer-songwriter.

Rohan Marley, son of the reggae legend, commented: “We are very happy with the work that has transpired so far in restoring our dad’s car to its original condition.

Marley was regularly seen driving his Land Rover around the streets of Kingston, the city that inspired such hits as ‘No Woman, No Cry’, ‘Three Little Birds’ and ‘I Shot the Sheriff’ using it to transport his famous band, The Wailers, and their equipment to gigs throughout Jamaica.

Expert Land Rover Master Technicians at ATL Automotive, Sandals Resorts’ Jamaica-based sister company who are overseeing the work, will kick start the two month long project by carefully dismantling the vehicle piece-by-piece before completely restoring the vehicle’s chassis, drive and power trains to full working condition.

The Land Rover’s body panels will be replaced or returned to their original condition as well as a complete electrical rewiring and replacing of electrical components throughout.

Marley’s Land Rover will also receive a replacement engine chosen from an Africa-based military vehicle that perfectly matched the engine of the original vehicle when the singer owned it.