The north-eastern Indian hill area of Darjeeling is renowned throughout the world for the quality of its tea.
But now Darjeeling is being noted for the quality of another of its enduring assets: a collection of Land Rovers driven by locals for the last 50 years.
Many of the vehicles have been used and abused for the last half-century without locals being aware of their value in the West.
Experts say that some used as taxis could be worth in excess of $38,000.
"Darjeeling is a Land Rover lover's dream," says expert Les Roberts.
"Some of the long-wheel base models being driven around the streets of the town are series one vehicles manufactured in the UK in between 1956 and 1958.
"Only around 100 or so exist in Britain, and only around 500 worldwide. Of these only a few are in working order, which is why they would be worth so much money in the West."
We did not realise our Land Rovers may well be valuable collectors' items
Darjeeling Land Rover driver Suman Gorkha
Yet it seems the owners of the Darjeeling Land Rovers may be unaware just how valuable their vehicles may be.
