The new Land Rover Defender – now due in 2019 – won’t please die-hard Defender fans says Land Rover Design boss Gerry McGovern. Ever since Land Rover delivered concepts of the new Defender in 2011, there has been much speculation about the replacement for the vehicle which has been at the heart of Land Rover’s […]
Jaguar Land Rover seek to scupper the ‘Land Rover Defender’ plans by Ineos
Jaguar Land Rover are seeking to trademark the Land Rover Defender – and Land Rover Series – shape in an attempt to thwart the plans of Ineos. When we revealed the plans by Jim Ratcliffe – billionaire boss of Ineos – to build a new Land Rover Defender now Land Rover has finally put it out to pasture, […]
Land Rover Series I turns in to a TRAIN at Severn Valley Railway Steam on the Road
A 1957 Series I Land Rover has been strutting its stuff on the train line of the Severn Valley Railway this weekend, proving a Land Rover can go anywhere. Production of the Land Rover Defender may have come to an end after almost 70 years, and although a new Defender is on the way it […]
Land Rover Defender SVX from James Bond SPECTRE up for grabs at R M Sotheby’s
One of the special Land Rover Defender SVX models created by Bowler for the James Bond film SPECTRE is up for grabs at R M Sotheby’s London auction. Two years ago, ahead of the debut of the James Bond SPECTRE movie, Jaguar Land Rover revealed that cars they were supplying to star in the latest Bond […]
Rowan Atkinson’s Land Rover Defender 90 Heritage heading for Silverstone Auctions
One of the 400 Land Rover Defender 90 Heritage Limited Editions – this one owned by Rowan Atkinson – is heading for Silverstone Auctions. Guide price £38-45k. If we feature news of a ‘Classic’ car heading for auction, it’s usually because it’s old and appealing and something a bit out of the ordinary. But this […]
All-new Land Rover Defender will ‘Appeal to a new generation’ says Land Rover boss
Gerry McGovern, Land Rover Design boss, is back talking about the all-new Land Rover Defender, again and says it will ‘Appeal to a new generation’. The road to an all-new Land Rover Defender is proving to be a long one, and we’ve heard almost nothing from JLR on the subject for quite a while. In fact […]
Land Rover Defender Journeys is archiving the 68 year history of Land Rover’s icon
Land Rover is digitally archiving the most memorable journeys made in a Land Rover Defender and Land Rover Series in its 68 year history. The Land Rover Defender has finally bitten the dust, killed off by modern safety and emissions legislation and, rather sadly, Land Rover has failed to deliver a new Defender before the […]
Land Rover Defender could be reborn – but not as the Land Rover Defender!
The Land Rover Defender could be reborn as Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos seeks to recreate it as a homage niche off-roader with much improved quality. For the last week there’s been a huge amount of speculation about the return of the Land Rover Defender to production, kicked-off by an article in The Times which claimed Jim Ratcliffe […]
Land Rover Series I ‘REBORN’ – the original Land Rover Defender lives again
Land Rover Classic are selling 25 factory restored Series I Land Rovers to celebrate the end of Defender production to be sold at Techno-Classic in Germany. The last year has seen almost endless celebration of the Land Rover Series I, II and II – as well as the Defender – as production of the 4WD icon […]
Land Rover Defender fetching 20% PREMIUMS – used values rising too
[nggallery id=2020 template=customlinks] The iconic Land Rover Defender has now ended production, resulting in rising values for used Defenders and premiums of 20% on new and nearly new. The final Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line in Solihull – ending a production run stretching back to 1948 – but demand for the […]