The Corvette V8-Powered Defender of Jenson Button Jenson Button the famous British racing driver put to sale his Corvette V8-Powered Defender. The vehicle has been owned by him for the past three years. Button won the 2009 Formula One World Championship when he drove for the Brawn GP team. Following his F1 career, he became champion of the 2018 season of the Super GT Series. Even though the prototype of Land Rover was manufactured as an agricultural vehicle and and consequently, the driver’s seat was placed in the center as in a tractor. But the later models became the favorites of ..read more

Under Canvas Roof With summer now behind us, would you still take this out in the winter? Or would you put the canvas roof back on? As the Tweaked Automotive suggests, just remove the canvas roof, flip down the windscreen, hit the open roads, embracing Mother Nature’s air conditioning. You might enjoy an open-air driving experience that won’t be forgotten. But there are also other pieces in the market with canvas roof. For example here’s this Land Rover Defender 90 North American Specification of model year 1997, which is powered by a 4.0-liter V8 engine linked with a four-speed aut ..read more

The Rarest Defender Image source: https://www.guitarworld.com/ The rarest Gibson Firebird of all time might just be this 1964 Kerry Green example. Gibson hired car designer Ray Dietrich to design the reverse-shape Firebird – a difficult-to-construct guitar that didn’t last long before being altered to a simpler, non-reverse design – making early Firebirds in Custom Colours some of the rarest electric guitars in existence. Image source: https://www.landrover.com/ Also among the real rarities is the similar colored Defender 90 Heritage with only 400 vehicles manufactured. The Herita ..read more

Land Rover Defender, "the machine" What could this be? Let’s take a look at this picture. It’s kind of familiar, slightly looking like a Willys Jeep, only it’s not that, it’s the ancestor of the Land Rover Defender. These days, when we say Land Rover, something like this will appear in our mind’s eyes: However, 75 years ago this prototype was manufactured as an agricultural vehicle and yes, the driver’s seat was placed in the center as in a tractor. But how did it all begin? In 1947 mechanical engineer Maurice Wilks, who during the Second World War led a team of Rover engineers wh ..read more

In the Land of Ice and Snow As if Led Zeppelin would have sung about Iceland in Immigrant Song:  „We come from the land of the ice and snow From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow” Iceland, the land of fire, ice and northern lights, can you think of a better way to see it than by a Land Rover Defender along the remote tracks used by Vikings too?   Driving in very remote areas, such as the highlands, where you might encounter rough terrain and unbridged waters, a 4WD vehicle is essential. In Iceland, renting a Land Rover Defender is a very good choice. There’s ..read more

A Defender from the homeland of Ferrari Modena lies within Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, or better known to car enthusiasts as Motor Valley. This is the birthplace of Enzo Ferrari, automobile manufacturing and legends of speed are an integral part of local culture. Racing cars and luxury vehicles made here have become legendary all over the world, and this is also the home of some of the most famous car brands. This 180 miles stretch of Emilia-Romagna holds the secrets of high-speed cars, fiercely guarded by the companies that have marked the history of this sector on an internat ..read more

Six wheels better than four The Defender is one of the toughest off-roaders we have seen. So much so, in fact, that aftermarket companies took it and worked on it in various different ways throughout the years. For example here is a special piece which comes from the Ontario, Canada-based Urban Warrior. dupontregistry.com/ The model comes with the third axle as standard equipment and loads of other off-road upgrades to make the best of the unbeaten path. The SUV, which Urban Warrior calls the Flying Huntsman, features a heavy-duty transfer case, twin Ford 9-inch differentials, heavy du ..read more

The Land Rovers of 80 years olds „Thanks for all the lovely greetings and warm wishes for my birthday” – responded Paul McCartney on his Facebook profile to the 80th birthday wishes in June. A former member of the Beatles photographed by her daughter Mary as he was leaning against an old Land Rover. Paul and the Land Rover are longtime partners, he had a Series II back in 1969 in his High Park Farm, Kintyre, Scotland. In this picture we can see Linda and Paul McCartney, with daughter Heather and their sheepdog Martha.  Linda, his first wife who died very young was an American p ..read more

Cool, cult and classic There are cult movies, like American Graffiti and Back to the Future, and there are cult cars, like the classic Land Rover Defender. Can a car have a personality? Absolutely. And the same can be said for Land Rovers, right from the first generation. The Land Rover Defender became a legend during its lifetime and after production ceased in 2016, it immediately gained the status of a cult car. Image source: landrover.co.uk The boxy, brick shaped off-roader has stood for freedom and independence for decades, epitomizing the appeal of the outdoors even when trappe ..read more

The An iconic historical partnership-007 and the Land Rover This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Rolling Stones and the James Bond film franchise. With 2022 marking the 60th anniversary of the James Bond movie franchise, the production has opted to join forces with Land Rover and Bowler to create a commemorative one-off Defender.  Also paying homage to four decades of Land Rovers being used in Bond movies, this custom Defender 90 racer was built by Bowler and has been treated to a lift kit, beefier suspension, Lexan race windows, a modified subframe, strengthened 18” Bowl ..read more