It’s been a little over a decade since Land Rover built the last of the original Defender, ending a 67-year production run. While the Ineos Grenadier is widely regarded as a spiritual successor to the venerable off-roader, there’s still a way to get an actual Defender straight from Land Rover. No, the company won’t build you one from scratch. Instead, it sources an existing vehicle built between 2012 and 2016.
The Land Rover Classic division will remaster an original Defender and even shoehorn a V8 engine under the hood. One deep-pocketed customer went to town by ordering a quartet of models: a 90 Station Wagon, a 90 Soft Top, a 110 Station Wagon, and the new 110 Double Cab Pick Up. Beyond the naturally aspirated 5.0-liter engine, the four Defenders share another distinctive feature: a color-shifting finish.
