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The Corvette V8-Powered Defender of Jenson Button
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Under Canvas Roof
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…
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The Rarest Defender
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…
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The Royals and the Land Rover
The Royals and Land Rover Queen Elizabeth II drove until the age of 93. She stopped driving three years ago after her husband the then 98-year old Prince Philip had had a car accident while he was driving. The Queen must have had a discussion with Philip that led to the conclusion that at this…
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A Defender from the homeland of Ferrari
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…
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Six wheels better than four
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…
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The Land Rovers of 80 years olds
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…
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Cool, cult and classic
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…
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An iconic historical partnership – 007 and the Land Rover
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. …
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Land Rover, the machine
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,…