Not many cars achieve legend status during their lifetime, but the Land Rover Defender is no regular car. With production spanning 33 years from 1983 to 2016, over 2 million Defenders (including its predecessors the Series I, II, and III) were built, and these trusty Landies have gone forth to conquer pretty much every landscape on planet Earth. And yet, unlike Mercedes-Benz with the equally-iconic G-Wagon, the replacement L663 Defender seemed to be quite the departure from the bare-bones original, leaving the door wide open for the likes of the Ineos Grenadier to plug the gap in the market. However, here at Classic Driver, we almost always tend to gravitate towards the genuine article rather than a modern reinterpretation — no matter how close they may be — so we’ve scoured the Market for the finest Defenders for sale on the planet. With everything from unhinged Bowler-modified off-road racers, to replica Camel Trophy Defender 110s, through to the SVX ‘Spectre’ Defender plucked straight from the silver screen, you’ll certainly find the Defender of your dreams below!
Here are 10 of our favourite examples from the Classic Driver Market: