Registration No: L784 SCLChassis No: SALLDVAF7MA943146MOT: August 2027

Extensive restoration to a high standard and fitted with a V8 conversion
Stainless steel exhaust and re-trimmed interior
Replacement chassis with the underside said to be in very good condition


Notable as the first coil-sprung Land Rover, the ‘One Ten’ was introduced in 1983 (albeit the Solihull firm had been utilising a similar suspension set-up for its flagship Range Rover since 1970).

Further differentiated from its Series III predecessor by a taller one-piece windscreen, modernised interior and more sophisticated Range Rover-derived permanent four-wheel drive system, the newcomer gained wind-up windows and a shorter wheelbase sibling, the ‘Ninety’, in 1984.

In 1991 these became the Defender 90 and 110, and with their superior load capacity, handling and ride comfort, they proved strong sellers.

The new models with their more modern engines, transmissions, and interiors reversed the huge decline in sales t...