Land Rover is building a one-off Defender for famed London department store Selfridges, the brand announced on Tuesday. The truck will serve as centerpiece of the currently under-construction men's wear department, and both are being prepped for an Oct. 29 reveal.
To get the Defender into the store, the truck was stripped
down to its chassis. Land Rover Classic team members helped shove it through a
first-floor window and now it's being reassembled ahead of the grand reopening
of this section of the store.
This particular Defender started out as a 110 pickup before
the Land Rover Classic team converted it into a one-off 110 Soft Top
convertible. On the nose of the reassembled truck will sit a special
Selfridges-branded hood finished in the store's trademark yellow hue. To
contrast that look, the rest of the truck will feature Bronze Green paint. Land
Rover Classic will fit half-height doors and a fold down front windshield.
Gorgeous wood slats for the bed floor will round out the exterior style.
Inside, upgrades will be plentiful, the most notable being a
recently launched Jaguar
Land Rover Classic infotainment system. It looks period appropriate
while delivering modern tech such as Bluetooth connectivity and navigation. The
reassembled truck will also have period-style seats with chocolate leather
upholstery and ivory cross-stitching.
The upgrades under the skin are even better, though, and
they are already in place. Under that hood will rest a 400-horsepower V-8
engine. This mill cranks out nearly 400 lb-ft of torque and sends its grunt
through a ZF 8-speed gearbox. Land Rover Classic upgraded the brakes and
suspension, which means this truck should drive better than any original.
Hopefully, this Defender Works V8 won't sit idly in the
Selfridges store for too long. It's clearly been born to run, and we hope it is
given the chance to do so.
These Defender Works V8 trucks are the last line of the old guard for the Defender family and
a way to send the truck out in style. A new Defender waits just around the bend, and we hope it
holds onto the historically cool styling of the original.
source: https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1119260_land-rover-is-building-a-special-defender-inside-a-london-store
by Jeff Glucker
http://www.boscheuropean.com
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