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  1. 11th February 2019, 07:14 AM #1
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    70th Anniv. V8 Defender.

    Just seen a new 70th Anniversary Defender V8 listed in the U.K. at Two Hundred & Twenty Five Thousand POUNDS, around $410K Aussie!
    I think they made 150 of these, which were pretty much all pre sold. 0-100ks in 5.6 sec in a Defender would be pretty good imho!
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  2. 11th February 2019, 04:05 PM #2
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    I’d have one,,, but SWMBO won’t let me sell the house
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  3. 11th February 2019, 07:09 PM #3
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  4. 11th February 2019, 08:16 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift View Post
    Here you go!

    A few very lucky people will get this $212,000 Land Rover | Business Insider

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  5. 11th February 2019, 08:20 PM #5
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    There would be a few LS converted defers in Aus for a fraction of the price.
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    Just imagine the money LR would have made if they had something like this new years ago.
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  7. 12th February 2019, 11:37 AM #7
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    No need to get excited. JLR AUS can't homologate any 70th Defenders here Down Under. I asked.... m
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    A cheaper option...

    6.2 LS V8 Conversion -
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  9. 12th February 2019, 12:37 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by 100inch View Post
    No need to get excited. JLR AUS can't homologate any 70th Defenders here Down Under. I asked.... m
    I do not know why - they are actually 2012/2013 model Defenders that have been rebuilt to 70th Anniversary Spec - this is because "new" Defenders cannot be sold in Europe in 2018 as they do not meet a whole range of requirements (noting this was part of the reason Defender production stopped). So when you buy a "new" 70th Annivers model you are actually buying a 2012/13 model that has been refurbished/rebuilt to the required specs - there is nothing in the VINs that show it as a 2018 model but reflect the original build date.

    That was how LR got around the rules that stopped LR building new Defenders from about the end 2016.

    So really I do not know why they could not be sold here as they only have to meet the ADrs appropriate to the original build dates - and being modified by the original manufacturer Aust engineering is not required.

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  10. 12th February 2019, 12:56 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wallyb View Post
    A cheaper option...

    6.2 LS V8 Conversion -
    The Nene Overland conversion is only $60,000 odd installed and looks better than the Land Rover 5.0L version IMO

    ...what a perfect road trip! - spend the balance of the $212,000 on driving to and from the UK via Asia and Africa! Drive in with a TDCI and drive out with 6.2 V8!! ...now that's almost worth selling the house for!

    I reckon they'll be doing hot EV conversions too in the not to distant future.
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