Land Rover have come a long way to establish a name for themselves in the auto realm, and the best proof in this sense lies in how the company maintained production for almost seven decades, despite facing both ups and downs throughout history.
But these are celebration times and that can only mean on thing: a special edition, anniversary model.
You might remember that earlier in May, a team of life-long Defender fans were invited to join the Solihull production line in May to help build this one-of-a-kind vehicle. Bear Grylls was also invited, but we're not here to discuss survival skills, but the one-off vehicles called 'Defender 2,000,000'.
As we would expect from a one-off car, the Defender 2,000,000 features many distinctive finishing touches. For example, a map of Red Wharf Bay is engraved into the aluminium fender, which contrasts with the exterior Indus Silver satin paint.
In case you didn't know, Red Wharf Bay is the place where the design for the original Land Rover was first drawn in the sand.
There's a '2,000,000' badge glued to the rear of the vehicle, which is also mirrored on the interior console. Other amenities on the outside include Santorini Black wheels and wheel arches, roof, door hinges, grille and mirror caps, as well as S90 HUE registration plates – a reference to the first ever pre-production Land Rover, wearing ‘HUE 166’ plates.
Step inside and you'll find an aluminum plaque, signed by everyone who helped assemble the vehicle, fitted on the driver’s seat plinth.
When the finite product is assembled and ready to go, Land Rover will auction the Defender 2,000,000 with the help of Bonhams auction house. That will happen in December, but fans can get a glimpse of the car at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.
You might remember that earlier in May, a team of life-long Defender fans were invited to join the Solihull production line in May to help build this one-of-a-kind vehicle. Bear Grylls was also invited, but we're not here to discuss survival skills, but the one-off vehicles called 'Defender 2,000,000'.
As we would expect from a one-off car, the Defender 2,000,000 features many distinctive finishing touches. For example, a map of Red Wharf Bay is engraved into the aluminium fender, which contrasts with the exterior Indus Silver satin paint.
In case you didn't know, Red Wharf Bay is the place where the design for the original Land Rover was first drawn in the sand.
There's a '2,000,000' badge glued to the rear of the vehicle, which is also mirrored on the interior console. Other amenities on the outside include Santorini Black wheels and wheel arches, roof, door hinges, grille and mirror caps, as well as S90 HUE registration plates – a reference to the first ever pre-production Land Rover, wearing ‘HUE 166’ plates.
Step inside and you'll find an aluminum plaque, signed by everyone who helped assemble the vehicle, fitted on the driver’s seat plinth.
When the finite product is assembled and ready to go, Land Rover will auction the Defender 2,000,000 with the help of Bonhams auction house. That will happen in December, but fans can get a glimpse of the car at this year's Goodwood Festival of Speed.