Last Defender

[Gob]

The final Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line.



Workers at the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) plant in Solihull, West Midlands cheered as the last one was presented with its lights flashing and horn blaring.

More than two million of the 4x4s have been produced over the past 68 years as it became one of the most-loved and long-lived road vehicles.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z3yfngTHj3

[dales]

....the last one was presented with its lights flashing and horn blaring.

That's quite an accomplishment considering the Lucas electrical system.

[datsunaholic]

That's quite an accomplishment considering the Lucas electrical system.

You're assuming they INTENDED the lights to be flashing and the horn blaring.

[Bicycle Bill]

"More than two million of the 4x4s have been produced over the past 68 years as it became one of the most-loved and long-lived road vehicles."

But wasn't it intended to be an OFF-road vehicle??

-"BB"-

[MG McAnick]

You're assuming they INTENDED the lights to be flashing and the horn blaring.

That's exactly what i was thinking as I read that post.

Lucas headlights have three settings. Off, dim, and flicker.

http://www.mez.co.uk/lucas.html

[MajGenl.Meade]

Blah blah - yes, but they were not "Defenders". That name came a lot later.

TIme was, they were just Land Rovers (I, II, II and so on). That name didn't come about until 1990 as a change from the 90 and the 1/10 and THAT was only because they started producing the Discovery in 1989

It will always be the Landie for those who loved it F 'Discovery'

[kmccune]

Are the bodies made from aluminum and do they still use the GM based aluminum V8 engine ?

[wesw]

if it s good enough for Wesley pegdon, it s good enough for me....

be a luv and pop one in the post for me?

a really old one please.

you never know when the zombie apocalypse will come......

[kmccune]

Based on the 215 cu in .Oldsmobile V8 are they still using those ?

[Jarlaxle]

The Buick V8, actually...was dropped after 2004. Later ones (in the US) used the Ford/Jaguar 4.4 DOHC V8.

[kmccune]

Thanks .

[Burning Petard]

Was this ultimate vehicle the smuggler model (with the machine gun mount at the back) or the police model (with the machine gun mount in the front)?

[oldr_n_wsr]

Was this ultimate vehicle the smuggler model (with the machine gun mount at the back) or the police model (with the machine gun mount in the front)?

or the UN model with the mid-mounted gun.