Land Rover Defender Churchill Edition is a tribute to Britain’s wartime P
This is the Land Rover Defender V8 Churchill Edition a limited run of 10 cars paying tribute to the British wartime prime minister’s Land Rover Series Iwhich was gifted to him in 1954Three bodystyles are available and all cars feature Bronze Green paint with Bridge of Weir leather inside.
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Based on the classic Defenderwhich went out of production in 2016the Churchill is offered in a choice of 90 or 110 bodystyleswith the former available either as a Station Wagon or a Soft TopLand Rover says every model is “comprehensively rebuilt and re-engineered for comfort and performancefeaturing the familiar 399bhp 5.0-litre petrol V8mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Prices start from a not inconsequential £232,500 excluding VATIf you’re interested in a more accessible route to Land Rover ownershipour Buy A Car service currently has new examples of the Defender available from £60,000a tidy saving on list price.
What makes the Churchill Edition stand out?
That green paint has apparently been “carefully matched to the original vehicleby the experts at Classic WorksThe look is complimented by galvanised exterior elements and 16-inch heavy-duty steel wheelsThe cars get a mesh grille and matt-black headlight surroundsplus bespoke badging and ‘UKE 80decals on the wingsmatching the numberplate fitted to Winston Churchill’s old car.,
