The Land Rover Defender 75th Limited Edition helps mark 75 years since the company made its first appearance on an auto show stage. And check out that color!
It’s been 75 years since the very first Land Rover showed up at the Amsterdam Auto Show. The birth of a legend, the Series 1 was a British answer to the American Jeep, but quickly became much more. Used around the world by farmers, loggers, NGOs, loads of emergency services, and — of course — suburbanites. To help celebrate, Land Rover is making a special edition of the successor to that model, the Land Rover Defender.
Heritage Paint Inspired by Original
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The Land Rover Defender 75th Limited Edition’s highlight is the Grasmere Green paint — a new color only offered on the 75 editions of the Defender. The color is very close to the light green that was featured on SNX 910, the number plate of the Land Rover Series 1 that stood proudly on the stage in 1948.
Land Rover painted the 20-inch wheels in the same color, with matching wheel centers giving the 75 Defender a very cool monochromatic appearance. However, the unadorned steel-wheels Land Rover showed in design sketches for the special edition would have been pretty cool, too.
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2- and 4-Door Offerings
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Loaded: Land Rover Defender 75th
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