January 29 was a sad day for automotive aficionados: after 2,016,933 production models over its 68-year history, the Land Rover Defender was put to rest with a retro 90 Heritage Soft Top -- the very last Defender to come off the line at the manufacturer's Solihull factory in England. Thankfully, however, the beloved off-roader may soon be revived -- and not in the form of the supposed 2018 reboot. Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is taking it upon himself to bring the Defender back from the dead. Accor...
Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe Wants to Help Land Rover Revive the Defender
Hypebeast - 11 Jul 2016 18:01
January 29 was a sad day for automotive aficionados: after 2,016,933 production models over its 68-year history, the Land Rover Defender was put to rest with a retro 90 Heritage Soft Top -- the very last Defender to come off the line at the manufacturer's Solihull factory in England. Thankfully, however, the beloved off-roader may soon be revived -- and not in the form of the supposed 2018 reboot. Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe is taking it upon himself to bring the Defender back from the dead. Accor...
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