Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
2000 Land Rover Defender 90 County TD5
Estimate
£20, 000 - £25, 000
Registration No: W722 TAW
Chassis No: SALLDVB87YA192573
MOT: July 2025
Displays a credible c. 102, 000 miles
Offered from long term ownership and just 1 former keeper
Benefitting from a restoration during the current ownership costing £11, 296
Offered with a history file and a current V5C
The Land Rover was launched in 1948 and, incredibly, production of the traditional Defender only finished in January 2016 after a continuous run of 67 years. Outwardly, there is little to distinguish the post-1983 vehicles from the Series III Land Rover. Internally, coil springs offered a more comfortable ride and a permanent four-wheel-drive system derived from the Range Rover featuring a two-speed transfer gearbox with a lockable centre differential. A modernised interior and a new series of progressively more powerful and modern engine characterised things under the skin. The Defender was fitted with an all-new 2. 5-litre, five-cylinder in-line turbo/ diesel engine and is mated to a five-speed manual transmission.
Offered from current ownership since 2016 and having had just one former keeper, this Defender has benefitted from a restoration during the current ownership. First registered 23rd May 2000, the Landie began life in Defender 90 County TD5 specification before a metamorphosis into a Bespoke Defenders creation over the last few years. The vendor describes ‘a steady development of new and replacement parts having brought the car to its current specification and unique look’. The vehicle underwent a replacement of the internal bulkhead and benefitted from a new galvanised chassis before a Bespoke special two-tone paint job. As part of this major work and ongoing improvements, the Defender was fitted with; spacer bars, a swing-back spare wheel carrier and saw-tooth alloy wheels, a Bespoke radiator grille, LED side lights, daytime running lights in the bumper and new rear side windows. The Defender has also been given a new rear door and door card, brake lines, a replacement steering rack and many other parts. Accessories fitted include a 'cubby' box, Momo steering wheel, alloy gear knobs, leather gaiters and sill side steps. A list of further improvements for a new owner to tackle would include connecting the front heated seats. Since 2016 some £11, 296. has been spent (a breakdown is on file). Displaying a credible c. 102, 000 miles to date, the Bespoke Defender is offered with an MOT until July 2025, a history file and a current V5C.
