The Land Rover Defender is one of the most iconic vehicles ever to exist. Mention a 4×4 to anyone and the first image that comes into their head is the Defender. It officially started production in 1983 but can draw its lineage back to the Land Rover series 1 that first appeared in 1948. Throughout the last 30 years of production the Defender has seen relatively small modifications and changes and most of these have only ever been necessitated by emissions and safety regulations.
The continued popularity of this vehicle is due to the fact that it is one the most incredibly capable ever to have existed. There is an old saying in 4×4 circles ‘other cars might get you there quicker, but a Defender will always get you there’ wherever ‘there’ is and no matter the path that it has to take, it will simply eat it for breakfast. The basics are all there; the ground clearance, four driven wheels, low range gearbox and an engine that never runs out of grunt and it is this simple formula that has seen the Defender become a favourite for those that need a car that can take them anywhere on or off the road.
Land Rover has always managed to couple this unbounded capability with incredible reliability and ruggedness. They are famed for being able to shrug off conditions and terrain that would leave any other vehicle (4x4s included) utterly flummoxed and incapable. Motoring Journalist Tom Ford once said that ‘if the world were to end tomorrow, two things would survive, the cockroach and the Land Rover Defender’ and it really is hard to argue with him on that.
Land Rover has always been clever at sourcing the parts for its toughest off-roader; the engine for example is currently borrowed from the Ford Transit van, one of the most common vehicles o the road, meaning that spares are easy to come by. Here at CWS 4×4 we understand the impact and the ‘go anywhere’ appeal of the defender and are committed to ensuring that as many as possible are able to stay on (and indeed off) the road. We provide 4×4 parts for several models including all iterations of the defender and other 4×4 models so if you are looking for that specific part then contact us today.