2015 Land Rover Defender 110 Landmark Edition

Lots of famous folk have driven Land Rovers over the years – from Fidel Castro to Queen Elizabeth II. But when it comes to glamorous we reckon Angeline Jolie heads the Defender pack. Playing explorer Lara Croft in the 2001 movie Tomb Raider, itself a spin off from a 1996 video game, Jolie’s choice of vehicle to tackle the South American jungle was a Defender Td5, specially kitted out for her trip.

This Defender is one of the last of the line that stretches right back to 1948. It’s a limited production model built by Land Rover to commemorate a quite remarkable vehicle. The Defender is a special vehicle in any history of motoring ever written, and the Landmark Edition is that bit more special again.

On top of all this, this one is as close to delivery mileage as you’re likely to find, having covered just 1390 miles from new, and is being sold by the family who bought it new. How special do you want it to be?

This 110 wheelbase Defender is finished in Corus Grey and shines like a new vehicle. It looks as though someone may have once used on the rear step to get into the Defender via the rear door – that’s as much wear and tear as we could find (it looks like they had very clean shoes on though).

Defenders never had Mercedes like panels, due to their construction, but this one really is as good as they get. It’s essentially a new old stock Land Rover, and as close to factory fresh as you’ll find.

The wheels are tyres are unmarked, the chassis that’s visible through the rear wheel arches shines, the sticker on the factory towbar looks like it was applied yesterday – no one has even spilt any diesel while filling it up. Not a mark!

Okay – full disclosure. We spotted a tiny bit of tarnishing on one of the screws that holds the chequer-plate panel on to the nearside front wing. Gives us straws, and we’ll grasp at them.

There are seven seats in here – and not one of them appears to have been sat on. The carpets are unmarked, the dash is as new and all the controls look as though they’ve never been touched by human hand.

Rather than looking eight years old, the interior looks like it was freshly minted this very morning. And of course, as this is a special runout model all those seven seats are trimmed in leather – Daktari would be amazed (Google old TV shows, kids).

Even the little green marks on the door catches that tell the factory quality control inspectors that the bolts have been properly tightened, are still visible.

Eat your dinner off the engine? We wouldn’t recommend it – it’s not plate shaped and besides, you’d make a real mess in an otherwise spotless engine bay. But it’s certainly clean enough if turbo-diesel engine plates are your thing. (Don’t tell gastro pubs though – it’s bad enough getting your burger on a roofing slate as it is.)

All is as new under the bonnet – what did you expect from a Land Rover that’s covered fewer than 1400 miles, all of them in the dry?

All the old MoT certificates come with the vehicle, as do the handbooks and two sets of keys. There is even a bill for a 24,000 mile service, despite the fact that the Defender’s yet to cover even a tenth of this mileage – that’s how well it’s been looked after.

The owner says:

‘We bought and registered this in November 2015 as one of the last of the original Defenders off the production line. It was supplied by Taggarts Land Rover, Maryhill, Glasgow – and said by the salesman at the time to be the last of this type they sold. Taggarts have also serviced it.

‘We have had a succession of Defenders over the last 30 years – a vehicle we trusted absolutely to get us around and about from our rural home in the Trossachs, Central Scotland. We wanted a “real” Defender and not a re-imagined modern one.

‘However, SB65 KNO, bought as a forever vehicle was never needed for that purpose because we moved unexpectedly to a more accessible property shortly after buying the vehicle, and simply didn’t/don’t need it now for the purpose intended.

‘It has been kept safe and sound in a dry, heated garage, been much admired and cared for and taken out for a run, for servicing and in more recent years its MoT (passed flying colours each time) but only if the weather was dry!

‘It has always been so much admired to the extent that it has been used for two weddings – taking the brides to be to the church on both occasions and then returning the bride and groom to meet their guests at their respective receptions. A role it played with aplomb.

‘The mileage of 1390 miles is absolutely genuine as demonstrated by the paperwork supporting the vehicle.

‘Defenders this stunning seldom come to the market – it is a one off as it is, in as new condition and in arguably the most popular colour, Corris Grey, with full leather interior and, as a sign of how carefully it has been looked after, a second set of floor carpets to protect the original. Not to mention one lady owner.

‘With something of a heavy heart it is now time for someone else to acquire and enjoy this splendid vehicle.’

In the unlikely event that you can find a lower mileage last of the line Land Rover Defender, we’d suggest you buy it. However, that event is so unlikely that we think you’d be better off with this one.

Seriously, an opportunity like this is so rare as to be genuinely unique – as is this Land Rover. It’s a remarkable example of one of the most iconic and important vehicles ever produced, and could be driven straight into a museum as it stands.

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