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Black Friday comes once a year, and like always we are marking up our shipping rates by $100! - because we believe that instead of shopping, we all should be spending time with friends & family or out enjoying our Defenders.
Desert testing...
The recent flooding had smoothed the main track in the wash running down the narrow canyon floor, but the erosive water flow had also undercut the banks making crossings into and out of the wash steep climbs up short walls. Despite the low power of the naturally aspirated diesel engine, the Defender was wholly in its element on these trails and roads.
Camel Trophy Tribute - Defenders NW SEMA Project for Autohome USA
We are pulling together a long planned project for the Autohome Tent booth at SEMA 2018.CTT is a Camel Trophy Support Truck Tribute build - the build ethos is "how would an independent Special Vehicles group outfit a 1988 Land Rover Defender support truck using the aftermarket accessories that available in the market today”For those who need a background on the Camel Trophy, you can start down the rabbit hole at wikipedia and then kill a few hours on youtube - The Camel Trophy was a vehicle-oriented competition that was held annually between 1980 and 2000, and it was best...
Why are good condition low-cost Land Rover Defenders so hard to find in the USA?
We get asked several times a week why all the inexpensive Defenders in the USA are in such poor condition when there are so many great trucks available in Europe for low prices. We are hoping that this post will help clarify the costs associated with Defenders available for sale in the USA.There are several factors that impact Defender pricing in the USA when compared to EU countries:Firstly there are a small amount of good condition Defenders eligible for import relative to the overall available supply.As an example, we will assume that there are ~500 Defenders available for sale in a...
PCRC February 2018 Tech Session at Defenders Northwest
We will be leading a 1-hour tech discussion session on trip-preparation & planning; including equipment and vehicle readiness.