A daft idea lovingly executed - no wonder the world remains very fond of the Works V8.
, was such a gloriously simple idea they’d probably been waiting years for the right moment. Take the most iconic shape available , take a legendary V8 that was never offered with it from the factory, bring the two together with some limited edition sprinkles on top and watch the people clamour. Like so many of the best ideas, there was no need to overthink it. The Rover V8 had made icons of various Range Rovers and Land Rovers, including earlier Defenders; it only seemed right that the 5.
The Works was, unsurprisingly, a very successful endeavour, with all 150 build slots spoken for before it even launched. So Land Rover gave it another go.are obviously more suited to rufty tufty driving than the Works, but the fundamental appeal of combining that aesthetic with that engine remains intact. Just a few more years after the old stager finished production. Seems there isn’t too much of a good thing, especially when £200k can be asked for it.
By the time of the Works’ introduction, we’d already had the official run-out Defenders, the Heritage, Autobiography and Adventure. And we’d all witnessed the incredible appreciation enjoyed by them being left untouched - the Heritage especially. Two things were clear: a lot more could be asked for retro-themed Defenders, and there was every likelihood that very special, very expensive models would be tucked away as collectors’ items.
The odd Works V8 will surface with a piffling mileage, then there’s this one: the ninth of the 150, a 90 in Bering Grey that’s notched up 7,000 miles since 2018. Hardly a motorway mile muncher, but a decent return given what’s usually seen on pricey limited editions. Hardly like the time or the use has done anything to dent the appeal, either, the Defender smartly presented and looking cooler by the day.
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