The Original Defender

After years of thinking about buying a Defender, I finally pulled the trigger one late evening – probably while distracted by several other things.  I didn’t realize what I had done at the time other than finally deciding to go forward into the Defender lifestyle.

She was imported from England to the east coast of the US where I flew out and drove her home to Minnesota.  The drive through the mountains and across the prairies was the most amazing driving experience I had ever had.  I was hooked.

She is a factory original 3.5L Petrol V8, with lots of patina, leaks, cracks, and scuffs.  But she is wonderful and trustworthy and an absolute joy to drive.