Launched in 1983 as a successor to the original Land Rover Series, the Defender remained largely unaltered throughout its life, with none of the three important revisions it received in 1990, 2007 and 2012 diluting its classic, no-nonsense recipe. Currently not available in the U.S. due to safety regulations — the North American version was discontinued in 1997 — the Defender lives on in Great Britain and Europe in many shapes and sizes, ranging from three-door SUVs to double-cab pickups. However, the iconic Defender will cease to exist, when Land Rover plans to axe the vehicle after 32 years of existence. For its final year on the market, the British bid fairwell to their SUV by releasing several special-edition models, one of which is the Heritage Edition.
As the name suggests, this limited-edition Defender pays homage to its past, but the celebration goes beyond 1983, the year it was born. For the Heritage Edition, Land Rover turned to the "HUE 166," the company’s very first Land Rover Series SUV. Born in 1947, the small two-door off-roader registered as the HUE 166 in Britain kick-started the SUV that would remain in production for 38 years. Read on to find out more about this modern take on the SUV that helped Land Rover become the esteemed company we know today.
Click past the jump to read more about the Land Rover Defender Heritage Edition.
Land Rover Defender Heritage Edition originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 7 January 2015 18:00 EST.
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