Land Rover has built the 2 millionth Defender model (including Series I, II III) at its Solihull plant in the UK after 67 years of production.
To mark the event, the milestone car was built by a special team of celebrities which included adventurer and Land Rover Ambassador Bear Grylls, TV presenter Adam Henson, former racing driver Hubert Auriol and others.
The bespoke “Defender 2,000,000” model features unique design details such as the map of Red Wharf Bay (where the design for the original Land Rover was first drawn in the sand) engraved into the aluminum fender.
The body features an Indus Silver satin paint, as well as Santorini Black wheels and wheel arches, roof, door hinges, grille and mirror caps.
A unique “no 2,000,000” badge is placed at the rear of the vehicle and on the interior console. Inside, the leather seats also feature the “Red Wharf Bay” graphic and “no 2,000,000” logos stitched on the headrests. There’s also a bespoke aluminum plaque, signed by everyone who helped to assemble the vehicle. Finally, the S90 HUE registration plates are a reference to the first ever pre-production Land Rover, which carried registration HUE 166.
The car was built during May 2015 by a team of life-long Defender fans, including adventurer Bear Grylls. “The Land Rover Defender has been there for me more times than I care to remember. Known and respected by me and many other adventurers for their rugged reliability - it was an honor to be asked to take part in the build of this very special car,” Grylls said.
The unique Land Rover Defender will be publicly unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and then will complete a schedule of public appearances throughout the rest of the year.
The vehicle will be sold at an exclusive charity auction at Bonhams on December 16, with funds to be donated to International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and Born Free Foundation.