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| After almost 70 years, it's the end of the road for the Land Rover Defender | After almost 70 years, it's the end of the road for the Land Rover Defender |
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| The last classic Land Rover Defender, the 4x4 known the world over and with famous owners including the Queen, has rolled off the production line – 68 years after the first was built. | The last classic Land Rover Defender, the 4x4 known the world over and with famous owners including the Queen, has rolled off the production line – 68 years after the first was built. |
| Originally intended for agricultural use, the off-roader became popular with the military and explorers, and with celebrities such as Sir Paul McCartney and Steve McQueen. | Originally intended for agricultural use, the off-roader became popular with the military and explorers, and with celebrities such as Sir Paul McCartney and Steve McQueen. |
| More than two million Defenders have been sold since 1948 when, because of steel shortages after the war, aluminium was used for most of the body panels. | More than two million Defenders have been sold since 1948 when, because of steel shortages after the war, aluminium was used for most of the body panels. |
| The Indian conglomerate Tata bought the loss-making Jaguar and Land Rover brands in 2008 and has since rapidly updated and expanded its upmarket Range Rover line-up, but will now turn its attention to the Defender model. | The Indian conglomerate Tata bought the loss-making Jaguar and Land Rover brands in 2008 and has since rapidly updated and expanded its upmarket Range Rover line-up, but will now turn its attention to the Defender model. |
| “Any conventional vehicle would have been replaced many times over in the lifespan of the Defender,” a spokeswoman said. “We have now got the technology, pioneering engineering capability and design expertise to evolve the Defender.” | “Any conventional vehicle would have been replaced many times over in the lifespan of the Defender,” a spokeswoman said. “We have now got the technology, pioneering engineering capability and design expertise to evolve the Defender.” |
| It takes 56 hours to build a Defender, largely by hand, at the Solihull factory. | It takes 56 hours to build a Defender, largely by hand, at the Solihull factory. |
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