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The
common Defenders are the short wheelbase D90 and the longer wheelbase
D110. However, there are variations that were manufactured
by the factory, These images represent variations of the
Land Rover Defender that were never sold into North America.
The
Defender is the latest revision of the Series I Land Rover that
went into production in 1948. As such the Land Rover Defender
represents over 60 years of refinement on a design. The fact that
the Land Rover has changed so little over 60 years of production
shows the soundness of the original design.
High Capacity pickup
Land Rover Defender High Capacity Pickup
The high capacity pickup is the Defender version of the Series
One Ton model and is based upon the D110. The bed behind the
cab is a separate unit from the cab and can be easily replaced
with flat
bed or other specialty rear section. These are common outside
North America.
Defender 127 or D130
Land Rover D127 with canopy over rear bed
Land Rover D130 with canvas top over the rear and roof top tent
For reasons I don't understand D127 is the earlier name for
this extended wheelbase Land Rover that was later called the
D130. As you can see from the pictures the Land Rover D130 is
basically a D110 station wagon with a high capacity pickup bed
on the rear. These too are common outside North America.
Land Rover Defender D147
Land Rover D147
There were only ten Land Rover D147s built. Of the ten,
four are owned by Outback
Africa Safaris and are being used for
South African camping tours . As you can see, these are
basically Land Rover Defender 100 station wagons with a third
row of seats added between the first and last row.
Land Rover Defender D100
Military Defender D100
A small number of Defender D100 Land Rovers were
built to a special European military contract specifying a short
wheelbase four door model
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