This is a great example of an original 1994 Land Rover Defender 90.
The truck overall is in excellent shape and drives very nicely.
This Right-hand-drive D90 powered by its original numbers matching
300Tdi 2.5-liter 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine, paired with a
5-speed manual transmission as well as power steering. This D90 was
recently repainted in its factory original colors (Aries Blue) and
shows very well.
The Land Rover Defender (initially called the Land Rover Ninety and
Land Rover One Ten) is a British four-wheel drive off-road vehicle
developed in the 1980s from the original Land Rover Series which
was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show in April 1948. After a
continuous run of 67 years, production finally ended on 29 January
2016 when the last Land Rover Defender rolled off the production
line.
The coil-sprung Land Rover was introduced in 1983 as "Land Rover
Ninety" the number representing the wheelbase in inches. The number
was spelled in full in advertising and in handbooks and manuals,
and the vehicles also carried badges above the radiator grille
which read "Land Rover 90" or "Land Rover 110", with the number
rendered numerically. The Ninety and One Ten replaced the earlier
Land Rover Series.
Superficially there is little to distinguish the post-1983 vehicles
from the Series III Land Rover. A full-length bonnet, revised
grille, plus the fitting of wheel arch extensions to cover
wider-track axles are the most noticeable changes. While the engine
and other body panels carried over from the Series III,
mechanically the 90 was modernized, including:
- Coil springs, offering a more comfortable ride and improved axle
articulation
- A permanent four-wheel-drive system derived from the Range Rover,
featuring a two-speed transfer gearbox with a lockable center
differential
- A modernized interior
- A taller one-piece windscreen
- A new series of progressively more powerful and modern
engines
From 1984, wind-up windows were fitted as Series models and very
early 110s had sliding panels, and a 2.5-liter, 68 horsepower
diesel engine was introduced. This was based on the earlier
2.3-liter engine but had a more modern fuel-injection system as
well as increased capacity.
In 1993 Land Rover launched the Defender in the North American
market. Although the Range Rover had been sold there since 1987,
this was the first time utility Land Rovers had been sold since
1974. To comply with the strict United States Department of
Transportation regulations, ranging from crash safety to lighting,
as well as the very different requirements of American buyers, the
North American Specification (NAS) Defenders were extensively
modified. The initial export batch was 525 Defender 110 County
4x4s: 500 to the United States and 25 to Canada. They were fitted
with the 3.9-liter V8 petrol engine, LT-77 five-speed manual
transmission, and LT230 transfer case. All of the vehicles were
"Alpine" white except one specifically painted black for Ralph
Lauren. They sported full external roll-cages and larger
side-indicator and tail-lights. All were equipped with the
factory-fitted air conditioning system.
NAS Defender 90
For the 1994 and 1995 model year, Land Rover only offered the
Defender 90, fitted with a 3.9-liter V8 engine and the R-380 manual
transmission which was clearly intended as an upmarket alternative
to the Jeep Wrangler. Initially, the Defender 90 was only available
as a soft-top with a structural roll cage, but later version was
offered with a unique, removable, fiber-glass roof panel or regular
4x4 hard-top designated as the station wagon model.
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