The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 10th - 12th November 2023

The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 2023 Cars 138 Registration: R642GJL Chassis No.: SALLDAA67VA130316 Estimate: £40,000 - £50,000 Specialist: Arwel Richards Telephone No: 07434 960868 Lot 217 1998 Land Rover Wolf Defender 90 Bronze The Wolf’s mechanical list is extensive but, in brief, it featured a 113bhp, 300TDi engine with no electronics except for the fuel pump solenoid, rust-proofed chassis from new, gearbox cooling system, reinforced front bulkhead, rails and sills, reinforced Salisbury rear axle and standard reinforced front axle with uprated differentials. It’s not known how many Ministry of Defence Wolf Defenders were scrapped due to combat damage, or quietly sold to foreign armies and NGOs, but most open-topped ‘canvas tilt’ Defenders rarely survived Army use, and Royal Navy cars suffered from their proximity to the sea. Far outnumbered in production by their hard-topped siblings, the canvas backed Wolf rarely saw domestic service as the hard top was better suited to the British weather and most were therefore in left-hand drive for overseas use. The Wolf, based on the Defender 90 and 110 Defender, was introduced in 1994 but it took two years of testing, rejection, upgrading and further testing before the Ministry of Defence was satisfied. It was far stronger and more reliable than the standard car on which it was based as a result. An order for some 8,000 Wolf Defenders was placed in 1996 by the Ministry of Defence at a cost of some £40,000 each for the basic Wolf. Some 97 variants were produced, and they included the Air Drop, Ambulance, Helicopter Support Platform, Tropical Field Ambulance, Waterised Weapons Mounted Installation Kit and Winterised/ Waterproofed Field Ambulance. These unique vehicles can’t be compared to a standard defender, as they were originally built to withstand the rugged requirements of the army for the MoD. This former FFR hard top model has been transformed since its retirement from the services in 2013 after a quarter century of service. Subject to a full body-off restoration in 2022, to give it a new civilian life whilst retaining its unique stance and muscular go-anywhere presence and converted to the soft top. In addition to the superb Nara Bronze and black colour combination with each panel being painted individually before being reassemble, the attention to detail is superb. The exterior is fitted with black powder-coated stainless steel bumpers, rock sliders and body armour by Uproar 4x4. The complementary tan interior and steering wheel is by Exmoor Trim, load bay kit by Willis Systems and a bespoke mohair soft- top by All wheel Trim to top off the look together with Wipac LED lights. Fitted with a ‘pioneer kit’ and genuine Blindo wheels used by the Military for WMIK models, freshly powder-coated and shod with Cooper STT tyres. Like all Ministry of Defence Land Rovers, the odometer is in kilometres, and the current reading of 109,000km, or 67,729 miles, is largely immaterial Our vendor has requested the Wolf’s history from the Ministry of Defence under the Freedom of Information Act, and should be available by the auction and will have a fresh MOT by that time. Part of the Kinlee Collection and one of the finest restored examples to be found of the legendary and rare, Wolf Defender. More Details Lot 217 Bid On Lot 217