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

+ buyers premium of 12.5% plus VAT (15% incl VAT) on the first £300,000 of the hammer and 10% plus VAT (12% incl VAT) thereafter 139 Registration: T162 SDX Chassis No.: SALLDAA67XA162591 Estimate: £30,000 - £40,000 Specialist: Arwel Richards Telephone No: 07434 960868 Lot 218 1999 Land Rover 90 ‘Winter Water Wolf’ 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. 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 hardtop was better suited to the British weather, and most were therefore in left- hand drive for overseas use. As an original Land Rover Winter Water Wolf, it’s one of just 50 that are thought to have been built for Britain’s Royal Marines to be used in amphibious landing operations and extreme cold weather climates. The unusual name of this Land Rover is an indicator of its unusual abilities. It’s a heavily modified Land Rover Defender 90 that is now capable of handling temperatures down to -46ºC or -51ºF and it’s capable of wading through water up to 1.5 meters or 5 feet deep. Retired from military service in 2020, it was bought by our vendor in February 2022 and in appreciation of this Wolf’s historic importance, a sympathetic programme of works following a body-off restoration was undertaken. The fibreglass rear was replaced with a canvas tilt, the chassis was correctly cleaned and treated and all the panels were painted separately in NATO green before the vehicle was reassembled. Recently serviced with the belts changed at the time, the MOT is valid until the 14th October 2024 and the car sits on a new set of correct Goodyear G4 tyres. Like all Ministry of Defence Land Rovers, the odometer is in kilometres and the current reading 60,500km or 37,592 miles. 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. Part of the Kinlee Collection, one of just 50 examples built for the Royal Marines and superbly restored. More Details Lot 218 Bid On Lot 218