Heritage

Defender Heritage

Series I Station Wagon (1954-1958)
• 1954 Long Wheelbase 107" available
• First Diesel engine introduced

Series II Station Wagon (1958-1961)
• 1958 Slide windows enlarged.
• Sills introduced to obscure exhaust and powertrain.
• Fuel filler cap moved from under driver´s seat to behind driver´s door (RHD)

Series II Station Wagon (1961-1972)
• 1966 Electrical indicators become standard.
• 1968 Headlamps moved from radiator grille to wings.

Series III Station Wagon (1972-1984)
• 1972 Air intake on wing for heater added.
• 1981 Improved seating introduced on County models.

´90´ Station Wagon (1984-1990)
• 1984 Leaf springs upgraded to coil springs.
• One-piece windscreen introduced.
• Wind-up front windows replace sliding windows.
• Polyurethane wheel arches introduced to accommodate wider track.

 Defender (1990-2006)
• 1998 Td5 engine introduced.
• Fuel tank and filler repositioned to rear.
• Bonnet stowage of wheel outlawed.

New 2007 Defender
• New 2.4 litre diesel engine, producing 360Nm of Torque.
• New six speed transmission.
• New facia and seating.
• New heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

Defender SVX (2008)
• New 60th Anniversary Special Edition