The owners wouldn’t sell, so the man thought to himself: ‘Sod you, I’ll build my own.’ And he did. In terms of actual physical presence, it is without peer; this thing truly stands out. Unlike the original Defender and its ‘Ben Hur’ leaf spring suspension, this is more conventionally sprung with coil springs and anti-roll bars all round. It bucks around horribly on conventional roads and even after five minutes of urban driving, it is nearly intolerable. Undoubtedly able and rugged beyond question, it will undoubtedly find a happy home in many places.