DEFENDER MAKES DRAMATIC ENTRANCE

Land Rover Classic has begun the assembly of a one-off Land Rover Defender with a dramatic entrance at Selfridges in London, entering the famous London department store through a first-floor window. The unique Selfridges Edition Defender Works V8 will form the centrepiece of the new-look menswear department at the flagship Oxford Street store, but not before technicians from Land Rover Classic reassemble the vehicle in full view of shoppers.

To fit through the first-floor window, the specially commissioned Defender was dismantled and put under a protective cover while Selfridges puts the finishing touches to its new menswear department, where is was revealed as part of the official opening on October 29.

The Selfridges Edition vehicle began life as a 2016 Defender 110 Pick Up, but the Land Rover Classic team have turned it into a 110 Soft Top, complete with a branded hood in trademark Selfridges yellow. The bodywork is finished in contrasting Bronze Green, with a heritage-style folding windscreen and half-height doors completing the open-air look. It will also feature period-style seats trimmed in chocolate leather with ivory cross-stitching.