NINETY/ONE TEN

1983 TO 1990 DEFENDERS in all but name, the first coil-sprung utilities gave you the choice of a sluggish diesel or a thirsty petrol V8 until the unreliable 85 bhp turbodiesel arrived in 1986. Many – perhaps most – have now been retro-fitted with later Tdi engines, which makes sense if you wantto keep up with modern traffic. Good ones defy the years and there’s no shortage of spares. Prices are rising, not least because original examples over 25 years old can be exported to the USA.