1986 | Land Rover 90

This is an online-only auction by Bonhams|Cars Online (www.bonhamscarsonline.com). The price shown is the lower estimate. To see more details, read the full description and see 200+ photographs & video please visit our website. It is free to Register an account and bid. There is no Buy it Now or part-exchange. Here is a brief excerpt taken from the auction description:

The car we have with us today is unquestionably a Land Rover. It has the dimensions, looks and 4X4 capabilities of a 1986 Defender 90 two-door pick-up.

If we imagine that when it was new it might have had a 2,495cc diesel engine, then it would have been summoning up a fearsome 68bhp (51kW) of push and an awesome 158Nm of twist.

Equipped with a 400V ECO Classic Kit, this electric conversion features a 150 kW motor, delivering 200 bhp and 310 Nm of torque, which is sufficient to drag any number of extremely grumpy camels out of all sorts of swampy matter.

And, with fast-charge capability and 80kWh battery capacity, it can travel up to 200 miles on a single charge.

What’s more, it is quiet, comfortable, smooth, fast and refined.

It drives like a properly sorted and fettled car, not like a cross between a Sherman tank, a school bus and a French bread van.

It is pleasant to drive and to be driven in. It is comfortable, well-equipped, modern, stylish and aesthetically stunning, inside and out.

In other words, it’s unlike any 1980s Defender we’ve ever driven.

And it is, of course, an EV.

We’ll just let that last line settle in and give you a chance to either cry hallelujah and hug your loved ones, or throw something at the cat while mouthing silent profanities.

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