After 68 years of loyal service, the legendary Land Rover Defender off-road vehicle used by the Queen and James Bond, was discontinued this week.
More than two million copies left lines production of British manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) from the arrival of the original Land Rover in 1948.
On Friday, a small ceremony was held at the Solihull plant in central England, to mark the end of this British pride exported worldwide.
The inability to comply with new safety and emissions standards have claimed the skin of the old adventurous, available in several models, including one with caterpillars tanks.
“It’s the death of an icon,” he told the BBC Simon Collins, the Land Rover Club, an association of enthusiasts of the brand.
ultra-resistant and robust, the Defender is still used by many emergency services in the world and is present in many theaters of war.
At the same time, you can see it in good neighborhoods of London and in many films such as “Skyfall” by James Bond.
Queen Elizabeth II is a car enthusiast and uses this since his accession in 1952.
“It’s a car that transcends social classes. Everyone can drive, the farmer who tries to cross a muddy field or queen when walking Windsor. Has the gift of no clash in Chelsea or in a war zone, “said Jim analyzes Holder, editor of the magazine” Autocar “and” What Car? “.
” But the truth is that did not sell so well, “he added the journalist specializing in cars.
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