Specifically, we hopped into a Land Rover Defender 110 (four-door) Soft Top fitted with GM’s LT4 supercharged V8.

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Land Rover says the revival of the V8 Soft Top can only be performed on the short‑wheelbase 90 chassis, and each transformation takes hundreds of hours to complete.

Land Rover prices the new Defender V8 Soft Top from £195,000, or around $260,000 at current exchange rates. That said, it at least comes with a one-year, unlimited-mile warranty.

The new Defender V8 Soft Top from Land Rover Classic comes with a 5.0-liter V8, a ZF 8-speed transmission, and a thoroughly remade interior. Pricing starts at £195,000, or around $260,000.

The Big Green Rover started out as a 1988 Land Rover Defender 110 that had seen much better days when these two bought it. The most difficult part about the conversion, they say, was dealing with ...

Chopped-Up Defender Convertible By Heritage Customs Offers What Land Rover Won’t However, the cost of the soft-top conversion is €85,000 ($93,016) over the price of the donor vehicle ...

For more information on how to build your own Land Rover Defender – 90, 110, 130 or Series IIA, Range Rover Classic or Jaguar E-Type, please visit ecdautodesign.com.