Land Rover unveils four V8 Defenders with shifting paint

Land Rover Classic has completed an exclusive commission for a single client, delivering a matching set of four fully remastered and V8-powered Classic Defenders finished in a unique color-changing paint. The vehicles, which include a newly added 110 Double Cab Pickup body style, were revealed this week, showcasing the extreme customization capabilities of the company's Works Bespoke restoration program.

The anonymous customer ordered all four available Defender configurations: a 90 Station Wagon, a 90 Soft Top, a 110 Station Wagon, and the new 110 Double Cab Pickup. Each vehicle features a Spectral Green paint that shifts between green, purple, and gold depending on lighting and viewing angle. Achieving this finish required approximately 400 hours of work per vehicle in Land Rover Classic's in-house paint facility. The special paint was also applied to the 18-inch alloy wheels, exterior badging, and grille. The roofs and tubular expedition cages are finished in a contrasting Icy White, which matches hand-painted coachlines on the vehicles' sides.

Underneath, all four Defenders are built on donor chassis from the 2012-2016 production run. Their original diesel engines have been...