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One-of-a-kind Land Rover Defender Sold for $600,000

The unique Land Rover Defender in question here is the two-millionth unit produced at the UK factory and has been sold at a charity auction by Bonhams for $600,000 (£400,000), making it the most expensive production Land Rover ever sold at an auction.
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The car was assembled in May 2015 by an all-star crew composed of brand ambassadors, such as the adventurer Bear Grylls, Virginia McKeena or Stephen and Nick Wilks, sons of the founders of Land Rover. The two-millionth Defender has been built to celebrate seven decades of Land Rover production at the Solihull plant, production that will end in January 2016.

All the money raised have been donated to Land Rover’s humanitarian and conservation partners, such as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cross Crescent Societies and the Born Free Foundation, which will use the money for helping communities in South-East Nepal to learn how to respond to natural disasters and for supporting the “Project Lion Rover” wildlife conservation initiative in Kenya, where they help protect lions and other wildlife.

John Edwards, Managing Director of Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Operations, has stated that, by building of this car, they have transformed a milestone Land Rover into a collector’s car.

The vehicle, bought by a collector from Qatar, features some special finishing touches such as an engraved map of Red Wharf Bay and a unique “no. 2,000,000” badge. The Red Wharf Bay represents the birthplace of the legendary Defender. There, the design for this iconic car has been drawn in the sand.

On the interior, the map and the badge are also stitched on the headrests. A commemorative plaque signed by everyone who helped with this project is fitted to the driver’s seat.

The car can also be recognized by its one-of-the-kind “S90 HUE” license plate, which is a tribute to the first-ever pre-production Land Rover registered, the “HUE 166.”
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