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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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"aluminium alloy Defender 110 Station Wagon body panels" ~ I should have read their email more carefully. |
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5th Nov 2020 6:41am |
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| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3425 
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5th Nov 2020 6:46am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Question remains where will these panels come from ~ donor vehicles like the Works V8 would seem an expensive way to go, but maybe factored into the £200k asking price?
Edit: This article seems to suggest the answer: "what with SVO having granted Bowler permission to remake the 110 body for its latest project." https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britis...wler/43321 |
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5th Nov 2020 6:50am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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The boss of SVO also appears to be well off message on the old Defender: "Van der Sande...argued that “there’s a huge market for those who like the original shape” that is purely driven by “customer demand”."
Although his point is somewhat undermined when you learn Bowler are planning for an annual output of 12 vehicles.  |
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6th Nov 2020 7:05am |
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| Grenadier Member Since: 23 Jul 2014 Location: The foot of Mont Blanc... Posts: 5878  
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Surely as far as we're concerned, and indeed Ineos Grenadier would be concerned, that's very much 'on message'
 Monsieur Le Grenadier
I've not been everywhere, but it's on my list..... 2011 Puma 110DC - Corris Grey |
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6th Nov 2020 7:13am |
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| SN Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: SK6 Posts: 729 |
I guess if its only one a month the panels can be had cut and shaped manually - what happened to the original tooling/jigs that was used make the original Defender panels? Did it find its way to India (as rumoured)? Can't believe JLR would have left it in any kind of usable state at Solihull... Steve N | 21MY Defender  | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history) |
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6th Nov 2020 9:07am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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I think someone who works for the company has posted on here that the old Defender specific tooling was all scrapped.
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6th Nov 2020 10:01am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Quite and shows a little more of the JLR thinking in recent years - so many about turns... |
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6th Nov 2020 10:04am |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2654  
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Sooooo if you see a van driving around train stations and housing estates with the word Bowler taped over, be afraid, be very afraid......
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6th Nov 2020 12:11pm |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060 
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1998 Tdi 90 SW,
2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MTs, Recaro CSs, anorak, wellingtons |
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6th Nov 2020 6:49pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Odd to see Bowler tweeting this out with the hashtag "defender2020" ~ is there a resistance cell working within JLR
Click image to enlarge Bowler (@bowlermotors) Tweeted: Can't wait to see this car complete! #bowler #landrover #defender #bulldog #makeyellowgreatagain #defender2020 https://t.co/QAyJ3gZUqY https://twitter.com/bowlermotors/status/1327351641868292098?s=20 |
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13th Nov 2020 10:50pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3345 
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Bowler article in Autocar
https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/feature...-under-jlr WARNING. This post may contain sarcasm. |
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21st Dec 2020 10:02am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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They are trying very hard to stress how independent Bowler are of JLR - yet the article is based on an interview with a JLR boss and the bloke who sits in the boss seat at Bowler was parachuted in from JLR and has no engineering or rally raid experience...
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21st Dec 2020 10:14am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Be interesting to see what they go for as they are being offered without reserve.
"A collection of custom Land Rovers belonging to former Bowler Motors director Richard Hayward is schedule to hit the block as part of RM Sotheby’s Paris sale next month." Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/bowler-...234590084/ Interesting that in the assets for Bowler Brands Ltd it lists 4 vehicles: Defender Challenger - VO63 XYW - book value £35,500 - estimate to realise £32,000 (of which £31,477.26 is owed to Aldermore Bank plc. Bowler Pennine V6 - FJ15 JXV - book value £61,458 - estimate to realise £45,000 (of which £43,015.20 is owed to Ignition Credit plc. Bowler Bulldog V8 - FJ16 KDN - book value £70,000 - estimate to realise £78,000 (of which £77,320.44 is owed to Praetura Asset Finance Ltd. Bowler CSP P1 - FJ16 LHV - book value £75,000 - estimate to realise £83,000 (of which £82,697.40 is owed to Praetura Asset Finance Ltd. More here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic70407...p;start=15 Bowler Brands Ltd - entered administration on 17th December 2019, changed it's name to RH1000 Ltd on 29th January, has total assets available to unsecured creditors of £1,609,012.47 and company creditors totalling £2,016,787.69. In addition: Land Rover Defender spec - GX10 WCA - book value £52,500 - estimate to realise £67,000 (of which £66,478.80 is owed to Praetura Asset Finance Ltd. |
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