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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Certainly looks very OEM.
"an experienced fabricator such as VA-K Innovation in Mexico, which spent five months figuring out how to turn an LR4 into a luxury pickup truck. After carefully examining Land Rover's integrated body on frame chassis, VA-K's crew based just outside the city of Guadalajara extended the frame using the standard tubular steel method, adding OEM parts where possible with custom electronics for the power rear window and LED lighting." https://www.thedrive.com/news/39238/a-land...eally-need  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Last edited by Supacat on 13th Feb 2021 12:37pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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13th Feb 2021 7:31am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Land Rover have really missed a trick with this sort of thing. They could have cleaned up in the pickup market 10 years ago. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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13th Feb 2021 9:51am |
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| defender9 Member Since: 12 Mar 2016 Location: Fylde Coast Posts: 1629 
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That is a heck of a good looking pick up.
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13th Feb 2021 10:23am |
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| Philip Member Since: 09 Mar 2018 Location: England Posts: 510
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That looks really good, but it could do with a longer bed.
The interesting thing is that what’s under the L319 was going to be a platform for a potential new Bronco and Defender, hence the hybrid construction (the weight of which is a non-starter nowadays). |
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13th Feb 2021 11:28am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Imagine what these guys could have done if the new Defender had been built in Mexico after all...
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13th Feb 2021 12:38pm |
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| shropshiredefender Member Since: 05 Jun 2017 Location: Shropshire Posts: 834  
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Agreed - most of the farmers around here abandoned Land Rover long ago in favour of Japanese pick ups. There are a couple of Disco 1's converted to pick ups and one Classic Range Rover - these are hardly ever used and will become the "barn finds" of the future  Just because you're offended doesn't mean you're right. |
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13th Feb 2021 12:50pm |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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I really, really, really, really, really like that... 
Needs a bit more attention to some of the details like the inside of the tailgate & the drop down mechanism but the concept is brilliant. As a confirmed D4 driver already I would have one of those in a heartbeat if they were available as a production model. Why, oh why didn't LR think about something useful like this when putting together the new Defender? |
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13th Feb 2021 2:56pm |
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| Oldyellar Member Since: 04 Sep 2015 Location: Central Posts: 406  
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Reminds me of the Ford explorer pickup truck
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13th Feb 2021 4:09pm |
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| Wild Card 90 Member Since: 03 Dec 2014 Location: Gerlingen Posts: 1060 
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That looks great!
Good and useful proportions. A very civilised alternative to a 110 DC. 
One of LR´s best creations just got even better! 1998 Tdi 90 SW, 2008 Td4 90 SW, 2012 2.2 90 SW, 2" raised Trailmaster/Terrafirma Heavy Track Raids, 255 MT´s, Recaro CS´s, anorak, wellingtons |
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13th Feb 2021 5:30pm |
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| SN Member Since: 29 Jun 2007 Location: SK6 Posts: 729 |
Despite the Disco 4 front end, thats a Disco 3 / LR3 underneath - dash gives it away.
Still, a nice job though. Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history) |
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15th Feb 2021 9:51am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Well spotted. It turns out that it's a 2006 model. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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15th Feb 2021 10:03am |
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