(34 model years) 1983-2016 LAND ROVER DEFENDER.
Derived from Land Rover’s Series 1-3 models that had been in production since 1948, the new Defender featured a refreshed design, new coil springs, a wider track, and a greater variety of wheelbases. Sold in the United States only during the 1994-97 model years, original Defenders remain popular as imports – popularity which, notably, inspired Land Rover to bring the Defender back as a modernized 2020 model.