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In 1993 Land Rover introduced the Defender 110 in United States and Canada, a nine passenger British four wheel drive utility vehicle. To meet and comply with the US Department of Transportation regulations regarding crash safety and lighting, NAS Defenders were extensively modified. A limited edition of 500 Defender 110s were originally brought into the US, each fitted with 3.9-litre V8 petrol engine, 5-speed manual transmission, emissions control gear, full external roll-cage, large side-indicator and tail-lights, factory air conditioning, and aluminum body panels. All were painted white except two, black. NAS Defenders are mostly hand assembled and all major body panels and sub-assemblies simply bolt together. This method of manufacturing has become increasingly expensive relative to unibody and modular construction. The Defender can be literally taken apart down to the chassis using simple hand tools and there are no irreplaceable stress points. "110" refers to the Defender's 110-inch-long wheelbase. Vehicle Identification Numbers start with "SALLD128..."  |
