LAND ROVER DEFENDER

   THE END OF AN ERA

The last Land Rover Defender will be produced by Jaguar Land Rover at Solihull in the West Midlands on Friday

Classic model, today called the Defender, has become most recognisable off-road car since it first appeared in 1948

Since the 1950s, Queen Elizabeth has regularly been spotted as either a passenger of driver in a Land Rover

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HM Queen Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh 1953

It is best known as a rugged, durable car that can wade through mud, floods or desert sand.

But the Land Rover Defender - popularised by the Royals, film-makers and even football managers - will cease production on Friday.

The classic model, today called the Defender, has become the most recognisable off-road car since it first appeared in 1948.

Motor enthusiasts have lamented the end of an era, calling it the 'death of an icon'

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