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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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