Equipment
3950/182hp V8, ZF automatic, alloy wheels, fog lights and roof lights, roof rack, winch, cassette stereo, air conditioning.
Condition
Represented as the very last NAS (North American Specification) Defender sold, but it also has 36,000 miles and was not treated as a collectible from new. The paint is good but has a few minor chips and scratches, and a long but light scratch on the right rear fender flare. The wheels and the exhaust are showing a little age. Very good interior. These are very desirable trucks, and this one's late build date arguably more than makes up for the signs of use.
Market commentary
The NAS Defender market doesn't make a lot of sense. These are loud, uncomfortable, unreliable and slow old trucks, and yet clean ones have commanded 100 grand or more at auction and on the private market for a few years now. Why? Well, there is the cool factor inherent in every Defender, and the NAS ones are the ultimate spec. They were also very expensive to buy when they were new, so Land Rover didn't sell many of them here and enthusiasts/collectors are chasing a limited supply. Given this one's build date it could have brought a few more bids without being a huge surprise, but its mileage and signs of use didn't do it any favors and that was a big and recurring factor this week.