Highlights
- Repainted in attractive Firenze Red with black accents
- Professionally rebuilt and restored, completed September 2024
- Built on a new chassis and bulkhead
- Only around 7,000 miles since restoration
- Upgraded with full Lucari Solutions tan leather interior and wheel
- Urban Automotive Black fire and ice side steps
- Recent service in June 2025
- MOT valid to June 2026 with no advisories
The Appeal
The joy of the classic Land Rover is that it is a workhorse or, if your interests lie in a more design direction, a blank canvas for your own creative ideas. That’s thanks to the army of specialists available to restore, renovate and bespoke your Defender.
This 1992 Defender 90 is fresh from exactly that process. The vendor bought it in 2023 as an unfinished project with the original engine and new chassis and bulkhead. He then commissioned specialists Dinedor Cross Garage to transform, and that is exactly what they have done. Now finished in eye-catching Firenze Red with black accents and wheels, it features a luxury full leather tan interior by Lucari Solutions.
With just 7,000 miles covered since completion, it remains in very good order, with only a few minor points to note in photos. Mechanically, it is all proven, reliable and factory standard Land Rover 2.5L TDI running gear. The vendor tells us that it was serviced alongside the new MOT in June. That test runs to June 2026 and contains no advisories.
The vendor says:
“A true analogue driving experience, looks and sounds amazing, feels great to drive.
A couple of minor cosmetic issues, but nothing majorly problematic.”
History and Paperwork
- First registered 10th January 1992
- Four registered keepers from new
- Current keeper since May 2024
- Vendor reports that he purchased it in mid-2023 with the original engine
- Engine had been fitted to a new galvanised chassis and bulkhead during restoration
- Complete rebuild and restoration carried out by Dinedor Cross Garage in Herefordshire
- Restoration completed in September 2024
- Only around 7,000 miles covered since restoration
- Recently serviced and MOT completed in June 2025
- Current MOT runs to 20th June 2026 with no advisories
- DVLA records vehicle as white, which the buyer may wish to update
The Condition
- Recently restored and repainted in Firenze Red with Black accents
- Enhanced with Urban Automotive Black fire and ice side steps
- Paintwork presents well with only minor points to note in photos
- These include small paint scuff present on the passenger side wheel arch
- Some rubber has been disturbed on driver side step
- Not all paintwork is ideal according to the vendor
- Bodywork presents well in photos
- Vehicle features new chassis and bulkhead which can be checked in photos
- No structural advisories on current MOT
- Upgraded with Lucari Solutions tan quilted leather interior throughout
- Leather covers the seats, benches, centre console, door cards and gear stick
- Twin rear benches with seatbelts as shown
- Features a Lucari Solutions quick-release wooden steering wheel
The Mechanics
- Original Land Rover 2,495cc TDI engine
- 5spd manual gearbox
- Recently replaced and upgraded clutch according to seller
- Brakes have also received recent work
- The vendor states the vehicle is in excellent mechanical condition
- Recently serviced in June 2024
- No advisories on current MOT
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