Land Rover Defender – preparing for competition

With the arrival of my new (old) Land Rover Defender 110 I have decided to hand my beloved 2010 Land Rover Defender 90 over to the competition team as a future giveaway. For some time now we’ve all been torn as to whether it goes as a competition. We originally purchased the Defender for that very reason but I became attached to it immediately so that made it difficult for me to part with it. Then we decided to add Bridge Classic Cars branding to it which in turn made it difficult for the marketing team to let go of it.

It looks amazing, fits perfectly with our brand so it’s become a brilliant tool for us and attended many of our summer shows in 2024.

The next decision I needed to make was whether to fit a new loc-and-fold seat in the rear so it became more practical for use with my family. Just as I was about to hit the button on the order I was offered a 2013 Land Rover Defender 110!

So my future plans changed…

Now the car is being prepared for competition. The Clarke yellow box in the back has been removed. It was always handy to have but was a bit of a pain as when fully opened it caught on the nice new back panelling we had installed so we’ve removed the box.

My plate HEZ350 has been removed and the car is now fitted with the original number.

As you can see, like all Defenders, the front screen pillar is starting to suffer from the harsh weather so a trip to the paint shop to be tided is next on the agenda.

The car was undersealed recently so is great underneath but some of the add-ons are starting to show signs of service wear so some attention will be paid to them too.

Then after that, the car will undergo a full and thorough detail so removed all signs of the branding and bring the car back up to the beautiful condition that it is.