MODERN CLASSIC
A Land Rover Defender that’s yet to reach its tenth birthday might not sound like the most likely candidate for a Heritage-inspired restoration. But this 2.4 TDCi Puma 110 was in need of some love – and what it got was one of the most creative builds you’ll ever see Words: Harry Hamm Pictures: Vic Peel
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here’s a bit of a split in the contemporary Land Rover modding scene. Everyday punters tend to start with tired old 90s and 110s and give them back their old sparkle (plus, more often than not, a load more on top). The loadsamoney customising houses, meanwhile, tend to like Pumas as they’re newer and, no doubt, because it’s easier
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