4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 2025
NAMED MODELFan favourites · VIP buildsUnited Kingdom

Defender Works V8 Churchill Edition.

Land Rover Classic Works Bespoke's ten-off Defender Works V8 Churchill Edition: 2012–2016 Defenders rebuilt with the 5.0-litre 405 bhp V8 and ZF eight-speed automatic, painted Bronze Green to match Sir Winston Churchill's UKE 80 Series I, with a Series-style mesh grille, galvanised cappings and bumper, UKE 80 plates and a Pol Roger-inspired dashboard clock.

Sources & evidence
BASE VEHICLEDefender 110BUILT BYLand Rover Classic Works Bespoke (on 2012–2016 Defender donors)IN SERVICE2025OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTION10LAYOUT4 wheels · 110″

The record

Land Rover Classic announced the ten-commission Churchill Edition in August 2025. It honours the 1954 Series I, registration UKE 80, presented to Winston Churchill on his eightieth birthday. Classic rebuilds 2012–2016 Defender donors with a 5.0-litre V8 and eight-speed automatic transmission.

The 110 model follows the photographed Bronze Green station wagon: matching roof and steel wheels, one matt-black offside headlamp panel, a mesh grille, galvanised bumper and rear waist cappings, UKE 80 wing badges and tubular side steps. Its corrected Works V8 front geometry is shared with the DAKTARI model; the DAKTARI flag, payload stencils and edition badge are omitted.

Specification

MANUFACTURERLand Rover Classic Works Bespoke (on 2012–2016 Defender donors)
MODIFIER / COACHBUILDERLand Rover Classic
MANUFACTUREDAnnounced August 2025; ten commissions
ENGINEJaguar Land Rover 5.0 L naturally aspirated V8, 405 bhp, ZF 8HP eight-speed automatic
PRODUCTION RUN10
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSunknown
POWER405 bhp, 515 Nm
PAINTBronze Green matched to UKE 80
DETAILSWire mesh grille, galvanised cappings and bumper, UKE 80 plates, Pol Roger-inspired clock
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEDefender
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110″
CATEGORYFan favourites · VIP builds

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Where it was

GB United Kingdom2025–2026
  1. ConvertedLand Rover Classic Works, Ryton-on-DunsmoreUnited Kingdom · 2025–202652.35, -1.46

Sources

  1. 1New Classic Defender V8 Churchill Edition unveiled ↗PistonHeads · accessed 2026-09-11SOURCE
  2. 2Defender Works V8 Churchill Edition 110 — the reference for this model; linked only. ↗Land Rover Classic via PistonHeadsIMAGE
  3. 3https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/new-classic-defender-v8-churchill-edition-unveiled/50224https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britishcars/new-classic-defender-v8-churchill-edition-unveiled/50224 ↗REFERENCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-16T05:55:32.031Z · status: researched