1987 Land Rover Defender 110

9-Passenger, V8 Conversion, California Certified

This Cool Land Rover has Sold

1987 Land Rover Defender 110 for Sale with V8 Conversion

Nice 1987 Land Rover Defender 110 for sale. This Defender sold new on June 26, 1987, originally equipped with a 4-cylinder turbo-diesel and manual transmission when built for the European market. It was imported from Belgium in 2013 than in 2019 underwent an extensive $35k+ conversion to a 3.9L Land Rover V8 with automatic transmission.

It is California smog compliant certified by G&K in Santa Ana, California, and includes the "User Modifier-Certified Motor Vehicle Certificate of Conformance" meeting all regulations for the model year 1987. It includes a large cache of service records, a clean Carfax report, and a clear, California title. It is currently showing 111623 miles.

The 3.9L Land Rover V8 starts and runs smoothly with plenty of power. It has been recently and regularly serviced, has a new ECU, and performs brilliantly. The shifting is spot-on and the brakes and suspension are tight and responsive.

Outside presents well. It comes well-equipped and accessorized with a heavy-duty Thule roof rack, 5-Spoke gloss black rims wrapped in LT235/85R16 BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A radials, custom rear tubular rear bumper with tow package, Tubular running boards, and matching Tubular front bumper with brush guard. The paint has a nice shine to it overall looks nice.

The interior is quite comfortable with good upholstery, super cold newer roof-mounted air conditioning system with front and rear controls, aftermarket steering wheel, Kenwood Stereo and seatbelts throughout the vehicle.

This is a rare opportunity to own one of the few California Certified/Compliant Defenders in existence. Click to download 50+ pages of recent repair orders and documentation showing most of the over $50,000 spent. Be sure to check out all 280+ photos and the video below.