Land Rover Defender 2,000,000 sells for £400,000 in charity auction

Proceeds shared between Born Free Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

The Defender was built with the aid of various celebs and Land Rover brand ambassadors

It’s said that for more than half the world’s population, the first car they ever set eyes on is a Land Rover.

Well, precisely none of the Land Rovers in question cost as much as the one that’s just been sold at auction by Bonhams of London.

Defender 2,000,000, a one-off created for charity in homage to the two million Landies that have been built since the first 80” in 1948, went under the hammer at £400,000.

The proceeds will be shared between the Born Free Foundation and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, both of which Land Rover has a long history of supporting.

The winning bid is understood to have come from an overseas buyer

The Defender, a 90 Station Wagon (normal price £25,265), was built with the aid of various celebs and Land Rover brand ambassadors. In keeping with the Landy’s up-for-anything image, adventurer Bear Grylls was among those wielding the spanners.

Perhaps also in keeping for a vehicle that’s travelled all around the world, this one will too. The winning bid is understood to have come from an overseas buyer.