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February 9, 2021 Concierge Land Rover Sourcing and Importing Services Read More

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Project Storm. Lost a little weight today. It was a nice day out in Renville, so the guys did the first phase of disassembly.

Meet Skeletor. A 1996 Land Rover Defender 300Tdi.

No other car in the world looks this good while photographed out in the wild. Photos by @nordlyslodgingco

Available for Adoption. 1996 Land Rover Defender 90 300tdi. 100k original miles. Great physical and mechanical shape.

Estrella has become quite fond of joining the kind folks at @nordlyslodgingco in Frederic, Wisconsin (about an hour and a half from the Twin Cities).

We have had this Land Rover 110 V8 County Wagon in storage for a couple years now. We’ve been trying to decide if we should restore it or keep her as a Preservation Series.

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The preservation of a Project Toto - a vintage Land Rover (Pre-Defender) 110 - continues at the Bishop+Rook Salisbury Workshop. The team walks you through some behind-the-scenes elements of the work required to build a proper Land Rover.

https://www.bishoprook.com/project-toto-def…me-episode-three

This series of films will take you through a Preservation Series restoration and show you the differences between this approach and a complete nut-and-bolt Heritage Land Rover Defender Restoration.

Not all Defender restoration projects require a complete disassembly - some projects should stay partially assembled.

The preservation of a Project Toto - a vintage Land Rover (Pre-Defender) 110 - continues at the Bishop+Rook Salisbury Workshop. The team walks you through some behind-the-scenes elements of the work required to build a proper Land Rover.

https://www.bishoprook.com/project-toto-def…me-episode-three

This series of films will take you through a Preservation Series restoration and show you the differences between this approach and a complete nut-and-bolt Heritage Land Rover Defender Restoration.

Not all Defender restoration projects require a complete disassembly - some projects should stay partially assembled.

Project Toto - Defender Preservation Takes Time - Episode Three

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The Bishop+Rook team continues work on Project Toto.

On the last episode of Defender Rescue, we introduced you to Project Toto – a 1987 Land Rover 110 we recently acquired. In reviewing the paperwork that came with the vehicle, we uncovered a very interesting provenance.
While born in Solihull, England, this particular Land Rover spent the first part of its life roaming West Africa.

Based on a diplomatic mission in Lagos, Nigeria, her first caretakers put on nearly 100,000 KM over a period of 5-years exploring the region before Overlanding home with a group of fellow Land Rover driving diplomats.

With such a documented history, we decided it was best that we try to preserve as much of her originality as possible. This episode will feature the beginnings of this process.

https://www.bishoprook.com/defender-television/

Project Toto - Disassembly of the Land Rover 110 - Episode Two

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The team from our Salisbury, England workshop took the afternoon to explore the area around the workshop in a pair of Defenders we recently acquired from a hot air balloon company.

As part of our assessment process, we have to see how they perform in the wild, right?

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Exploring With a Pair of Land Rover Defenders - A Bishop+Rook Field Trip

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We acquired Project Toto through a third-party classic automobile broker in the Cotswolds who represented a mysterious and private seller of this Land Rover One Ten. We were intrigued by the mystery, but even more so about finding an original one-owner Land Rover that had such a unique and original story.

At Bishop+Rook, we're particularly interested in Land Rovers that have unique histories and provenance. This series will follow one of these vehicles: Project Toto.

https://www.bishoprook.com/defender-television

Project Toto - Preserving a Well Storied Land Rover One Ten - Episode One

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A lot of people ask us what it is like to drive a Land Rover Defender on a daily basis.

We decided this would be a good opportunity to shoot a little film of the guys from the UK showing us what it's like to drive around the areas surrounding Salisbury, England workshop while putting some test miles on Project Enduring.

This Defender tour features the Newton Tony area of Wiltshire, England. It's a village with about 380 habitants - about 70 miles west of London - or 4 miles from the shop.

As you can see, the Defender handles quite well in the stop-and-go traffic of the big city, including navigating the hazards of sharing the road with heavy equipment - such as farm tractors.
A keen eye will spot the chicken crossing the road. Obviously heading to an important meeting.

This day was clearly a stressful adventure for the guys. We're fortunate they survived and made it back in one piece, deserving an extra break this particular afternoon.

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Daily Driving a Defender - A Tour of Newton Tony, England - Bishop+Rook

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The crew from Salisbury England took one of our latest Defender builds out for some road testing on the farm.

We hand build each of the Defenders and take pride in our quality process.

If you’re looking for a Heritage Inspired Land Rover Defender, reach out to us at:

Http://www.bishoprook.com

Land Rover Defender 90 Soft-Top 300tdi - On The Farm - Bishop-+Rook

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