RE: Land Rover Defender by Paul Smith

[lasvegas1966]

who really thought that would be going anywhere good after being sold to TaTa? nasty hideous thing. but TaTa have never been at the forefront of taste or style.
or car design.

[swisstoni]

Has there ever been a happy 'designer' issue of a car? I'm ready to be proved wrong but I don't think so.

[Justin Case]

Does Paul Smith have the contract for the emperor's new clothes?

[Diderot]

Mildy less gash than this: http://www.pistonheads.com/news/general-pistonhead...

[pits]

Looks just as st as mine, and mine only cost a few rattle cans, but no doubt proof that fools and their money are easily parted

[oldtimer2]

Looks a mess to me.

[AWG]

there's not one tw4tted up version of the defender I like! Leave a good marqe the hell alone! Different coloured panels at a premium... Great idea!

[Mini 360]

J4CKO said:

Oh the creative design genius at work, er, paint it blue and put some leather seats in, I think Mike brewer and Edd China could have done that.

And give it badging plated in gold front and back (Second hand these sell for upwards of £350!) different dashboard, glovebox interior, gauges etc etc etc. All small changes but they were nice and subtle.

[pits]

AWG said:

there's not one tw4tted up version of the defender I like! Leave a good marque the hell alone! Different coloured panels at a premium... Great idea!

Define good? Because the Defender is pretty st many downsides very few upsides.

[JaguarsportXJR]

I don't dislike it, but it doesn't look particularly designer to me, just like it's spent 20 years as a working vehicle on a farm!