Some mad fool wants to put the Land Rover Defender back into production!

And he doesn’t have Jaguar Land Rover’s backing!

A replica of the Land Rover Defender could go into production, if a feasibility study carried out by chemical giant Ineos is successful.

Earlier this month the company, which is headed by billionaire Jim Ratcliffe, revealed it had held talks with Jaguar Land Rover about the possibility of putting the Defender back into production, but the car maker dismissed the idea.

“There is no way this is happening,” a JLR spokesman said. “We’re not going to let anyone build our Defender.”

Despite JLR’s stance, Ratcliffe said he was a great admirer of the Defender and was determined to bring it back in some form, possibly on a new vehicle bearing a strong resemblance to the discontinued Defender but using a different name.

“I think the Defender can be upgraded to be the world’s best and most rugged off-roader,” he said.

Ratcliffe added that there would be few copyright issues to overcome due to the Defender’s age.

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/land-rover-defender-resurrection-plan-could-be-back-track