I just spotted this;

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-britis...ders/39127

I see one of the comments below that article suggests that the V8 was never the correct engine for a defender. Clearly that person never drove a V8 Land Rover! I had it in Classic Range Rover and early (split-door, 4-speed, vacuum diff) 110 and at that time it was streets ahead of any other available engine option - only surpassed (perhaps) when the 200TDi came out - and even then the power and flexibility of the V8 had benefits in some situations. Everyone will say that petrol is bad in wet conditions, but it never let me down in the wet, even a couple of times with water over the bonnet on river crossings! 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel