NSR: 2 Beasts: a Carpathian & Hx of the dog

[Stig / Major Tom]

Yesterday in Y.S. I was standing near the owner of this beast of a Land Rover....the 'Defender' on the rear was impressive enough to me!. Then he added something about it being the Carpathian version.
That sounded faintly biblical! Which seemed to suit the appearance of the beast!
 (I've seen everything from a Bugatti Chiron on down parked in this village)
 
Neil, what am I looking at here? Rare? Expensive?



and to the original UnderDog Cafe' logo....this was my fav, painted on the wall for years, long gone now.
A dog laying on his tum, smoking a cigarette while reading the newspaper with a steaming cup of coffee nearby....perfectly represented this cafe'....and the village itself!







Stig

[Neil955i]

Nice Landy Stig, I'd love one if only I had the money.  I'm no expert on this latest iteration of the Defender (Euro 6 compliant), but its lineage* traces back to LR's first 1948 vehicle which was in essence a Defender, though they didn't call it that then, just like your Dad's! 

According to their website, the base Carpathian breaches £100K by a margin so I can only guess what the one in YS would cost over here - maybe upwards of £130K?

https://buildyour.landrover.co.uk/lr2/r/products/_/en_gb/l663_k24/4bced?productFilters=A-110%2CA-LE5

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Defender

[Stig / Major Tom]

Nice Landy Stig, I'd love one if only I had the money.  I'm no expert on this latest iteration of the Defender (Euro 6 compliant), but its lineage* traces back to LR's first 1948 vehicle which was in essence a Defender, though they didn't call it that then, just like your Dad's! 

According to their website, the base Carpathian breaches £100K by a margin so I can only guess what the one in YS would cost over here - maybe upwards of £130K?

https://buildyour.landrover.co.uk/lr2/r/products/_/en_gb/l663_k24/4bced?productFilters=A-110%2CA-LE5

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover_Defender

Daughter asked, I guessed, "probably a $100K" The thing looks like a bank vault on wheels.
The owners had parked in front of, and were breakfasting in the very pricy little Sunshine Cafe'. I don't too much mind the prices in there, we ate dinner in there one snowy Xmas eve.....but they installed 10 booths when they had space for maybe 7! Tight quarters!! Stupid tight!

Stig