The Defender 110 that on 8 August 2008 became the first road vehicle to cross the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska during the Cape-to-Cape Expedition has joined the Dunsfold Collection.

The Defender, which left the factory as a LHD to Rest of World spec with a factory-fit 300Tdi engine, was rebuilt from new with a modified and galvanised chassis. It was fitted with a PTO […]

If you have bought your tickets we look forward to welcoming you to our Spring Open Day on 25th April.

We’re sorry if you have missed out this time, but keep an eye on our website and social media for announcements in the summer regarding our Autumn Open Day. Or enquire about visiting us on your own Private Tour!

Saturday, 25th April 2026

Our Spring 2026 Open Day will be held on Saturday, 25th April, from 10am until 4pm.

Tickets are now available to buy on our website.

The theme for the Open Day will be ‘Amphibious Land Rovers’ featuring the Collection’s Cowes Week G-WAC Discovery and the Australian OTAL. We’ll have an exciting guest vehicle joining us for the day as well, and there will be […]

Our 2026 Wall Calendar is now available to purchase in the Collection Shop. Twelve superb full-colour photographs of Collection vehicles to brighten your office or kitchen wall all year long!

Between 1951 and 1956, Société Nouvelle Minerva SA, of Mortsel near Antwerp, Belgium, assembled CKD kits under licence from Rover,  mostly for the Belgian Army, with locally built all-steel bodies which had the distinctive angular sloping front wings. These were adopted because Minerva lacked the capability at its factory to replicate the standard Land Rover curved front wings.

To overcome the inherent space limitations, the Field Ambulance […]