The Defender Reveal | Was It Worth It? – Episode 03

After months of planning, countless decisions and a lot of anticipation, it's FINALLY time to reveal the finished Defender. In this final episode, I take you on a full tour of the build and explain why every modification earned its place. From the Porsche Black Olive paintwork and smoked lighting to the tweed interior, upgraded head unit and subtle exterior details, every choice was made to create a Defender that stays true to its heritage while being a much better vehicle to live with. This was never about building the most extreme Defender. The goal was to keep everything I loved about the classic shape while fixing the compromises that made me sell my old 200Tdi in the first place. Join me as I collect the finished Defender from Vitesse, walk through the build with the team, and take it out onto some of my favourite roads for its first proper drive. Let me know in the comments: What you think, what's your favourite modification, and is there anything you would've done differently? Welcome to Howson IRL! Subscribe to this channel for more Howson content in the great outdoors. Challenges, hikes, biking, travelling, shooting and MORE to come to Howson IRL. Make sure you're here to see it:    / @howson-irl   Help the channel DIRECTLY by getting on the Whoop bandwagon, we couldn't recommend them enough: https://join.whoop.com/en-uk/HOWSON Join the Patreon: Access even more Howson IRL content here: http://bit.ly/HowsonPatreon My social accounts are here; Facebook:   / mrstephenhowson   Twitter:   / mrstephenhowson   Instagram:   / mrstephenhowson   TikTok:   / mrstephenhowson   Finally my website is http://www.stephenhowson.com