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Featured this month is one of the most perfectly simple 90s you’ll ever see – refurbished with a minimum of intrusive mods but with a delightfully classic vibe that makes it special while keeping it absolutely true to what it is. Its owner bought it because it goes with the Olde English buildings in the town where he lives, which should tell you something about its style…

People tend not to do that with Lightweights, but then they tend not to do anything much with Lightweights any more apart from restore them back to their original condition then sell them for huge prices. So Josh Roberts’ is great to see, because he’s still using it as a daily driver and off-road plaything – and because he’s still doing it all on leaf springs.

At the other end of the scale, the Oxygen 110 is the latest magnificent creation from Arkonik. Complete with a show-stopping V8 engine and sumptuous Ruskin interior, it’s further proof of the world-class workmanship that goes into the company’s remanufactured Land Rovers.

And talking of world-class workmanship, we’ve been behind the wheel of the new Defender 90 for the first time this month. How did it live up to its £62,000 price tag…? Check out the February issue of The Landy to find out!

The Landy Magazine Description:

Land Rover only made the Lightweight for military customers. But how would a civvy one have looked? This month’s issue of The Landy features a hard-top whose owner reckons it might be the answer.

We’ve also got a unique Range Rover TD5 this month. Yes, you read that right. A late four-door, it’s been completely restored… around the entire powertrain from a Disco 2. And it’s probably got most of its life still ahead of it.

Elsewhere in this issue, news of resurgent sales from Land Rover’s dealerships as the global microchip shortage starts to ease, and a celebratory Defender 90 from Bowler – as well as best practice in green lane stewardship in the Lake District, the latest and best new products and, er, creme brûlée. Land Rovers go anywhere in more ways than one…