Guy set to make millions after buying 200 Land Rover Defenders has a similar business idea for American boats

A businessman who’s set to make millions after a gamble of buying a fleet of 200 Land Rover Defender cars now has a similar entrepreneurial idea for boats in the US.

He believes that Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) are the ‘4x4s of the sea’.

He plans to bring the same craftsmanship and performance from Land Rover Defenders to the water.

The first boat has completed testing and is ready for use.

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Businessman behind Land Rover Defender empire

Meet Charles Fawcett, founder of Twisted — a company specializing in bespoke modified Land Rover Defenders.

It all began with the introduction of Land Rover-specific parts, with the first Twisted TD5 90 demo vehicle hitting the road by 2003.

However, Fawcett then had the foresight to buy 200 Land Rovers in 2015.

The bulk buy was the largest stockpile of the ‘last of the line’ undriven Defenders.

Now, people are offering him hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy just one of his custom-made cars – especially now the 2024 Land Rover Defender has lost its iconic steel wheels.

However, they probably don’t have a pizza oven like Lando Norris’ Land Rover

Or should that be Lando Rover?

He plans to do the same for boats

While his empire has taken off on land – he now plans to conquer the water by turning his attention to boats.

Twisted is expanding the brand to include marine projects – with a focus on boats from the American boat brand, Scarab.

Twisted Marine focuses on modifying RIBs, which Fawcett dubbed the ‘4x4s of the sea’.

The Twisted T450 is the first vessel and, after completing testing, is ready for use.

Like its Land Rover Defender offering, its focus will be on bespoke luxury modifications and durable partnerships.

“My family, and in particular my father, have all shared a long-standing love of boats…” he said in a 2022 interview with Powerboat & Rib.

He explained his business idea: “I came to appreciate the synergy that Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIBs) held in terms of the 4×4 concept I had come to know so intimately through my history with Land Rover.

“So, from the spark of an idea ignited by Scarab through to formulating a valid Twisted Marine business working with RIBs, the ‘4x4s of the sea’, the concept started to become reality.”