This is what's happened to the last of the 240 Land Rover Defenders man bought in 2015 to make a huge profit

Back in 2015, this man bought 240 Land Rover Defenders to make a profit on them, and this is what happened to the last of them.

British businessman Charles Fawcett, the founder of Twisted Automotive, negotiated a deal to buy them when he found out they were being discontinued.

His plan to modify them and sell them for a profit was a risky move, but it paid off massively.

But what’s happened to the last of the Defenders?

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The last of the Land Rover Defenders

Resto Revivals paid a visit to Fawcett’s workshop to get a closer look at the process.

With 25 Defenders left after nine years, it’s fair to say this was an established operation by now.

Fawcett purchased the 240 Defenders back in 2015 and put them in a ‘secret’ bunker.

The company started modifying each one individually, before selling it on at a premium.

In the first few years, Twisted Automotive was selling vehicles for around $100,000 each.

Now, some models Twisted sells can cost as much $200,000 or even $300,000.

But as the car stock whittles down, we can’t help but wonder what will happen with them.

It’s hardly like they’ll be rushed out of the door, as some take a long time to complete.

For example, one ‘South African 50th Anniversary’ took between 1,300 and 1,400 hours to complete over a span of a few months.

And there was the last of the Defenders, which had just been brought out of storage.

“These were all registered post-production,” Fawcett explained.

“Production would have ended in January, and these would have been registered between January and June.”

“It’s weird seeing them like this,” Resto Revival commented.

“Because they won’t [stay] like this, they’ll be modified.”

It sure will be interesting to see what they look like after the modification process.

This whole arrangement nearly fell through

Getting to this point wasn’t easy for Fawcett or his business.

At one point, it didn’t look like Land Rover was going to follow through with the agreement.

“The contract [we signed with Land Rover] said the vehicles had to be modified, and after they’d delivered 120, they ceased deliveries.

“They said we had to define ‘modifications’. So we had to meet with them and agree on what modification was,” Fawcett said.

“[They said that] not because we’d broken the contract, just because they were trying to find ways to not deliver.”

In the end, Land Rover did deliver all 240 Defenders – as agreed – but it wasn’t easy.

Well, 239 to be exact – the final one was ‘lost in the system’.

To see the last of the Land Rover Defenders for yourself, visit Resto Revivals’ YouTube channel.

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