This Custom Land Rover Defender Is Inspired By The Iconic Chinook Helicopter
This over-the-top Defender channels the famous twin-rotor military chopper inside and out.
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Cue the Creedence Clearwater Revival—this custom Land Rover Defender channels the Chinook, one of history’s most iconic military choppers.
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British customizing firm Tecniq built the specially commissioned “Q40” 2013 Defender 110 in honor of one of the Royal Air Force’s longest-serving aircraft, though anyone who’s ever a seen a Vietnam war movie will recognize the Boeing-made Chinook CH-47’s distinct twin-rotor design—a graphic representation of which is depicted through the swirling grid painted over the Defender’s rear.
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The overall palette featuring complementary shades of gloss and matte dark green are matched to the RAF’s Chinook camouflage, while hand-stitched marine leather wraps anodized aluminum door handles. Tecniq also added a carbon fiber grille, hood and wheel arch extensions further elevate beyond the 2013’s factory spec.
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Inside, there’s a “twin zoned” 2+2 seating configuration with carbon fiber racing seats upholstered in hand-stitched Bridge of Weird leather and sheepskin inserts in a nod to the Chinook’s seating configuration.
The entire interior mirrors the chopper’s, with a selection of darky upholstery, quilted roof lining, as well as various “tactile, precision-engineered materials” and elements that aim to deliver a militaristic feel, such as webbing taken from the Chinook’s load bay in the trunk and submarine lighting.
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Tecniq also equipped a handful of mechanical upgrades, with a new ride-improving chassis that borrows from the company’s Classic Racing department, programmable dampers, upgraded pushbars, six-piston brakes, and a 2.3-liter turbo four-cylinder from a Ford Mustang that sends 307 horsepower through a bolstered six-speed transmission.
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The buyer, who paid around just over the British Pound equivalent of $154,000 to acquire the one-off Q40 Defender by Tecniq from Bonhams, got more than just a militaristic ride.
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The lot included a genuine Chinook crew members’ flying suit, a signed commemorative image of the British SUV and helicopter, a Squadron pin, and an invite for four to London’s prestigious RAF club in central London for a meet-and-greet with veterans who’ve flown Chinook missions.
In other words, the buyer is a fortunate son.