article_snippet: These pictures show the stunning one-of-a-kind Land Rover Defender produced by Sir Paul, who has been a fan of the 4x4 for years and owns several of These pictures.
article_snippet: Designed Sir Paul Smith custom made The modern-day Defender to celebrate the iconic car ahead of the iconic car going out of production at the end of the year .
article_snippet: The modern-day Defender is a descendant of the first ever car made by Land Rover, the Series 1, and has been in production since 1948 .
article_snippet: Pedigree: Since 1948 around 15.million Defenders have been produced, and it is thought that as many as two thirds of those are still on the road somewhere in the world .
article_snippet: One inside a clock on the dashboard, and another below the Land Rover logo on the back.
article_snippet: The modern-day Defender is a descendant of Land Rover first ever off-road vehicle, which was launched back in 1948, making it the world's oldest car still to be in production.
article_snippet: Hand delivered: The modern-day Defender is seen parked outside the Paul Smith store in London's upmarket Mayfair .
article_snippet: Since then Land Rover has sold 1.5million of the vehicles, and, of those, Land Rover is said that two thirds of those remain on the roads somewhere in the world.
article_snippet: According to the Birmingham Mail, the Solihull factory that produces The modern-day Defender has had to ramp up production by 50 per cent to cope with orders flooding in before the Solihull factory that produces the Defender is discontinued in December.
article_snippet: Gerry McGovern, design director and chief creative officer of Land Rover, added: 'I felt it would be a fitting tribute to the iconic Defender, that one of Britain's most distinguished designers worked with the Land Rover team to recognise his creative vision.'
article_snippet: Send off: Gerry McGovern, design director at Land Rover, said the car was a 'fitting tribute' to The modern-day Defender .
highlights_snippet: Land Rover Defender set to end production in December after 67 years .
  