▁the ▁Land ▁R over ▁Def ender ▁and ▁Range ▁R over ▁ch ass is . ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bel per , ▁Derby shire , ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁D rew ▁Bow ler ▁who ▁originally ▁designed ▁and ▁produced ▁the ▁Bow ler ▁Tom cat ▁which ▁was ▁sold ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Bow ler ▁Wild cat ▁began . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Wild cat ▁were ▁sold ▁by ▁Bow ler ▁to ▁Qt ▁Services , ▁to ▁provide ▁support ▁to ▁existing ▁Wild cat ▁own ers ▁while ▁Bow ler ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁production ▁of ▁their ▁newer ▁vehicle , ▁the ▁Bow ler ▁Nem esis . ▁In ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Bow ler ▁Nem esis ▁was ▁revealed . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁all ▁pages ▁on ▁Bow ler ' s ▁website ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁page ▁holding ▁an ▁official ▁statement ▁by ▁the ▁company , ▁stating ▁their ▁founder , ▁D rew ▁Bow ler , ▁had ▁suddenly ▁died ▁Monday , ▁ 1 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁They ▁said ▁that ▁his ▁death ▁" c ame ▁as ▁a ▁huge ▁shock ▁to ▁the ▁company ", ▁but ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁" continue ▁his ▁vision ". ▁ ▁Con cept ▁C ars ▁▁▁ ▁Bow ler ▁R apt or ▁( 2 0 0 9 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Off - road ▁vehicles