Designed as Britain’s answer to the Jeep, the Land Rover was tough, basic and could go anywhere.

Things stayed that way for many years, and while the brand started to move upmarket with the the arrival of the Range Rover in 1970, the most practical go-anywhere model the company produced has always been much-loved, even when it went out of production in 2016.

And now a new Defender is imminent, and it’s perhaps the most anticipated new British car since BMW relaunched the Mini in 2000. Let’s take a look at the full story: