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Land Rover Defender 90 Camel Trophy Borneo 1985 Almost Real 1:18

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Land Rover Defender 90 Camel Trophy Borneo 1985 Almost Real 1:18 810213 Diecast
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Almost Real's 1:18 diecast Land Rover Defender 90 recreates the 1985 Camel Trophy Borneo entry, with opening doors and bonnet exposing expedition-spec cabin and engine detail. Zinc alloy heft suits a vehicle built for genuine terrain punishment, well suited to a rally or off-road display.
Land Rover Defender 90 Camel Trophy Borneo 1985 Almost Real 1:18
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Specifications
Car Brand
Land Rover
Model Manufacturer
Almost Real
Scale
1:18
Material
Diecast
Model Condition
Used Model
SKU
810213
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5-layer carton Foam-filled interior
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About the Land Rover Defender 90 Camel Trophy Borneo 1985 Almost Real 1:18

TL;DR: Almost Real's 1:18 diecast Land Rover Defender 90 reproduces the 1985 Camel Trophy Borneo entry with opening doors and bonnet. Zinc alloy weight and expedition-spec detailing suit a Dakar or cross-country rally display built around one of the series' most demanding jungle events.

Borneo's dense jungle terrain made the 1985 Camel Trophy one of the event's toughest early editions, and the short-wheelbase Defender 90 tackled it as the compact counterpart to the larger Range Rover entries fielded in the same years.

Opening Panels Reveal Expedition Spec

The Defender 90's short wheelbase and stripped-back cabin make its expedition equipment easy to spot once the doors and bonnet are open, and this casting gives direct access to that detail: roll cage, raised air intake and reinforced underbonnet fittings all read clearly with the panels open. Zinc alloy gives the body real weight in the hand, fitting for a vehicle whose real counterpart was built to survive genuine jungle abuse rather than look refined. Opened panels settle at a defined stop, and the bonnet holds its raised position unaided, letting a collector inspect the engine bay without extra support. Shut lines run a touch wider than a sealed resin body would show, a fair trade for that mechanical access.

Pairing With Other Camel Trophy Entries

At roughly 20 to 22cm, the Defender 90's compact footprint suits tighter shelf spacing than a full-size Range Rover would need, useful for collectors building a dense Camel Trophy theme. Displayed alongside the Papua New Guinea Range Rover from 1982, it shows how Land Rover fielded different platforms across the series' early years. The mud-effect livery is forgiving of actual dust between cleanings, and keeping opened panels closed when not being examined protects the cabin detail over long-term display.

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