
Land Rover Defender 110 SW Adventure Edition Corris Grey GT Spirit 1:18

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Specifications
- Car Brand
- Land Rover
- Model Manufacturer
- GT Spirit
- Scale
- 1:18
- Material
- Resin
- Model Condition
- New Model
- SKU
- GT968
- Year
- 2016
- Era
- 2010s
- Body Type
- 4x4 & Off-Road
- Vehicle Class
- Factory Specials
- Openable Parts
- No
- Packaging Condition
- New
- Model Type
- Street Models
- EAN / GTIN
- 9580010317370
About the Land Rover Defender 110 SW Adventure Edition Corris Grey GT Spirit 1:18
TL;DR: GT Spirit's 1:18 resin reproduces the Land Rover Defender 110 Adventure Edition in Corris Grey, one of the run-out specials marking the end of classic Defender production in January 2016. Cast as a sealed one-piece body, it suits collectors closing out a Defender-era shelf.
When Land Rover ended production of the classic Defender in January 2016, it marked the close of a design that had barely changed in silhouette since 1948. The Adventure Edition was one of several run-out specials built to send that generation off properly, adding an off-road pack and a distinctive Corris Grey finish.
GT Spirit's Defender Adventure Edition and the End of an Era
A Shape That Lasted Nearly Seventy Years
The Defender's basic shape traces back to the original Land Rover Series I of 1948, and while the model evolved through Series II and III before formally taking the Defender name in 1990, the silhouette stayed recognisably consistent for nearly seven decades. That continuity became a problem as modern crash and emissions regulations caught up with a design never engineered to meet them, and Land Rover confirmed classic Defender production would end, with the last example rolling off the line in January 2016.
The Adventure Edition's Off-Road Focus
Rather than let the model disappear quietly, Land Rover released a series of run-out special editions in its final years, including the Heritage, Autobiography and Adventure trims, each aimed at a different part of the Defender's fanbase. The Adventure Edition leaned into off-road credentials specifically, adding an expedition-style roof rack, additional underbody protection and wheel arch trims. Corris Grey, paired with contrasting red recovery points and detailing, became one of the more recognisable colour combinations across these final-year specials.
A Sealed Resin Body for a Utilitarian Shape
Flat Panels Cast for Consistency
GT Spirit casts this Defender as a one-piece resin shell, with no doors, bonnet or tailgate that open on the finished model. That suits a vehicle whose original design prized function over styling flourish: the flat panels, upright windscreen and boxy wheel arches that define the Defender's shape are exactly the kind of surfaces a cast resin body can hold with crisp, consistent edges.
Reading the Grey Against the Roof Rack
Corris Grey is a practical, slightly muted shade, and it lets the roof rack and red detailing stand out as the visual focus rather than competing with a bolder body colour. Because the body is sealed, the panel lines along the bonnet and door run as continuous grooves rather than gapped seams, which on a vehicle built from famously flat, unadorned panels actually reads as more faithful to the real car's utilitarian character than an articulated casting might.
A Farewell Special Against Standard Defender Liveries
GT Spirit's resin approach places this Adventure Edition in the mid-premium tier, a fair position for a run-out special that carries genuine historical weight without the extreme scarcity of a factory works vehicle. Diecast alternatives of a standard Defender exist at a lower price point, typically with opening doors and a simpler specification, but they generally do not capture the specific Adventure trim details that make this edition significant within the Defender's final years. For a collector who already owns a standard-issue Defender, adding the Adventure Edition specifically tells the story of how the model was marketed at the very end of its production run. Placed next to the new Defender that replaced it from 2020, this classic-generation Adventure Edition also makes a clear generational comparison. UK collectors in particular have strong reasons to value this trim, given how closely tied the Defender is to British motoring identity, and that context is part of what a UK buyer is actually paying for here, not just the grey paint and the roof rack.
Closing Out a Defender Story
The Adventure Edition works best as a closing chapter rather than an opening one, the piece that completes a Defender shelf built around the model's long production history. Corris Grey and its red detailing give it enough visual distinction to stand apart from a standard-issue example, while still reading unmistakably as a classic Defender rather than a heavily modified one. For UK collectors specifically, owning the trim that marked the end of a genuinely British design icon carries a weight that a generic diecast rarely offers, and it rewards the kind of patient collecting that waits for the right piece rather than settling for the first Defender on the shelf.






