Wildcat Turns to Crowdfunding For Its Next Truck - The Cheat Sheet
Bear with us here – it’s based on the great, soon to be late Land Rover Defender, England’s iconic go-anywhere 4×4 that’s been forbidden fruit to us Americans since its 1994-’97 stint as a legal import. Since then, the Defender’s legend has only grown larger, with well-modified trucks changing hands for over $100,000. It’s grown so popular, in fact, that the government cracked down on the number of trucks being illegally imported over here. And while the Feds work to make sure the Defender stays forbidden fruit, keeping us from the Bowler Wildcat is downright sadistic. For those who are unfamiliar with it, the mad geniuses at Bowler Offroad started with a Defender, ditched the body for a tubular space frame, full roll-cage, lightweight fiberglass body, beefed-up suspension, and a choice of screaming V8... But when Bowler moved on to the Range Rover Sport-based Nemesis, it sold off the rights of the Wildcat to a new company, Wildcat Automotive Holdings. Buyers can choose between the classic off-road version, known as the W1 , or the LS1-powered V8 Defender , which is what you might get if Land Rover ever wanted to go toe-to-toe with the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG. But now, like Land Rover, Wildcat is starting to notice the Defender’s age catching up to it, and it’s begun designing a next-generation model. Source: www.cheatsheet.com
