THE SPECS GUIDE

1997 Land Rover Defender

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Specification	90 · 4WD SALDV324-V	90 · 4WD SALLDVA6-V	Trim not recorded SALLDHM6-V	4WD 4S9111E0-P	110 SALLDHMF-V	Trim not recorded SALLDHAV-V	90 · 4WD SALDV224-V	110 SALLDHM9-V	110 SALLDHDM-7	90 · 4WD 4S9111E2-N	110 SALLDHAF-V	Trim not recorded SALLDHH6-V	90 · 4WD SALLDVA6-T	Trim not recorded SALLDKH6-V	Trim not recorded SALLDVAY-V	110 · 4WD SALLDHA6-V	90 · 4WD SALLDVAF-V
Engine	3.9L 8-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	3.9L 8-cyl	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Drivetrain	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Not recorded	Not recorded	Four-wheel drive	Four-wheel drive
Transmission	Automatic	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Automatic	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Fuel	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Not recorded	Gasoline	Not recorded	Not recorded	Gasoline	Gasoline	Gasoline	Diesel	Gasoline
Body	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Doors	3-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	2-door	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Median asking price	$98,800	$54,998	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	$109,990	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price observations	27	5	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	16	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded
Price sample updated	Oct 25, 2026	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Oct 25, 2026	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded	Not recorded

Missing data does not mean a feature is absent. Prices are advertised asking prices for each pattern’s own sample, not completed sale prices or a trim-wide average.

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Grouped by recorded trim, with engine and drive variants underneath. Open a variant to see every source pattern.

1997 Defender

110

5 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · Diesel · Four-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

SALLDHA6-V → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs

SALLDHMF-V → 12 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

SALLDHDM-7 → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

SALLDHAF-V → 4 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 1 pattern · View specs

SALLDHM9-V → 4 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1997 Defender

90

6 VIN patterns

3.9L 8-cyl · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive · Automatic 2 patterns · View specs

SALDV324-V → 111 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

$98,800 median asking price

27 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

SALDV224-V → 80 VINs in our data

Sport Utility Vehicle [SUV]

$109,990 median asking price

16 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Four-wheel drive 4 patterns · View specs

4S9111E2-N → 2 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

SALLDVA6-T → 3 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

SALLDVA6-V → 33 VINs in our data

$54,998 median asking price

5 price observations · Updated Oct 25, 2026

SALLDVAF-V → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

1997 Defender

Trim not recorded

6 VIN patterns

Engine not recorded · Drive not recorded 3 patterns · View specs

SALLDHAV-V → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

SALLDHM6-V → 14 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

SALLDHH6-V → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Four-wheel drive 1 pattern · View specs

4S9111E0-P → 1 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Engine not recorded · Gasoline · Drive not recorded 2 patterns · View specs

SALLDKH6-V → 5 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

SALLDVAY-V → 5 VINs in our data

No qualifying asking-price sample for this pattern.

Limited record — some specifications may be missing.

Source: manufacturer specifications decoded through NHTSA vPIC, alongside VIN and listing records in our dataset. Trim groups are for browsing; shared labels do not establish identical equipment. Confirm options on the specific vehicle.

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