DIFFLOCKEDTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 2001
NAMED MODELSpecial · Expedition & CampersUnited Kingdom

Capricorn Expedition — Chuma

Chuma, one of the white Defenders of the 2001–02 Capricorn expedition.

Drive it in the gameSources & evidence
Capricorn Expedition — Chuma — front three-quarter view, registry 3D render
BASE VEHICLEDefender 110BUILT BYLand RoverIN SERVICE2001OPERATED INSouth AfricaPRODUCTIONOne of two expedition vehiclesLAYOUT4 wheels · 110″

The record

The Holgate family used two Defenders for its journey around the Tropic of Capricorn. The Foundation gallery shows a white two-door long-wheelbase hardtop with fitted side windows and steel wheels alongside a white five-door station wagon on alloy wheels. The supplied expedition account identifies Chuma as the hardtop; Susi is assigned to the companion station wagon on that basis. Both carry expedition lettering, sponsor panels, rear spares, roof loads and protective front bars. The model follows the Australian-leg photographs. Tiny route flags and unreadable sponsor details are simplified, registration is omitted because it cannot be read reliably, and exact build year, engine and expedition conversion location remain unconfirmed. Handling values are game tuning.

Specification

MANUFACTURERLand Rover
MANUFACTUREDExisting Defender, exact build year unconfirmed; expedition 2001–02
PRODUCTION RUNOne of two expedition vehicles
COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom
OPERATED INSouth Africa
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEDefender
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110″
CATEGORYSpecial · Expedition & Campers

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from the registry's own 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the registry's 3D renders, the specification and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Kingsley Holgate Foundation: Capricorn expedition and original gallery ↗accessed 2026-09-17SOURCE
  2. 2https://kingsleyholgate.com/articles/capricorn-following-the-invisible-line/https://kingsleyholgate.com/articles/capricorn-following-the-invisible-line/ ↗REFERENCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-16T22:03:32.670Z · status: researched