Fifty 50 Challenge Wolf 110 — Difflocked Registry

The record

The vehicle began as one of several Defender Wolf 110s equipped by Land Rover for a global expedition to be led by Sir Ranulph Fiennes in 1998. The expedition was cancelled, and the Wolves — the strengthened 300 Tdi military Defenders then new in British service — were left looking for a purpose.

This one, chassis SALLDBA6BVA120509 and registered R657 BAC, found it in the Fifty 50 Challenge, a Land Rover employees' expedition to raise money for charity and mark the company's fiftieth year. It was repainted gold, fitted with a roof rack, communications equipment and internal racking, and christened Goldilocks by the team. As support vehicle it followed the challenge through 52 countries in 50 days — and 57 by the time the run ended in South Africa — raising £200,000 for UNICEF and other charities.

It is now in the Dunsfold Collection, still in its gold, with the 2.5-litre 300 Tdi and five-speed gearbox of the Wolf specification.

Specification

MANUFACTURERLand Rover

MODIFIER / COACHBUILDERLand Rover Special Vehicles (Fiennes expedition preparation; Fifty 50 Challenge fit-out)

MANUFACTURED1997 Wolf 110; prepared for the 1998 Fiennes expedition, then the Fifty 50 Challenge

ENGINE2.5 L 300 Tdi turbodiesel inline-four, five-speed gearbox

PRODUCTION RUNOne vehicle (one of several Wolves prepared for the cancelled Fiennes expedition)

CURRENT OWNERThe Dunsfold Collection ↗

COUNTRY OF ORIGINUnited Kingdom

OPERATED INUnited Kingdom

STATUSpreserved

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.

Renders & references

Fifty 50 Challenge Wolf 110 — front three-quarter view, registry 3D render — **Front three-quarter**Registry render

Fifty 50 Challenge Wolf 110 — three-quarter view, registry 3D render — **Three-quarter**Registry render

Fifty 50 Challenge Wolf 110 — side view, registry 3D render — **Side**Registry render

Fifty 50 Challenge Wolf 110 — rear view, registry 3D render — **Rear**Registry render

Fifty 50 Challenge Wolf 110 — front view, registry 3D render — **Front**Registry render

Fifty 50 Challenge Wolf 110 — photograph — **Photograph**The Dunsfold Collection ↗

Where it was

GB United Kingdom1997–2026 · Fiennes expedition build 1998; Fifty 50 Challenge; now Dunsfold Collection

BuiltLand Rover, Lode Lane, SolihullUnited Kingdom · 199752.43, -1.78
ExpeditionFifty 50 Challenge start, SolihullUnited Kingdom · 1998Land Rover employees' charity drive through 52 countries52.43, -1.78
PreservedDunsfold CollectionUnited Kingdom51.12, -0.56