Off Road Driving, Training and Reviews

Bowler (www.bowler-offroad.com) will build you just about anything you want for a price I suspect. However for those of us with dreams we might one day accomplish – their entry level Wildcat may just about be within reach. Bowler don’t shout about prices, but a brand spanking new prepped toy is rumoured to be around £80k. Good 2nd hand versions shift for around £30k after a few years (and god knows what abuse). You can find a few “Tomcats” around (the Wildcat’s predecessor – often built by enthusiasts with the best of components then sold at a tremendous loss!) for not much more than a quality second hand defender.

If you’ve got a few grand to spare (prices are dependent on exactly how you want your machine set up), and a large disused open cast quarry to race around in they’d be the toy of the century.

Land Rover are now backing Bowler’s Wildcat race team.