Offered here in Keswick Green, this Defender 90 is no ordinary example as you might expect, after over 1,000 man-hours of careful restoration and innovative development. Now sporting a clever soft-top conversion with roll-cage, the work was carried out by Classic Days Bespoke Vehicles at J. Day Engineering in February 2022. It’s now powered by a standard 3.9-litre Rover V8 and automatic transmission transplanted from a Discovery 1. The donor vehicle had covered 139,000 miles but had been regularly maintained and serviced for many years prior at J. Day Engineering so they knew that the engine was sound. Naturally it was fully dismantled/inspected, serviced and refitted with new auxiliary parts before being installed in the Defender project.

As you can see from our images this is a superbly-crafted development, however, viewing in person is the only way to appreciate the quality on offer. To list every aspect of the restoration/conversion would take more space than we have here but we have attached a list of some of the bespoke adaptations.

Brand new galvanized Chassis - painted in chassis protector black paint.
Brand new bulkhead in body colour
Rear Tub area - Original tub, finished in body colour, stone guard on underside. Hybrid wood floor/deck. Drop-down tailgate with custom hinge and customised spare wheel holder to allow use of drop down tailgate.
Series-style doors conversion, new
powder-coated suspension arms, rear diff and steering arms. Poly Bushes all round. New Gaz shocks with Discovery springs set up.
4-wheel drive with Discovery transfer box. Custom made gearbox tunnel
Brakes -  New grooved/drilled discs all round with EBC green pads. New brake lines made.
Custom built stainless exhaust with discreet side-exit pipes. Fitted with factory CATS for emission legality
Full bare-metal body colour change to Keswick Green with Matte Silver accents
Full soft-top conversion from Undercover Hoods in Birmingham and a roll-bar from Purely Metal in Suffolk
Puma dash conversion, painted in body colour with leather trim matching the seats.
Hand-stitched leather front & rear seats( Exmoor supplied trim bases/backs) with matching dash trim and door cards. Cream with green diamond stitch. 
Contrasting full front carpet set - hand-stitched.
Double Din stereo with Bluetooth and USB, new surround speakers. 
MOMO Indy heritage steering wheel
New Wolf-style wheels (16” x 6.5J)  with new Goodyear Wrangler tyres 
New wheel studs 
LED headlights, tail lights and indicator lights
New fuel tank and fuel lines 
New high pressure pump and swell pot.
Tornado systems Custom ECU 
MOT until 18/5/23 

This bespoke British classic would make a fine daily driver, weekend toy or stylish workhorse for any Land Rover enthusiast. Come along and have a look.