Land Rover is but to introduce any physique kinds for its trendy Defender aside from the common two-box SUV, which at present is available in two-door Defender 90 and four-door Defender 110 and Defender 130 guises.

Nevertheless, for consumers searching for one thing distinctive, a Dutch firm specializing in modified Defenders has launched a Defender 90 convertible conversion.

The corporate is Heritage Customs, which is co-owned by Niels van Roij, whose separate Niels van Roij Design has introduced us coach-built specials up to now just like the Adventum Coupe two-door Land Rover Vary Rover and Ferrari 550 Maranello-based Breadvan homage. He is now helped develop distinctive particulars for Heritage Customs’ Defender 90 convertible, which in some instances have by no means been featured on a Defender earlier than.

Heritage Customs calls its Defender drop-top the Valiance Convertible, and the price of the conversion begins at 82,500 euros (roughly $90,000). Relying on the specification, the method takes about three months.

The conversion begins with the elimination of the mounted roof. The B-pillars stay and are joined by a customized crossbar to assist preserve rigidity. The lacking roof is then changed by an automatic soft-top roof that folds again behind the rear seats. Since prospects select their very own donor Defender 90, it means a V-8 powertrain is feasible.

Like Heritage Customs’ common line of Valiance Defenders, the Valiance Convertible advantages from customized exterior and inside colours, together with distinctive trim choices, solid wheels, and accessible bucket seats for the driving force and entrance passenger.

One fascinating trim possibility is what Heritage Customs calls Magic Steel. In accordance with the corporate, it will probably apply a metal-like floor through a paint course of, and this floor may even endure an oxidization course of to create a rust-like impact. Which means that bizarre plastic elements will be made to appear like outdated steel with many years of patina.