A restored Land Rover Defender 90, finished in 2024

Georgie | Java Black D90 Beach Soft Top

About the Build

Georgie

Having owned a Defender years ago, the client never lost her love for the classic silhouette and always knew she wanted another one in her garage. Commissioned for a life in Georgia, Georgie was reimagined as the ultimate Beach build, finished in Java Black with a Sand soft top, tailored for family adventures and cruising through the countryside.

The drivetrain features a GM 6.2L LS3 V8 paired with a 6L80E automatic transmission. Underneath, the suspension and steering utilize Fox and Bilstein components. Braking performance is upgraded via a Shoreline big brake kit, complemented by a rear anti-roll bar to manage the V8 power. A classic-style automatic shifter controls the gearbox.

The body is finished in Java Black with half side doors in body color featuring sliding windows. Up front, it features a classic silver grille and body-color headlight surrounds. The exterior is detailed with black heavy-duty hood bars, a galvanized bumper, silver aluminum trim, and a stainless steel exterior bolt kit. It rides on 16-inch black steel deep dish wheels wrapped in Cooper STT Pro tires. LED headlights, a full sidelight kit, fold-up side and rear steps, and a swing-away spare wheel carrier complete the exterior configuration.

Inside, the cabin features Lincoln Tan fluted leather across the front seats, with optional individual rear seats available. The extended leather package covers the dashboard, binnacle, fuse box cover, AC unit, door cards, sun visors, and gaiters. Tactile details include aluminum gear and transfer knobs, heater control handles, a hand brake handle, and aluminum door handles wrapped in Lincoln Tan leather. A wood steering wheel is fitted on a quick-release hub.

The center cubby box is finished in fluted Lincoln Tan leather and houses a removable large Marshall Bluetooth speaker with an underdash AC unit. The flooring consists of front black drop-in carpet with tan trim, rubber matting on the seat box, and a fitted teak deck in the rear load bay. A starter motor immobilizer completes the interior specification.

A Beach build for a returning Defender owner who knew exactly how she wanted the vehicle configured.

GM 6.2L LS3 V8

GM 6.2L LS3 V8 engine swap paired with an automatic transmission. Shoreline Dynamic Ride suspension and steering with Fox and Bilstein, Shoreline big brake kit, and rear anti-roll bar. Built for serious everyday power.

Beach Soft Top Exterior

Java Black paint with a Sand canvas soft top, half side doors with sliding windows painted in body color, galvanized heavy duty frame bars, classic silver front grille, galvanized bumper, and 16-inch black steel deep dish wheels on Cooper STT Pro tires.

Lincoln Tan Leather Interior

Lincoln Tan fluted leather front seats with full extended leather across the dashboard, door cards, and trim. Removable large Marshall Bluetooth speaker integrated into the fluted cubby box. Wood steering wheel with quick release, teak rear load bay, and classic-style auto shifter.

Build Specification

Exterior & Mechanical

  • GM 6.2L LS3 V8 engine swap
  • 6L80E automatic transmission
  • Classic-style auto shifter
  • Shoreline Dynamic Ride suspension and steering with Fox and Bilstein
  • Shoreline rear anti-roll bar
  • Shoreline big brake kit
  • Body finished in Java Black
  • Sand canvas soft top
  • Galvanized heavy duty frame bars
  • Half side doors painted in body color with sliding windows
  • Doors painted on the inside
  • Galvanized bumper
  • Classic silver front grille
  • Body color headlight surrounds
  • LED headlights and full sidelight kit
  • 16 x 8 black steel deep dish wheels
  • Cooper STT Pro tires
  • Stainless steel wheel nuts
  • Aluminum silver front door hinges
  • Aluminum silver wing mirror arms
  • Aluminum silver wing top and side vents
  • Aluminum license plate light and mount
  • Stainless steel exterior bolt kit
  • Swing-away spare wheel carrier
  • Swing back door
  • Fold-up side and rear step

Interior

  • Lincoln Tan fluted leather front seats
  • Optional upgrade — four individual rear seats available
  • Fluted Lincoln Tan cubby box with removable large Marshall Bluetooth speaker
  • Lincoln Tan leather sun visors
  • Lincoln Tan full leather dashboard including binnacle, fuse box cover, and AC
  • Front door cards in Lincoln Tan leather
  • Aluminum door handles wrapped in Lincoln Tan leather
  • Lincoln Tan leather gaiters
  • Aluminum gear and transfer knobs
  • Aluminum heater control handles
  • Aluminum hand brake handle
  • Wood steering wheel with quick release
  • Front black drop-in carpet with tan trim
  • Rubber matting on the seat box
  • Teak deck in rear load bay
  • Front air conditioning
  • Starter motor immobilizer

Vehicle Details

A ground-up rebuild delivering a defining example of the Beach Defender, completed in 2024.

Base Information

  • Make: Land Rover
  • Model: Defender 90
  • Edition: Beach
  • Donor Year: 1994
  • Year of Rebuild: 2024

Configuration

  • Body Type: 90 Soft Top
  • Seat Setup: 2 Front (optional 4 individual rear seats available)
  • Powertrain: GM 6.2L LS3 V8
  • Transmission: Automatic
  • Air Conditioning: Yes, Front

Aesthetics

  • Body Color: Java Black
  • Exterior Trim: Silver Aluminum, Sand Soft Top
  • Interior: Lincoln Tan Fluted Leather, Silver Trim
  • Wheels: 16 x 8 Black Steel Deep Dish
  • Tires: Cooper STT Pro

Contact Us

Commission your own Beach Defender

Georgie was built to one customer's specification. Yours can be too. Tell us how you want it to look, how you want it to drive, and the rest follows.

A black and beige Land Rover Defender parked on rocky terrain with mounds of gravel in the background under a cloudy sky.
Black off-road vehicle on a dirt trail in a grassy, tree-lined landscape.
A black off-road vehicle with a beige canopy parked on a grassy field in front of a brick building with small wooden windows.
Custom Jeep interior with tan leather seats, wood floor panel, steering wheel, and a small sign that says 'Sorelane'.
Close-up of a rugged tire on a dark blue off-road vehicle with tan seats, parked on grass in an open field.
Back of a black Jeep with a beige soft top, marked Shoreline, against a cloudy sky.
Interior of a vehicle showing tan leather seats, including the driver's seat, passenger seat, and the space between them with a small black Marshall speaker and cup holders.
Black off-road vehicle with beige canopy parked in a grassy field under a cloudy sky.
The interior of a vehicle with tan gear shift boots and two gear shifters. The main gear shift is a manual with a silver knob. The smaller gear shift has the label 'LOCKER' and is silver. There are three black control switches attached to the dashboa
Close-up image of the back of a Shoreline camper trailer, showing its black shiny rear panel with chrome accents, round lights, a red reflector, and outdoor equipment.
Interior of a vintage off-road vehicle with brown seats, tan upholstery, a black metal frame, and a wooden floor, outdoors with cloudy sky and greenery in the background.
View through the window of a vineyard with rows of grapevines extending into the distance, seen from inside a vehicle or enclosed space with two wooden seats in the foreground.