Classic Land Cruiser and Defender restomods, built to order
For drivers who have wanted one for years: Duncrest finds the right vehicle, rebuilds it with a crate engine or electric conversion, and services it for its whole life.
The vehicles we rebuild
Bring the one you own, or ask us to find the right one, and that search costs nothing.
FJ40.
The short wheelbase Land Cruiser, 1960 to 1984.
FJ60.
The Land Cruiser wagon of the 1980s.
70 Series.
The working Land Cruiser, built since 1984.
Series.
The original Land Rover, 1948 to 1985.
Defender.
Land Rover's successor to the Series, from 1990.
How a Duncrest build works
The conversation. You send the commission request and talk it through with Duncrest: the vehicle, the build level, the powertrain and how it will be driven. The consultation is free, and so is the donor search if you need one.
The build sheet. Everything agreed is written on a build sheet before any money changes hands. Timing is set for your vehicle in the consultation, before you commit to anything.
The rebuild. Duncrest rebuilds your vehicle to that sheet and documents the work VIN by VIN. Then it comes back to the same shop for service for as long as it runs.
Crate engine or electric, your choice
CRATEELECTRIC
Either way the period look stays, and the choice is yours. A modern crate engine keeps the fuel stop, the sound and the roadside fix any good mechanic knows. A full electric conversion is quiet, pulls hard at walking pace and asks you to plan charging on long days. You decide in the consultation.
Three build levels
Commissions begin at $100,000; your build sheet sets the final price before you pay. Every inclusion is in one table on the Build levels page.
Restoration+
For the owner who wants the original made right, with light modernization.
Start your buildSignature Build
For the driver who wants the full ground up restomod, with a crate engine or electric conversion.
Start your buildBespoke
For a one of one vehicle, specified entirely with you.
Start your build
Looked after by the shop that built it
Servicing, maintenance and warranty work on a Duncrest build come back to the people who rebuilt it, for the life of the vehicle. They know where every part went because they put it there. Aftercare is paid work, billed separately from the build and arranged directly with Duncrest.
Arrange service
Start your build
Tell us the vehicle, the level and the powertrain you have in mind, or answer not sure yet. You get a free consultation, then a build sheet for your vehicle before any money changes hands.