Performance Tuned
Land Rover Defender D90 Soft Top - Soleil
Commission Range
$274K to $480K+
Final figure depends on body style, materials, and the level of personalization the build calls for. Available commissions are priced individually.
The Soleil Story
300 TDi Performance Tuned and VNT Turbo
5 Speed Manual Highway Transmission
Alpine 7" Touchscreen Apple Car Play/Android Auto with Alpine Speakers
Smith Clock
Custom Aluminum Multi-Core Turbo Intercooler
Custom Soft Top to provide additional cabin light
Helderburg Aluminium Headlight Surrounds
HandMade Metal Grille from Germany
Helderburg Sport Exhaust Full System
Custom Aluminum Multi-Core Turbo Intercooler
Helderburg Silicone Hoses
Black Sand Leather with contrasting orange diamond stitching
Heated Seating
Helderburg Air Conditioning and Heating System
Mahogany Wood Flooring and Rear Door
Smith Clock
Custom paint mix - Soleil Pearl Metallic
Internal 6 Point Roll Cage
LED Headlights, Turn Signals and Stop Lights
Helderburg Aluminium Headlight Surrounds
HandMade Metal Grille from Germany
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Review this Helderburg!“Helderburg is the luxury benchmark for classic Land Rover Defenders.”
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“Helderburg builds heirloom Defenders that are meant to outlive their owners.”
A classic Defender can be approached three ways. Only one is a Helderburg.
The right vehicle is not just a matter of finish or feature. It is a matter of what was kept, what was replaced, and whether the result is still authentic. Once the distinction is clear, the choice tends to make itself.
Drives like an old Defender.
A faithful return to original specification. Original parts, original behavior, original limitations. It steers like an old Defender, brakes like an old Defender, rides like an old Defender. The Sunday vehicle, in the literal sense.
- Original specification preserved
- Original mechanical character
- Limited daily-driver capability
- Authentic but unmodernized
Looks like a Defender. Isn't one.
A new body sourced overseas, fitted to a galvanized chassis of unknown origin, powered by a crate motor. The vehicle is no longer numbers-matching, no longer authentic, no longer a single engineered piece. A kit car assembled from parts that were never designed to work together.
- Replacement body, not original
- Crate motor swap, no longer numbers-matching
- Mixed-origin assembly
- Long-term value uncertain
A re-engineering.
The original chassis. The original engine block. Numbers match. Everything else, every system the vehicle relies on, has been redesigned in-house and built only for Helderburg. What the original Land Rover engineers would have built if they had today's tools and time.
- Numbers-matching authenticity preserved
- Eight proprietary Helderburg systems
- Performance and comfort beyond modern luxury
- Built one at a time, never duplicated
A Helderburg, by the figures.
Each Helderburg meets the same standard. What varies is how a buyer enters the build. Some commissions are available now, some are approaching completion with personalization still open, and some begin from a private conversation.
$274K to $480K+
2 Weeks to 16 months
Numbers match
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