Land Rover Defender D110 - Telios
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 Telios Story
Telios began with a question, not a color chip: what does completion actually look like? For this Classic Defender 110, the answer became a study in restraint—bold where it needed to be, quiet everywhere else. The client in California wanted presence, but not noise. That set the brief: one clear star of the show, and everything else in a supporting role.
The color came first. Telios wears a custom-mixed hue that you almost never see on a Defender—immediately striking on the road, yet calm and strangely peaceful when parked. In person, it walks a fine line: strong enough to feel confident, subtle enough to feel timeless. With that much personality in the paint and stance, the design demanded discipline. No winch bumper to add visual weight. No adventure rack competing for attention. The bumper remains simple, the roof and wheels go black—like a black hat and black shoes—so the eye always returns to the body.
Inside, the brief continues: bold, but edited. Cream seat centers and medium blue leather set a luxurious, relaxed tone, with an Alcantara headliner and hand-made wood steering wheel adding warmth without clutter. The yellow of the client’s Ferrari Dino appears only where it belongs—on calipers and carefully chosen details—so the Helderburg feels curated beside the Dino, not dressed to match it. Every leather surface is true hide, tanned to order in Scotland for durability, easy cleaning, and the enduring scent that becomes part of the ownership ritual.
Telios was built for long drives with his two adult children and their dog, so seat heights, legroom, suspension, sound deadening, and a high-fidelity audio system were all tuned to how they will actually travel. The result is a commission that feels settled the moment you see it. Nothing screams. Nothing is missing. Telios is what happens when a Defender is designed with the end clearly in mind—and the confidence to stop when it feels complete.
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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
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