According to many companies, the Land Rover Defender lends itself well to some personal decoration. The Dutch Heritage Customs clearly thinks about it. Now it is also tackling the modern Defender.
At Heritage Customs you can turn to if you want to dress a Land Rover Defender more to your own liking with things like different wheels, a different paint job, different upholstery and special logos. Some more radical changes, for example to the carriage, are also possible. This is possible with a primal Defender, but also with the modern Defender. The first copy of the latter, which the company calls ‘Valiance’ after the adjustments, is now ready.
The Defender in question is equipped with special wheels, a unique two-tone paint job, unique air intakes in the sides, special mirror caps, Heritage Customs logos that return everywhere and nowhere, but above all a completely personalized interior. It is an example of what is possible. Designer Niels van Roij is involved in making the personal wishes of customers reflected in the design and explains: “In a co-design process with the customer, we shape the exterior and interior. We process materials such as aluminum, leather, denim. , teak and even copper. For example, we have been commissioned to design an interior that symbolizes a Caribbean island where our customers met. he has in his collection. “
The founder of Heritage Custom, Jan-Pieter Kroezen, gives a number of examples of what can be adjusted or added to the Defenders. After an extensive process of discussing with the clients and designing the wishes by Van Roij, they get to work. Kroezen: “Each custom Valiance is a true design statement with distinctive, custom details such as solid aluminum vents in the fenders and milled bonnet guards that replace the plastic, counterfeit diamond plate. unique ‘Valiance’ transformed Defender you at least € 90,000 excluding taxes, but of course the meter can skyrocket if you have extensive personal wishes.