Brooklyn Coachworks

Brooklyn Coachworks builds Land Rover Defenders in New York City, which is a good part of the appeal. President Daniel Marcello has spent more than twenty years on the same truck, and the house specification begins with a new galvanised chassis and new panels before adding disc brakes, air conditioning, a CarPlay screen, Italian leather and an Alcantara headliner. Buyers choose between original 200Tdi, 300Tdi and TD5 diesels, a Rover V8 or a 6.2-litre GM LT1, with builds running four to ten months and a driveline warranty included. Ralph Lauren's magazine, Robb Report and Iron & Air have all covered it, and the consistent theme is restraint: a Defender that still looks and works like one.