Directory / Monarch Defender
Monarch Defender
🇺🇸 Grayslake, Illinois · United States
Ground-up, not restored: Illinois-built Defenders on all-new chassis with GM LS3 or LT1 V8 power, since 2016.
Monarch Defender takes a different approach to the Land Rover Defender restomod: rather than rebuilding a donor truck, every commission starts from a new, KTL-coated chassis and all-new running gear, built up in Grayslake, Illinois since 2016. GM LS3 or LT1 V8 power, modern transmissions, upgraded axles and brakes, and a bespoke leather interior turn the Defender shape into a genuine daily driver rather than a restored curiosity. The range spans 90, 110 and 130 wheelbases plus a pickup, each a one-off built to a single client's specification. For buyers who want the Defender look without any of a forty-year-old chassis's compromises, Monarch is the American answer.
In motion
The cars and their builders on film, embedded from YouTube.
Related builders
Arkonik
Featured🇬🇧 Mells, Somerset · United Kingdom
The best-known name in restored Defenders: Somerset-built, US-focused, hundreds of builds delivered worldwide.
Blackden Edition
🇺🇸 Austin, Texas · United States
Bespoke, limited-edition Range Rovers and Land Rovers.
Brooklyn Coachworks
🇺🇸 New York City · United States
Daniel Marcello's New York workshop, building Defenders that stay true to the original: galvanised chassis, Tdi or LT1 V8 power, Italian leather inside.