Custom Automotive Archives - ECD Automotive Design
October 29, 2025
Custom Range Rover Classic at the shore

Striking the Perfect Balance in the Custom Range Rover Classic Car Renovation

The Range Rover Classic is more than a vintage SUV. It's a design icon that ushered in the era of luxury off-roading. But restoring one presents a familiar challenge-how do
August 6, 2025

Custom Land Rover Defender Interiors: Crafting a “Private Jet” Cabin on Wheels

Transforming a utilitarian Land Rover Defender into a lavish, first-class lounge on wheels is ECD's specialty. By design, modern Defenders were never luxury vehicles - they were workhorses built for
July 30, 2025
Seat layout in a restored defender build

Why Seat Layout Might Be the Most Overlooked Decision in a Restored Defender Build

Most people get caught up choosing engines, paint colors, or wheel finishes when they start building a Defender. But one of the most important decisions that often gets overlooked is
August 17, 2022
custom series 3

Most Impressive Restored Defender Conversions in ECD History

When ECD initially started restoring the classic Defender in 2013, our engine lineup consisted of a refurbished Rover V8 engine and a refurbished Turbo diesel engine, both of which were
August 20, 2017
Custom Grille Defender

7 Unique Corbeau Seat Installations

Land Rover Defenders are considered epic vehicles for a lot of reasons, one of the most talked about being versatility. This can take a lot of forms that range from
August 11, 2017
Project Beast Defender 110

Should You Create Your Defender with a Wide Body?

Land Rover Defenders are elite off-road machines for a wide variety of reasons. From the grueling roads of the legendary Camel Trophy race to something as common as severe weather
June 23, 2017
Land Rover Defender 90 for Sale

6 Classic Land Rover Defender Paint Colors

Land Rover Defenders are exclusive and iconic vehicles in a variety of ways. Considered elite off-road drivers, what makes a Defender iconic is often difficult to isolate in one simple
June 16, 2017
Defender Quality ECD Automotive Design

Building a Defender: Quality Check

Absolutely nothing stands in higher regard around the build bays of East Coast Defender than quality: plain and simple. As much as we care for innovation and history, if the
June 14, 2017
Building a Defender Cosmetics

Building a Defender: Cosmetics

Accessories can take a Land Rover Defender for sale and transform it into an extraordinary off-road machine. When we talk about cosmetic changes, this is not simply lip service about
October 29, 2025
Custom Range Rover Classic at the shore

Striking the Perfect Balance in the Custom Range Rover Classic Car Renovation

The Range Rover Classic is more than a vintage SUV. It's a design icon that ushered in the era of luxury off-roading. But restoring one presents a familiar challenge-how do
August 6, 2025

Custom Land Rover Defender Interiors: Crafting a “Private Jet” Cabin on Wheels

Transforming a utilitarian Land Rover Defender into a lavish, first-class lounge on wheels is ECD's specialty. By design, modern Defenders were never luxury vehicles - they were workhorses built for
July 30, 2025
Seat layout in a restored defender build

Why Seat Layout Might Be the Most Overlooked Decision in a Restored Defender Build

Most people get caught up choosing engines, paint colors, or wheel finishes when they start building a Defender. But one of the most important decisions that often gets overlooked is
August 17, 2022
custom series 3

Most Impressive Restored Defender Conversions in ECD History

When ECD initially started restoring the classic Defender in 2013, our engine lineup consisted of a refurbished Rover V8 engine and a refurbished Turbo diesel engine, both of which were
August 20, 2017
Custom Grille Defender

7 Unique Corbeau Seat Installations

Land Rover Defenders are considered epic vehicles for a lot of reasons, one of the most talked about being versatility. This can take a lot of forms that range from
August 11, 2017
Project Beast Defender 110

Should You Create Your Defender with a Wide Body?

Land Rover Defenders are elite off-road machines for a wide variety of reasons. From the grueling roads of the legendary Camel Trophy race to something as common as severe weather
June 23, 2017
Land Rover Defender 90 for Sale

6 Classic Land Rover Defender Paint Colors

Land Rover Defenders are exclusive and iconic vehicles in a variety of ways. Considered elite off-road drivers, what makes a Defender iconic is often difficult to isolate in one simple
June 16, 2017
Defender Quality ECD Automotive Design

Building a Defender: Quality Check

Absolutely nothing stands in higher regard around the build bays of East Coast Defender than quality: plain and simple. As much as we care for innovation and history, if the
June 14, 2017
Building a Defender Cosmetics

Building a Defender: Cosmetics

Accessories can take a Land Rover Defender for sale and transform it into an extraordinary off-road machine. When we talk about cosmetic changes, this is not simply lip service about
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