Overfinch Transforms the Land Rover Defender into a High Performance Pickup

Land Rover Defender 90 features a General Motors V8, a truck bed and loads of luxury.

The return of the legendary Land Rover Defender has been big news, but the previous generation has not been forgotten. Overfinch is best known for modifying Range Rovers, but when a customer asked them to customize a Defender, the company was happy to oblige. The result is a truly unique Defender 90 that offers far more luxury than any factory build.

According to Motor1, the level of luxury isn’t what makes this Land Rover unique. It is the custom pickup bed and the American V8 under the hood that makes this Defender 90 so damn cool.

The Overfinch Brand

Overfinch operates in the United States and the United Kingdom. In the U.S., they specialize in Range Rover models along with the new Discovery. In the U.K., the company also offers a package for the popular Defender 90, but as you might expect, the legendary Land Rover modified by Overfinch is quite a bit different than the Range Rover models.

The Overfinch Range Rover and Discovery both have some custom upgrades on the outside with added luxury on the inside. Depending on the model chosen, you can also pick from some basic performance upgrades including an exhaust system and engine air intake system. On the other hand, the Land Rover Defender 90 built by Overfinch includes a complete overhaul of the drivetrain and the body, making this the brand’s most elaborate offering.

Overfinch Defender

For its Defender, Overfinch replaced the standard back seats with a beautifully finished wooden bed floor. Frankly, we can’t imagine sitting anything in the bed that might scratch the gorgeous woodwork, but it looks great and it has a locking storage box.

Next, Recaro sport seats drop into the place of the stock units. These custom seats are tan and green leather. The center console, dash, steering wheel, and door panels are also clad in green-and-tan leather. Bright silver trim covers the door handles, gearshift, handbrake, pedals, instrument dials, and Overfinch badges.

The most noticeable exterior upgrades include the 18-inch wheels and the custom hood with a bulging center section. The body, the interior metal trim, the roll bar and portions of the wheels are all dark metallic green.

Finally, Overfinch swaps in a 6.2-liter General Motors V8. We don’t know which engine, but it looks like something from the LS engine family. The engine cover states that it is 620 cubic inches, which would be absolutely massive for an LS engine. General Motors offers a 572-cubic inch engine with 620 horsepower, so maybe that is what they meant. We are sure that any GM LS engine would make this Defender a blast to drive on any surface.

One of One

Overfinch lists this package on their U.K. website, after a customer ordered the vehicle shown here. If you have an older Defender and enough money, Overfinch will surely build one for you as well.

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Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

Rall can be contacted at QuickMirada@Yahoo.com