Building your Agulhas Defender
The Agulhas brand was conceived from and has Land Rover at its core. This is a vehicle that is truly timeless in both design and capabilities. Whether you are a CEO or in college, you will look at place behind the wheel of any classic Land Rover. Along with the parallels of this bespoke vehicle and the region of Cape Agulhas in South Africa, all the Agulhas builds, merchandise, apparel, events etc. are developed with beauty, luxury and refinement in mind while still being rugged and durable. Agulhas as a brand represents what each of us has to our core, the sense of adventure, the escape from the mundane, the awakening of our senses.
Aligning the Agulhas brand with the Land Rover lifestyle is the foundation of our mission.
So, why an Agulhas build over any other restoration?
The long-term disadvantage of a ‘partial restoration’ or ‘restoration over time’ is that the final product will never be as good as an Agulhas vehicle. Over time, the net spend will be greater than an Agulhas Bespoke build.
Through INDEPENDENT, we have been working on Rovers for more than 2 decades and over the years, we have done all levels of repair and restoration. The fact that we also service and repair Land Rovers gives us the unique advantage over purely restoration shops as we also get to see what parts work day to day in the real world.
Agulhas Bespoke boasts a collection of colors available from Land Rover Heritage to our very own samples curated from Cape Agulhas’ scenery.
For all NAS Defenders, we offer the full paint options available from Land Rover.
An Agulhas interior aims to be an environment of refinement and detail. Our leather options have been carefully chosen and named after locations, items, and animals from South Africa.
Sunbrella fabrics are available in similar colors.
Bespoke leather upholstery and stitching is available upon consultations
At Agulhas, the build process is a collaboration between yourself and us. We want to learn your passions and interests and implement those into your build. This way, an Agulhas vehicle is not just a bespoke build, it is an extension of your personality and fits into your daily lifestyle.
The first consultation will be a discussion of what you want your Defender to be used for. Whether a beach truck, a daily driver, or a ‘fun vehicle,’ we will help make your dream come true. We provide and discuss all the options available in a build, choose what exterior color you desire and what interior fabric choice may best suit your Defender.
Whether Agulhas supplies a vehicle or you provide a donor vehicle for restoration, the Land Rover body will be completely stripped down. All panels will be repaired or replaced with new ones where required. All panels are prepped, primed and painted on all surfaces before reassembly with upgraded stainless steel hardware.
To wear an Agulhas badge, the restoration would need to include the following:
New or fully reconditioned and galvanized chassis
All body panels separated, repaired, corrosion-treated and painted on all surfaces
Sound Insulation Applied
Stainless steel and grade-8 hardware used throughout for long-term corrosion resistance and strength
Stainless steel hard and braided lines for all brakes, fuel etc.
Engine, transmission, transfer case, axles etc. all fully stripped and fully rebuilt with new or better-than-new components
All wiring fully restored or replaced with new, and all electrical components fully reconditioned/replaced with new when available.
Waxoyl cavity corrosion protection is applied to all body cavities. Stone guard undercarriage coating is applied to all wheel wells and undercarriage sections.
Get in touch to build the Defender you’ve always dreamt of and join the lifestyle.
