DCRovers (est. 2014)
Handcrafted & Reimagined Land Rover Defenders, Series, and Range Rover Classics right here in America.
703-939-7674
About DCRovers
Our origin story date back to the late 2000's with our first imports of Series and a few years later Defender's. Our official founding and formation in 2014 makes us the oldest Land Rover only restoration shop. While we get asked all the time about restoring a Toyota thing, Scout, Bronco, etc... our passion for Land Rover only remains unwavering......
PRICING
Our Land Rover Restoration Shop offers the most affordable rates in North America. With a going rate of $90 per hour, we beat competitors' rates by $50 to $100 per hour. This can result in savings upto $70,000 dollars compared to our competitors. Let us know a bit about your potential build and we can give you a rough outline of the project cost.
SERVICES
As a restoration shop, we prioritize our restoration projects and have a long waitlist. Unfortunately, we won't be able to accommodate your car tomorrow, next week, or even next month. However, if you're willing to wait, we'll be happy to work on your project as long as it fits our schedule.
The Identity of Your Defender's Builder is of the utmost importance
Over the years, we have seen numerous budget Defender builders come and go, leaving behind them a wake of woeful vehicles that are best described as a pig with lipstick. We know this, as we have had the pleasure of disassembling customer Defender's for over a decade now right here in America. Our experience with cheap importers and so-called foreign restorations vehicles built for profit (here most recently out of Turkey) is far from ideal, and often an absolute financial nightmare. As we explain to potential customers all the time, it is best to buy as cheap as possible and know what needs to be replaced, rather than hoping that it was done. From cheap spot welds and paper mâché repairs in frames, to carpet covering bimetal corrosion, to cheap paint hiding all the tell tale signs.... the risk to not build with a reputable company is simply not worth it.
Our Commitment to Our Profession
Our Dutch principles and American understandings are unlike any other company out there. Yes, no English heritage here, but that also means there is no tweed jacket, English accent upscale TAX here either. Our foremost commitment is that we share with you the cost of parts by providing links to said parts. In doing so, not only do you as a customer understand the actual cost associated with your build, you also understand the quality of the parts that go into your vehicle. This is the backbone of our company, as unlike our competitors who state they "do not cut corners" and subsequently install cheap Chinese parts, we pride ourselves on this openness and back and forth we have about what parts and why with our customers. This level of transparency is unheard of in the industry but in our experience, it aids tremendously in our customer/builder relationship, as there is no room for misunderstandings about costs affiliated with your build.
Our workshop
Do you ever wonder why no one else shares images of their workshop? In our experience, there are a fair amount of companies that farm out their build to 3rd parties. We know this, because we have been contacted and contracted by various famous/infamous companies over the years due to our competitive rates. No glorified used salesmen with a pitch to sell here. Yes, workshops are messy places, but they are proof that a vehicle is actually being built by the folks whom you have entrusted with your build. Do they produce the best images, no absolutely not, but it is honest content rather than images taken at the end that details nothing.
ICONIC European Defenders handcrafted in the USA
We work on Land Rover Defenders daily and rebuild them here locally in the USA, by Americans for American roadways with pride and passion.
We are a one stop shop! Our company does all the work from, buying and importing Defenders, dealing with customs, registering and licenseing them. When you buy a vehicle from us there are no countless hoops to jump through or endless promises of 'it' will make it through customs and 'it' be registerable or any hidden costs such as import taxes and DMV fees which could add to thousands of dollars. Quite simply, all our vehicles come with American titles because we do business in America.
Our nut and bolt rebuilt Land Rover Defenders roam the back woods or pavement jungles from California to Florida. While each build is uniquely different, ranging from rebuilt original heritage editions (200/300tdi) to the mental builds with the 5.9L Cummins Diesel, Mercedes Diesel options or GM LS V8's, they are all equally distinctive and different at the same time.
WE ARE FAR MORE THAN YOUR LOCAL LAND ROVER PARTS CHANGERS
BE INVOLVED IN YOUR CAR, BUILD WHAT YOU WANT, RATHER THAN SETTLE FOR WHAT IS OUT THERE.
We have long been lusting for high quality built availablity in the North American Defender market. We offer the option to build a "Forever Defender" in the sub six figure market, which is an industry leading full galvanized vehicle that can be passed down through the generations with proper maintenance. This is a vehicle built with you in mind, with high quality primary world parts only, as we have no desire to fool you with 3rd world promises like most of the one off sellers out there. Talk with the experienced and product knowledge experts who understand what it takes to build a 'new' Land Rover Defender from scratch and know how to keep the old ones going. Knowing what to use here and what product not to use there, sets us apart from the blue bag builders. Having owned numerous and daily running various Land Rover's (Defender, Series, Range Rover Classic, Discovery) gives us the unique ability to relate and also the know how, as we gone through nearly every conceivable problem under the sun with the older generation Land Rover’s. From soft top conversions to chassis swaps to nut and bolt restorations on Defender’s to suspension lifts on Discovery 2’s, or air spring replacement on the L322, nothing is too inconceivable. We invite you to reach out with your idea's of what is the perfect car for you. We trust that we can make your dream and the reality intersect at a future date.