News From The Workshop

This is the place where we post about projects, give helpful advice, leave random posts unfinished, etc. It’s like a blog, but not really.

The preservation of a vintage Land Rover (Pre-Defender) 110 continues at the Bishop+Rook Salisbury Workshop....

The Bishop+Rook team continues to work on Project Toto. On the last episode of Defender...

One of the main reasons why we’re in business is because we love driving vintage...

We acquired Project Toto through a third-party classic automobile broker in the Cotswolds who represented...

Every once in a while we come across a Land Rover that is simply too...

A couple of years ago we came across a very interesting Land Rover Defender 110...

What Options Are Available for Rear Defender Seats? We get a lot of questions about...

Every Bishop+Rook Land Rover Defender restoration flows through a simple build process. It is not...

March 9, 2022 Project Sophie – Winter Photo Shoot

One of our main workshops is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where we get around 11 months...

A recent discussion on several Land Rover Defender Facebook groups highlighted some of the struggles...

After 30 years, most things can use a little refresh – the Rover V8 engines...

We send each chassis off to be sandblasted, treated/sealed inside, and returned in black epoxy...

Judging a Land Rover Defender Restoration project exclusively by the beautifully finished photos is missing...

One of the biggest problems with purchasing an un-restored Defender is sorting through the issues...

We don’t sell used Defenders. We build Defenders. Explaining the difference between building a custom...

August 9, 2021 Every Day Defender Ownership + Adventures

Follow along as the Bishop+Rook crew take you out on a test drive with one...

Slipping behind the wheel of a right hand drive (RHD) Defender evokes a feeling of...

Any 25+ year old vehicle is going to have some form of chassis issue. When...