This Aston Martin V8 Series 3 Sports Saloon, which we have received for restoration, is equipped with a highly sought after 5-speed manual transmission, as confirmed by copies of the factory records. The car is a true classic, with a 5,340cc DOHC V8 engine and 4 dual-throat Weber carburetors producing 300bhp at 6,000rpm. It also features 4-wheel independent suspension and 4-wheel disc brakes, making it a true driver's car.

When it comes to classic sports cars, few automakers have the kind of history and prestige that Alfa Romeo enjoys. The Italian marque has produced some of the most iconic and beautiful sports cars in history, from the Spider to the Montreal to the Giulia.

We recently had the pleasure of acquiring a true gem - a 1981 Aston Martin V8 Vantage Series 4 Oscar India Sports Saloon that was originally ordered by the Sultan of Oman. With just 291 of these remarkable machines produced during seven and a half years of production, it's an incredibly rare and valuable addition to our workshop.

We are thrilled to announce our latest restoration project, a 1980 Suzuki LJ80. This classic 4x4 off-road vehicle is the perfect addition to our collection and we cannot wait to bring it back to life.

Building a great build it's not just about buying things off the shelf, doing nice designs, looking for materials and putting it all together in a fabulous package. It’s more a question of going above and beyond.

We often get asked: “Can you work on my truck?” or “Can you do an upgrade on my own overlander?”. Yes, we do and yes, we can.

A lesser known part of Legacy’s meticulous restoration efforts is the work we do on classic sports cars. We call this our Special Vehicles Operations. And boy, are they special!

There is a Defender-wide infatuation with horsepower in the US, it seems. Not sure where this comes from, but the entire builder-landscape - at least from those with US operations - keep insisting on those. No doubt, it’s by necessity as there just are almost no old Defenders with gasoline V8s left to source. So what’s left are smaller Diesel engines which are not a huge draw amongst the US clientele. So the only thing for US based Land Rover builders to do is to drop a different engine in. Hence the LS3 craze. But hey, we do it too and you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do!

There’s a point where you got to make the call; is this rust held together by will power or is it a car?

That is the question.

The Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60, with its ruggedly handsome, strong lines is a statement of a classic off-roader in-and-of-itself. So in designing one of our in-house build projects that are our sandbox for experimenting with new ideas, we wanted to turn the visual dial up to 11. Stripe decals….Stripe decals!

On Feb 23, 2019 Robert Madeira, Legacy Overland’s founder, joined AFTER/DRIVE’s panel on BaT overland challenge at the Manhattan Classic Car Garage. The discussion ranged widely across, including what “overlanding” means, cool and colorful options available on BaT and background on our 1973 Ardennes Green Range Rover Classic that we brought to the event.