Atelier · Sabadell · Barcelona @costa__motor

Defenders made by hand. Barcelona.

Family atelier. Nine hundred hours per car. Fewer than twelve a year.

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The details no one notices are the ones that endure.

The Costa family has spent three decades inside the motor trade. This generation chose to rescue the Defender — give it a second life, piece by piece, under three rules: reliability, freedom, quality.

Fewer than twelve cars a year so each one receives the time it deserves. Hand-stitched leather, yacht-grade woods, audio tuned to the cabin. Each Defender is a reference point — for the client and for us.

The approach

One conversation. Nine hundred hours. Keys in hand.

Every Defender travels the same road. No sales pitch, no script — one team, one car, the time it deserves.

Hand-stitched leather steering wheel — Costa Motor Defender detail
I · The Call
I Conversation

The call. No deposit, no commitment.

It begins with a conversation — WhatsApp, email, or a phone call. We want to understand the car you have in mind before we ever talk price.

Land Rover Defender chassis restored at Costa Motor, Sabadell
II · Nine Hundred Hours
II Build

Nine hundred hours.

Everything comes apart. Chassis sandblasted to bare steel, engine rebored, gearbox and transfer case rebuilt. Bodywork primed and painted in six coats. Leather hand-stitched, fitted piece by piece.

Land Rover Defender Lisboa restored by Costa Motor — front
III · The Delivery
III Delivery

The delivery. Keys in hand, wherever you are.

Spanish plates, ITV inspection, full homologation. We coordinate transport to your door — by road across Europe, by container beyond. One year warranty on every restored component.

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From the workshop

Every car is a milestone — for the client and for us.

The Costa family · Barcelona
Recent commissions

Recent builds. Seven countries. One workshop.

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Defender 90 Apolo restored by Costa Motor — profile banner Defender 90 Apolo restored by Costa Motor — side three-quarter
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Apolo D90 · 200 Tdi
Land Rover Defender Lisboa restored by Costa Motor — door open Land Rover Defender Lisboa restored by Costa Motor — wood wheel
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Lisboa D90 · 300 Tdi
Land Rover Defender Falcon — Costa Motor Land Rover Defender Falcon restored by Costa Motor — side profile
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Falcon D110 · Td5
Land Rover Defender Maximus restored by Costa Motor — front Land Rover Defender Maximus restored by Costa Motor — cockpit
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Maximus D90 · Td5
Live

What's on the workshop floor this week

Every Thursday we post progress on Instagram — chassis, paint, leather, road tests. Between one car and the next.

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Designed by you

Start to imagine yours.

Four decisions, no commitment. The conversation lands on WhatsApp with your initial direction — and from there, we continue.

IBody

Which model?

IIPaint

Which colour?

IIIInterior

Which interior?

IVDestination

Where's it going?

Start by choosing the model.
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In the owners' words

A car we built together.

I'd seen the big names in the sector. None felt this close. Every Thursday for ten months, a photo from the workshop. When the car arrived, it was exactly the one we'd imagined together.
Álvaro S. Mallorca
I wanted a car that didn't need to apologise in the city and didn't feel out of place in the mountains. This one does both. It's a piece of craftsmanship that also happens to drive.
Henrik W. Zürich
Commission a Costa

The next car begins with a call.

A hand-built car isn't a product — it's a conversation across several months. We talk first. No middlemen, no deposit just to start the conversation.

Defender 90
From€150,000
Typical lead · 7 months
Defender 110
From€180,000
Typical lead · 10 months
Our production is intentionally limited. Get in touch and we'll let you know when the next slot opens.