Pods Overland was built around a simple idea: the best vehicles are the ones that remain useful long after the novelty wears off.
We source, restore, and re-engineer Land Rovers with an emphasis on simplicity, provenance, and real-world capability. Every build is approached with the expectation that it will be driven, maintained, and relied upon.
Land Rovers built to get you there — and back. Every time.
PROVENANCE
RELIABILITY
PURPOSE
The people behind the brand
The Pods Overland Team
Justin Podlesak
Director
Connecticut, USA
While rebuilding his 1986 '90 in college, Justin fell in love with the Defender's field-strippable, easily disassembled deisgn.
He has since focus on refining the Dender platform with long-distance reliability at the center-stage.
He believes strongly that a fully analog, field-reparable approach is key, and that when built properly, vintage Land Rovers are the ideal vehicles for trans-continental travel.
Sam Halligan
Director
London, United Kingdom
Sam has spent much of his life chasing the horizon, with a longstanding passion for travel, classic 4x4s, and the stories found between borders.
From the Mongol Rally to exporting collectible Land Rovers and European classics worldwide, he has built deep experience in logistics, sourcing, and expedition-minded vehicle culture.
At Pods Overland, Sam combines that experience with a passion for responsible exploration—helping build exceptional, expedition-ready Defenders designed to go further and protect the places that make adventure possible.
