2001 Range Rover 4x4 Estate, Registration no. TIL 9686 (RoI) Chassis no. SALLPAMJ31A460848
* 4.6-litre V8 engine
* Automatic transmission
* Circa 61,000 miles recorded
* Last serviced in February 2018
An outstanding landmark design that almost single-handedly created the booming market in dual-purpose 4x4s, the Range Rover was greeted with universal acclaim on its arrival in 1970 and has remained the class leader, despite ever increasing foreign and domestic competition, ever since. The idea of a more road-biased 4x4 had been around since the Land Rover's arrival in the late 1940s, but it would be some two decades before the concept crystallised in what would end up as the Range Rover. Spen King and Gordon Bashford were responsible for the initial conception, with final detailing entrusted to David Bache. A separate, Land Rover type chassis was employed to carry the enclosed aluminium body, while long-travel coil-sprung suspension ensured that the ride would be more saloon car than utility. Rover already possessed an ideal power unit in the form of its 3.5-litre light alloy V8.
The Range Rover was greeted enthusiastically by both press and public on its arrival in 1970, offering comfortable cruising at 90mph (145km/h) and a greater off-road capability than most of its customers would ever need. The fact that the original lasted in production for an amazing 24 years before being replaced in 1994 only serves to illustrate the soundness of the original concept. Indeed, the 'old' Range Rover - renamed Range Rover Classic - did not disappear immediately but continued to be built for another year alongside the new P38A version. The latter - code named Pegasus during development - was the same length (108") in the wheelbase as the old Vogue SE and featured air suspension offering variable ground clearance. The proven Rover V8 engine was further developed for the new model and offered in either 4.0- or 4.6-litre capacities, the latter producing 225bhp. Rover Group's new owners BMW provided the diesel version's six-cylinder turbo.
Currently displaying a total of some 61,000 miles on the odometer, this 4.6-litre model has been maintained as part of a private collection and was last serviced in February 2018. MoT'd to February 2019 and presented in generally very good condition, this future classic is offered with a V5C document, a quantity of bills and expired MoTs, and its original manuals, etc in a 'Range Rover' wallet.
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* 4.6-litre V8 engine
* Automatic transmission
* Circa 61,000 miles recorded
* Last serviced in February 2018
An outstanding landmark design that almost single-handedly created the booming market in dual-purpose 4x4s, the Range Rover was greeted with universal acclaim on its arrival in 1970 and has remained the class leader, despite ever increasing foreign and domestic competition, ever since. The idea of a more road-biased 4x4 had been around since the Land Rover's arrival in the late 1940s, but it would be some two decades before the concept crystallised in what would end up as the Range Rover. Spen King and Gordon Bashford were responsible for the initial conception, with final detailing entrusted to David Bache. A separate, Land Rover type chassis was employed to carry the enclosed aluminium body, while long-travel coil-sprung suspension ensured that the ride would be more saloon car than utility. Rover already possessed an ideal power unit in the form of its 3.5-litre light alloy V8.
The Range Rover was greeted enthusiastically by both press and public on its arrival in 1970, offering comfortable cruising at 90mph (145km/h) and a greater off-road capability than most of its customers would ever need. The fact that the original lasted in production for an amazing 24 years before being replaced in 1994 only serves to illustrate the soundness of the original concept. Indeed, the 'old' Range Rover - renamed Range Rover Classic - did not disappear immediately but continued to be built for another year alongside the new P38A version. The latter - code named Pegasus during development - was the same length (108") in the wheelbase as the old Vogue SE and featured air suspension offering variable ground clearance. The proven Rover V8 engine was further developed for the new model and offered in either 4.0- or 4.6-litre capacities, the latter producing 225bhp. Rover Group's new owners BMW provided the diesel version's six-cylinder turbo.
Currently displaying a total of some 61,000 miles on the odometer, this 4.6-litre model has been maintained as part of a private collection and was last serviced in February 2018. MoT'd to February 2019 and presented in generally very good condition, this future classic is offered with a V5C document, a quantity of bills and expired MoTs, and its original manuals, etc in a 'Range Rover' wallet.
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