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Highlights
- One-of-a-kind Range Rover Classic
- Sparingly used since high end restoration
- John Eales-built 4.6litre 252bhp V8
- Upgraded interior including Harris Tweed mats
- Brakes upgrades and suspension recently serviced
- Huge history file of maintenance
- MOT to August 2024 with no advisories
- 9054 miles since restoration
The Appeal
Through the long history of the Range Rover, the factory and various high end tuners have sought to improve it. But perhaps none have quite achieved what we have here: a very high end, very tasteful restored Classic.
To describe it as upgraded or restored doesn’t quite do it justice. When we tell you that the attention to detail extends to over mats fashioned from Harris Tweed and bespoke Zebra wood veneers, you may begin to get a sense of this car’s quality and uniqueness.
The work was commissioned at huge expense by a high-end car enthusiast in 2013 and covered the bodywork - it has been repainted in dark green with a Brooklands body kit - as well as the retrimmed interior. Under the bonnet lies a John Eales-built 4.6litre 252bhp engine and specialist-refurbished gearbox. He was the chap who helped Land Rover develop the 4.3litre V8 that originally powered it.
It has been sparingly used since, which explains the excellent condition. Well-known to the vendor, this car comes with a thick history file and long, advisory-free MOT to August 2024.
The Classic is a doyen of collectors and this one is the most remarkable and best presented we have seen in a long time.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 30th September 1993
- Sold by the vendor to its last four registered keepers
- Thick history folder detailing the car’s mileage and maintenance history
- Two service stamp voucher booklets with 22 stamps
- MOT's dating back to 1996
- Tax discs dating back to 1998
- Restored in 2013 at considerable expense to very high, bespoke standard
- Engine built by John Eales by developed Land Rover’s own 4.3litre V8
- Gearbox rebuilt concurrently
- Dyno test showing 292lb/ft torque and 252bhp
- MOT to 24th August 2024 with 111,338 miles showing on test and no advisories
- MOT history shows very few advisories back to 2005
- 9,054 miles since restoration
Notable specification details:
- 4.6litre 252bhp V8 built by John Eales and tuned for mid-range power
- Gearbox rebuilt by specialist
- High quality interior hides
- Harris Tweed over mats
- Zebra wood veneers
- Alcantara headlining
- High end hi fi
- Original air suspension recently serviced
- Upgraded brakes
- Brooklands body kit
- Repainted in dark green metallic (previously grey metallic)
- Stainless steel exhaust with free flow manifold
- Aluminium radiator with upgraded cooling fan
- Full interior retrim to include boot load cover, and boot area 1/4 panels
- Full alcantara headlining with complete stereo upgrade from Auto Audio incl power amp / extra speakers with tweeters etc
- Gearbox / suspension / brakes / stainless steel exhaust all upgraded at the same time
The Condition
- Professionally resprayed in dark green to very high standard
- Fitted with desirable Brooklands body kit
- Interior upgraded with high-quality hides and Harris Tweed carpets
- All wood veneers replaced with Zebra patterned wood
- Alcantara headlining and an upgraded Hi-Fi system
- Fully functioning air conditioning which blows ice cold
- All electrical items in working order
A bullet point description of this Classic does not remotely do justice to the transformation wrought on it in 2013 when it was restored. For this we have to inspect the photographs, which reveal a car that has been upgraded and enhanced, but with a firm eye on tastefulness.
The quality is evident in the hides used to trim the seats, the Zebra wood veneers and Harris Tweed mats. Outside the paintwork is in similarly excellent order, all reflecting the vehicle’s very sparing use since completion.
This certainly is a one-off Classic, but one that fits neatly into the tradition of stately restraint for which these cars are so revered.
The Mechanics
- 4.6 litre engine built and tuned by John Eales
- Gearbox rebuilt concurrently with the engine upgrade by specialist
- Updated brakes
- Original air suspension which has recently been serviced
- Stainless steel exhaust system including free flow manifold
- Aluminium radiator with a large fan fitted
- Extensive service history documented in photographs
- Sparing use since mechanical work completed
- No reported running issues
John Eales is well known in Range Rover circles for his role in developing the ‘official’ factory-built 4.3litre V8. He created the 4.6litre engine in this Classic, tuning it at the then-owner’s request to deliver mid range punch rather than out and out power. The gearbox was rebuilt alongside this work so that the two units suite neatly together. The results are displayed on a dyno print out provided with the vehicle which shows 252bhp and 292lf/ft torque at the wheels.
But this is not just a Range Rover with a chunkier engine. The drivetrain, brakes and suspension have been enhanced to match the upgrades and there is a stainless steel exhaust with free flow manifold too.
The work was completed in 2013 and this Range Rover has covered just 9,054 miles since. A thick history folder accompanying it attests to the expense of the work and the extent of the maintenance. It comes to market in excellent order with no reported issues and said to be running well with smooth drivetrain. The vendor should know - he has sold this remarkable Classic to its four previous owners.
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