Highlights

• Smooth automatic gearbox
• Retains a lot of its original parts
• Rugged off-road legend
• Lots of paperwork present
• Runs and drives as it should
• 12 months MOT

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• Hitting the roads in July of 1987 this Classic has been enjoyed and looked after properly by its owners
• It appears that it spends its early life up in Cheshire
• Getting its first service at 2 years old and only 2,300 miles it then has a couple more services stamped in its book
• Along with the original service book, there are a few original Range Rover handbooks 
• There are also two keys present with this car
• You’ll also see that there are a lot of MOT certificates that will come with the car 
• These range from its most recent MOT this month, to the older A5 variants
• There are also some tax reminders and a lot of invoices
• Ranging from a starter motor to a new alternator, there are a good few invoices to have a look through
• It is now your chance to get behind the wheel of this sort after classic

The Interior

• Highly original interior 
• The cloth seats are presented in very good condition 
• You might expect to see some wear to the driver’s seat especially, however, the one fitted to this car is in great condition 
• The fabric front to back is very good indeed
• It also complements the white exterior rather nicely
• In the rear, you’ll find a fold-down armrest between the two seats
• Up in front of the driver are all of the driving instruments 
• Easily read these dials work as they should
• The odometer shows 132,000 miles, which is perfect for one of these
• The Rover V8 under the bonnet and auto gearbox should be good for a lot longer
• To the left of the dials are all of the toys to play with 
• With buttons for the fog lights, sunroof, and modern radio 
• On top of the transfer case gear selector, you’ll see that this Range Rover has Diff-Lock
• The carpets on the floor are protected by big rubberised over mats
• Up top, the headliner has not sagged at all
• Although a little marked in places it is still attached which is rather rare for a Solihull product of this age
• You’ll also spot a sunroof set into the roof
• This sunroof still works as you’d expect it to, at the touch of a button it retracts letting in lots of air and light
• From the short time spent with the car, it doesn’t appear to leak
• There are a few areas up on the plastic dashboard that has some damage, but this does not affect the use of the car whatsoever
• All of the door cards are presented with the original fixtures and fittings
• These include electric windows throughout and a few sections of wood
• Range Rover Classics are known to rot in a couple of interior areas 
• One of these areas are just within the rear door and above the wheel, both sides of this example are nice and solid 
• Another area is the rear tailgate, although presented with a few minor spots of surface corrosion, there shouldn’t be any need for costly repairs 
• The top of the split tailgate, where you’ll find the rear window, has recently benefitted from new gas struts
• Within the boot itself, you’ll find the spare wheel, a parcel shelf in good condition, and lots of space for your belongings
• Overall, the interior of this Classic is in rather good condition indeed
• There is no need for costly and time consuming re-trimming 
• So, you should have no issue jumping in and driving home in comfort 

The Exterior 

• A classic shape, the first-generation Range Rover is a bit of a looker 
• From head on it looks rather menacing indeed, you wouldn’t want it sitting in your rear-view mirror that’s for sure
• All of the panels on the exterior appear to be nice and straight, but there are some signs of paint bubbling 
• But there are no obvious large holes that will need patching 
• Poking your head underneath you’ll find a nice solid chassis 
• This is another Achilles heel of a classic Range Rover
• The current owner did mention that, although not immediately necessary, this car might benefit from a re-spray
• There is also a small chip to the windscreen, but nothing that should cause an MOT failure
• With this blank canvas opportunity, you could turn this Range Rover into whatever you want
• Thanks to the demand for these cars, you may even wish to ‘Restomod’ it and have a nice modern car underneath with proper classic looks
• On each corner, you’ll find 16-inch alloy wheels
• These give you a bit more sidewall which aids comfort, and off-road capabilities 
• All of these alloys are wrapped with expensive General Grabber AT3’s
• Providing grip both on and off-road they will be excellent as we enter into the wetter months
• You have an excellent opportunity to make this Range Rover you own, who wouldn’t want that chance?

The Mechanics 

• Under the bonnet, you’ll find the legendary 3.5l V8
• Today this engine still works like the day it was installed
• It fired up easily and idled nicely 
• The car was then driven to the location with ease 
• Its automatic gearbox changed between the gears nicely, its no dual-clutch auto, but it is perfect for this car 
• The current owner has just put it through its MOT so you have a full year's worth of worry-free motoring
• On the road, there weren’t any audible knocks from the suspension
• Thanks to its automatic gearbox and V8 engine this car is an excellent cruiser 
• Once up to temperature you can extract a little bit of its potential, but you don’t get one of these to set land speed records
• You get one of these to go anywhere 
• Thanks to its permanent 4WD and transfer box it is as good off-road as it is on road 
• Effectively two cars in one, this is a great performing car

Summary