Highlights
- Clever and very subtle potent restomod
- Three-year £78,500 restoration just completed
- All work by specialist Range Rover Restorations
- 300bhp M57 BMW 3L diesel engine and six-speed auto
- Retrimmed cream and black leather high-spec interior
- MOT to February 2025 with no advisories
- Superb ‘restoration fresh’ condition inside and out
The Appeal
You may think you’re looking at a factory standard classic Range Rover. You would have to look very, very close to discover that this 1994 five-door is very much not that.
Thanks to a £78,500 makeover by specialists Range Rover Restorations, this is a very clever -and equally subtle - restomod. Beyond the standard aesthetics, albeit ones finished to a very high standard, lies a mouthwatering speification centred around a BMW M57 3L diesel engine delivering around 300bhp. There is also a six-speed auto box, uprated suspension and a fully retrimmed two-tone leather interior.
Barely used since the completion of the three-year restoration project, this is a fantastic and perhaps unrepeatable opportunity for the buyer. The quality of the work is obvious, and with its restored and galvanised chassis, it is likely to stay that way for a long time. A long, advisory-free MOT to February 2025 underlines the condition.
This is a remarkable vehicle for those who appreciate a very good classic restomod.
The History and Paperwork
- Donor vehicle first registered 1st October 1994
- Restored by Range Rover Restorations (RRR) between 2021 and 2024
- Invoices for RRR work shown in photographs and said to total £78,500 by seller
- Donor vehicle originally painted black which was re-registered in April 2024
- Eight registered keepers
- Current keeper commissioned vehicle in 2021 and registered as keeper in May 2024
- Two keys
- Scorpion Tracker system fitted with paperwork included
- Alpine stereo handbook
- Extensive list of restoration and modifications summarised below and shown in photos
- MOT history shows donor vehicle off-road between 2013 and 2024
- MOT to 27th February 2025 with 69,476 miles showing on test and no advisories
- Now showing 70,710 miles
- Photographs included of restoration
Restoration completed early 2024 included:
- Engine conversion using a BMW 5 series M57 alloy block 3L diesel engine
- Vendor advises that engine delivers 280-300 BHP
- Complete 6 speed automatic gearbox.
- Total build cost £78,700
- Body off restoration using 1994 donor vehicle
- Chassis restored and galvanised
- Suspension converted to coil-over springs
- Uprated suspension using Old Man Emu OME shocks, dampers and steering damper
- This set-up gives improved ride and road handling
- Air suspension buttons remain in dashboard)
- Donor car supplied by RRR
- Full respray using metallic green paint similar to Lotus Carlton
- Silver chrome powder-coated alloy wheels
- New tyres fitted when restored with high amount of tread remaining
- Full new leather interior, including dashboard covered in leather
- Replacement headlining fitted in Alcantara
- A, B and C posts and glovebox covered in Alcantara
- Piano black inserts and door trims
- Heated front windscreen fitted
- Startech steering wheel complete with quick-release mechanism
- Front and rear cameras
- Touch screen Alpine stereo with Apple Play and DAB radio
- Multiple speaks and subwoofer
- Reversing camera incorporated in stereo head unit
- Overfinch Clear Euro front lights
- Uprated LED 'Angel' driving lights
- Spare wheel removed from boot space, allowing greater luggage capacity
- Scorpion S5 Tracker fitted
- Custom stainless steel exhaust
The Condition
- Fully restored using 1994 donor vehicle by a high-end specialist
- Barely used since completion so presents in fresh condition
- Refinished in dark metallic green with very good paint finish and condition
- Bodywork recently restored and fitted to refurbished galvanised chassis
- Sound deadening added to the shell when the vehicle was rebuilt
- Mixes standard-look exterior aesthetics with high-end interior retrim
- Underside described as ‘immaculate’ by seller with no structural advisories on MOT
- Five spoke factory alloy wheels recently fitted together with new tyres all round
- High-end retrimmed two-tone black and cream interior in barely used condition
- Neat interior features include contrast stitching to dash and door cards
- Cabin features summarised above and visible in photographs
It is, of course, easy to invest big sums in a classic car. The trick is to spend that money with a firm that specialises in the vehicle you’re improving. That is the case here, where the extensive list of work - you can read about it above - has been undertaken by well-known model specialist Range Rover Restorations.
The specification is very appealing - particularly the green, cream and black colour scheme - and the fit and finish very impressive. Little used since completion means the buyer gets to appreciate and benefit from all that work.
The Mechanics
- 2,993cc M57 BMW 6cyl diesel engine delivering up to 300bhp
- 6spd automatic gearbox with sequential shift functionality
- Huge specification list of improvements listed above
- Suspension and running gear extensively improved
- No reported running or driving issues
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on the current MOT
The current keeper of this Range Rover is a serial builder of restomods, so is well versed in how to make this sort of vehicle work well. Beyond the refreshed aesthetics, much thought and attention has been paid to the running gear and mechanicals, starting with that M57 BMW engine. It imbues the car with significantly uprated performance - 300bhp is said to be on tap - with the added benefit of decent economy. All work comes with the reassurance of having been completed by specialist RRR.
The suspension, brakes and running gear have been improved to provide handling and ride to match the performance. With less than 1,500 miles covered since completion, this clever Range Rover comes to market in very good order.
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