Description
Reluctant sale of my 1975 Range Rover owned by me for 18 years.
Standard Body in original Lincoln Green colour. Standard interior, chassis, suspension and steering but the powertrain is 4. 2 Diesel Nissan Patrol straight six installed to a high standard. It also has been turbocharged and intercooled.
This configuration gives many advantages including giving 5 gears and a two wheel drive mode, it is very torquey and not heavy on fuel. It has a servo-assisted clutch and very light power steering making it a delight to drive. Other features include Rear diff lock and adjustable steering column. It basically drives like a Nissan Patrol and is as tough as one. Very little in the way of rust as all steelwork was blasted and repainted in 2011, and most items were refurbished or renewed. Has been used by me for towing a transporter trailer around the country but isn't needed now. It recently had a brand new steering box from Adwest, new tyres and a refurbished Garrett T3/ T04 hybrid turbo. It has a 50mm body lift. Incredibly reliable and no oil leaks.
Engine is tuned for economy (standard fuelling). If you modify the injector pump you could see some impressive horsepower. The concept of this build came about after spending a few years towing cars around, the best vehicle by far for this was the Nissan Patrol Y60 with the TD42 engine. Unfortunately although mechanically unbreakable these cars were getting rusty, and body parts are almost impossible to get for them. Early Range Rovers on the other hand are the opposite, they are weak and unreliable and don't have any torque, yet consume vast amounts of fuel. The parts availability for them is however fantastic, so this one-off vehicle solved all my problems and has performed flawlessly for the years It has been pressed into service collecting and delivering cars all over the country.
