Lot Ended
Description
1985 Range Rover Classic Two-Door
Later 300TDi
engine fitted; R380 5-speed manual gearbox; new shocks and springs; wide wheels;
recently imported from the sunny South of France; very eye-catching in Warwick
Green with green-tinted glass
When the four-door
version of the Range Rover finally came out in 1981, it proved so popular with
UK buyers that the two-door version was discontinued in 1984. However, foreign
markets continued to appreciate the original design and the two-door remained
available in LHD until the second generation P38A came out in
1994.
Dating from January 1985, this Range Rover RR200 two-door has spent
all its life in the sunny South of France, hence the good state of preservation
today – the underside looks very smart indeed. At some point it has been fitted
with a later 300TDi turbodiesel engine mated to a 5-speed manual R380
gearbox.
Although there are no invoices with the vehicle, we are told
that it has also recently had new headlights and indicator assemblies, new
suspension springs and shock absorbers and a new battery. The original Rostyle
steel wheels have also been professionally banded/widened to fit bigger tyres
which give it a most purposeful stance.
Finished in the 1980s shade of
Warwick Green with green-tinted glass, it has been backdated slightly with
earlier steel bumpers. A modern CD player has also been discreetly fitted under
the dash. Currently showing some 173,075km on the clock (107,500 miles), it was
imported to the UK last year, flying through its MOT in December 2020 with no
advisories recorded and has only covered around 4,000km since (2,500
miles).
Supplied with a V5C and a copy of its most recent French logbook
when it was resident in the Prefecture de la Haute Garonne, it has been starting
promptly and running well as we have moved it around on site. A particularly
eye-catching example with an exceptionally sound chassis, it looks like a handy
bit of kit and no doubt has at least another 35 years of useful life ahead of
it.
For more information contact James on 07970 309907 or email
james.dennison@brightwells.com
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