1987 | Land Rover Range Rover Classic EFI

Lot details

Year: 1987
Make: Range Rover
Model: Efi (3.5 Litre)
Registration: E60 UJA
Chassis No: SALLHAML3EA305678
Engine No: 25D093708
Mileage: 116,502
•: Only two previous keepers
•: Owned by the registered keeper since 1991

The Range Rover's origins can be seen as far back as the early 1950s when Maurice Wilks, Land Rover's principal design engineer, mooted the idea of a 'Road Rover'. Initially conceived as a bigger and better Land Rover, it never progressed beyond the stage of test models and the project was cancelled in 1958. The idea of a luxury Land Rover was taken up again in the mid 1960s by Spencer King and Gordon Bashford, chief engineer and chief designer respectively of New Vehicle Projects, who set out to combine the practicality and cross-country ability of Land Rover engineering with the performance and comfort of Rover saloons. The Range Rover was successfully launched in June 1970. At that time, management felt confident in describing its versatility as 'four cars in one - a luxury car, a performance car, an estate car and a cross-country car'. It is a matter of history that Range Rover was received with tremendous enthusiasm and has subsequently fulfilled all these and many other roles with great success. Features such as power assisted steering, carpeted floors, air conditioning, cloth or leather seats and wooden interior trim were fitted later. It was a body-on-frame design with a box section ladder type chassis similar to contemporary Land Rovers. It utilised coil springs as opposed to leaf springs, permanent four-wheel drive and four-wheel disc brakes and was originally powered by the Rover V8 engine.

Originally registered on 6th November 1987 this classic shape Range Rover presents very well in Alaskan Blue with grey velour interior. The paintwork is in good order as is the interior. The 3.5 Litre V8 engine is a very well tried and trusted unit, this example runs well and the automatic gearbox operates as it should. The original service books are present, clearly this Range Rover having been owned by the same vendor since 1991, has been very well cared for. With the higher-up driving position, ample legroom and more than adequate storage space, it is easy to see why Range Rovers are so popular.

Consigned by Stewart Banks.

Guide price £7,000-£9,000