The Range Rover Classic thread:

[vanquish spirit]

I think this will connect to the photos I have loaded so far
http://s714.photobucket.com/user/vanquishspirit/Sa...

[RicksAlfas]

vanquish spirit said:

this is my recently completed full nut and bolt rebuilt in Sahara Dust, its a late 1972

That looks stunning. Congratulations!

[DonkeyApple]

RicksAlfas said:

vanquish spirit said:

this is my recently completed full nut and bolt rebuilt in Sahara Dust, its a late 1972

That looks stunning. Congratulations!

My favourite of the original 6 colours.

[Hooli]

RicksAlfas said:

vanquish spirit said:

this is my recently completed full nut and bolt rebuilt in Sahara Dust, its a late 1972

That looks stunning. Congratulations!

Wonderful

[smn159]

vanquish spirit said:

I think this will connect to the photos I have loaded so far
http://s714.photobucket.com/user/vanquishspirit/Sa...

That is fabulous.

[grumpy52]

The classic I used last to move some other classics for a mate .

[ClaphamGT3]

vanquish spirit said:

this is my recently completed full nut and bolt rebuilt in Sahara Dust, its a late 1972

Exquisite, simply exquisite

[castex]

vanquish spirit said:

this is my recently completed full nut and bolt rebuilt in Sahara Dust, its a late 1972

Almost exactly like the one my mum rolled into gorse bushes in - ooh - 1980. I was in the back seat of Granny's BMW 320 just behind. I'll never forget the way the underside looked as it flipped, the massive transaxle.
Mother was putting on her seatbelt, we learned later.
The worst injury was to Granny's legs from the gorse. We had a day off school.
We'd driven to Southern Italy in that car, much of which journey I spent lying sideways in the boot on top of suitcases and sleeping bags. Beach Boys on the stereo. The vinyl seats burned your legs after a day by the sea.

Lovely car, well done you.

[DonkeyApple]

Took the In Vogue out for a run today and thought I'd take a few photos:

[MrMoonyMan]

Enormously cool!

[v8250]

Have just been rummaging in the Coys Auction website results and came across this. Does this belong to anyone here? Has the restoration been completed?

http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1974-range-rover-classi...

[carmadgaz]

What are the odds of Mike's (He ran the Cubs in town and his son was one of my Scouts) dad's Rangie ending up at Coys! World never gets any bigger! That sounds awfully cheap for an early RRC

[DonkeyApple]

Slightly sad day but as the time had come to start reducing the number of Rangies it had to come:

[RicksAlfas]

Sad day. Lovely looking car. Will be interesting to see what the Hunt Tax is!

[DonkeyApple]

RicksAlfas said:

Sad day. Lovely looking car. Will be interesting to see what the Hunt Tax is!

He sold my Overfinch for me. The important thing about the tax is that it is less than the Govt ask for, it's more enjoyable to pay and I suspect it is spent more wisely.

It's a perfect car for GH as it is an ideal toy to have in Town and use as a fun family bus to all the summer social events. It's £30k to have a wagon that you can park next to anything anyone else will turn up with and hold its own.

It's a cracking car and as a bit of history it is the model that kicked off the whole premium SUV market and there were only a few hundred of them made and almost all are gone. I'd love to keep it but I have to whittle the number of cars down this year.

[Paw]

Hi DA, does that mean that the big 2dr build is about to get underway ?

[DonkeyApple]

Paw said:

Hi DA, does that mean that the big 2dr build is about to get underway ?

Hi Paul. I think so . It's been long enough but the children are just about old enough that a 2 door isn't going to be a huge inconvenience. I still have a niggling doubt that I'll regret parting with my current 4 door as it is a superb example.

[task]

Looks like a lovely example, I really should get my finger out and sort my own 2 door In Vogue, best of luck with the sale!

[DonkeyApple]

task said:

Looks like a lovely example, I really should get my finger out and sort my own 2 door In Vogue, best of luck with the sale!

Thanks. I have some In Vogue stuff left over such as door capping sets and hamper straps that I'll be sticking up on EBay as I had a few sets made as they're hens teeth.

[task]

I shall keep my eyes open for those bits