RE: Range Rover 'Suffix A': Spotted

[V8RX7]

Corkman said:

Anyone know where the market really is on these?

As with all Classic Cars - they are worth what someone will pay.

[kambites]

Lovely car, but silly money.

I guess someone will always pay over the odds for something that iconic in pretty much perfect condition. I'd certainly rather pay £40k for one of these than a modern one but I wouldn't actually pay even a quarter of that for either.

[northo]

Corkman said:

Anyone know where the market really is on these?

All over the place!

https://grrc.goodwood.com/road/news/land-rover-def...

Edited by northo on Thursday 27th November 14:35

[405dogvan]

St John Smythe said:

buckline said:

A great looking car, though the money is a little strong!

There was a link on another thread to one that sold for over 100k!

Was that not a Velar (the prototypes were badged Velar and some fell into dealer hands - those are hand-made pre-production cars and obviously worth more in original condition)

Probably this one (same dealer has sold at least one other tho)

http://www.graemehunt.com/motorcar/129/1969-land-r...

[corporalsparrow]

The only reason I'd buy this is because I thought the price might rise. Because I can't see the attraction otherwise.

They don't have the spirit and rudimentary appeal of a series 1 land rover. It's like a V8 grand cherokee to drive. It's too rare and pristine car to take it off-road.

What's the big draw?

[0llie]

Lovely

You'd never guess that Tuscan Blue would work on a RR, but it suits it so well.

Looks like it was the original rear bench seat too which is a big bonus.

[nickphuket]

My godfather had one the sme in the seventies, think it ended its life on guernsey where it started . Poodle poo beige three door. Now he's got a disco v6 td something. Think the old one managed 60 k before the rot took it.

[daytona365]

Surely collecting rare stamps is a lot less bother ?

[V8RX7]

corporalsparrow said:

What's the big draw?

FASHION

It is fashionable to turn up to the shoot / hunt etc in an old Rangie - obviously one would profess to have owned it from new.

[Soupie69uk]

I would love a brown one of these! Would never pay over £10k for one though.

[Peter Ward]

I love these Mk1 RRs! My preferred model is the CSK but they're even more expensive now. The very early ones will no doubt continue to rise in value (or at least what someone's prepared to pay) so I guess it's a good buy. The Land Rover Centre usually has some nice early RRs in stock (http://www.landrovercentre.com/?ct_vehicle_type=classic-range-rovers&search-listings=true) and the price for this one is in line with theirs.

When I was little, probably about 12, I remember a friend of mine's father had one of these. We used to play in it. It too was blue with yellow inside so this one takes me right back to those days. I would have this over a modern RR any day as long as I also had a daily driver. As it is, I'm hoping one day to get a low mileage mk2 Forester 2.5 turbo since they're somewhat cheaper, still pretty rugged, and go quick too! That and a mk1 TT convertible 3.2 would do me fine.

[jdw1234]

I prefer the later 4 door 80s yuppie ones with rubber bumper overriders (not the horrible brooklands ones).

I also prefer the Anniversary Countach.

I probably have no taste.

[mikeg15]

David Bache was extraordinarily good, wasn't he ?

[daytona365]

jdw1234 said:

I prefer the later 4 door 80s yuppie ones with rubber bumper overriders (not the horrible brooklands ones).

I also prefer the Anniversary Countach.

I probably have no taste.

...............My neighbor has one of those in 'Royal blue' that I'm sure she'd let go for a grand. Even has the uprated engine........That's the RR not the Countach by the way !

[soad]

mikeg15 said:

David Bache was extraordinarily good, wasn't he ?

Made me think of SD1. Yes, I know - this one is modified etc.

[fwaggie]

Mr Will said:

What will each of them be worth 5 years from now? I guess one of them will still be £40k and the other quite a lot less...

Would you buy it as an investment or a driver?

As an investment, there are other things I would rather invest in, and could use more, are better looking (in my eyes) and take up a lot less room (watches for one).

As a collectors item, yes I can see that if you've got the money to spare and need to have one. I don't know how many people are in the mega income bracket on PH, not me for sure.

Buying a car as a driver, I expect it to lose money, and want the best driver I can get for the money, so don't really care if it's still work £40k in 5 years time, I'd still choose the one I'd prefer to spend time in on a daily basis.

[Mr Will]

fwaggie said:

Mr Will said:

What will each of them be worth 5 years from now? I guess one of them will still be £40k and the other quite a lot less...

Would you buy it as an investment or a driver?

As an investment, there are other things I would rather invest in, and could use more, are better looking (in my eyes) and take up a lot less room (watches for one).

As a collectors item, yes I can see that if you've got the money to spare and need to have one. I don't know how many people are in the mega income bracket on PH, not me for sure.

Buying a car as a driver, I expect it to lose money, and want the best driver I can get for the money, so don't really care if it's still work £40k in 5 years time, I'd still choose the one I'd prefer to spend time in on a daily basis.

Why not a bit of both? If you've got the cash to spare, you can buy it to potter about in on sunny days and then when you've finished enjoying it you can sell it on and get your money back. It's effectively a zero cost toy.

That does of course assume that you like it, but just like an expensive watch that's a matter of personal taste.

[Bencolem]

That price is crazy. As per a previous poster, I'd rather trust someone like landrovercentre.com to know their way around a classic like this - and the price they sold Range Rover 001 for now looks stupidly cheap in the context of this!

[DonkeyApple]

Corkman said:

GranCab said:

... or you buy this one for £6750 .....

Originality counts for an awful lot but surely not a price difference of £33k

I can't get my head around this... Looking at their other stock I can't imagine the dealer with the light blue model doesn't know what they have.

To the same end, I'd like to think the PH advertised model isn't being overly inflated.

Anyone know where the market really is on these?

It costs an awful lot to get an tampered Rangie back to originality. Bumper end caps, Wingard mirrors, interior trim etc, it's all pretty hard to come by now.

Peak price is about £120k now and Velars of dubious history are going out at £60+.

Suffix As are the ones to have for the collection but restoring them correctly is not at all cheap.

The great thing is that as this end of the market has fallen into the collector realm it has monetised the whole restoration market so it now means you can buy a later one in good Nick and keep it on the roads. So it benefits everyone.

[wildcat45]

soad said:

That's a VIN suffix.

I believe these are correct:

1970 Range Rover Production Year - VIN Suffix A - Released: June 17th 1970
1971 Range Rover Production Year - VIN Suffix A - Released: 1971
1972 Range Rover Production Year - VIN Suffix A - Released: 1972
1973 Range Rover Model Year - VIN Suffix B - Released: January 1973
1974 Range Rover Model Year - VIN Suffix C - Released: October 1973
1975 Range Rover Model Year - VIN Suffix D - Released: April 1975
1976 Range Rover Model Year - VIN Suffix E - Released: October 1975
1977 Range Rover Model Year - VIN Suffix E - Released: October 1976
1978 Range Rover Model Year - VIN Suffix F - Released: October 1977
1979 Range Rover Model Year - VIN Suffix F - Released: September 1978

Cheers for that. Question answered.

I should have asked it the things you always wanted to know thread.