RE: First-ever Range Rover Overfinch for sale

[eliot]

Firebobby said:

285bhp from a mere 5.7L.....

rover v8 of the same day would be around 130bhp for comparison

[Deranged Rover]

Taz73 said:

Awesome, though I'm generally not a fan of SUVs....

Neither am I, but this article is about a Range Rover!

My first practical experience of an Overfinch Classic was on the M27 about 30 years ago. I was overtaking in the middle lane in my Senator, doing a steady...er...70mph + VAT or so, when this green Classic gradually drew up behind me. As a RR obsessive from a young age, it caught my eye and followed me for a bit before indicating pull out into the outside lane.

I thought this was a little optimistic given the speed i was doing but was happy to let him creep past so I could admire the car. However, what actually happened was that he thundered off into the distance with a ground-shaking bellow that made my private parts tingle. I just caught sight of the small 'Overfinch' badge on the back before he was gone.

I've loved Overfinch Range Rovers ever since - at least all those up to the point when they became the tacky Khan imitations that they seem to be today.

[MrGeoff]

soxboy said:

Sold at CCA for £5,400 3 weeks ago

Incredible appreciation.

[el romeral]

Very forward thinking, these Overfinch chaps. Powerful engines in big SUVs definitely became a thing in subsequent decades.

[nismo48]

MrGeoff said:

soxboy said:

Sold at CCA for £5,400 3 weeks ago

Incredible appreciation.

Indeed

[Xenoous]

I can't quite work out if I like this shape RR or not. It looks old, but not good old.

[Horsebox Man]

I do like an Overfinch, but the rarest classic RR I have been in was my then boss's 1981 Monterverdi back when I had hair and youthful exuberance in the early 80's. It was a metallic gold and was a nice place to be back in the day. Certainly one that sticks in my memory.

[eliot]

Horsebox Man said:

I do like an Overfinch, but the rarest classic RR I have been in was my then boss's 1981 Monterverdi back when I had hair and youthful exuberance in the early 80's. It was a metallic gold and was a nice place to be back in the day. Certainly one that sticks in my memory.

couple of monti's went up for auction recently too - jonny smith covered them iirc

[soxboy]

eliot said:

Horsebox Man said:

I do like an Overfinch, but the rarest classic RR I have been in was my then boss's 1981 Monterverdi back when I had hair and youthful exuberance in the early 80's. It was a metallic gold and was a nice place to be back in the day. Certainly one that sticks in my memory.

couple of monti's went up for auction recently too - jonny smith covered them iirc

They were from the same auction and from the same collection as this one.

[J0021365]

Personal opinion however I’m not sure of why you’d want to buy something like this that is only going cost from the get go.
Perhaps I’m missing something but not an avenue I’d go down.
As I say, just a personal opinion.

[Rumdoodle]

soxboy said:

eliot said:

Horsebox Man said:

I do like an Overfinch, but the rarest classic RR I have been in was my then boss's 1981 Monterverdi back when I had hair and youthful exuberance in the early 80's. It was a metallic gold and was a nice place to be back in the day. Certainly one that sticks in my memory.

couple of monti's went up for auction recently too - jonny smith covered them iirc

They were from the same auction and from the same collection as this one.

It was all junk in that auction. The six wheeled fire tender went for about £20k if I recall correctly, but the rest of the custom RRs were given away.

[Rallyz]

I noticed one of my old cars was also in the Drayton Collection of rusty wrecks/rare and unusual Range Rovers ... (the manual Cassis red Overfinch). I had trouble with the clearcoat peeling then, and it obviously hasn't improved! I was the one who had it converted (one of my many money pits), but it did get used properly - see the other picture below (taken on a potato as it was early days for digital cameras - high res at 640x480 pixels!).

The mileage when I part-exed it 25 years ago (for £8,000) was 134724 so I'm not sure why it's only 015843 now

Amazingly it went for £5,625!

[Jon_S_Rally]

J0021365 said:

Personal opinion however I’m not sure of why you’d want to buy something like this that is only going cost from the get go.
Perhaps I’m missing something but not an avenue I’d go down.
As I say, just a personal opinion.

For the love of it I suspect. Someone who loves old Land/Range Rovers will buy it and restore it.

[DaveyBoyWonder]

MrGeoff said:

Incredible appreciation.

Absolutely. Can't understand why people aren't falling over themselves to buy it, leave it parked for another 3 weeks and it'll have doubled in price again and be £20k. Leave it for 6 weeks and it'll be £40k!

[soxboy]

I wonder if it’s a trader who reckons there’s a quick flip to be had, or if he’s bought it and realised it’s a hell of a lot worse than he thought and needs to offload it rather than restoring it?

[swisstoni]

I remember reading about these in a car mag back in the day.
Absolutely no interest in 4x4s at the time, but being impressed with the engineering that backed up the extra power. This was not a simple hot rod ‘lump swap’.

At the time I scratched my head a little at how someone would fork out for a RR in the first place (always relatively expensive cars) and then fork out even more to have the engine replaced with a US crate engine. You ended up spending a fortune.

I’d imagine a very happy enthusiast picked this up for the £5k.

[thegreenhell]

soxboy said:

I wonder if it’s a trader who reckons there’s a quick flip to be had, or if he’s bought it and realised it’s a hell of a lot worse than he thought and needs to offload it rather than restoring it?

The seller is a trader. Traders often buy stock from auctions. This was obviously bought cheaply for what it is, so what's the problem? To the right buyer who's going to spend a fortune restoring it it's still a bargain.

[soxboy]

thegreenhell said:

soxboy said:

I wonder if it’s a trader who reckons there’s a quick flip to be had, or if he’s bought it and realised it’s a hell of a lot worse than he thought and needs to offload it rather than restoring it?

The seller is a trader. Traders often buy stock from auctions. This was obviously bought cheaply for what it is, so what's the problem? To the right buyer who's going to spend a fortune restoring it it's still a bargain.

Yes I know it’s a trader, it’s pretty obvious.

My wondering was whether it was bought to trade on quickly/ flip* or if he soon realised that it needed far more than what he thought and wants rid?

• I’ve no problem with someone making a quick buck and am aware that the stuff getting put through auctions will end up with traders looking to make a living. I guess it doesn’t help with auctions like this all being put on YouTube

[rallycross]

It’s an interesting car deserves someone to make it nice again .

[James6112]

rallycross said:

It’s an interesting car deserves someone to make it nice again .

Agreed
I don’t like it myself, but an enthusiast will love that.