Saturday 8th October 2016

£250K Overfinch Range Rover London Edition

Standard SVAutobiography Dynamic too common, too cheap and too lacking in fumed Chestnut veneer? Try an Overfinch...

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Overfinch has now been established for more than 40 years as a Land Rover specialist, its self declared aim to "sympathetically enhance the world's best luxury 4x4". Now as the decades have past so consumer tastes have changed; where Overfinch may have once addressed Range Rover power deficits, now it's making them into even more lavish luxury cars.

Ta-da!

This London Edition is a £250K one-off with, you've guessed it, one or two embellishments inspired by the capital. Well actually there are 5,500, these being the individual pieces of veneer, Abalone Shell and stainless steel used inside and on which landmarks like the London Eye, The Gherkin, Tower Bridge and The Shard have been crafted. There are even red buses incuded, and Mother of Pearl in The Gherkin. Unsurprisingly Overfinch says the work has taken "hundreds of man hours", including 'sand shading' to give depth to the London horizon and hand placing veneers into the Walnut.

Beyond the veneers (including Vavona burl, Maple burl and Myrtle Burl) the London Edition features further Overfinch tweaks including a unique bodykit, one-of-one plaque, deep pile carpets and new 22-inch Tora wheels. Finally, an Overfinch performance exhaust is fitted, said to liberate the "full soul-stirring snarl" of the supercharged V8.

Should you have £250,000 to spend on a Range Rover, the London Edition is available now. Don't forget to set aside another £6,400 for your Zenith watch as well though.

[Crankie Shaft]

Absolutely hideous

I remember my father's business partner having an Overfinch 570 TPi back in the early 90s. Couldn't tell until really close up that it was modified, unless of course you could hear it.

So sad that these have now becoming so tasteless.

[Crankie Shaft]

MDMA . said:

HorneyMX5 said:

The guy who used to own and run Overfinch now has a small garage near me. Popped in there the other day and there's a bunch of nice classic cars being restored/worked on and there were a couple of defenders having sodding great big yank V8s fitted in them.

LS3 powered one would be my choice - http://www.thewildcatgroup.com/v8defender/

There goes my day, lost in world of fantasy speccin'

[Crankie Shaft]

MDMA . said:

Crankie Shaft said:

MDMA . said:

HorneyMX5 said:

The guy who used to own and run Overfinch now has a small garage near me. Popped in there the other day and there's a bunch of nice classic cars being restored/worked on and there were a couple of defenders having sodding great big yank V8s fitted in them.

LS3 powered one would be my choice - http://www.thewildcatgroup.com/v8defender/

There goes my day, lost in world of fantasy speccin'

I'd like to find out what driving a 550bhp Defender feels like with your right arm pressed against the window

An epic experience, I reckon. Emphasising 'experience' of course.