RE: ?250K Overfinch Range Rover London Edition
Saturday 8th October 2016
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.
£250K Overfinch Range Rover London Edition
Standard SVAutobiography Dynamic too common, too cheap and too lacking in fumed Chestnut veneer? Try an Overfinch...
Ta-da!
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.
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Discussion
Shame that the market demands this sort of tat.
Kardashian edition next?
They've fallen a long way since the chevy conversions they used to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1SCNGO34c
Kardashian edition next?
They've fallen a long way since the chevy conversions they used to do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ1SCNGO34c
I am sure some skilled work has gone into that but otherwise it is just what JLR produce with some posh wood on isnt it ?
As mentioned, the old Yank V8 conversions seemed a lot more interesting and classy, I suppose JLR have pre Overfinched them now as no longer does the standard product top out with a V8 of limited skin pulling abilities, even the 3.9 only managed circa 10 sec to sixty, so they had an open goal for a snorty version that did sixty 3 seconds quicker, remember liming up next to one in my Golf GTI Mk2 and seeing the Overfinch badge just as it pulled past, for the time, they were bloody quick, but JLR can sell you a version that does 5 secs to sixty or better now.
Now, for me it goes in with the Kahns, Mansorys, Reveres, Onyxs who all seem to specialise in the market for which the standard product isnt quite showy enough but seem to add little substance, perhaps as there is so much more substance to the basic product now ?
As mentioned, the old Yank V8 conversions seemed a lot more interesting and classy, I suppose JLR have pre Overfinched them now as no longer does the standard product top out with a V8 of limited skin pulling abilities, even the 3.9 only managed circa 10 sec to sixty, so they had an open goal for a snorty version that did sixty 3 seconds quicker, remember liming up next to one in my Golf GTI Mk2 and seeing the Overfinch badge just as it pulled past, for the time, they were bloody quick, but JLR can sell you a version that does 5 secs to sixty or better now.
Now, for me it goes in with the Kahns, Mansorys, Reveres, Onyxs who all seem to specialise in the market for which the standard product isnt quite showy enough but seem to add little substance, perhaps as there is so much more substance to the basic product now ?
MDMA . said:
I thought they went bump years ago ?
Yep, 2010.http://www.pistonheads.com/news/general-pistonhead...
They got saved and resuscitated, though, by their Leeds dealer. Unfortunately.
Jesus wept.
TooMany2cvs said:
MDMA . said:
I thought they went bump years ago ?
Yep, 2010.http://www.pistonheads.com/news/general-pistonhead...
They got saved and resuscitated, though, by their Leeds dealer. Unfortunately.
Jesus wept.
MDMA . said:
I thought they went bump years ago ?
Revived in 1997http://www.bloomberg.com/Research/stocks/private/s...
They've taken an expensive and quality product (other than LR reliability) and ruined it. That is f
king hideous.
It might have taken 100's of man hours. That does not mean it is worth £100K+.
I could take 100's of hours assembling a big pile of dog poop in the park, that would not be worth £100k either
king hideous.It might have taken 100's of man hours. That does not mean it is worth £100K+.
I could take 100's of hours assembling a big pile of dog poop in the park, that would not be worth £100k either
TooMany2cvs said:
J4CKO said:
Not my cup of tea but it is quite a work of art, not offensive, just not sure its worth 100 odd grand !
It's a work of craftsmanship. There's a difference. Nobody's saying it's not very high quality work. It's just really tasteless high quality work...
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