Freelander 1

[A500leroy]

With values being so low and it being 30years since it was launched in just a few years, what are the chances of it being a classic like the Disco 1 soon?

[A.J.M]

It may become a classic but it won’t be for a while yet.

I’ll doubt very much if they become valuable in the same way other landys have become.

Disco 1s are being dragged up because you can’t buy a cheap Range Rover classic now.
The Disco 2 prices can be dirt cheap for a knackered one to very strong money for a low mileage example.

[okv3]

I could see them almost matching early D1s in time, mostly because there are so few remaining.

Anyone with an interest in the brand has to acknowledge that, along with the D1, the Freelander was the car that saved Land Rover. It also had a lot of Land Rover firsts that are found on every LR such as monocoque construction, independent suspension and tech such as HDC.

Finding a nice early Freelander is much tougher than you'd think, I think that most ended up scrapped during the scrappage scheme and the combination of K Series and IRD failures have seen to the rest over the years.

If I had the space and the time, I would definitely consider an early R-BAC or R-BDU Freelander as a runaround.

[Benson11]

But what would the holy grail Freelander 1 spec be???

3 door/5door?
Colour?
TD4/V6/K-series? (defo not that crappy other diesel engine!)

[A500leroy]

Hmmm.

I guess 3 door v6.

Early pre production ones

The Maestro van mule.

[okv3]

Holy grail would be a pre-production or early production R-BAC or R-BDU registered car with the black door tops (5dr only), a Camel trophy car or even one of the G4 cars.

[A500leroy]

Here's mine.

[okv3]

A500leroy said:

Here's mine.

There can’t be many left in Borrego Yellow, suits the 3 door so well!

Looks really cool

[A500leroy]

okv3 said:

There can’t be many left in Borrego Yellow, suits the 3 door so well!

Looks really cool

I've heard there's 7 left, don't know if it's true.

[Benson11]

A500leroy said:

Here's mine.

This sort of spec was what I was thinking in terms of ones that might find some value in the future beyond the special and pre-prod models. You've gotta love a yellow Land Rover!

[A500leroy]

Benson11 said:

A500leroy said:

Here's mine.

This sort of spec was what I was thinking in terms of ones that might find some value in the future beyond the special and pre-prod models. You've gotta love a yellow Land Rover!

Thanks man, don't think it'll be a long time keeper, but it's a nice thing.

[reddiesel]

Not in the class of my grannies Allegro .