Registration No: M445 YRN
Chassis No: SALLHBM33MA652904
MOT: October 2023

• Supplied new to the car friendly climate of Japan and serviced eleven times there
• Warranted 74,500 miles and last of the classic, 'soft dash' Rangies
• Converted from air to coil spring suspenion but with controls and reservoir still in situ for the former
• Said to be in 'very good overall' condition and freshly MOT’d

There was always scope to produce a vehicle that combined the no-nonsense Land Rover's off-road prowess with a greater degree of on-road chic and comfort. Though various plans were mooted in the 1950s, it was the emergence of the American SUV a decade later that finally convinced Rover to create such a model. Spen King famously oversaw the '100-inch Station Wagon' project that was finally revealed as the Range Rover in 1970. The David Bache-penned newcomer was powered by the ubiquitous Rover V8 which was connected to a permanent four-wheel drive system for optimum traction.

A rare LWB model offering rear passengers an additional 20cm legroom, this particular example was supplied new to the car-friendly climate of Japan where it was serviced eleven times before being repatriated during 2020 with a warranted odometer reading of 120,282km (74,740 miles). Since UK road registered as ‘M445 YRN’, the four-door Classic is rated by the seller as being in ‘good’ (interior trim) or ‘very good’ (engine, automatic transmission, electrical equipment, bodywork, paintwork) condition. Converted from air to coil suspension but with much of the gubbins for the former left in situ, this ‘original, unrestored, last of the soft dash Rangies is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, history file and fresh MOT certificate.