What To Look For When Buying A Range Rover Classic

Here s advice on how to buy one from a man who did and lived to tell the tale.

What to look for when buying a range rover classic.

Buying a first generation two door range rover chassis and body. Production of the land rover series 3 began in 1972. Learn more about this classic car. V8 engines like oil changes so look for a good service record and a quiet top end soon after start up.

In 1990 the range rover csk two door special edition was created as a tribute to charles spencer king. This 1991 range rover classic 2 door in alpine white with tan interior is powered by a 3 9 v8 with 5 speed manual transmission and factory ac new tires fresh paint the headliner lining replaced i. The gearbox was also improved. At this end of the market the four cylinder tdi engine from the classic range rover simply wouldn t do and land rover s own five cylinder td5 was still a long way.

A noisy top end may need a new camshaft. The range rover classic is fast becoming a sought after vintage suv. Although a used range rover might look alluring when you see an advertisement for an inexpensive one on autotrader a vehicle and especially a large luxury suv should not be an impulse buy range rovers can be complicated costly vehicles and are loaded with very expensive parts so you should be sure to do your homework before buying one. The running gear was pretty much classic range rover with the long serving ex buick v8 carried over for the petrol models but when it came to the diesels there was a problem.

This model was fitted with the larger capacity 3 9 litre v8 engine and was capable of 114mph making it the fastest range rover classic to be made. Values have increased almost tenfold over the last decade and with no sign of the market slowing there still could be time to invest or simply buy it and enjoy living with one of the most ground breaking models britain has contributed to the classic car scene. Now that the original range rover is firmly established as a very desirable classic these cars rarely venture off road. Do you own a series 3 land rover classic in need of restoration.

The engines were almost the same as the series 2 model but an alternator was used in place of the dynamo. And the range rover market in its fiftieth year displays strong interest.