Location: London, England
Chassis Number: SALLHAMM3KA631133
Registration No: K673 EVC (GB)
Engine: 3.9 V8 EFI Petrol
Transmission: Four-speed automatic
Mileage: 122,798 Miles
Colour: Trocadero Red with solid black wrap| Winchester Grey
Right Hand Drive
The late 1960s saw the emergence of the recreational off-road market-led Land Rover to come up with a radically new competitor to the Jeep Wagoneer and the Ford Bronco. Land Rover passed on this challenge to Charles Spencer King, under the project title of “The 100 inch Station Wagon”.
It all started when Rover bought a Bronco and noticed the coiled suspension, this boosted the luxury element as gave improved performance and comfort. He also noted the powerful Buick V8. However, Mr. King gave the Range Rover several unique capabilities, improved carburetors that still fed fuel at extreme angles and the infamous started handle for emergencies.
It was launched in 1970 as “a car for all reasons”. The Range Rover was also the first permanent 4x4 to do over 100mph whilst having a towing capacity of 3. 5 metric tons, accommodation for five, hydraulic disc brakes to all wheels, and the groundbreaking dual-range, permanent four-wheel drive gearbox.
A four-door version was introduced in 1981, with the two-door version phased out in 1994, it was then named the ‘Classic’ to differentiate from the all-new P38a Range Rover.
This 1993 Range Rover Classic Vogue was sold new through Land Rover Solihull and first registered in January 1993. The history file contains an array of invoices dating back to 2001, MOT certificates from 1996, along with the dealer-supplied document pack, manuals and booklets. The service booklet contains 16 stamps until 2004 with invoicing thereafter. The most recent inspection was carried out by Keith Gott in September 2019 and vehicle was recently serviced along some remedial repairs to replace a passenger side window regulator and renew and replace exhaust manifold gaskets in November 2021.
The Vogue was wrap colour changed to solid beluga black in 2019. Underneath retains its red metallic paintwork which is presentable all round however not flawless. There are some small marks and blemishes which can be seen through the wrap. There are no major marks to the body work or damage to the plastic bumper trim. The vehicle has an assertive road presence thanks to the fitment of two Hella driving lamps.