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1991 Range Rover Classic Ardennes Green, Saddle Tan Leather Interior

140,032 miles

2 owners (with current owner since 1996)

Full maintenance history, service records to day one! Featured in Land Rover Owner International Magazine VIN = SALHV1243MA601681 SOLD

(Located in Alexandria, VA – DC Metro)

The time has come to pass my beloved 1991 Range Rover Classic on to a new care taker. Originally purchased in the Seattle region in 1991 by the former president of Filene’s clothing stores; I purchased this Rangie with ~45,000 miles on it from Land Rover Metro West in Natick, MA on December 12th 1996. It has been in the possession of one anal retentive, meticulous, and mature Land Rover enthusiast ever since.

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EXTERIOR – beautiful color combo, ready for the show field or a weekend adventure.

The vehicle is 99% ORIGINAL. No silly “modifications,” just a few small modernizations to bring her to a more modern spec. The major changes I’ve made:

Stereo – Alpine iPod capable radio with Sony 4 channel amp. It sounds really nice and clean, decent volume. It’s not going to thump the neighborhood, but will keep you entertained tooling around town or on road trips.

Wheels are 5-spokes from a 1995 Range Rover.

The Boge self-leveling rear suspension is no longer functioning, replaced with Land Rover genuine heavy duty rear springs.

Land Rover genuine work light mounted in cargo area.

Land Rover badges were added to tailgate and steering wheel hub (the tailgate badge became standard in 1992).

Land Rover 50th Anniversary Badge on tailgate (good luck finding one of these for sale anywhere).

Stock Hella fog lights replaced with Hella 550 driving lights.

Full NRP stainless steel exhaust system from Rovers North. The stock exhaust is a mild steel which doesn’t seem to last very long, the stainless is supposed to last for ages. It is a bit more “aggressive” exhaust note than the stock exhaust, but it highlights the V8 nicely and is not obnoxious by any means.

INTERIOR – immaculate, original, and well preserved with a light honest patina.

What Works:

Again, full service records since day one, this truck is fairly easy to work on, especially with the factory workshop manual, factory repair times manual (excellent exploded diagrams), and the Haynes manual included with the vehicle. The engine runs nice and strong, transmission shifts smoothly, steering fluid level hasn’t budged in months and effort is consistent and linear. Brake fluid and coolant has been changed religiously every two years, pedal effort is fairly heavy (typical for Range Rovers) and stopping effort and distances are good. Heater and A/C are working well, as are all the power windows and locks (the rear door on drivers side sticks from time to time). The transfer case shifts between high and low range easily.

The interior is exceptional. All the knobs and misc. bits and pieces are there and in excellent shape. I replaced the headliner about two years ago and there are zero sags. The leather is also very, very clean and you wouldn’t think that it’s 21 years old.

As you can see from the enormous pile of receipts, I have been very proactive about replacing items BEFORE they go out. Hence there are a plethora of spare parts (some new, some used) included with the vehicle.

ENGINE/MECHANICAL – all in order, no surprises or major issues.

What Doesn’t Work:

Cruise control: never used it, haven’t bothered to investigate why it doesn’t work.

Sunroof: It works fine with the emergency key, I have a spare motor included with the vehicle, again, I never really open the sunroof so haven’t found the time to repair it yet.

Power locks on driver’s side rear door sticks from time to time. You can see the lock button rise on activation, I think the mechanism needs an adjustment, haven’t had time to mess with it.

OK, onto the big “R” word… RUST. Very little of it on this vehicle. The tailgate is ORIGINAL, and just a tiny bit of rust on the bottom; no rust at all on lower tailgate. There is some light surface rust on the bottom of the vehicle, nothing that some POR 15 or a good waxoyl treatment wouldn’t keep at bay for years. I have repaired a small rust hole in the passenger footwell with 3M body panel adhesive and it seems to be holding very well. In the passenger side rear wheel arch, I had a small rust hole near the seat belt mount which was professionally repaired. I had the hood and decker panel repainted in 2006 to spruce up the truck for my wedding. There are a handful of small dings and nicks, but are very minor. As you can see, the paint is in excellent shape with a nice shine. If anything, I’d wager that the light patina adds to the charm of this wonderful vehicle.

There is some light fraying on the seat belt on the rear drivers side. This was actually inherited from the first owner, I brought it up with LR Metro West when I bought the car, but the part has been on “intergalactic back order” ever since.

I’d really like this truck to go to another Land Rover enthusiast owner who will preserve this original example as clean ones like this are getting harder and harder to find. There are plenty of “rough” trucks out there better suited to off-road modification. Don’t even bother if you want a truck to “pimp out,” you’re not getting this one.

Please email or call with any questions.

MISCELLANEOUS – a smorgasbord of parts and manuals conveys with the vehicle.