Jump to content

2 door Range Rover values


Recommended Posts

So for some strange reason, I am having this urge to own an early 2 door rangie. I have been looking for some time now, seeing them listed anywhere from 3k to 70k. Then a friend of a friend has put me onto a guy who has 4 in his backyard ranging between 79 to 84 models, some matching number, mostly complete, none are running and have sat out in a paddock for years, so condition is poor. They look like a nightmare to restore and I really don’t need the headache, but I keep wondering if they are worth pursuing at $1000 for the lot? Advice, opinions and past experiences welcomed 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

50 minutes ago, 901er said:

So for some strange reason, I am having this urge to own an early 2 door rangie. I have been looking for some time now, seeing them listed anywhere from 3k to 70k. Then a friend of a friend has put me onto a guy who has 4 in his backyard ranging between 79 to 84 models, some matching number, mostly complete, none are running and have sat out in a paddock for years, so condition is poor. They look like a nightmare to restore and I really don’t need the headache, but I keep wondering if they are worth pursuing at $1000 for the lot? Advice, opinions and past experiences welcomed 

Death wish IMHO!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

4 hours ago, 901er said:

So for some strange reason, I am having this urge to own an early 2 door rangie. I have been looking for some time now, seeing them listed anywhere from 3k to 70k. Then a friend of a friend has put me onto a guy who has 4 in his backyard ranging between 79 to 84 models, some matching number, mostly complete, none are running and have sat out in a paddock for years, so condition is poor. They look like a nightmare to restore and I really don’t need the headache, but I keep wondering if they are worth pursuing at $1000 for the lot? Advice, opinions and past experiences welcomed 

"So for some strange reason, I am having this urge to own an early 2 door rangie."

Very good 2 d Rangies from the '70s are selling for huge money in UK - but the rest are practically worthless. Like a 928, - a cure for happiness.

The Jap 4WDs killed the later Rangies and these days there are so many good 4WDs that nobody should put time or money into a 20yo Rangie. Suggest you refocus & get a V8 Cayenne.

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

2 hours ago, symsy said:

70s retro rest mod cool …  is the only way to go , drop in an LS your right .. just be prepared to do the lot on the car..

The best bet is to buy the whole heap and part them out in 10 years' time. As we know , when the 1st series of anything is in collector's hands , the worth of the 2nd series escalates.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

5 hours ago, symsy said:

Nice! Better than the ‘back yard find’ that I was considering, although not numbers matching and unmolestered. Hang on a minute, does that stuff even matter in LR world?.?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

36 minutes ago, 901er said:

Nice! Better than the ‘back yard find’ that I was considering, although not numbers matching and unmolestered. Hang on a minute, does that stuff even matter in LR world?.?

Oh yes it does :) says the man with a rare matching #s '73 S3 ;)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 9 months later...

Had an 85 Rangie for a while.  Total shitter with every panel a different shade when I first got it. Perfect!  No guilt or cringe going hard in the bush. After I updated the very saggy suspension and gave engine a tune up I had about five years of dirty fun. 

Explored all sorts of tracks around Vic, dunes, river crossings, mud,  did it all without fuss.

Gutless v8, heavy and thirsty but loved it just the same. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Back in the day I was working on a project car at someone else’s workshop.  They were restoring 2 door Range Rover when people were still using them.  There was a lot of cursing.  As I recall getting the seats out took 32 bolts, and fist sized rust holes in the floor underneath.   I wonder if that car ever got back on the road.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...

I'm in the final throws of resto to a '79 2 door.... absolutely beautiful in it's original "highway yellow"...would I do it again...definitely not. A very expensive hobby where they're going through the roof in the UK but not here in Oz. I'm going to sell mine for am early 911...more fun to drive ! 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

14 hours ago, Gregonmac said:

I'm in the final throws of resto to a '79 2 door.... absolutely beautiful in it's original "highway yellow"...would I do it again...definitely not. A very expensive hobby where they're going through the roof in the UK but not here in Oz. I'm going to sell mine for am early 911...more fun to drive ! 

Mine is now a bare shell and 4 pallets of loose parts, very slippery slope...

maybe the key is to find a UK buyer when you sell? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I plan on finding a few over the next couple of years for sending to the UK, a mate of mine there is a Land Rover specialist (looked after my Rangie’s for years) and he wants them to restore himself, he also has customers wanting them. Really, you need to have someone there to receive them as many people won’t buy sight unseen. Same as here really.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
 Share

×
×
  • Create New...