1988 Land Rover Range Rover

Iconic 1988 Range Rover 2- Door with the 2. 5L VM Turbo Diesel. the only car ever to be displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris as an ‘art installation'.  

 

The VIN is SALLHABE8EA 329204

 

Very presentable example in the factory green. the truck is in factory specification having driven 180. 00 miles in 29 years. Exported when it rolled off the production line in Solihull. Birmingham to the South of Spain. when it has spent the last 20-25 years in on a Spanish farm. This car has become a very rare sight on US highways since the two-door was never sold in America. thus a rare and collectable vehicle.  

 

Having lived in the warm Spanish climate the car is rust free. On the highway the car can achieve very good gas mileage of around 500 miles per tank. Secondly the car is equipped with Air Conditioning. however may need some attention as the pulley to drive the compressor is missing.   

 

Mechanically the car runs and drives ok. however there is a knocking from the VM engine. hard to tell whether this is normal for the VM or something else. it sounds like tick tick and there is a whistling sound from the turbo under load. Thus would make the perfect candidate for a Chevy small block V8 conversion. The truck would benefit from a full re-spray and interior re-trim and an engine conversion would make in an awesome truck. A real head turner! 

 

I hope this gives any prospective buyers an idea what could be done and how much it would cost. Or alternatively the car could be restored to its original factory specification and be an ideal collectors piece.

The VM engine was also used in many of the early Jeep Cherokee's so should be an easy truck to maintain in the US. Parts will be interchangeable with Jeep's and would imagine readily available.

Video Link of engine running:

https://youtu. be/9sVQdKkd5EA

List below of VM vehicle applications:

HR 492 OHV2. 4 L (2. 93 cc or 146. 0 cu in) I4. with two (pushrod-actuated) valves-per-cylinder and indirect fuel injection (Bosch VE 4/10. Spica in some earlier applications). 92. 0 x 90. 0 mm. This engine is also known as the VM81A and VM4 HT 2. 4. At first the 2. 4 used KKK 24 turbochargers. later KKK 16s were installed for higher output.

Applications:

1988. 10–1992. 02 Alfa Romeo 75. 112 PS (82 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 240 N·m (177 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm1984. 10–1987. 01 Alfa Romeo 90. 110 PS (81 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 235 N·m (173 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm[8]1983. 04–1984. 12 Alfa Romeo Alfetta. 95 PS (70 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 186 N·m (137 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm[6]1984 Delta Mini Cruiser/Explorer. 100 PS (74 kW) at 4. 00 rpm[9]1986–1989. 10 Range Rover. 106 PS (78 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 238 N·m (176 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm[10]1982. 04–1986. 10 Rover 2400 SD Turbo (SD1). 67 kW (90 bhp) at 4. 00 rpm and 192 N·m (142 lb·ft) at 2. 50 rpm[11]1986-? UAZ 469B. 97 PS (71 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 216 N·m (159 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm (installed for the Italian market by importer V. Martorelli)[12]425 OHV2. 5 L (2. 99 cc or 152. 5 cu in) I4. with two (pushrod-actuated) valves-per-cylinder and indirect fuel injection. 92. 0 x 94. 0 mm. the engine size is variably referred to as either 2. 00 or 2. 99 cc. This engine too has been called HR 492. signifying four cylinders of 92 mm bore. Timing gears. not belt.

Applications:

1994–1998 Alfa Romeo 155. 125 PS (92 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 294 N·m (217 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm1987–1992 Alfa Romeo 164. 114–117 PS (84–86 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 258 N·m (190 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm (HR492/VM84A/VM08)1992–1998 Alfa Romeo 164. 125 PS (92 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 294 N·m (217 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm (HS492/VM32)1991–2000 Chrysler Voyager. 118 PS (87 kW) and 262 N·m (193 lb·ft)1999–2000 Dodge Dakota. 114 hp (85 kW) and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft)1991-1995 Dodge Caravan C/V (U. S. fleets only). 118 PS (87 kW) and 262 N·m (193 lb·ft)1993-1999 Ford Scorpio1996–2000 GAZ GAZelle. 101 hp (75 kW); torque: 232 N·m (171 lb·ft)1994–2001 Jeep Cherokee. 118 hp (88 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm1995–1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee. 114 hp (85 kW) and 300 N·m (221 lb·ft)1989. 10-1992 Range Rover. 121 PS (89 kW; 119 bhp) at 4. 00 rpm and 284 N·m (209 lb·ft) at 1. 50 rpm[13]1990–1999 Rover 800. 118 bhp. latterly 120 bhp (87-88 kW) and 268 N·m (198 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm[14]1997–2000 UAZ 3160. 101 hp (75 kW) and 232 N·m (171 lb·ft)1995 V. M. C 2500 Turbotronic. 117 PS (86 kW) at 4. 00 rpm and 235 N·m (173 lb·ft) at 2. 00 rpm

This engine was also used in some early Toyota Land Cruisers & Hilux. and Opel Fronteras.

 

The car will be exported with a Spanish export title. ready for registration in the USA.  

Only one other 2 Door Range Rover for sale on the entire US eBay. its Blue in almost the same spec with a 2. 4VM. so go check it out!!

 

We can organize shipping to the new owner anywhere in America and globally. For reference here are a few examples of shipping costs:

 

Type|

Ro|Ro costs (USD)

 

20ft Container costs (USD)

 

$1300 - New York

$1880 - New York

 

$1600 - Galveston Port (50 miles to Houston)

$1880 - Houston

 

$1590 - Jacksonville Port (327 miles to Miami)

$2000 - Miami

 

$1600 - Port Hueneme (70 miles to Los Angeles)

$2700 - Los Angeles

Estimated import fess to the USA:Fee Example For New York

Destination port handling cost $100. 00
Import security filing bond $100. 00
Import security filing $45. 00
Customs clearance $250. 00 (includes DOT and EPA filings)
Single entry import bond $6. 00 per $1000. 00 of the value (the bond must be for three times the value as there are three Government agencies involved. Customs. DOT. EPA)
Duty: 2. 5% of the value
Merchandise processing fee 0. 3464% of the value

Harbor maintenance fee 0. 125% of the value

Offers considered

 

Contact me:

 

00447985155952

00447917134990 

samuel@halliganfamily. com

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