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Range Rover Monteverdi 3.5 V8 1980 Motorfair Car, 1 of 2 Automatic with ABS!

Sale price: £9,995.00 make an offer

Car location: HUNGERFORD, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1980
Doors:
4
Mileage:
59180
Engine:
3528
Safety Features:
4-Wheel Drive, Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS)
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Range Rover Monteverdi 3.5 V8 1980 Motorfair Car, 1 of 2 Automatic with ABS! for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2.05) based on 68 votes
Make no mistake this is a rare car!

This is the October 1980 NEC Birmingham Motor Fair show car!

Painted Silver Grey with Black leather trim.

At this point 4 door Range Rovers were not in existence and Monteverdi saw a market for one.

Monteverdi Range Rovers were sold and approved by Land Rover but not for long as Land Rover brought out there own 4 door shortly after making it redundant.

Monteverdi took a brand new 2 door Range Rover, shipped it to Switzerland, gave it Coachbuilder Fissore to turn it into a 4 door and re trimmed in leather. They were rather expensive at this point approx £14,000! They were then returned to Land Rover to sell in the UK!

This vehicle was one of 2 Monteverdis included in a batch of 25 Range Rovers sent to Schuler Engineering for conversion to automatic.

Using the Chrysler A727 3 speed auto gearbox coupled to a two speed Schuller chain drive transfer box with Ferguson formula viscous coupling and a Mullard Anti skid brake system.

Registered in early 1981 as RDU 36W it was delivered to Bill (WH) Davis, Manging Director of Rover Triumph and Land Rover's Government and Military affairs dept.

On retirement Bill Davis bought the Range Rover and kept it until 2000.

It was owned afterwards by Dunsfold and then Peter Kenworthy the Monteverdi guru for many years.

It is now in need of restoration after being off the road since 2012.

The chassis looks sound as do and front arches.

Some work needed to rear arches and sills.

The engine starts well and sounds great with the stainless exhaust fitted.

When acquired the gearbox worked but is leaking ATF badly and has now stopped working so cannot be driven.

It would be a great project to get back on the road and take to shows as you are unlikely to see another!

All the unique Monteverdi trim is there and mostly in good order.

Comes with a huge history file incl original brochure.

Up to date V5 document ready to go in new owners name.

It is tax and MOT exempt being 40 years old!

Call me for a full description on 07768 056254, no daft text messages please!

Transport can be arranged throughout the UK ask for a quote.

Can be viewed off Junc 13 M4 Near Newbury Berkshire.

Also published at eBay.co.uk

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Comments and questions to the seller:

from Benjamin Neasom, dated 25 january 2022
Hello Im trying to track down the Range Rover Monteverdi RDU36W. I’ve been trying through various forums etc and found this number. I’m Bill Davis’s Grandson and I’d love to be reunited with the car I grew up with! I’d be very interested in buying it back however I do understand if an enthusiast has bought it they may not want to do this. I’d just be interested in seeing the car. Best wishes Ben Neasom

from Benjamin Neasom, dated 25 january 2022
Hello Im trying to track down the Range Rover Monteverdi RDU36W. I’ve been trying through various forums etc and found this number. I’m Bill Davis’s Grandson and I’d love to be reunited with the car I grew up with! I’d be very interested in buying it back however I do understand if an enthusiast has bought it they may not want to do this. I’d just be interested in seeing the car. Best wishes Ben Neasom

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