Early Range Rovers pulling up prices of four-doors

The gravitational pull of fully restored early two-door Range Rovers now being advertised for up to £150,000 has sent values into orbit. And no, one hundred-and-fifty-grand isn’t a misprint. Bishops 4X4 in Peterborough is currently offering a ’75, one owner example in Bahama Gold, fully restored and perfect for an astonishing £149,500. Kingsley Cars in Oxfordshire has a completely restored ’77, D Suffix, again in desirable Bahama Gold, for £115,000 while Jaguar Land Rover Classic Works has a ’71 A Suffix in Masai Red, restored with 52,000 miles for a comparatively modest £99,950. These recordbreaking prices have sent ripples through the classic Rangie market and even some later fourdoor cars are now passing the £50,000 barrier.

But this explosion in values is relatively recent. In 2020 Historics sold a Davos White ’73 B Suffix, a former concours winner and restored over a five-year period, for £40k, while in September 2020 Brightwells sold an ’79 F Suffix, another one in Bahama Gold, having enjoyed a ‘spectacular’ total restoration for £46,256. All of which suggests that given some of the prices being asked in 2021, perfect, fully restored early Seventies two-door Range Rovers appear to have doubled in value in a little over a year. So when you next curl up your nose at a mint, fully restored £40k Suffix A because you reckon it’s too expensive, you might need to think again. Especially when asking prices of otherwise ordinary later cars are moving up too. If you’ve always fancied a classic Rangie, don’t hang about.