Finished in Nevada Gold with Bronze “Teddy Bear” trim this Range Rover “In Vogue”, first registered on 24th September 1982 is a perfect example of things starting to move the Range Rover towards a more luxurious vehicle.
The “In Vogue” designation essentially started from a collaboration between Land Rover and Wood & Pickett.
When the first” In Vogue” appeared in a Vogue magazine photoshoot, it got a lot of attention. The response was so positive that Land Rover chose to produce a limited 1000 cars of high-specification making this a very rare car
Its VIN confirms that the car left the factory as a right-hand-drive vehicle powered by a 3.5-litre Rover V8, paired with an automatic gearbox, and finished in Nevada Gold with a Bronze brushed-nylon (teddy bear) trim.
One interesting feature on our Range Rover “In Vogue” is its air conditioning, fitted in 1984, 2 years after it left the factory.
In 1990, this Range Rover “In Vogue” was exported to South Africa, where it spent several years of its life. During its time abroad, the speedometer was converted from miles to kilometres per hour. While this was an obviously practical change, it did have an impact on the car’s mileage record.
The vehicle returned to the UK in 2018, where it was re-registered using its original number plate, FHA 513Y.
The Teddy Bear material is no longer available but Bridge Classic cars decided to carry out a full retrim and was able to replicate the original material and is one of its outstanding features.
It has its rare matching Range Rover cool box, Brexton picnic hamper and Range Rover Radio Casette that are all normally lost.
It has been totally recommissioned and sympathetically restored and serviced by Bridge Classic Cars prior to its sale and is ready for its new owner.
The vehicle will be available to purchase at H&H Classic Auctions, held at Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, Derbyshire on July 29th