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CHASSIS NUMBER. 31A38623
REGISTRATION NUMBER. N788 ARW
ENGINE TYPE. 4.6 V8 EFi
GEARBOX TYPE. 4 SPEED AUTO
VEHICLE SPEC.
THIS RANGE ROVER STARTED LIFE AS AN AUSTRALIAN SPEC DEMONSTRATOR. AFTER
A FEW MILES IT WAS TAKEN INTO SPECIAL VEHICLES, CUT IN HALF AND STRETCHED
TO ALLOW ANOTHER PAIR OF DOORS AND ANOTHER ROW OF SEATS TO BE FITTED.
THIS WAS DONE IN TIME FOR A MIDDLE EAST MOTOR SHOW, TO DEMONSTRATE THAT
THE THEN NEW RANGE ROVER WAS STILL AS ADAPTABLE AS THE OUT GOING MODEL.
AFTER THE SHOW, IT WAS USED AT THE FACTORY AS A LIMO, AS WELL AS STARRING
IN THE JAMES BOND MOVIE AS ’M’s’ STAFF CAR. IT WAS ALSO USED IN A T.V.
SERIES CALLED HARBOUR LIGHTS. CELEBRITIES SUCH AS RONAN KEATING HAVE ALSO
USED IT AS TRANSPORT TO THE PARTY IN THE PARK, AND ELTON JOHNS BIRTHDAY
PARTY WHERE IT STOLE THE SHOW. SADLY NOW WE CANNOT CARRY PASSENGERS DUE
TO RESTRICTIONS LAID DOWN BY THE FACTORY. WE MANAGED TO SAVE THIS R/R
FROM THE CRUSHER WITH ONE WEEK TO SPARE IN 2000.
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