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Range Rover Reborn is a new program offering potential customers the opportunity to purchase an original Range Rover directly from Land Rover Classic at RU Range Rover Reborn following the success of the Land Rover Series I Reborn program launched last year.

Visitors will also be able to admire the “New Original XKSS” as a European premiere. After the success with the media at the Petersen Museum in Los Angeles in November 2016, this magnificent XKSS in Sherwood Green finish will serve as the basis for the design of nine cars which will be delivered to customers around the world in 2017.

Will also be exhibited by Jaguar Land Rover Classic at the Salon Rétromobile - to be held in Paris from February 8 to 12, 2017 - the first Type-E Coupé fully restored by the factory. This 1962 Type-E, registered in France, in Opalescent Gunmetal Gray color, is fitted with body panels which have been reverse-designed and produced in-house to ensure the best possible finish; its original engine and transmission have also been fully reconditioned.

Land Rover Classic experts have drawn on decades of engineering and design to restore the first Range Rover Reborn - a carefully selected 1978 Range Rover Classic.

Specifications overview

• Color: Bahama Gold
• Engine: 3528cc V3 Petrol Zenith-Stromberg carburetor type 8CD
  • Max power : 132ch at 5000 rpm
  • Max torque : 251Nm at 2500 rpm
• 4-speed manual transmission, lockable center differential

All Range Rover Reborn will undergo a complete restoration faithful to the original specifications of 1970, and using Land Rover Classic Parts to ensure the authenticity of the vehicle. Land Rover's restoration experts will be able to recommend the best vehicles, chassis numbers and unique features to customers. Price for a complete restoration of Range Rover Reborn by Land Rover Classic: from 135.000 pounds sterling (150 euros).

Tim Hannig - Director, Jaguar Land Rover Classic, comments: “Range Rover Reborn showcases our internal expertise in the restaurant business. This program underscores our commitment to developing the rich history of Land Rover and offering our customers the chance to own a rare and emblematic collector vehicle. What better way to preserve the highly sought-after Range Rover 2-door from the 70s with its original body colors, interior trim and period accessories. "

The Range Rover was launched in 1970 in a 2-door configuration only, until the arrival of a 4-door factory version in 1981. It remained popular until the end of its production in 1996. In fact, its popularity was such that it continued to be produced in parallel with the second generation for almost two years, under the name Range Rover Classic to distinguish it from its successor.

Considered by many to be the originator of the SUV segment, the Range Rover has undoubtedly defined the luxury 4 × 4 vehicle. It has been the vehicle of choice for many members of the royal family, as well as politicians and stars around the world. It has preserved its status as the “supreme SUV” to this day and set a number of firsts and records throughout its remarkable history. In the 70s, the Range Rover was the first vehicle to be exhibited at the Louvre in Paris as an “exemplary model of industrial design”.

To know more : www.jaguarlandrover.com