June: Official factory produced four-door bodystyle announced. 1981 March: ‘ In Vogue’ special edition unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show. 1980 March: Monteverdi produced four-door bodystyle announced at the Geneva Motor Show. 1978 September: Introduction of the Suffix ‘G’ cars. 1977 October: Introduction of the Suffix ‘F’ cars. October: Introduction of the Suffix ‘E’ cars. 1975 First State Review Range Rover is delivered to the Royal Household.
1974 October: Introduction of the Suffix ‘D’ cars. Includes black vinyl covering for the rear pillars.
October: Introduction of the Suffix ‘C’ cars. 1973 January: Introduction of the Suffix ‘B’ cars. It went no further because of a lack of available funds from British Leyland. 1972 Supplementary four-door model with one-piece tailgate built as a prototype. Two vehicles registered as VXC 868K and VXC 765K cover an 18,000 mile journey from North to South America between December 1971 and April 1972. 1971/72 The British Trans-Americas Darien Gap Range Rover expedition led by Major John Blashford-Snell. 1971 Range Rover becomes the first vehicle to be displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris, applauded for its ‘exemplary work of industrial design’ – the production model is displayed in the entrance while a quarter-scale model is exhibited inside. Price: £1998 (including Purchase Tax).ġ September: Sales in the home market start. Agnes.ġ7 June: Official reveal of the Range Rover.
The event also included off-road driving in the Blue Hills Mine near St. 1970 April: First of the 20 press demonstration vehicles built (NXC 231 – 250H).ġ June: Press launch takes place in Cornwall based at the Meudon Hotel, Mawnan Smith, near Falmouth. 1969 December: Build starts on the 27 pre-production Velars (YVB 150 – 177H). Drop Keith Adams an email if you have anything to add or contribute.ĥ0 years of the Range Rover (1970-2020) Year Events Images 1966 Summer: First prototype (100/1) is built by the Rover Company Limited. Although we’ve pulled this together to celebrate the Rangie’s half-century, we’ll keep this page updated and will keep adding entries as and when required.
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