Rockstar’s old Range Rover laughs in the face of the Evoque Convertible

Range Rover Convertible

While the recent Range Rover Evoque Convertible might be the first official soft-top Rangey, aftermarket specialists have been chopping the roof off the luxury SUV for decades.

Townley Cross Country Vehicles of Kent took an angle grinder to PMV 378W when it was nearly new in 1981. Originally painted in Sandglow Yellow, the V8 Range Rover was bought by Queen drummer Roger Taylor who exported it to the Netherlands. A paper trail reveals it was re-imported into the UK within months, before promptly being repainted black.

Taylor sold the car to Queen’s management company in 1992. Since then, it had two further owners before being sold at a specialist classic car auction in 2012. The Range Rover’s current owner, David Barker, won the bidding and discovered the car, now repainted metallic maroon and cosmetically rough, was remarkably solid.

The car’s now been restored, including a full retrim and a rebuild of the engine. It’s now looking better than ever, attracting admiring glances at this weekend’s NEC Classic Motor Show, where it caught our eye.


More NEC Classic Motor Show news on Retro MR:


In pictures: Roger Taylor’s Range Rover

Related Articles

1 COMMENT

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

spot_imgspot_img

Latest

The story of the classic Porsche 911

The original Porsche 911 was launched in 1963 and remained in production until 1989. We chart the history of an icon.

Mazda to showcase classic cars in renovated Hiroshima museum

Crammed with classic cars from the past 100 years, the Mazda Museum in Japan will reopen soon. We take a look inside.

Auction Car of the Week: 1967 Chevrolet Corvette C2

American dreams don’t come much better than this classic 1967 Chevrolet Corvette C2, up for auction with Car & Classic.

Ex-heritage fleet Maserati Bora heads to auction

Once part of Maserati UK’s heritage fleet, this rare and beautiful Bora 4.7 will be offered for auction later this month.

2008 Mazda RX-8 review: Retro Road Test

Launched in 2003, the RX-8 was a successor to the RX-7, cost less than £20,000 when new and can now be picked up for...