1980 STAGE ONE V-8 (Super Rare!!!)

We are offering a 1980 STAGE ONE V8, 3.5, RHD, 5 door Station Wagon... it is blue with black vinyl interior. Superb, straight panels, never abused. Very good condition, very original, runs perfectly - it is very fast, with great pickup and the braking system is also superb. It is more like a Defender in this respect and is a very useable daily vehicle, the only reason the previous owner sold it was the cost of fuel in the U.K. (!) It has the standard Rover 3.5 V8 engine (replaced at 40K with a new factory engine under warranty), a LT95 four speed box (as fitted to early Range Rovers), SU carbs and uprated brakes. This was the Rover that was produced in Solihull before the Defender, and during the production of the normal Series III, to see how the V8 engine and the center differential would work out in the field - (yes, this Rover has full time 4WD, much like the Range Rover of the time). When you went into the Main Dealer to buy a Series III LWB, you could get either a standard III with a six or a four, or upgrade to to what was referred to as the ''Series III V8''. However, VERY few Stage Ones were produced, and even fewer were produced as Station Wagons (at least for the UK market) This series shares most of its parts with every other Land Rover model, i.e it has standard Salisbury axles, usual Series III stuff in the dash, etc. Actually, this could be considered an amalgam of a Range Rover and a Series III! Own a rare piece of history! 

PRICE:  SOLD

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