Description:

1988 Range Rover Classic
146K miles. Fair condition.
Price - 7500 obo. 
Full photo set
Dropbox

Early metal sunroof, exposed door hinge truck with the pre-90s grille badge and the right proportions. One of the best-looking RRCs. Still has all the charm that makes these special.

Mechanically good in my ownership - 3.5 V8 drives well. Center diff lock (LT230) works. Trans good. Mechanical Boge self leveling shock on rear axle is present & works. Cosmetically average at best. Not restored or collector-grade. Honest driver with needs, but a solid candidate to improve, restore, or just use as-is.

I know the truck well and have owned 4 or 5 years. I don’t have service records from before my ownership beyond Carfax but it was well maintained then. Selling because I have multiple Land Rovers and am moving to an island. 

What’s good
1995 Tom Wilkinshaw Racing (TWR) wheels
Early exposed hinge truck
Metal sunroof
Maintained and sorted as needed
Rebuilt swivel ***** and new shocks
Rear crossmember and underside are not rusted
Good base for restoration or continued use

What does not work
A/C, compressor seized
Power locks unreliable
Cruise control inop
Power mirrors intermittent
Front aux lights not wired
Fog lights blow fuse
Intermittent wiper setting inop
Rear wiper inop
Washers inop

Condition notes
Odometer stopped at 100K, replaced at dealer then (common for them to fail right at the flipover to 100) – actual mileage approx 146K. Carfax supports this.
Rust in both front floors from past water ingress, not terminal
Rust right rear below tailgate seal
Corrosion at right rear seatbelt mount
Rust hole inside left rear door from trapped water
Galvanic corrosion on door bottoms
Headliner’s out of it as I was going to redo it this winter. Have the intact shell and fabric and all bits to reinstall.
Minor water leak into front left from cowl area. (Cowl or underneath is not rusted). Not sunroof or windshield. Likely grommet or seam or where wiring harness passes through. I haven’t figured it out yet and I’ve just run it with front carpets out.

1 carfax incident: Hood repainted after a parked incident when it was on the street 2 owners ago. Another car hit the RRC as collateral damage after running a stop sign. Brush guard was pushed into the hood. Guard replaced with used, hood repainted. Rest of paint appears original. No damage to fenders or inner structure. 

Dents in cowl and roof from previous owner’s kids climbing on it. Aluminum panels dent easily.

Center console is complete but tired.

This is not a fly-in, drive-home truck across country. Could it make a long trip? Yes? Maybe. But I’m not at that point in my life to test. 

This is a good fit if you want an honest early RRC with a solid underside that needs some floor work, something to improve over time, or just a usable classic Land Rover without pretending it is perfect.