From 1977 a Fairey overdrive became available as an option on the Range Rover, which until then offered only a four-speed manual gearbox with no automatic version. The Range Rover was by then a car of choice for the English country-house set as well as a working vehicle. The car still had the 3.5-litre Rover V8 with carburettors and only two doors, and its coil springs, unlike the leaf springs of the Series Land Rovers, gave it a softer ride.
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and later by British Leyland
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and later by British Leyland
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1. Wikipedia: Range Rover Classic
WikipediaFairey overdrive, year
until Fairey overdrive became an option after 1977
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it soon became a car of choice for aristocratic English country house owners
Carburettors
Petrol-fuelled Range Rovers were fitted with carburettors until 1986
Coil springs
The Range Rover broke from the Land Rovers of its time by using coil springs instead of the then-common leaf springs.
Body style, suv: first generation, off-road vehicle
The Range Rover is a 4x4, mid-size off-road vehicle series
View the Source 2. Wikipedia: Range Rover
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Range Rover is a 4×4 luxury marque and sub-brand of Jaguar Land Rover.
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