He doesn't edit for the ADHD generation either. Cut here cut there, og look the camera is a funny angle! cut cut cut. PUMPING MUSIC. Thank goodness for good videos properly edited.
What a fantastic trip down memory lane. I was 6 years old in the summer of 1970 when my dad came home in a pre-release Range Rover. He was motoring correspondent for a national paper and had it for a week for a test drive. We were in awe of this beast of a car parked on our driveway, My brother and I could barely climb into it. And we were so high up! The old man wasn't shy in putting it through its paces - finding numerous fields, hills and even a rail shunting yard. I well remember bouncing up and down in the back seat - laughing like mad when our heads hit the roof. I was hooked and to this day the Range Rover is my dream car.
Anthony Neilly The reliability was AWFUL, in the start of their life, but by the end, they were very sturdy and reliable. I love this car too much to care about its reliability.
I had an N reg in 1979, and I got 9 to the gallon when towing! I once drove from Leicester to Newcastle and back, and had to ask for a huge cardboard box to carry all the glasses you got at Shell garages, I used so much fuel.
Another excellent video review. Pure class, Harry. Perhaps someone can round up Schmee, Cars of London and all the other pre-pubescent UA-cam car twerps who think all there is to presenting car reviews is to wet themselves and say "Wow!"! a lot.
Tommyturtle1961 you must remember that Shmee and SOL and all of the car UA-camrs are not journalists by profession. Harry founded EVO magazine and so has more experience with reviews. Other UA-camrs are more about supercar lifestyle rather than professional in depth reviews. Although, I must say Harry is one of the best car reviewers out there. Such a brilliant man!
I'm crazy, crazy for ..... Harry, the definition of elegance? Sorry mate but I'm not see'in the elegance but I was asked to find a term most suitable of our friend Harry..( not to worry Harry there is a very large pond that separates you from the majority of your followers.) So using one word to describe Harry, " The Jay Leno of Britain. "
Great videos from HG. No annoying music, no baseball caps and no terrible vehicle wrapping. Just thoughtful reviewing coming from one of the most experienced and successful and watchable car journalists in World
Recent discovery for me, what an incredibly relatable / nice guy, you could just imagine talking just about anything mechanical down the local , possibly discussing the similarities between an Arnage and an Omega rear arm rest. I realise he’s got a few bob behind him, but he clearly *loves* his cars with a passion, whether they cost 100 quid or a few hundred thousand, simply brilliant! I could never imagine this man smashing his door into any other car the way we see with some media presenters. If you have a car he reviews (big, small, inexpensive, expensive) I’m sure you couldn’t disagree with a single word said! An unsung giant of the automotive review world!
Nice to hear a glowing endorsement, but Harry is hardly an unsung giant. He was the founder of EVO magazine, having previously been involved with the team that published Performance Car.
Harry, it's a testament to the greatness of the original design that you look so happy in this review. In some of the super-car reviews you praise the cars but look as if you're not really enjoying yourself. Go-anywhere practicality and great design is so much more satisfying than speed in the long run.
Thank you very much for producing this video, Harry! My parents owned Land Rover's when I was a child, and this was a wonderful trip down memory lane. In Denmark where Land Rover's were relatively rare, because of the insane car-taxes, owners always waved to each other back in the days. Didn't matter if one were driving a beaten-up Defender, and the other a brand new HSE/Vouge - everyone said hello to a fellow Land Rover-owner.
I learned to drive in a suffix A and later owned a Vogue while living in East Africa. You do need a good mechanic, but the quality of the ride is unsurpassed. It might be the perfect safari vehicle. I remember vividly reversing it madly along a terrible dirt track as we were charged by a Bull Elephant. The ride height and the big windows really helped.
Excellent video again - thank you. When I was 12 I drove a 1975 model, same colour, when it was only a couple of years old (in the countryside). I remember loving the gearbox, good visibility and excellent exhaust note.
My late father had a 79 Tuscan Blue Range Rover (ERB 316T Erbie) and he would let me drive it when I was about 13 on private roads in low range.I absolutely loved it and he did too. Brought back great memories, thank you.
I have been waiting for this review for along time. Thanks Harry! Well worth the wait. I fell in love with Range Rover when I first rode in a brand new 1977. In 1990 I purchased that very same car. In 2005 I moved to Montrose AL USA, and the first thing I did was buy a 1991 Range Rover, which I still own eleven years later. Still to this day my all-time favorite non-sports car. A magical drive I never tire of.
Loved this video Harry. Your comment about the arms and elbows, relaxed driving position and watching the world pass by is very well said. I have a P38, which is a bit shunned by the LR fan base but it has the soul of the classic. The V8 rumble, the slim a pillars, the arm and elbow rests the brilliant 4WD system and just that luxurious devil may care ride down the road. I love it
paachi - Well said. I have a P38 aswell.The P38 is one of the best Range Rover's. Very overlooked and underrated. Great blend of contemporary, yet still has the character of the classic.
Henry Perity - Great to hear, so do I ! That is a very good analogy Henry haha. That is spot on, it is well worth it. I would love to see Harry doing a video on the p38.
Very nice review, by someone who knows the RR. I fell in love with a blue "Velar" I saw driving around in Cornwall (when I was about 19). Also, a friend had a very early one and when we turned up in it to service his rally car (Mick Linford and his navigator Keith Baud) everyone got excited. I've since owned a 1995 County and now own 2 P38s. As much as old Range Rovers can be cranky, there's nothing to match them. I'm hooked. What a fabulous vehicle.
Excellent presentation; both informative and entertaining. Would love you to do a P38 Range Rover review too to fill in the obvious gap of the family story. Maybe one of each, the 4.0 SE and a 4.6 HSE if possible. I like the fact that you comment so heartily about the greenhouse of these cars. It's what gives the older RR's their distinctive look.
It is a love-hate relationship and I am most certain that I will never get rid of my 95 Rover no matter how problematic that damn thing is. Great video Harry.
I grew up in the 70's with our local farmer having a red Range Rover on a K reg plate. He was the local councillor so in winter, he would come to the avenue where I lived, always inaccessible in snow and not gritted by the council but he would have piles of road salt/grit whatever and his farmhand would also be in the back, shovelling it out as Farmer Bob Lilley drove along.
Dear Harry, I thank You so much for Your so sympathetic presentation! I am a great fan of the Suffix-A, owning one in the early eighties. Unforgetable und unbeatable! For me its design is the benchmark for all 4x4s! Lovely greetings from Bavaria!
I had one of the very first RR 1971 RHD in the United States. Govt regulations essentially prohibited import of the vehicle unless LR were to modify it, test and type certify to UD specs, which they would not do until the very late 80s. Being an avid Land Rover owner for many years at the time, the reliability of the RR was quite a delightful change. Put 150,000 miles on it without having to change an axle or exhaust component. The only difference between his RR and mine was hit came with a towing plate and it was blue. Sadly it’s demise was whilst I was towing a 9,000 pound sailboat a passing truck just clipped the aft of the boat which caused massive oscillations which threw the boat off the trailer and flipped the RR on its roof, with the trailer still attached. However continued down the road still in. My lane watching the pavement go by inches from our heads. The strength of the roof was up to the task and did not have a scratch . Because we never hit anything, although squished it still Drove fine. Years later do,d it along with a body and the enthusiastic née owner just transferred over the running gear.
Love this video, lost count of the number of Range Rovers I have owned, but I have loved every one of them. All the generations have their own character but are still uniquely Range Rover. Classic Range Rovers are still the ultimate though, they are peerless, for a die hard it has to be 70s but for me the early 90s without air suspension is the ultimate, refined but still a classic. If you cannot afford a classic, the P38 still gives that genuine feel with its live axles, and is better than people would have you believe. Go later and they are truly spectacular but have lost that original feel. I have had my fair share of niggles with them, but never fallen out of love. Take one off road for the best experience ever
Wonderful video, Harry. I enjoyed it very much and it filled me with good memories. I have had Range Rover for over 30 years. First one in 1976 (lost in an accident in 1981), second one in 1981 and the last one in 1993. In recent years I opted for the Japanese option but the satisfaction that my 3 Range Rovers gave me was unparalleled. Now with 60 years I want another classic Range Rover again. I will try to get one to give myself that deserved pleasure.
This video makes me want a 90s Vogue SE! Proper Range Rovers when they never had privacy glass but a tow bar and mudflaps. My Dad had a 1986 D Plate 3.5 Vogue in Chamonix White with grey cloth. What a vehicle, remember trips round Cornwall with 4 adults, 4 kids and 2 German Shepherds squeezed in!
I'm fascinated with all things British, especially the cars - this guy is a treasure - he really gives you a great overall experience and summation of fantastic cars that I would otherwise rarely get to enjoy - fantastic!
Harry, I'm a new subscriber to your channel. I remember my dad Suffix A, as he used to go pheasant and duck shooting with it! But as you've said, they get riddled with rust. My dad's one had so much rust, the tailgate was nearly falling off! Thankfully, over the years he got a newer one, a Vogue SE. Wow! What a difference. Better drivetrain better, well, everything. You really took me down memory lane, and I thank you for that!
this video takes me back to my first meeting with a suffix A did a load of miles rescuing other vehicles in my uncle fleet with this rover 😢😢I miss the car my dad and uncle so much / thank you harry for a real demo of the car
love your reviews. you don't polish up the facts, drive these cars and even mention practical issues on these. your a genius harry ... you keep it interesting by mastering simplistic talk !
Favourite car channel on UA-cam. So informative and I love the attention to detail. I think it helps that Harry already being successful as he is before UA-cam even existed rids the videos of that "try hard - look at me" vibe that I get from most other channels. keep up the good work!
This is my favourite Harry's review . Father of a kid at High School had one of these at launch . He won Vernons pools in the last sixties , so ( as you could imagine ... ) their house was marvelous too .
Brings back so many memories. I lived in a small village in the north of England in around 1975 and my friend's family had a very early example of the Range Rover. I remember being driven back home by his mum in the sand coloured car, with it's splitting plastic seats. The massive door handles on the door sides. His mum driving with her foot on the clutch (even at that tender age I had some mechanical empathy). The huge gearstick and the mysterious smaller lever... Great memories.
I worked for a rich guy in the mid 1970's whose main car was a Roller but he had one of these as a fashionable fun runabout. He loaned the Range Rover to me for a driving holiday to Switzerland and I couldn't resist trying it out off road on some of the precipitous slopes near Grindelwald - it passed every test I could give it with flying colours. Down greasy hillsides so steep we were nearly falling against the windscreen and then back up with low ratio gears engaged and the diff lock on, it clung on like a caterpillar on a wall and kept climbing. We even made it up to the base of a glacier along a track peppered with rocks of ice! A fantastic versatile off road vehicle which also proved comfortable high speed transport on the Autobahn, although the body roll was a little disconcerting on long 80mph curves. Harry's test has brought back all the good memories - I'm just going to check the Ads to see if I can pick one up now.
I have owned my Series 3 for four years and, until I watched this video, I didn't even realise it had the same jerry can extendable fuel filler the Range Rover classic has! Every day's a school day. Cheers
Great video Thanks ,my old boss in New Zealand had one of the last 1983 3 door models in the same colour as the earlier one you tested so Lovely sitting so high and hearing that Lovely V8 sound track felt like a King.
A friend has one of the originals owned from new, I was very impressed with the flexibility of the engine, tackling a small roundabout in 3rd while towing another car. The steering without power assistance was light enough but felt vague. The later automatic Vogue was easier to drive but I found myself being a hooligan in it, sadly the running costs put me off owning one. Great review as always.
Thanks Harry, you're just about to bleed my bank account dry. Alfas and now Rangies. I used to run a 3.9 4-door Rangie convertible in Antigua. I think it was a chop-shop special, not terribly neatly done. Still want a Spen King special, best Rangie ever. My mate from Antigua, Jazzy-B, had one and loved it.
Great review Harry! Always wanted a Classic. More so lately. Had a Disco 2 a few years back. Didn't much like the unreliability, but loved the go-anywhere personality. The Classic Range Rover looks so much better in my opinion. Even the earlier dash for its 1980's levels of luxury.
Great review and I think you summed it up in the comment about the armrests and the visibility and watching the world go by. Really well put together video with different camera angles. Would love to see a Harry's Garage off road special where we see you tackle some difficult terrain in the RR including exploring the car's wade depth.
There's a few cars that I've seen Harry review that he's not super excited about. But when he gets on about Land Rover's he just lights up and I love it.
What a lovely trip down memory lane. Back in '73, being in our 20's and fancy free, my wife and I took a sabbatical from teaching and planned a trip from L.A. to Guatemala and back by car. What should we travel in? This beautiful Range Rover certainly caught my eye as a practical go-anywhere vehicle. Back then, we had our choice, and so we we opted for a '73 Chevrolet Blazer, also with full-time 4WD. And bullet-proof AC. The AC option won the day. However, as you mention, thank you, the oil-crisis hit and gas availability became the Achilles heel. Although the Chevy safely took us capably to the Peten jungle, it got a meagre 13 mpg, no matter how it was driven. And the 350 c.i. V-8 was not a performance engine, by any means. Long story short, the car was soon sold off. But, I enjoyed this insightful review of a Rover beauty we almost went for, not even knowing that we probably could't have found one. Thank you for the memories!
Starting handle is great for setting up the distributor on a Landy because you can easily turn the engine to TDC using the handle. Less useful for starting the car unless you want a broken wrist :)
When I was a child of about 8 years old (1974-ish) my schoolfriend's family had one of these. In that colour and spec if I remember correctly. I had a lift back home in it on numerous occasions and remember being perched on those plastic seats and that hugely long gear stick. Happy days.
Harry, once again a top notch review! It is such a pleasure to watch your reviews. one of the best channels in YT. Please keep on doing these! Greetings from Lapland.
Harry's garage , Lapland is getting better, day light is finally starting to win over night time. Plenty of snow (+1meter) to play with machinery of your like. A bit chill, -22c during nights and -10-15c during the days. All around good conditions for driving with a well sorted car with spike tires. 😊. You should come up here one time and maybe to do the review of some classic car in winter conditions, or attend Porsche driving experience center with new 991.2's etc. Yes, I am a bit biased now,.. B-roads do just fine 😊
Excellent video. I currently have a lovely NAS 1991 RRC in Ardennes Green with only 70,000 two owner miles. It's in excellent condition. I get compliments on it all of the time !!!
Recently started watching Harry’s Garage videos, primarily if it involves land rovers. The videos remind me of what the old Top Gear used to be like - excellent 👍👏
Hi, my daily drive is a 94 soft dash. Had it since 96. Will never get rid of it. Its a s complex as a car needs to be to be safe and reliable. I also have a 72 suffix A. its seen a lot of work but its a perfect one to restore. I'll get round to it one day. Keep the videos coming :)
A few years ago i had a 5dr Vogue. It was my first V8 car. wonderful power delivery. and great offroad capability Back in the 70's and 80's our dutch motorway police force (Rijkspolitie) used RRC's as well as technical support vehicles. Next to their porsche 911 patrol cars those RRC's were equally iconic and doubled as PR cars because they commanded respect on the road. Nowadays they only use run of the mill Volvo estate cars...
Thanks Harry this took me back instantly to a slightly later car a dear relative had in exactly the same colour ; RHP515R to be precise ,always an occasion to ride in ...happy memories!
The Mustard colour one is exactly like my Godfather's J reg he bought brand new in 70 or 71. Thank you very much for the memories of a great car and a great man. Today I have a two month old Kuga AWD Titanium X with less than 1k on the clock. It has all the mod cons that were science fiction when the Range Rover came out. I would happily swap it for just one more ride out with Mac in his Range Rover. I think the Vogue was about the year my brother bought his first Range Rover, now retirement looms he’s moved across to the Land Rover Discovery SDV6. I don’t know if you noticed but as you were driving off in the Vogue someone was stealing the older one. A very enjoyable video, thank you.
I totally agree! I've owned many Rangies over the years and my last one was a 2010 Vogue. However my favourite was my 1993 Vogue SE waaaaay back in the mid to late 90,s when it was still a relatively 'new' car under warranty with LR too! I still love the classic shape and I'd love to find a good soft dash version and restore it. The other reason these cars were so popular was they were a good looking handsome shaped car. Regal if you like. No other 4wd had the looks and the comfort of the Range Rover then. I like the new ones but the old classics have a special place in my heart. Terrific cars! Great video.
Hi Harry I put a class combine engine in one bought some parts from the scrap yard and made my own conversion plate a real home made job I was 20 and enthusiastic now I am nearly 50 and I think what a achievement that was 😁
My dads Range Rover was identical to the mustard one. One day he parked it in the shed leaving the door open and leaving the handbrake off. It rolled gently back, the door hit the post in the shed and broke completely off.It was the most memorable moment with him. All the expletives he shouted as he held the door on while driving almost made me wet my pants. That model had the weakest hinges, but apart from that it was a great car.
I had one of the first fuel injected automatic RR's in 1986. Didn't particularly take to it, because the engine was temperamental on damp mornings and the transfer box whined mightily. Changed it for a 2.4 diesel manual Vogue in 1988 which I far preferred. The engine was rather noisy and lacking in torque at low revs but the annoying whine had gone and I kept it for nearly 100,000 miles. It wasn't perfect and like all Range Rovers the build quality wasn't great but it never let me down and it is one car I still miss to this day. Back in 1975/76 I worked for a chap with a white suffixA, up in Edinburgh, L registered in 1972 in white, complete with 8-track stereo, and he used it as a general farm truck and for leisure. We drove it down to London in freezing fog and had to stop every 50 miles or so to clean the salt and dirt off the candle-like sealed beam headlamps. We also used it to move alloy irrigation piped, with the top tailgate open and the pipes jammed between the front seats and sticking out of the back. I remember just as if it was yesterday.
Beautiful. I had one of these during the late eighties/early nineties and it’s no surprise that JLR have revived it. It’s not only iconic, it’s still the prettier than any of the later versions (although the L322 has come closest to recapturing the magic.) I’m pretty sure mine was a 1970 or 1971 which is interesting because mine had carpets and velour seats. Maybe it was a trim option. In all those years I never even knew about that hinged rear number plate! I remember that lofty riding position and all round visibility was the first thing that struck me. In that regard it was better than the Mk3 L322 I drive now. My Mk1 was an import from Saudi so was relatively rot free and had extra lugs to secure the+bonnet, no doubt for bouncing over sand dunes. As you say, there was no diesel version and the V8 petrol consumption was prohibitive for me, but in the eighties people started having diesel conversions (the 3.0L Mazda diesel with turbo was a favourite choice..) Mine had been converted. Unfortunately I didn’t realise at the time but there was more than one 3.0L Mazda engine and mine was the wrong one, it should’ve been the licence built Perkins. As well as bolting on a DIY turbo they had butchered the mechanics to make it fit, which required fitting a smaller radiator to allow enough space. Result... frequent overheating problems! With that engine it was also very noisy and sluggish, I could barely reach 65mph. Eventually it seized up and I had to replace it with a used 3.5 petrol V8;which happily were in good supply thanks to the good old Rover SD1 which was falling apart while its engine was still good for another 200k. It was a different beast after that, and for the first time it was performing as it was meant to. But with 12 mpg on average it was unsustainable for my daily commute so I had to sell it. How I wish I could’ve kept that car!
Love that Harry doesn't do click-bate like all the other carchannels do. Incredible videos for proper enthusiasts. Keep up the good work Harry!
Ivar Simonsson well said!
That is because Harry is not a rich dumb teenager trying to be even more rich from youtube.
spot on
Harry is a true gentleman, not some kid with daddy's credit card and a lemonade stand
He doesn't edit for the ADHD generation either. Cut here cut there, og look the camera is a funny angle! cut cut cut. PUMPING MUSIC.
Thank goodness for good videos properly edited.
SO GOOD, its channels like this that keep my TV turned off.
In the UK we pay £150 a year for the latest David Attenborough series. STOP THE BBC TAX.
Adam Green well no I don’t think they should
What's a TV?
What a fantastic trip down memory lane. I was 6 years old in the summer of 1970 when my dad came home in a pre-release Range Rover. He was motoring correspondent for a national paper and had it for a week for a test drive. We were in awe of this beast of a car parked on our driveway, My brother and I could barely climb into it. And we were so high up! The old man wasn't shy in putting it through its paces - finding numerous fields, hills and even a rail shunting yard. I well remember bouncing up and down in the back seat - laughing like mad when our heads hit the roof. I was hooked and to this day the Range Rover is my dream car.
fascinating as always. the David Attenborough of motoring
The most efficient summary I've ever read.
This is the BEST comment yet! So true.
So true.
I totally agree Sparky!
Yes.
My dad bought of these when they first came out, he loved it. Please keep up the good work, I could listen to you reviewing a toaster
Scott Henderson Yes because he spent too much on repairs and spent the rest of his life at effort justification regarding the purchase.
Anthony Neilly The reliability was AWFUL, in the start of their life, but by the end, they were very sturdy and reliable. I love this car too much to care about its reliability.
Scott Henderson my dad has the 1993 model awesome car but breaks a lot 😂
2 slice or 4 slice?
I had an N reg in 1979, and I got 9 to the gallon when towing! I once drove from Leicester to Newcastle and back, and had to ask for a huge cardboard box to carry all the glasses you got at Shell garages, I used so much fuel.
I remember those free Glasses of 😁
Another excellent video review. Pure class, Harry. Perhaps someone can round up Schmee, Cars of London and all the other pre-pubescent UA-cam car twerps who think all there is to presenting car reviews is to wet themselves and say "Wow!"! a lot.
They wouldn't know what to do with anything that isn't draped in carbon fibre and built before 2010.
Tommyturtle1961 Agreed upon.
Tommyturtle1961 well said, well said
Tommyturtle1961 you must remember that Shmee and SOL and all of the car UA-camrs are not journalists by profession. Harry founded EVO magazine and so has more experience with reviews. Other UA-camrs are more about supercar lifestyle rather than professional in depth reviews. Although, I must say Harry is one of the best car reviewers out there. Such a brilliant man!
Tommyturtle1961 Wow!!!
Harry is such a definition of elegance...
Hommes d'influence I agree a true gent
Stéphane Edouard • H d'INFLUENCE I
He is a such a homme d'élégance.
I'm crazy, crazy for ..... Harry, the definition of elegance? Sorry mate but I'm not see'in the elegance but I was asked to find a term most suitable of our friend Harry..( not to worry Harry there is a very large pond that separates you from the majority of your followers.) So using one word to describe Harry, " The Jay Leno of Britain. "
Great videos from HG. No annoying music, no baseball caps and no terrible vehicle wrapping. Just thoughtful reviewing coming from one of the most experienced and successful and watchable car journalists in World
I love how Harry can barely stop grinning as he describes the Range Rover! You can tell he absolutely loves it!
Recent discovery for me, what an incredibly relatable / nice guy, you could just imagine talking just about anything mechanical down the local , possibly discussing the similarities between an Arnage and an Omega rear arm rest. I realise he’s got a few bob behind him, but he clearly *loves* his cars with a passion, whether they cost 100 quid or a few hundred thousand, simply brilliant! I could never imagine this man smashing his door into any other car the way we see with some media presenters. If you have a car he reviews (big, small, inexpensive, expensive) I’m sure you couldn’t disagree with a single word said! An unsung giant of the automotive review world!
Nice to hear a glowing endorsement, but Harry is hardly an unsung giant. He was the founder of EVO magazine, having previously been involved with the team that published Performance Car.
Harry, it's a testament to the greatness of the original design that you look so happy in this review. In some of the super-car reviews you praise the cars but look as if you're not really enjoying yourself. Go-anywhere practicality and great design is so much more satisfying than speed in the long run.
Agree. Its a Range Rover thing. You just sit in it and crazy drivers, traffic, stress everything just melts away :)
Thank you very much for producing this video, Harry! My parents owned Land Rover's when I was a child, and this was a wonderful trip down memory lane. In Denmark where Land Rover's were relatively rare, because of the insane car-taxes, owners always waved to each other back in the days. Didn't matter if one were driving a beaten-up Defender, and the other a brand new HSE/Vouge - everyone said hello to a fellow Land Rover-owner.
Polka Charlie my dad still owns the 1993 model but breaks a lot
RRC says it all, does it all... taught them all. Wonderful stuff, thank you Harry!
I learned to drive in a suffix A and later owned a Vogue while living in East Africa. You do need a good mechanic, but the quality of the ride is unsurpassed. It might be the perfect safari vehicle. I remember vividly reversing it madly along a terrible dirt track as we were charged by a Bull Elephant. The ride height and the big windows really helped.
Lovely machine and we many classics in 🇰🇪.
Did you live in Kenya?
@@peteg9921 1 year in Tanzania, 5 years in Kenya. Landrover was a religious choice back then.
@@peteg9921 for about 5 years. Tanzania before that.
"It's a model I know quite a lot about..."
*Gets popcorn*
I always wished for slim pillars in cars. Such an useful thing.
Thank you for not ruining this wonderful video with a thousand jump cuts and intrusive music!
Excellent video again - thank you. When I was 12 I drove a 1975 model, same colour, when it was only a couple of years old (in the countryside). I remember loving the gearbox, good visibility and excellent exhaust note.
Great car knowledge, good production values, constantly entertains, great work as always Harry
Never apologise for 'getting a bit technical'
Great car review, what is needed on tv, a classic car show, no rebuilds , just classic car reviews
My late father had a 79 Tuscan Blue Range Rover (ERB 316T Erbie) and he would let me drive it when I was about 13 on private roads in low range.I absolutely loved it and he did too. Brought back great memories, thank you.
Many cars come and go but my ardennes green classic will always remain! Thanks for the classic love Harry!
I have been waiting for this review for along time. Thanks Harry! Well worth the wait. I fell in love with Range Rover when I first rode in a brand new 1977. In 1990 I purchased that very same car. In 2005 I moved to Montrose AL USA, and the first thing I did was buy a 1991 Range Rover, which I still own eleven years later. Still to this day my all-time favorite non-sports car. A magical drive I never tire of.
Great to hear, thanks for watching and for posting!
Loved this video Harry. Your comment about the arms and elbows, relaxed driving position and watching the world pass by is very well said. I have a P38, which is a bit shunned by the LR fan base but it has the soul of the classic. The V8 rumble, the slim a pillars, the arm and elbow rests the brilliant 4WD system and just that luxurious devil may care ride down the road. I love it
paachi - Well said. I have a P38 aswell.The P38 is one of the best Range Rover's. Very overlooked and underrated. Great blend of contemporary, yet still has the character of the classic.
James B I love my P38 , its much like a good women in many ways !?
you have to put up with a bit s**t sometimes.
; D
Henry Perity - Great to hear, so do I ! That is a very good analogy Henry haha. That is spot on, it is well worth it. I would love to see Harry doing a video on the p38.
James B Harry's welcome to use my 30 th anniversary P38
If he wants to try a good V8 4.6, on Lpg ; )
Henry Perity - I'm sure he would seize the opportunity to review it! We need to bring this to his attention. I would send him an email.
Superbly knowledgable and fantastic delivery. Harry's the man.
Very nice review, by someone who knows the RR. I fell in love with a blue "Velar" I saw driving around in Cornwall (when I was about 19). Also, a friend had a very early one and when we turned up in it to service his rally car (Mick Linford and his navigator Keith Baud) everyone got excited.
I've since owned a 1995 County and now own 2 P38s. As much as old Range Rovers can be cranky, there's nothing to match them. I'm hooked. What a fabulous vehicle.
Excellent presentation; both informative and entertaining. Would love you to do a P38 Range Rover review too to fill in the obvious gap of the family story. Maybe one of each, the 4.0 SE and a 4.6 HSE if possible. I like the fact that you comment so heartily about the greenhouse of these cars. It's what gives the older RR's their distinctive look.
Just came across this gem of a channel. Quintessential British charm & actually focuses on Classic Cars. Well done Harry ... thanks ...
Harry, you're a gem. Thank's for sharing these automobiles with me.
It is a love-hate relationship and I am most certain that I will never get rid of my 95 Rover no matter how problematic that damn thing is. Great video Harry.
I love Harry, I just wish he would put out more videos! I think with him every video would be quality content because he is a wealth of knowledge.
It's quality, not quantity with Harry.
Everything is quality with him
I grew up in the 70's with our local farmer having a red Range Rover on a K reg plate. He was the local councillor so in winter, he would come to the avenue where I lived, always inaccessible in snow and not gritted by the council but he would have piles of road salt/grit whatever and his farmhand would also be in the back, shovelling it out as Farmer Bob Lilley drove along.
Dear Harry, I thank You so much for Your so sympathetic presentation! I am a great fan of the Suffix-A, owning one in the early eighties. Unforgetable und unbeatable! For me its design is the benchmark for all 4x4s! Lovely greetings from Bavaria!
I had one of the very first RR 1971 RHD in the United States. Govt regulations essentially prohibited import of the vehicle unless LR were to modify it, test and type certify to UD specs, which they would not do until the very late 80s. Being an avid Land Rover owner for many years at the time, the reliability of the RR was quite a delightful change. Put 150,000 miles on it without having to change an axle or exhaust component. The only difference between his RR and mine was hit came with a towing plate and it was blue. Sadly it’s demise was whilst I was towing a 9,000 pound sailboat a passing truck just clipped the aft of the boat which caused massive oscillations which threw the boat off the trailer and flipped the RR on its roof, with the trailer still attached. However continued down the road still in. My lane watching the pavement go by inches from our heads. The strength of the roof was up to the task and did not have a scratch . Because we never hit anything, although squished it still Drove fine. Years later do,d it along with a body and the enthusiastic née owner just transferred over the running gear.
Love this video, lost count of the number of Range Rovers I have owned, but I have loved every one of them. All the generations have their own character but are still uniquely Range Rover. Classic Range Rovers are still the ultimate though, they are peerless, for a die hard it has to be 70s but for me the early 90s without air suspension is the ultimate, refined but still a classic. If you cannot afford a classic, the P38 still gives that genuine feel with its live axles, and is better than people would have you believe. Go later and they are truly spectacular but have lost that original feel. I have had my fair share of niggles with them, but never fallen out of love. Take one off road for the best experience ever
Wonderful video, Harry. I enjoyed it very much and it filled me with good memories. I have had Range Rover for over 30 years. First one in 1976 (lost in an accident in 1981), second one in 1981 and the last one in 1993. In recent years I opted for the Japanese option but the satisfaction that my 3 Range Rovers gave me was unparalleled. Now with 60 years I want another classic Range Rover again. I will try to get one to give myself that deserved pleasure.
Hi dear, if u want to choose one of model in these 3 model then which 1 better, 70’s, 80’s or 90’s
This video makes me want a 90s Vogue SE! Proper Range Rovers when they never had privacy glass but a tow bar and mudflaps. My Dad had a 1986 D Plate 3.5 Vogue in Chamonix White with grey cloth. What a vehicle, remember trips round Cornwall with 4 adults, 4 kids and 2 German Shepherds squeezed in!
Classic Range Rovers are so timeless and classy yet rugged. Perfect car.
Love these reviews. Always both entertaining and educational.
oh look who it is!
Never thought I'd see RGHD over here in the range rover section!
I'm fascinated with all things British, especially the cars - this guy is a treasure - he really gives you a great overall experience and summation of fantastic cars that I would otherwise rarely get to enjoy - fantastic!
A usual first class review, I love the comparison between the old and newer version of the MK1. I need more videos Harry thank you
I loved my 1986 range rove, It is a fantastic drive. Since then I now love my 96 Disco 1 again almost no electronics and goes anywhere.
Harry, I'm a new subscriber to your channel. I remember my dad Suffix A, as he used to go pheasant and duck shooting with it! But as you've said, they get riddled with rust. My dad's one had so much rust, the tailgate was nearly falling off! Thankfully, over the years he got a newer one, a Vogue SE. Wow! What a difference. Better drivetrain better, well, everything. You really took me down memory lane, and I thank you for that!
I just love Harry's videos, a real motoring enthusiast in full flow, great.
Love the classic three door Range Rover. Always been one of my favourite cars of all time!
this video takes me back to my first meeting with a suffix A did a load of miles rescuing other vehicles in my uncle fleet with this rover 😢😢I miss the car my dad and uncle so much / thank you harry for a real demo of the car
god i love your accent harry. it makes up exactly 40% of the reason why i watch this show.
this man appreciates bare bones cars and Rolls Royce level luxury cars. he is a true car guy.
Simple, yet stunning the early Range Rover! Incredible vehicle and a great review. Thanks
Yay - a new video from Harry. Life is good! Keep them coming ,Harry. Brilliant stuff.
love your reviews. you don't polish up the facts, drive these cars and even mention practical issues on these. your a genius harry ... you keep it interesting by mastering simplistic talk !
Favourite car channel on UA-cam. So informative and I love the attention to detail. I think it helps that Harry already being successful as he is before UA-cam even existed rids the videos of that "try hard - look at me" vibe that I get from most other channels. keep up the good work!
This is my favourite Harry's review . Father of a kid at High School had one of these at launch . He won Vernons pools in the last sixties , so ( as you could imagine ... ) their house was marvelous too .
Best car channel on UA-cam! Even makes me watch videos about cars I didn't think I was interested in! Thanks Harry
Brings back so many memories. I lived in a small village in the north of England in around 1975 and my friend's family had a very early example of the Range Rover. I remember being driven back home by his mum in the sand coloured car, with it's splitting plastic seats. The massive door handles on the door sides. His mum driving with her foot on the clutch (even at that tender age I had some mechanical empathy). The huge gearstick and the mysterious smaller lever... Great memories.
One of my all time faves in the video world Harry. Love this.
I worked for a rich guy in the mid 1970's whose main car was a Roller but he had one of these as a fashionable fun runabout. He loaned the Range Rover to me for a driving holiday to Switzerland and I couldn't resist trying it out off road on some of the precipitous slopes near Grindelwald - it passed every test I could give it with flying colours. Down greasy hillsides so steep we were nearly falling against the windscreen and then back up with low ratio gears engaged and the diff lock on, it clung on like a caterpillar on a wall and kept climbing. We even made it up to the base of a glacier along a track peppered with rocks of ice! A fantastic versatile off road vehicle which also proved comfortable high speed transport on the Autobahn, although the body roll was a little disconcerting on long 80mph curves. Harry's test has brought back all the good memories - I'm just going to check the Ads to see if I can pick one up now.
A real trip down memory lane, thanks Harry.
Cheers
I have owned my Series 3 for four years and, until I watched this video, I didn't even realise it had the same jerry can extendable fuel filler the Range Rover classic has! Every day's a school day. Cheers
Thoroughly absorbing video and a pleasure to watch. Thanks Harry.
I always learn something new from this channel; I didn’t know the rear number plate could be rotated to be visible even with tailgate open.
Great video Thanks ,my old boss in New Zealand had one of the last 1983 3 door models in the same colour as the earlier one you tested so Lovely sitting so high and hearing that Lovely V8 sound track felt like a King.
A friend has one of the originals owned from new, I was very impressed with the flexibility of the engine, tackling a small roundabout in 3rd while towing another car. The steering without power assistance was light enough but felt vague. The later automatic Vogue was easier to drive but I found myself being a hooligan in it, sadly the running costs put me off owning one. Great review as always.
Fantastic Video thanks for sharing. Ive just bought myself a 93 Range Rover and I love it
How I would like cars to be like this again..... Good visibility, not those stupid privacy glass windows but completely clear. Great video, Harry!
Thanks Harry, you're just about to bleed my bank account dry. Alfas and now Rangies. I used to run a 3.9 4-door Rangie convertible in Antigua. I think it was a chop-shop special, not terribly neatly done. Still want a Spen King special, best Rangie ever. My mate from Antigua, Jazzy-B, had one and loved it.
Great review Harry! Always wanted a Classic. More so lately. Had a Disco 2 a few years back. Didn't much like the unreliability, but loved the go-anywhere personality. The Classic Range Rover looks so much better in my opinion. Even the earlier dash for its 1980's levels of luxury.
Thanks Harry. Suffix A is my new favourite RR.
Thanks, Harry! I always enjoy your videos! And I liked the 'dead sheep' line as well.
Great review and I think you summed it up in the comment about the armrests and the visibility and watching the world go by. Really well put together video with different camera angles. Would love to see a Harry's Garage off road special where we see you tackle some difficult terrain in the RR including exploring the car's wade depth.
These videos are just fantastic! They remind me why I wanted to become a mechanic!
There's a few cars that I've seen Harry review that he's not super excited about. But when he gets on about Land Rover's he just lights up and I love it.
What a lovely trip down memory lane. Back in '73, being in our 20's and fancy free, my wife and I took a sabbatical from teaching and planned a trip from L.A. to Guatemala and back by car. What should we travel in? This beautiful Range Rover certainly caught my eye as a practical go-anywhere vehicle. Back then, we had our choice, and so we we opted for a '73 Chevrolet Blazer, also with full-time 4WD. And bullet-proof AC. The AC option won the day. However, as you mention, thank you, the oil-crisis hit and gas availability became the Achilles heel. Although the Chevy safely took us capably to the Peten jungle, it got a meagre 13 mpg, no matter how it was driven. And the 350 c.i. V-8 was not a performance engine, by any means. Long story short, the car was soon sold off. But, I enjoyed this insightful review of a Rover beauty we almost went for, not even knowing that we probably could't have found one. Thank you for the memories!
Starting handle is great for setting up the distributor on a Landy because you can easily turn the engine to TDC using the handle. Less useful for starting the car unless you want a broken wrist :)
When I was a child of about 8 years old (1974-ish) my schoolfriend's family had one of these. In that colour and spec if I remember correctly. I had a lift back home in it on numerous occasions and remember being perched on those plastic seats and that hugely long gear stick. Happy days.
This is The official reference guide for anyone considering. Great insights Harry
these are my new favourite videos on the tinternets! Beautifully shot, wonderfully presented. Fantastic stuff!
Harry, once again a top notch review! It is such a pleasure to watch your reviews. one of the best channels in YT. Please keep on doing these! Greetings from Lapland.
Thank you! How's Lapland at this time of year?!
Harry's garage , Lapland is getting better, day light is finally starting to win over night time. Plenty of snow (+1meter) to play with machinery of your like. A bit chill, -22c during nights and -10-15c during the days. All around good conditions for driving with a well sorted car with spike tires. 😊. You should come up here one time and maybe to do the review of some classic car in winter conditions, or attend Porsche driving experience center with new 991.2's etc. Yes, I am a bit biased now,.. B-roads do just fine 😊
Excellent video. I currently have a lovely NAS 1991 RRC in Ardennes Green with only 70,000 two owner miles. It's in excellent condition. I get compliments on it all of the time !!!
Recently started watching Harry’s Garage videos, primarily if it involves land rovers. The videos remind me of what the old Top Gear used to be like - excellent 👍👏
Hi, my daily drive is a 94 soft dash. Had it since 96. Will never get rid of it. Its a s complex as a car needs to be to be safe and reliable. I also have a 72 suffix A. its seen a lot of work but its a perfect one to restore. I'll get round to it one day.
Keep the videos coming :)
Great in depth review of these two classic's, Harry.
A few years ago i had a 5dr Vogue. It was my first V8 car. wonderful power delivery. and great offroad capability
Back in the 70's and 80's our dutch motorway police force (Rijkspolitie) used RRC's as well as technical support vehicles. Next to their porsche 911 patrol cars those RRC's were equally iconic and doubled as PR cars because they commanded respect on the road. Nowadays they only use run of the mill Volvo estate cars...
Thanks Harry this took me back instantly to a slightly later car a dear relative had in exactly the same colour ; RHP515R to be precise ,always an occasion to ride in ...happy memories!
The Mustard colour one is exactly like my Godfather's J reg he bought brand new in 70 or 71. Thank you very much for the memories of a great car and a great man. Today I have a two month old Kuga AWD Titanium X with less than 1k on the clock. It has all the mod cons that were science fiction when the Range Rover came out. I would happily swap it for just one more ride out with Mac in his Range Rover.
I think the Vogue was about the year my brother bought his first Range Rover, now retirement looms he’s moved across to the Land Rover Discovery SDV6.
I don’t know if you noticed but as you were driving off in the Vogue someone was stealing the older one.
A very enjoyable video, thank you.
Great reviews Harry. Such a simple design that has become a timeless classic.
You are a gem Harry. I love your videos.
I totally agree! I've owned many Rangies over the years and my last one was a 2010 Vogue. However my favourite was my 1993 Vogue SE waaaaay back in the mid to late 90,s when it was still a relatively 'new' car under warranty with LR too! I still love the classic shape and I'd love to find a good soft dash version and restore it. The other reason these cars were so popular was they were a good looking handsome shaped car. Regal if you like. No other 4wd had the looks and the comfort of the Range Rover then. I like the new ones but the old classics have a special place in my heart. Terrific cars! Great video.
I have a 1995 soft dash I’m thinking of selling.
Hi Harry I put a class combine engine in one bought some parts from the scrap yard and made my own conversion plate a real home made job I was 20 and enthusiastic now I am nearly 50 and I think what a achievement that was 😁
My grandad had a late model vogue. I vividly remember I got to ride in it once when I was about 8. It was the nicest car I’d ever seen.
This vehicle really was innovative....superb presentation as usual.....
Great Review! I have a 1992 Range Rover County, I love it, my favorite vehicle!!
Love my '91...just took it off road with a group, everyone wants one now lol
My dads Range Rover was identical to the mustard one. One day he parked it in the shed leaving the door open and leaving the handbrake off. It rolled gently back, the door hit the post in the shed and broke completely off.It was the most memorable moment with him. All the expletives he shouted as he held the door on while driving almost made me wet my pants. That model had the weakest hinges, but apart from that it was a great car.
great video Harry. these are a rare sight on the road nowadays.
I had one of the first fuel injected automatic RR's in 1986. Didn't particularly take to it, because the engine was temperamental on damp mornings and the transfer box whined mightily. Changed it for a 2.4 diesel manual Vogue in 1988 which I far preferred. The engine was rather noisy and lacking in torque at low revs but the annoying whine had gone and I kept it for nearly 100,000 miles. It wasn't perfect and like all Range Rovers the build quality wasn't great but it never let me down and it is one car I still miss to this day.
Back in 1975/76 I worked for a chap with a white suffixA, up in Edinburgh, L registered in 1972 in white, complete with 8-track stereo, and he used it as a general farm truck and for leisure. We drove it down to London in freezing fog and had to stop every 50 miles or so to clean the salt and dirt off the candle-like sealed beam headlamps. We also used it to move alloy irrigation piped, with the top tailgate open and the pipes jammed between the front seats and sticking out of the back. I remember just as if it was yesterday.
Beautiful. I had one of these during the late eighties/early nineties and it’s no surprise that JLR have revived it. It’s not only iconic, it’s still the prettier than any of the later versions (although the L322 has come closest to recapturing the magic.) I’m pretty sure mine was a 1970 or 1971 which is interesting because mine had carpets and velour seats. Maybe it was a trim option. In all those years I never even knew about that hinged rear number plate! I remember that lofty riding position and all round visibility was the first thing that struck me. In that regard it was better than the Mk3 L322 I drive now. My Mk1 was an import from Saudi so was relatively rot free and had extra lugs to secure the+bonnet, no doubt for bouncing over sand dunes. As you say, there was no diesel version and the V8 petrol consumption was prohibitive for me, but in the eighties people started having diesel conversions (the 3.0L Mazda diesel with turbo was a favourite choice..) Mine had been converted. Unfortunately I didn’t realise at the time but there was more than one 3.0L Mazda engine and mine was the wrong one, it should’ve been the licence built Perkins. As well as bolting on a DIY turbo they had butchered the mechanics to make it fit, which required fitting a smaller radiator to allow enough space. Result... frequent overheating problems! With that engine it was also very noisy and sluggish, I could barely reach 65mph. Eventually it seized up and I had to replace it with a used 3.5 petrol V8;which happily were in good supply thanks to the good old Rover SD1 which was falling apart while its engine was still good for another 200k. It was a different beast after that, and for the first time it was performing as it was meant to. But with 12 mpg on average it was unsustainable for my daily commute so I had to sell it. How I wish I could’ve kept that car!
Our Saudi 1987 Range Rover still gives up sand today!
I had a 1982 4 door. It had a 3 speed 727 auto and was a very early 4 door auto. The ZF 4 speed came a bit later I believe. Loved that car to bits.
Harry you are a typical consummate English gentleman. Thank you for your reviews and many ways, your lessons!