Especially for the Queen of Great Britain, the Land Rover was modernized. The car accompanied Elizabeth II and Prince Philip on 36 official visits and thus became famous all over the world.
A classic 1968 Land Rover was sold at Bonhams auction in the UK. They got 69,000 pounds ($85,800), which is a pretty reasonable amount for the SUV, because Queen II. Elizabeth used it. About the car described on the website of the auction house.
The British royal family loves Land Rover SUVs and has owned more than one. Some cars were specially modified for Elizabeth II and this is one of them.
This Land Rover Series IIA was originally military – purchased by the British Armed Forces. Later, the SUV was specially redesigned for Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip – the utilitarian car became more luxurious.
A passenger compartment appeared at the rear with comfortable leather sofas and chrome handrails. Also II. A special glass visor was fitted to Elizabeth’s car. But the 72 hp 2.2 liter gasoline engine. With. and the all-wheel drive transmission remained unchanged.
This Land Rover was accompanied by Queen Elizabeth II on her official visits to 36 countries around the world. He became famous for accompanying Elizabeth and Prince Philip. It was also noted that in 1977 the couple took a two-day trip to Northern Ireland to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the Queen’s reign.
Land Rover Series IIA has been in private collections since 1983. The vehicle is completely original and has never been repaired.
Previously Focus He reported that a very rare Rolls-Royce from Ukraine was sold at an auction in Paris.
We also wrote that Van Damme’s custom Bentley was sold very cheaply.
Source: Focus
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