The fully restored 4x4 – which is currently up for sale at a top London classic car dealer – originally belonged to former Formula One racing driver Duncan Hamilton, before being bought by ex-ITN chief foreign correspondent Michael Nicholson.
Nicholson drove the Range Rover daily during a four-year South African posting for the TV station, after which he and his family decided to use it to return home overland on a five-month, 14,000-mile expedition from Johannesburg to Somerset. He then chronicled the trip in his novel ‘Across the Limpopo’.
The route took the Nicholsons through Zambia and Tanzania to Dar es Salaam – during which the car’s chunky bull bars came in handy during a face-off with some angry bull elephants. Kenya, Sudan, Egypt, Greece and western Europe were also traversed in the epic journey back to the UK.
Years in dry storage followed, and now the fully renovated 4x4 is on the market for an undisclosed – if likely commanding – sum. Vendor JD Classics says it’s the most desirable Range Rover currently on sale. The dealer’s Derek Hood explained: “The classic Range Rover market is hugely popular, and this is a wonderful opportunity to own a very special part of it. From its Le Mans-winning racing owner to its incredible journey through Africa – chronicled in a book and many photographs accompanying the car – this example has perfect provenance.”
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