IN THE LAP OF LUXURY

The Range Rover has always been an underestimated but very capable off-road vehicle, after all, it started the 4WD wagon trend back in the 1970s.

Those early models, now referred to as ‘Classics’ have proved their pedigree many times, being a prolific winner of many overseas competitions including the Malaysian Rainforest Challenge, the Olympics of off-road competition and endurance.

Whangarei’s John Rapana, a painter and decorator by trade, has always been a Land Rover man owning several different models over the years. He has even bought back a Series Land Rover several years after selling it – he liked it so much. Maybe the fact it was somewhat cheaper