biketeacherdave
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wishes i had bought this
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Littelwill
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Yeah I saw this too
300AJC
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Black plastic door mirrors, black grill. Are you sure it's an Autobiography?
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Autobiography does not mean top spec, it can mean it was special order that deviated from standard spec. Technically deleting leather from a HSE would make an Autobiography as would adding leather to a County.
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Mmmm. 2.5 diesel, no internal pictures. I'm not sure. I would have photographed the interior with the Autobiography detailing if I was selling it.
Biggest give away is the 'Autobiography' badge has been mounted perpendicular to the ground. On P38's the text swept in a bottom left to top left sort of ark.
It's only on the later L322 onwards that it started to be mounted horizontally.
If I had a pound for every time I saw a standard HSE or DSE/DHSE with a hooky autobiography badge stuffed on it sold as 'Super top spec ltd edition autobiography rare' I'd be able to afford a real L405 Autobiography!!
Dude you've missed nothing there...
It's only on the later L322 onwards that it started to be mounted horizontally.
If I had a pound for every time I saw a standard HSE or DSE/DHSE with a hooky autobiography badge stuffed on it sold as 'Super top spec ltd edition autobiography rare' I'd be able to afford a real L405 Autobiography!!
Dude you've missed nothing there...
Littelwill
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Very well spotted!
could of had a bump and been resprayed tho? We are clutching at straws now tho..
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Mine is an Autobiography apparently... the only difference appears to be a badge on the back and a badge on the dash! Assuming it's genuine (which I doubt) logbook lists it as HSE.
Badge placement apparently varied according to who was sticking them on at the factory according to the P38 bible Range Rover the second generation. A damn good read if expensive (I borrowed one from a mate!)
Badge placement apparently varied according to who was sticking them on at the factory according to the P38 bible Range Rover the second generation. A damn good read if expensive (I borrowed one from a mate!)
Ha! Yeah I hadn't thought of that - if I got an Auto'b back after a shunt and they'd hung the badge wrong I'd be furious!Very well spotted!
We are clutching at straws now tho..
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Good point. That said I once had a Holland and Holland P38 (which I regret selling every day - X129 BUX. If anyone ever sees it for sale, do let me know. I want him back!) and I don't think that had an LRSV badge.
My father had a 1997 Autobiography and the only extra over standard was an extended wood pack, nothing else, and that still had the LRSV badge on the slam panel.
I just bought an Autobiography.....Its a non standard green and has a white coachline and the badges, otherwise its an HSE. Not sure if there is a plate under the bonnet but there is paperwork confirming it to be genuine....Pretty "low" spec, a couple of small bits of wood inside and green piping on the seats.
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Clearly only after a lot of investigation lol be nice to add to the stab!e a Holland and Holland would also be nice for now am happy with my V8 vogue
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Why on earth did you sell your Holland & Holland?!!!
Just saw the documentation for the one I bought.......Painted BRG with beige coachlines.....Green piping to a lightstone leather. Bumpers, mirrors and sills painted Brg. No fancy wood but its an Autobiography...whatever that means. Lol!
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Talking of Holland and Hollands there is one for sale on Fleabay for 8 grand if anyones feeling flush....
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+1 all autobiographys start as a hse,they are tailored to the individual purchaser & could be as simple as just 1 upgrade,EVERY autobiography has a special vehicle build/vin tag under bonnet no exceptions(well everyone ive owned/broke/seen) so if it aint there simply it isn't one.
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Mine doesnt have the plate but the paperwork confirms that it is an Autobiography. Maybe somebody took it off years ago? Like I said, Im not bothered by this as Ive always thought an HSE adequate..
