LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER

British Range Rover customiser teams up with renowned gunsmith to create the ultimate hunter's (or driver-by shooter's) lifestyle vehicle
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Well, we're not sure if this is the most PC vehicle ever made, but there's no doubt the low-volume Holland &Holland Range Rover would be a must-have accessory for James Bond, or the late Charlton Heston -- were he still alive.

The limited-edition Rangey pictured alongside is the handiwork of UK Range Rover customiser Overfinch, and just 100 examples will be produced each year for the global market.

Based on the 2010 MY Range Rover Supercharged or the TDV8 model, the pimped SUV is billed as "a quintessentially English take on motoring luxury".

Created in conjunction with Holland & Holland, renowned as makers of sporting guns, the limited-edition all-terrainer is priced in the UK from £139,650 ($256K in our money), and for this outlay you get a RR with a host of upgrades, including a handcrafted gun cabinet with fitted drawers for guns and cartridges. Yes, really...

Meanwhile, the dashboard, consoles and door inserts are trimmed in 31-piece gunstock walnut or special wood veneers, and each vehicle comes with an individually numbered build plaque hand-made by Holland & Holland's own gun engravers

Holland & Holland style engraving also adorns the steering wheel spokes, and there's the option of bespoke (pun intended) engraving to match that on your gun.

The cabin features a four-seater layout with the rear pews separated by a hand-veneered console with integrated refrigerator and Holland & Holland crystal-ware.

There's even a self-replenishing drinks cabinet featuring Pol Roger champagne, The Balvenie single malt whisky, Hendrick's small-batch gin, Ivan the Terrible luxury vodka and Willow Spring Water from the Lake District. VB drinkers, apply elsewhere...

Unique leather covers the seats, doors, upper and lower dash board, centre and rear consoles and even the cubby box lid, and its maker claims it takes over 150 man-hours just to trim the car. If the optional aviation-style quilted leather or Alcantara headlining is selected, it takes even longer.

The bodywork can be coated in one of four unique exterior paint colours, including Holland & Holland Tintern Green. Two-tone paintwork, similar to that on a Rolls-Royce Phantom, is also available.

Overfinch says its craftsmen take 130 man-hours to paint and hand-polish the car. This allegedly gives it "a depth of colour and quality of finish that marks it out from its mass-produced brethren from a hundred yards".

The effect is completed by Overfinch's 20-inch Tiger wheels (fitted with all season Mud & Snow tyres) and special cast exhaust outlets. A choice of 22-inch wheels is an option for those not intending to venture beyond the black stuff, or for those who also possess a winter set.

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