From the Classifieds: Barbie’s Range Rover?

We at carsales HQ do love it when a seller has a sense of humour.

While we offer myriad tools to help you sell your pride and joy – including automatic specification information and value tools – we also love it when a seller commits to a story in the freeform description.

That’s certainly the case when it comes to this 1983 Land Rover Range Rover, the ad for which is among the cleverest and funniest we’ve seen in some time.

First up, it’s the shimmery pink hue that catches the eye and makes you click for more information. Then, the seller (thanks, Jimmy) opens with: “Forget Barbie’s Jeep. Show her up with an all original, all genuine Barbie frosted factory metallic pink Range Rover 2 door.”

Clearly riding the global momentum generated by Margot Robbie’s performance in 2023’s Barbie film, Jimmy goes on to dot several English institutions throughout the description: “It does town glam with access straight to the red carpet Leicester Square … we also managed to sneak a London eye before a night out in Mayfair that would make your own eyes water.”

We will leave you to enjoy reading the rest of the ad, its paparazzi references and the discount policy…

Beyond the humour, this is actually a rare and interesting two-door Rangie. The 1983 model year was the last unrestricted production for the two-door as Land Rover eyed a more luxurious future for its flagship, introducing a four-door body and heading back to the lucrative North American market.

The owner notes that this is one of the last Australian-delivered examples, and they “benefited from more luxuries such as power steering and factory air-conditioning”.

The colour is described as musky rose metallic pink – “a unique factory colour only available on these last of two doors”.

Our research unearthed a couple of Rose options from within the Rover group at this period that arrived and soon departed, but as ever we’d encourage doing your own research and to contact the seller for more information on the vehicle’s history.

Said to be completely rust-free (having lived in Queensland for most of its life) and subject to a complete restoration, with the only update being to later-model door mirrors (the originals will come with the car), the owner is asking $165,000. A pretty packet, but far less than the restoration cost.

The copy concludes with “many more pics to come” … and if you’re anything like us, we can’t wait to see more.

How does this compare with other first-generation Rangies?

A broader scan of the two-door Range Rover market on carsales offers a diverse range of price and condition, from fully restored to rougher examples that have lived life off-road or need restoration. With entry point pricing of $20,000 and topping out at $200,000, there is a rich vein of two-door Range Rover offerings to tap. How much do you want to take on?

View the full 80s Rangie listing in all its glory while it lasts!