The same silver paint now covers a truck old enough to be someone's childhood memory and one that just rolled off the line. It took Range Rover Classic 2,000 hours — 250 eight-hour shifts — to tie these two vehicles to the same fate. The team started with an American-market 1993 Range Rover County Edition, fully restored it, and painted it in Titan Silver, the same fine-aluminum-flake shade that debuted on the modern SV Ultra flagship. Both vehicles will go under the hammer together at RM Sotheby’s on August 14 during Monterey Car Week.
Factory restoration has stopped being just about returning a car to its original spec. It’s now a way to bridge decades: Classic clients can bring the colors, materials, and details of a modern Range Rover back to an older generation. The 1993 car marks the first time Classic has used Ultrafabrics™ upholstery, finished in the SV Ultra’s Orchid White and Cinder Grey combination, right down to the laser pattern and seat perforation. New hood badging, three-spoke wheels with a modern finish, and simplified side panels without decorative moldings round out the look.
Under the hood, though, engineers didn’t cheat. The original 3.9-liter V8 stays put, paired with its four-speed automatic — no resto-mod swap for a modern engine. Specialists rebuilt the engine and transmission from scratch and restored the suspension, steering, and brakes. That’s the whole point: the collector value here isn’t about more horsepower, it’s about factory-authenticated restoration and a direct link to the first US-market Range Rover SV Ultra ever built.
Preview runs August 12–14 at the Monterey Conference Center, with the live auction starting that evening. Range Rover hasn’t released an estimate, a reserve, the Classic’s mileage, or the lot format. But the real question isn’t about the money. Will collectors pay not just for a beautifully restored SUV, but for an officially manufactured link between two eras of the brand? We’ll find out on August 14.
