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This is a '90 Range Rover Classic, a mid-sized SUV produced by British Leyland and the Rover Group from 1969 to 1996. Designed by Spen King, Gordon Bashford and David Bache, the Range Rover was initially designed as a competitor to SUVs of the time, noticing a growing demand for vehicles of this type around this time. Rover acknowledged a growing market for recreational off-roading, and as such created the "100-inch station wagon" project under chief engineer Spen King.
The first cars rolled off Land Rover's Solihull plant in 1969, with marketing beginning in June 1970. Marketed as "A Car for All Reasons", the Range Rover was an instant success, with Rover succeeding in making a car that was equally capable in both on-road and off-road situations. An interest fact is that the Range Rover was actually developed for the US market, but was not actually marketed there until 1987 due to fuel regulations. Production ended in 1996, having been succeeded by the second generation Range Rover; however, its mechanical bloodline ended in 2004.
Now this casting was designed by Larry Wood and introduced in 1990. This casting saw seventeen releases, including two extremely rare Cadbury promos for the Middle East, before it was retired in 1999 by being thrown in the Final Run series, essentially an elaborate "funeral" for the casting; if one goes by numbering, the Range Rover would technically be the first casting to have ever been Final Run, being 1/12 in the first ever edition of the series. This casting was retired alongside the Mercedes-Benz 380 SEL, Kenworth T600A Big Rig, Street Beast, Street Roader, Stutz Blackhawk, Pontiac Salsa, '93 Camaro, Mercedes-Benz 540K, Custom Corvette Convertible, Tank Truck and IAD Alien. Do note that the Range Rover Classic casting due to be released is not the same as this casting.
