Phil Popham, the company’s managing director, will be driving it to London, where an event to celebrate forty years of production will be held.
Following that, the one millionth 4x4 will be handed over to Jeremy Clarkson, who is also a Help for Heroes patron, during a Top Gear Live show.
“Land Rover is very proud to support the Help for Heroes charity by donating the one millionth Range Rover. The vehicle will be auctioned later this year and should raise valuable funds for the practical and direct provision of aid for wounded service people and their families,” said Phil Popham, Manufacturing Director for Jaguar Land Rover.
The vehicle in question is a range topping Range Rover Vogue, with a market value of over £85,000 ($138,500), but it should fetch at least £100,000 ($163,000) when it goes under the auctioneer’s hammer later this year.
Bryn Parry, CEO and Co-founder of Help for Heroes, said he was “delighted that Land Rover has chosen to give Help for Heroes their millionth Range Rover.” He should be, as the Range Rover is one of the most significant automobiles ever created, helping humanitarian efforts all around the world or peace keeping in the Middle East.
We are currently at the third generation Range Rover. The original went on sale in 1970 and remained in production, with numerous upgrades and a body shapes, for just over 25 years. The second generation was produced starting 1994, until it was replaced in 2001 by the current model.
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