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[edit] Request for sources

Would anyone help me find sources for the following?

Two-door vehicles being produced for the export market long after the introduction of the four-door. I can only find one passing reference to this.
Carb vehicles being produced for the export market after 1986. (I can't find any reference to it anywhere, but I wouldn't
The exact phase-out date. Land Rover report 1996, the LR FAQ reports 1995.
More information on the Carmichael vehicles.
Road performance of the originals. A comparison with cars of its era would be very welcomed.

Collard 20:23, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

1970 to 1994 model years should be referred to as Range Rover Mark 1.

Only the 1995 model year is referred to as the Classic. This was to differentiate it from the 1995 Mark 2 Range Rover being sold at the same time. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.70.188.96 (talk • contribs).

See the discussion below; I have an official LR Range Rover manual right here (cover scan on request) marked as being for the Range Rover Classic which specifically *excludes* the 1995 model (it's for years 86-94!). Lewis Collard 06:41, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Range Rover Classic

It's not an offical name, is it? --Mato Rei 15:22, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

It definitely is; I even have an official Land Rover manual with "Range Rover Classic" on it. :) It's what Land Rover have called it since 1994, coined for the brief time in which P38As and ~~real Range Rovers~~ Classics (wink) were produced side-by-side to avoid confusion. Lewis Collard 15:40, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

I see now. Thank you. Maybe it can be mentioned in the article. I mean the "since 1994" stuff. That will help people like me. --Mato Rei 16:37, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

No problem. :) It is mentioned in the article, under "1992-1996". It used to be in the first paragraph, but I thought it made it unnecessarily bloated. Where do you think it should be? Lewis Collard 18:02, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

Oops, I saw that but didn't quite get it. Maybe it can be noted at the beginning that it's not the original appellation but the latter adoption with brief explanation of its purpose. --Mato Rei 04:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

It is now. Clearer? Lewis Collard 06:33, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Great work. --Mato Rei 06:50, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks. :D :D Lewis Collard 13:14, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Also, I've added a footnote for further explanation, in case anyone disputes it (as in the section above this one). Hope it's useful. :) Lewis Collard 14:53, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

Couldn't be better. :) --Mato Rei 04:02, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

What type of 1994 Classic manual is it? Thanks. Todd Pfortmiller (SirWilliamRR)

It's a collection of manuals in PDF format on CD (an official Land Rover collection, BTW). Lewis Collard 12:12, 2 March 2007 (UTC)

The reason I asked, my 1995 Range Rover Classic was made in 1994 so the supporting materials would have been made in 1994 also. I'll have a look at my Range Rover book by James Taylor to see how the names are handled in those circles. I feel I'm getting to anal about this. hahaha. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SirWilliamRR (talk • contribs) 18:09, 3 March 2007 (UTC).

Haha, not at all. But bear in mind that the product's literature (manuals etc) may have been written long before 1994, so it may not accurately reflect then-current-and-since Land Rover usage of the "Classic" name. :) Lewis Collard 18:37, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

ЗЗЗЗ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.97.199.167 (talk) 19:15, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

"Classic" is how most Land Rover people refer to the 1970-1995 Range Rover, even though the only Range Rover technically referred to by Land Rover as the "Classic" was the short-wheelbase Range Rover produced in 1995 alongside the 1995 P38 Range Rover. Regardless of technicality, we refer to them as Classics, or RRC's. It's just easiest and people will know what you mean. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.180.53.24 (talk) 01:37, 24 January 2008 (UTC)