Vehicle Description
1997 Land Rover Discovery 4x4 ?Next-to-last model year for
first-generation Discovery ?Hard to find and clean Disco 1 showing
only 97k miles ?4.0L aluminum V-8 engine with sequential multi-port
fuel injection ?Four-speed automatic transmission (ZF 4HP22) and
3.54 gearing ?Dual-range transfer case with locking center
differential ?Rioja Red Metallic exterior (code 601) and Bahama
Beige leather interior ?Air-conditioning and dual-zone climate
control, power steering, cruise control, power four-wheel disc
brakes, power windows, power locks, Alpine windows and tilt
steering column ?Dual front airbags, anti-lock brakes, rear-mounted
spare tire ?23.4-gallon fuel tank and 100-inch wheelbase Need a new
go-anywhere companion just beginning its second life? We have the
perfect one in this 1997 Land Rover Discovery 4x4. Nineteen
ninety-seven was the next-to-last model year for the
first-generation Discovery. We are proud to over this Disco 1 in
such great overall condition and showing less than 100k miles! This
have become so hard to find in recent years and the original
Discovery will forever be a classic! Made in Solihull, England,
this example is finished in very desirable Rioja Red Metallic (code
601) and the paint and trim are in overall excellent condition. The
bodywork is straight and solid, the cargo area behind the second
row looks great and comes with a cargo cover, the engine bay is
extremely tidy and the black bumper fit tightly to the SUV?s body.
This Land Rover rolls on Hankook DynaPro ATM tires, size 235/70R16
at every corner and has a Michelin 4x4 rear-mounted spare tire,
also size 235/70R16. Under the hood is a 4.0L aluminum V-8 engine
with sequential multi-port fuel injection. Backing up this motor is
a four-speed automatic transmission (code ZF 4HP22) and a 3.54:1
rear end. Driver convenience features include air-conditioning and
dual-zone climate control, power steering, cruise control, power
four-wheel disc brakes, power windows, power locks, Alpine windows
and tilt steering column. Safety equipment includes dual front
airbags and anti-lock brakes. The Bahama Beige leather interior is
in overall very good condition. The front bucket and rear bench
seats look great, as does the matching carpet and headliner.
California walnut wood interior trim bedecks the instrument panel,
which is in very good shape and the gauges are framed by a
four-spoke steering wheel. The center console and console-mounted
shift lever look great. A factory AM/FM stereo with cassette deck
completes the interior. The 1994 model year marked the first year
that the Land Rover Discovery was sold in the United States.
Airbags were incorporated into the design of the 1994 model to meet
the requirements of US motor vehicle safety regulations, though
they were not fitted as standard in all markets. All North American
specification (NAS) models were fitted with the 3.9-litre V8 from
the Range Rover SE models, and later models saw a change to the
4.0-litre version of the engine. Technically speaking, the 1996-98
US models with 4.0-litre engines had the same displacement as the
3.9-litre engines fitted to the earlier 1994-95 US models; the
differences between the engines involved improvements to the block
rigidity and pistons, and a change from the Lucas 14CUX engine
management to the distributor-less Generic Engine Management System
(?GEMS.? In earlier 3.9-liter US engines, the fuel injection
computer (14CUX) did not control the ignition, which was instead
controlled by a traditional system with an ignition coil and
distributor made by Lucas. The GEMS system was developed jointly by
Lucas and SAGEM; it controlled both spark timing and fuel
injection. Unlike the earlier systems fitted to Rover V-8 engines,
GEMS was made OBD-II compliant. This change was largely driven by
the federal requirement (starting in 1996) for vehicles sold in the
United States to meet the OBD-II specification. Competition to this
Land Rover in 1997 included Acura?s SLX, Chevrolet?s S-10 Blazer,
Ford?s Explorer, GMC?s S-15 Jimmy, Infiniti?s QX4, Jeep?s Grand
Cherokee, Mercury?s then-new Mountaineer, Mitsubishi?s Montero,
Nissan?s Pathfinder and Toyota?s 4Runner. If you?re looking to get
on with a 4x4 that will become a definitive classic in 2022, you
should check out this Land Rover. It is barely broken in and
remains in great shape. Stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today to
see it for yourself. VIN: SALJY1241VA545816 This truck is currently
located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on
the odometer shows 98,253 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a
clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!? Note:
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