As aficionados will know, P38As do not grow on trees, and one-owner examples most definitely do not, but that is what we have here.

First registered in September 1998, it features metallic green bodywork teamed with a contrasting cream leather interior.

The vendor confirms that it does drive, and grades the 4x4 transmission as ‘good’, the diesel engine as ‘below average’, and the bodywork, paintwork and upholstery as ‘poor to below average’.

The car comes complete with tow hook and Alpine stereo and is expected to have a new battery by the time of the sale.

The odometer currently stands at 127,523 miles.

Twenty-five years after its triumphant introduction, what’s now known as the Range Rover ‘Classic’ gave way to the second generation of the model (code name P38A).

By then the Rover’s original workmanlike persona had been completely transformed – long gone were the hose-down rubber flooring and basic trim, which had been replaced by increasingly deep pile carpets, leather upholst...