Reader Archie C thought we might be interested in seeing what he has parked in his barn. Normally we would have you guys guess what’s parked in there, but since one of his vehicles has some interesting history and is for sale, we decided to give you more details than normal. We will leave the other two vehicles unidentified, so you guys can figure out what they are. We doubt they will offer much of a challenge, but good luck anyways!

The vehicle of greatest interest in Archie’s barn has to be this bright green 1979 Range Rover, named Kermit for  obvious reasons… It has some interesting history, ranging from being a display booth car to working as a tow car for Rothmans Racing. Sadly, Archie has yet been able to find any photos linking it to any significant car shows, but the previous owner claimed it had been displayed at the 1980 Earls Court Motor Show.

Proving this bit of history might be tough, since there wasn’t a motor show that year at Earls Court. The car does have some interesting features that might help prove it was a display car though. The Webasto full length canvas sun roof, full stainless twin exhaust system, teddy bear cloth carpets throughout, overdrive, custom color, full rust proofing, stainless bits that shouldn’t be stainless and brown vinyl pillars and headliner all help out. The fact that it was built in ’79, but registered as an ’80 also seems to point at it being a display model.

After it’s time as a display car, it was sold to a contract transporter for Rothmans Racing. It saw many years of use towing a double decker car trailer and it even towed a few crippled Escorts off the track. To make it a better tow vehicle, it was fitted with a vacuum brake system and the engine was gone through and blue printed by Rothmans. When fuel prices started climbing in the ’90s, the owner decided it was too expensive to drive on a regular basis so they sold it to a neighbor. From there it traded hands a couple more times before Archie’s father bought it. After a few years of service it went into the barn and has been there since.

Archie’s father has decided it’s time to let it go to a new home where it can be appreciated and be put back on the road. If you’re in the UK and interested in making an offer on it, send Archie an email and he will put you in contact with his dad. We want to thank him for sharing his barn with us and we hope he is able to find a good home for this Range Rover, even if it doesn’t turn out to be a display car, it’s still worth saving!