WTF is a Land Rover Ranchera?

[FredTransit]

Been contacted by a Spanish production co who are over here in July. they are looking for

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Please find attached to this mail some pictures of one of the vehicles that we are looking for, One is a Land Rover discovery from 80'90's similar to the one in the picture, The other one would be a land rover"RANCHERA""" sky blue,

Now she has sent me 2 pics of the same disco, so no help there! I did a wikki and google search, drew a blank and now I am waiting on a reply to my email asking if they are using Landrover as a generic, and who was the Ranchera really made by??Anybody throw any light on this? I am thinking either Frontera or even Rancho..... or a horrible mix of both!!!

[scooters]

I bet they want a Talbotgood luck with that! I seem to recall reading in Practical classics last year that there were only 2 of these ubershite Ranchos left on UK roads...mind you ...I'd love one!

[FredTransit]

I hope they do want a Talbot, I know a couple of people with em.....

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  scooters said:

I bet they want a Talbotgood luck with that! I seem to recall reading in Practical classics last year that there were only 2 of these ubershite Ranchos left on UK roads...mind you ...I'd love one!

I know where theres one Do you think they mean a Land Rover Freelander?.

[FredTransit]

Just spoke to them again, it could be the Frontera, but then again it could be the Rancho! the car is the 'wife's car' and the disco is 'the husband's'. So I am thinking it will be the Frontera. It's old cars in a modern setting so dunno if Rancho is an option or not..... The wife's has to be pale blue, and I have never seen a Rancho that colour.

[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

Hmmm crispy bacon flavour - my favourite!

 

[Milford Cubicle]

 

Ranchero?

[scooters]

  Jack_Harpers_Teeth said:

Hmmm crispy bacon flavour - my favourite!

 

bloody hell - that takes me back!

[FredTransit]

  Milford Cubicle said:

 

Ranchero?

Nooo! It's a UK 4X4 they want.....

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  scooters said:

  Jack_Harpers_Teeth said:

Hmmm crispy bacon flavour - my favourite!

 

bloody hell - that takes me back!

i recall they were starch based - hot fired dripped snacks - had an almost pork rind feel to them...rather than the frazzel - which as we all know looks like a bit of bacon

 

 

check this out - lethal!!

 

 

"Ingredients: Dried Potato Starch, Vegetable Oil and Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Bacon Flavour (Flavour Enhancer - 621, Flavouring), Potato Starch, Salt, Emulsifier (E471), Colours (E160b, E120)." ... "Made in Ireland"

[AnthonyG]

Land Rover did have a Spanish operation, which is now a totally seperate company named Santana. Its probably the name of some Spanish market only Land Rover model, maybe the equivalent of a County or something - perhaps its a Spanish word for 'estate'?I'd do a google images search on Land Rover Santana and see what comes up.

[FredTransit]

  AnthonyG said:

Land Rover did have a Spanish operation, which is now a totally seperate company named Santana. Its probably the name of some Spanish market only Land Rover model, maybe the equivalent of a County or something - perhaps its a Spanish word for 'estate'?I'd do a google images search on Land Rover Santana and see what comes up.

I was wondering that too, is it a Spanish model? Google itself and Wikki didn't come up with anything, I will try images though. Ta!

[Jozza]

  AnthonyG said:

Land Rover did have a Spanish operation, which is now a totally seperate company named Santana. Its probably the name of some Spanish market only Land Rover model, maybe the equivalent of a County or something - perhaps its a Spanish word for 'estate'?I'd do a google images search on Land Rover Santana and see what comes up.

The Santana take on the County was called the 'Carzola'. They also did the 'Super' versions of the Series IIIA and Series IV 88 and 109 with their own turbocharged version of the Solihull 2.25 diesel and 3.3-litre 6-cylinder versions of the established Landy 4-pots, as well civilian versions of the Land Rover 101 (called the Santana 2000) and the SIII Lightweight (which they called the 'Ligero' in a range of naff paint options). None of which are remotely like 'Ranchero'. I'd go with FredTransit's guess that if they're after a UK 4x4 from the 1990s with a name like that they probably mean the Frontera...unless they're counting grey-import Mitsubishi Pajeros?

[FredTransit]

Google images was no help BTW, lots of proper landies and the odd Ranchero yank pick up, but nothing like (I think) they are looking for. I have asked for more info, will keep you posted!

[pogweasel]

In the early 90's there was a Land Rover "90" special edition which was light blue, soft top, big wheels, spots etc and I thik V8 only - what were they called??

[fearthecat]

Matra Rancho ?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matra_Rancho

 

Looks sort of like a Disco from the side. Sort of. Not really UK though eh?

 

 

edit: Another guess, but maybe they mean the Range Rover 'van' with panel sides instead of windows. No idea if that had a special name

[FredTransit]

Anybody selling a disco by the way?

[Tayne]

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[scaryoldcortina]

  FredTransit said:

Anybody selling a disco by the way?

Actually, i saw in the local rag last week that the official receiver is looking for offers on "Bobby's" a popular music and dancing venue on stanley front street... I have some light blue paint left too

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maybe they meant Canyonero

 

[FredTransit]

  scaryoldcortina said:

  FredTransit said:

Anybody selling a disco by the way?

Actually, i saw in the local rag last week that the official receiver is looking for offers on "Bobby's" a popular music and dancing venue on stanley front street... I have some light blue paint left too

oh hilarious, don't give up the day job landy disco I meant.....

[scooters]

  fearthecat said:

Matra Rancho ?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matra_Rancho

 

Looks sort of like a Disco from the side. Sort of. Not really UK though eh?

 

 

edit: Another guess, but maybe they mean the Range Rover 'van' with panel sides instead of windows. No idea if that had a special name

that's what we were referring to when we were talking about a Talbot!

 

wakey wakey

[dollywobbler]

  Tayne said:

  pogweasel said:

In the early 90's there was a Land Rover "90" special edition which was light blue, soft top, big wheels, spots etc and I thik V8 only - what were they called??

90SV - diesel only.

 

 

Santana, who made Land Rovers in spain, also made Suzuki SJs and Nissan Patrols. Could one of those be the mysterious Ranchero?

Diesel only in the UK. USA got a proper V8, lucky sods.

[Tayne]

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[Jozza]

  pogweasel said:

In the early 90's there was a Land Rover "90" special edition which was light blue, soft top, big wheels, spots etc and I thik V8 only - what were they called??

As the others have said the 90SV was the production version, but you may be thinking of the 1988 'Cariba' concept vehicle which was exactly as you describe- it had a very expensive metallic paintjob that faded from dark to light blue from the bottom of the bodywork to the top. It was only a one-off though.

[pogweasel]

I think that Cariba may have been what I was thinking of, it was a bit "challenge anneka", whereas those SV's are more tasteful...

[FredTransit]

Here's an update, I sent example pics of 1998 Vitara1998 Fronteraand a Matra Ranco

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Hi Fred thanks for this.They seems to me quite new'sh. Would it be possible to have much retro 90'sh 80'sh ?

Now what? I think I am going to stuggle getting 80s small 4X4s. Just thought, anybody on here got a Lada Niva?

[pogweasel]

If you can find one that hasn't rotted to dust or been turned into a "hardore off roader", a Suzuki SJ would be about as 80's as you could get, surely?

[FredTransit]

 

Like this?

[pogweasel]

Yes, like that. Maybe a decently spec'd 413 would be bob-on?