Queen Elizabeth’s personalized Land Rover, which contains specially designed royal buttons to allow her to communicate with her driver, is set to sell for £80,000 at auction.
The green 1978 Series III model was used by the late Queen for public engagements as part of the Royal Review motor convoy and contains several bespoke features.
Among the unique additions was a traffic light button system that allowed the late monarch to alert her driver when she wanted to move forward, slow down or stop.
It also features a special plexiglass screen and a handrail so Her Majesty can stand while traveling in the rear of the vehicle.
A 1978 Land Rover Series III used by Queen Elizabeth II is expected to sell for £80,000
The driver’s seat of the open-top green vehicle, which was specially equipped with traffic light buttons so that the late Queen could alert her driver when she wanted to stop and go.
The traffic light button system that allowed Elizabeth to tell her driver when to start, slow down or stop.
The Queen passed away in September 2022. Pictured: Elizabeth on a visit to RAF Valley on Anglesey in 2011.
The Land Rover has the registration number ‘3333 LR’ and was manufactured with rear doors so that the Queen could disembark from behind.
It is also adorned with the royal coat of arms, the Queen’s personal standard flag flying on the front and the letters ‘GB’ engraved above the number plate on the back.
Elizabeth, who died in September 2022, owned the vintage car until 2012, when it was purchased at auction by British-German businessman Dean Kronsbein for £28,000, the Sun reported.
But the classic car was back on sale after Mr Kronsbein died in a yacht accident.
The car was owned by the late monarch until 2012, when it was sold to British-German businessman Dean Kronsbein.
The bonnet of the vintage car, which was part of the Royal Review car convoy.
The rear part contains a rail and a glass partition that allowed the monarch to stand while traveling in the classic car.
The fully restored 4×4 will be sold by RM Sotheby’s in London, along with the rest of Mr Kronsbein’s car collection, on November 1.
“This is a unique opportunity,” said the auctioneer.
Land Rover has long had a special relationship with the Royal Family, with its cars playing prominent roles at major royal events.
The brand, which was first awarded a royal warrant in 1951 by King George VI, was one of a select few to hold four warrants, including those of Queen Elizabeth II, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the queen mother.
Prince Philip’s coffin was carried in a Land Rover TD5 Defender 130 of his own design at his funeral in 2021.
