Range Rover tuner Overfinch goes bust

Engineering expert Overfinch – supplier of bespoke Range Rovers to footballers and flashy celebrities – has gone bust.

Based in Farnham, Surrey, the firm was founded in 1975, specialising in power and design upgrades. It pioneered the idea of the performance SUV, and its designers and engineers worked closely with Land Rover. 

Among Overfinch’s successes was the development of the first-ever automatic Range Rover, plus it won the 1981 Paris-Dakar Rally on behalf of Land Rover France.

One of the grander models was last year’s Holland and Holland Range Rover. This cost £139,650, and had two of the gunmaker’s rifles, plus a champagne fridge. 

Lisa Hogg of administrator Wilson Field said: “In the past 18 months, Overfinch has incurred significant one-off non-trading costs which have hit cash flow.” She added that a buyer was being sought.

Industry insiders claim the front runner is rival modifier Kahn Design. Formed in 2003 in Bradford, W Yorks, it sells luxury cars via its V12 online operation. In September, Overfinch had restructured its management, appointing former Land Rover, Jaguar and Aston Martin boss Robert Dover as chairman.