Once built for Brunei’s royal family, this eccentric Range Rover limo famously chauffeured Mike Tyson and now returns to the UK.
A peculiar piece of luxury automotive history has resurfaced in the UK, tracing a storied path from Southeast Asian royalty to the world of heavyweight boxing.
A 1994 Range Rover Classic LSE limousine, originally commissioned by the Sultan of Brunei for his brother Prince Jefri, was painstakingly stretched 40 inches and outfitted with business-class comfort in a project that took nine months to complete. Built by British firm Townley Cross Country Vehicles, the one-off creation was finished in Rolls-Royce Mason Black and lined with opulent Oxblood Connolly leather. The limo included business-style armchairs, twin 8-inch televisions, a VHS player, and a glass privacy partition—offering a first-class travel experience on four wheels.
After falling out of royal favor, the vehicle changed hands and eventually became a temporary chariot for boxing icon Mike Tyson during a 2000 visit to Glasgow, Scotland. The event coincided with Tyson’s notorious 38-second knockout of Lou Savarese—one of the fastest and most controversial bouts in his career, ending after the former champion inadvertently struck the referee during a post-knockout melee.
The limousine’s journey didn’t end there. Following its use in the UK, the Range Rover was exported to Denmark in 2008, where it lived out a quieter chapter. However, in recent years, it has been repatriated to Britain, where restoration specialists Bishop’s Heritage returned the vehicle to its original registration and former glory.
Despite its polarizing appearance, the limo remains a rare and luxurious relic of 1990s excess—linking royalty, celebrity, and craftsmanship in one of the more unusual vehicles ever built on a Range Rover platform.
