The late Queen Elizabeth II's car that was used to pick up the US President Obama is selling for £224,850.
The dark blue Range Rover was used during a state visit by the former US President and his wife, Michelle, in April 2016.
The car was specifically tweaked for the Queen’s use when it was part of the royal fleet from 2016 to 2017 with police emergency lighting, specially adapted side steps and grab handles.
Salesman Jack Morgan-Jones told Sky News: “Anyone can buy a new Ferrari, but not everyone can buy the Queen’s car.”
The Range Rover is being sold for £224,850
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The only adaptions that remain in the car are the grab handles, which the Queen used to hop into the vehicle more easily.
Morgan-Jones explained to Sky News that usually all signs that a car was used by the Royal Family are removed, but this Range Rover is different.
He stated: “We actually hadn't realised that the grab handles had been left in the boot of the car underneath the spare wheel.
"If you wanted to, you could put them back in."
The car was specifically tweaked for the Queen’s use including grab handles and police lighting
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During Obama’s state visit, Prince Philip drove with the Queen to greet their American guests as they stepped off their helicopter onto the grounds of Windsor Castle.
Morgan-Jones of Bramley Motor Cars said: “It’s a lovely thing. It’s one of the most well covered royal cars that was in a royal fleet, including the Obama visit.”
Normally, number plates on royal cars are changed once they are not in service, but this Range Rover is special as it still has the same plates as the Queen used.
The salesman who listed the vehicle commented: “Normally, they endeavour to change the registration number when a car has been in royal service, but in this case the reg will stay the same, so there is no doubt in anyone's mind that this was the car used by the Queen.”
The former president and his wife, Michelle, attended a private lunch with the Queen and Prince Phillip
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The Queen was often spotted driving Land Rovers around her estate
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The car has been sold twice before, first to a client of the car dealers and then to a “local chap who just loved the history behind it.”
The price of the car is considerably higher than a standard Range Rover because of its historical significance.
The car is selling at £224,850, which is higher than previous sales as this is the first time the car has been sold when the Queen is not alive.
The car only has 18,000 miles on the clock and is fitted with clean, ivory leather seats, a mahogany and cream dashboard and TV screens in the back.
The car is listed by Bramley Motor Cars in Surrey on the Auto Trader website.
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