But it is on the inside that the designers have really excelled. Eight of Europe's finest hides, of a grade so fine it is only normally used in private jets, dyed in seven exclusive tones, are used to create a cabin of rare luxury. Professionals from both Overfinch and Holland & Holland have worked closely with a color and trim specialist to ensure that interiors and exteriors complement one another perfectly. A unique trim style covers the seats, doors, upper and lower dash board, centre and rear consoles and even the cubby box lid, which is both cleanly elegant in style and fiendishly expensive in terms of both labor and materials. Not for this car simple contrasting piping-the Holland & Holland Overfinch, even the contrasting color signature stripes are cut from individual hides and trimmed to sit nearly flush with the leather surrounding them. As a result, it takes over 150 man hours just to trim the car. If the optional aviation-style quilted leather or Alcantara headlining is selected, it takes even longer.
The thirty one piece wood veneer kit blends seamlessly into the design of the rest of the car, including that of the gun cabinet and rear console. There is the choice of Olive Ash Gloss, European Burr Walnut with special diamond pattern inlay, Matt Gunstock Walnut and Piano Black Lacquer with silver inlays.
Only one hundred Holland & Holland Overfinches will be produced each year, and every one will be fitted with a special shotgun grade steel plaque, which features Holland & Holland's trademark diamond inserts and "Royal" scroll engraving, hand-made by Holland & Holland's craftsmen at their Harrow Road factory. The steering wheel has been designed especially for the vehicle too, with a special ergonomic grip and steel inserts, decorated with a design to match the Holland & Holland engraving, or even that of a customer's own shotgun.
Overfinch is a design-led engineering company that has, over the last 34 years, successfully built a specialist luxury brand. Based in Farnham, Surrey, they operate on five continents and are the originators of the performance Range Rover. It was in 1975, only a few years after the Range Rover was launched, that they built their first high performance derivative.
During that time, their in-house design and engineering departments have enjoyed a close working relationship with Land Rover, starting with the development of the first ever automatic Range Rovers and notably including a Paris-Dakar Rally win on behalf of Land Rover France in 1981.Overfinch is the only company in the world building bespoke Range Rovers as their sole business.
Holland & Holland are bespoke sporting gun and rifle makers, founded in London in 1835 by Harris Holland, who was later joined by his nephew Henry to create the eponymous brand. They are the most famous gun makers in the world, being the first choice of virtually every royal family and are holders of royal warrants from HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and HRH the Prince of Wales.
Holland & Holland's factory on the Harrow Road was purpose built for them over a hundred years ago and is home to a quality of time-honored craftsmanship virtually unique in the twenty first century. Skills are often handed down from father to son but, despite that, it still takes five years of training to become a Holland & Holland craftsman.