Police have found a 71 year old man missing on the Coromandel Peninsula.

Glenn McLean's Range Rover has been discovered 100 metres down a steep bank off State Highway 25A, the Kopu-Hikuai Road.

He was last seen leaving Pauanui for Auckland on Tuesday night.

Police have recovered his body but say motorists heading to Coromandel beaches this afternoon should expect delays as they work to recover the car.