Early Tourers...
 

This list has been building up for three and a half years now, and keeps on growing. Thanks to all the contributors.

This early Tourer list includes ZT-Ts, and for now I'm using Greeners ZT-T as the cut-off date for the list. Grateful for further information from anyone, particularly anyone who was at Longbridge in 2000/2001 and knows anything about the early cars.

Unknown - N269 FYA Early prototype- black sills (Not taxed since April 2001, no MOT details, assume scrapped at Longbridge)
Unknown- W226 JPA Silver (Assume scrapped)
Unknown- W471 CJW Registered 22/03/00 (Portugese magazine article) Not MOT'd since 2010
Unknown - X541 JOH 4WD prototype (Not on DVLA database assume scrapped)
Unknown - X941 KOX (75/ZT-T hybrid ex MG Sport and Racing)
Unknown - X706 UOK Silver MG ZT-T DVLA lists as Rover, not MOT'd since 2008

First mass production 75 Tourer listed in build records is
204419 - 22/01/01 - X702 UOK Moonstone Green 2.0 CDT Sonic ZS


204465 - 23/01/01 - X703 UOK Black LHD
205212 - 01/02/01 - X712 UOK Wedgewood Blue
205495 - xx/02/01 - Y419 UOM Wedgewood Blue (used as an internal car at Longbridge, prototype parts internally, removed in 2005 when sold)
206151 - 22/02/01 - Y422 UOM Zircon Silver /Neptune Blue (no longer fitted) (Press Car- Approved Accessories Brochure, and possibly Tourer launch brochure) BananasMel
206269 - 26/02/01 - Y424 UOM Royal Blue (MG Rover Management Car)
206408 - 27/02/01 - Y234 UON Moonstone Green Les 4048
207135 - 08/03/01 - Y213 UON Wedgwood Blue / Aubergine Jezzer 1
207221 - xx/03/01 - Y241 UON Moonstone Green (sold August 2015 as spares or repair)
207307 - 13/03/01 - Y199 TOC Royal Blue Bermod
207845 - 20/03/01 - Y277 TOC Moonstone Green (UK model, now in Canada) terreneuve
207926 - 20/03/01 - Y278 TOC Copperleaf Red
208156 - 22/03/01 - Y875 UOP British Racing Green/Deep Sea Green (Senior managers personal car) Allegroman
208894 - 29/03/01 - Y211 TOC Zircon Silver
209417 - 04/04/01 - Y426 TOL Royal Blue Scrapped
209470 - 04/04/01 - Y429 TOL Royal Blue (Press Car- What Car)
210302 - 11/04/01 - Y421 TOL Moonstone Green
210759 - 13/04/01 - ????? ??? White Gold ('totally wrecked') Colin NI
210982 - 20/04/01 - Y498 TOL Copperleaf Red
211171 - 23/04/01 - Y814 BJW Moonstone Green Scrapped
212854 - 03/05/01 - Y414 TOL Zircon Silver (Press Car- What Car)
212855 - 03/05/01 - Y416 TOL Copperleaf Red (Press Car)
212903 - 03/05/01 - Y408 TOL Zircon Silver / Neptune Blue (Top Gear)
212904 - 03/05/01 - Y415 TOL Copperleaf Red (Press Car- Auto Express and Motor Week) vindaloo
212905 - 03/05/01 - Y409 TOL Zircon Silver
212906 - 03/05/01 - Y411 TOL Zircon Silver (Press Car - Essai Portugese magazine)
213405 - 09/05/01 - Y788 BJW Copperleaf Red
214599 - 17/05/01 - Y771 COE MG ZT-T Anthracite (First registered to MGR)
215154 - 21/05/01 - Y926 OHL Moonstone Green
215331 - 22/05/01 - JCZ 7625 Zircon Silver (Charles Hurst Demo Car) Brabus
215650 - 24/05/01 - Y664 JVX Moonstone Green Phil-T4
216381 - 05/06/01 - Y936 BJW Le Mans Green MG ZT-T 190 + (Autocar Road Test)
216408 - 06/06/01 - Y646 EKS Royal Blue Scrapped
216890 - 08/06/01 - Y134 JLS Copperleaf Red Coups
217005 - 09/06/01 - Y746 AKH Zircon Silver Big Russ
217272 - 11/06/01 - Y522 TOL Trophy Blue MG ZT-T (Listed as Zircon Silver)
218124 - 18/06/01 - Y227 UDO Moonstone Green
218929 - 25/06/01 - Y263 UOV Royal Blue (Originally Export for Ireland)
219123 - 25/06/01 - Y597 MLG Zircon Silver
219170 - 26/06/01 - Y757 NUD Copperleaf Red Scrapped
219181 - 26/06/01 - Y436 OAB Copperleaf Red
219198 - 2x/06/01 - Y699 CGE Copperleaf Red nickyboy35
219218 - 2x/06/01 - Y171 YFL Royal Blue p2roverman
219268 - 27/06/01 - Y868 FRP Copperleaf Red (C D Bramall Demo Car) carlosg
219529 - 28/06/01 - Y363 NUD White Gold
219644 - 29/06/01 - Y388 TOV Zircon Silver
219812 - 02/07/01 - Y739 NHL Moonstone Green no longer on DVLA register
220161 - 04/07/01 - Y351 TOH Copperleaf Red
220163 - 04/07/01 - Y466 TOV Copperleaf Red
220233 - 04/07/01 - Y264 TOV Copperleaf Red Scrapped
220286 - 05/07/01 - Y428 TOV White Gold
220288 - 05/07/01 - Y443 TOV Copperleaf Red
220426 - 05/07/01 - R90 ATB Arden Green p2roverman
220609 - 07/07/01 - Y477 TOV Wedgwood Blue Scrapped
220940 - 10/07/01 - Y512 ODY Moonstone Green
220958 - 10/07/01 - Y452 TOV Moonstone Green
221295 - 12/07/01 - Y413 CFV Royal Blue
221571 - xx/07/01 - ???? ??? Arden Green LHD (Portugal) davidm5893
221768 - 17/07/01 - Y506 ODY Zircon Silver/Smokestone (Caffyns demonstrator) simonsmith
222331 - 07/08/01 WL51 DLE Moonstone Green MattJB
222739 - xx/xx/01 - ???? ??? Royal Blue LHD (Finland, ex Belgium) BLMC
223198 - 13/08/01 - HV51 URP Zircon Silver / Neptune Blue Jezzer 1
223852 - 16/08/01 - FM51 xxx Wedgwood Blue [now on private plate] Kevin Williams
226655 - 10/09/01 - 1EW 1WR Royal Blue (Australia) TDG
226804 - 10/09/01 - MA51 GHV Anthracite MG ZT-T Greeners


?????? - ??/??/01 - Y583 UOL Moonstone Green SORN (First taxed March 22nd so very early!)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y582 UOL Moonstone Green (First taxed April 5th so very early!)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y236 UON Wedgewood Blue (First taxed June 8th) Scrapped
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y499 TOL Red First taxed 14th June 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y391 UCF Silver (First registered July 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y137 XDA Silver (First registered July 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y501 AKH Moonstone Green (First registered July 2001) (presumed not roadworthy)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y602 UOL Moonstone Green (First registered July 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y975 BJW Green (First taxed July 9th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y389 YOV Silver (First taxed July 10th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y969 LOD Moonstone Green (First taxed July 16th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y446 TOV (First taxed July 17th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y728 NHL Black (First taxed July 20th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y418 REE Red (First taxed July 25th) Scrapped
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y462 AFV Red (First taxed July 26th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y277 YDL Moonstone Green (First taxed July 27th)
?????? _ ??/??/01 - Y445 TOV Red (First taxed August 1st)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y104 EGP Wedgewood Blue (First taxed August 15th)

?????? - ??/??/01 - Y766 UHS Silver Scrapped
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y779 LPT Silver Scrapped

Supplementary list of early press cars, with identifying features

Moonstone Green
Meteors, Front Fogs, Chrome mirrors and torpedoes (Photograph RGS-0201-113 and some adverts) Other photos appear to show the same car from above, and it has Sat Nav and a sunroof See below...

http://www.motorstown.com/images/rover-75-tourer-05.jpg

This could well be Y234 UON (though now Y582 and Y583 UOL are potential candidates). Out of the batch of Moonstone Tourers to appear in the last couple of months, this one has Meteors Sat Nav headlamp washers etc.. Not sure about the sunroof yet.

Silver
Meteors, Front Fogs, torpedoes (2.5Litre), Sat Nav, headlamp wash and projector headlamps, sunroof and 'Rover' boot plinth (Brochure 5796- apparently issued before cars were in dealerships)

There is what appears to be a second silver car:

Silver
'881 OHA' Front Fogs, probably Meteors, Chrome mirrors and torpedoes but no headlamp wash or Sat Nav. As seen at:

http://www.drivervibe.com/2013/07/5-...nder-2000.html

Dark Blue
'UVV181' shown at speed,

http://www.aronline.co.uk/press/mgrov75_4.jpg

This may be the same car as in RGS-0601-218 Meteors, Front Fogs, Projector headlamps and wash wipe Chrome mirrors and torpedoes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21387694@N03/2216855407/

Also may be in RGS 0501-171, although I'm not 100% sure on the colour being the same...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21387694@N03/2217636892/

The silver and blue cars may well be ones already on the main list (at least I hope I can figure out which cars they are with a bit of patience)

If you look on the early ZT list below, you'll find the details of my ZTT which appears to be the earlist known in the club at this time.


Edit here's my tourer details
MA 51 GHV 1570 226804 Unknown 20/09/2001 Greeners Anthracite Tourer


and worth keeping this thread near by too as it has some pictures of a lot of them

Vindaloo on these forums owns an early tourer which was initially a press car.

I started a thread when this one appeared, as a whole, but I don't think anyone put themselves forward to save it. Very impressive spec, and definitely a Y reg with an OC at the end.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/breaking-r...p2047675.l2557

I also posted this thread, in relation to a Copperleaf Red Tourer, on a Y plate, which I seem to recall was either OC, or OL registered. I don't know if Reebs could work out the plate again for us, after discovering it was the 45th Tourer?
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=136000

My tourer is an early one. Built 22nd May 01 and was registered in July around the launch of them. It was Charles hurst demo car. It also has lots of nice goodies fitted to it.

Do any early Tourers have 'Rover' on the rear plinth as in the early brochure? I've never seen one.

Iv spotted Y788BJW a few times in hamilton.

I suppose my tourer might go on this list Y686FRP CDT Connoiseur in copperleaf red, registered 26/7/2001. I don't know when the build date is but now I know its an early one I'll have to start ta
king better care of her.

The garage I bought it from said they had sourced the car for the previous owner and he'd brought it back to them to px for an S-Type, they said the car was originally a demo car at C D Bramall's in Milton Keynes.

I doubt it as the ROVER plinth had already been deleted on saloons as part of project drive when Tourer production commenced.

I remember the first tourer to pass through the workshop. It was registered on a private plate but still a Y registration in Royal Blue. I still remember the plate!

does the 4 x 4 one exist still ?? I have seen pictures of it in action

I just need to correct you, Y415 TOL is my car and it is Copperleaf Red CDX not Silver & was the AE & MW car.

Karl, I've updated your opening post with some more detail, and re-ordered them by build date where known ;)

Er, sorry! Maybe I got 414 and 415 mixed up when I was listing them...

That's brilliant, thanks! :)

Y211TOC is down the road from me. Looks like an ex Rover car.

Would it be possible to add the build dates beside the cars. If its not much hassle.I Would like to see how early mine is in comparison. Thanks.

They are, take a closer look ;)

I have Y213 UON. First registered 5-4-2001.

This is the Wedgwood Blue car with full Aubergine Interior - including the load cover!

Thanks Jeremy, added and updated, yours is indeed very early ;) what about the new Neptune Blue Shed?

Paul, the 'shed' is a later car I think. HV51 URP. First registered 12-9-2001. Build date??

I've added my ZTT details into my first post

All added and post #1 updated. :}

Thanks for finding the extra information and updating the list, much appreciated :)

The vehicle details for N269 FYA are:
Date of Liability 10 04 2001
Date of First Registration 01 06 1999
Year of Manufacture 1999
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2497cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour SILVER

Tonybubble's old car

The vehicle details for X941 KOX are:
Date of Liability 01 12 2013
Date of First Registration 20 11 2000
Year of Manufacture 2000
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1994cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
Vehicle Colour GREY


and this one looks like it's been exported

The vehicle details for X706 UOK are:
Date of Liability 29 08 2008
Date of First Registration 07 02 2001
Year of Manufacture 2001
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1994cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker Y
Vehicle Status Unlicensed

Wow :) I've got Deep Sea Green inside my car, but the load cover is black. Does your bootlid have the embossed Rover script or is it the plain version?

Blind:o:D:bowdown:

Using google and a bit of guesswork on hard to read numberplates I've found two more Y-registered Tourers:

Y363NUD Gold, registered 27/07/2001

Y757NUD Red (in a scrapyard- seen on Ebay) registered 22/08/2001

Presumably both from the same dealership given the similarity in their numbers...

Early Tourer
 

Y506 ODY CDT Connoisseur Zircon/Smokestone DIP Sunroof CD Buiild date 15/07/2001 : was a Caffyn demonstrator puchased 9th Sep. 2001.
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Coincidently saw Y512 ODY (V6 Moostone) in South Molton Devon in April 2013

List updated with the cars mentioned above. Any more Y registered cars out there?

If you want to add my original registration number to the list that wold be great. It's JCZ 7625. Thanks.

Done that for you...

Many Thanks.:bowdown:

Not sure if you want my 75 CDT Club SE tourer. Was FM51 xxx [now on private plate] but is no.223852. However not first registered till 8/2/02

Kevin

This one looks jolly early. Anyone got any idea as to build date?
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...#photo-content

Chassis is 216408 and registered 27 07 2001

Advert no longer visible, don't suppose anyone remembers the registration and colour?

Cheers, added to the list :) Wonder why it sat around that long after being built?

Y 646 EKS - Royal Blue

Thanks Karl. I've an inkling it may have been built in a batch for dealers, and either waited at the dealer [Luffield in Loughborough] for the previous owner to eventually purchase "new" or was held at Longbridge for the same. Several of the launch/press tourers seem to have sunroofs as mine has. I know that when the saloon was launched, several Club SE spec were made to send on to dealers. I presume this was done again for the Tourers??

Perhaps another member can clarify?

Kevin

A very early tourer gone to the great scrapyard in the sky..

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps4e69a4a0.jpg

Dave T

Chassis number was 209417 Y 426 TOL registered 17 05 2001 tax expired 31/07/13

Philistines :mad: another one bites the dust.

Added to the list, thanks :)

Another early one..

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...pse88db921.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps4dc0cbed.jpg

Dave T

Forgive me if this is posted elsewhere but I reckon it's a very special car and probably the blue one that appeared in publicity shots. It's registered on march 26th 2001 although I don't know it's build date. It would make sense that its build date is similar to that of the silver car reg Y422 UOM. It's got all the extra lovely kit like the silver car too. Interestingly, I entered Y423 UOM into DVLA and it is a rover and was exported in 2004. It may well be though that 423 wasn't a tourer, who knows? I reckon that this makes Y424 UOM the second oldest tourer in the UK. Out of interest 422, exported 423 and this blue 424 were all registered on the same day.

http://www.ajfmotorengineers-aylesbu...le.cfm?id=7889

It's on autotrader too. Very tasty! If only I had a spare few quid!!

Here's another early Tourer for sale.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-ROVER...item3cd6149d99

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps3187a6c9.jpg

It's 206269 - Built 26/02/01 - Y424 UOM Royal Blue (MG Rover Management Car)

Just got some nice information about my tourer. It was the 121st one to be built and the 15th Club SE to be built.

Found out about mine! Has continuously given me strange results. Came off the line in June 01, wasnt registered until on a pre-reg 2002 plate in November but then it gets weirder....

The ECU has all sorts of info on it and is not a replacement ECU nor is it an normal one from MG Rover........ and the T4 REALLY doesnt like it.

218702 - 21/06/01 - CRZ 9610 (will find original reg later) Rover Blue 75 Tourer CDT Auto / Club spec - Colin_NI

This vehicle was the 269th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407
This vehicle was the 35th 75 Tourer CDT Club to be made out of 2,152
This vehicle was the 34th 75 Tourer in Royal Blue (code: JFM) to be made out of 3,894 Royal Blue 75 Tourers

http://s6.postimg.org/6yb7cu9b5/20130901_163515.jpg

Here's another very early Tourer, and a TOL reg, so presumably ex Rover management. Very high spec, and a bit different being a 2.5 manual. Could be a nice project for someone, perhaps? Registered 14/06/2001.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-ROVER...item41794127be

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...psbf171ec1.jpg

A couple of additional details on mine it was a demonstrator for Dixon Rover, York
and was the 13th Connie tourer built ;-)

Russ

As an aside to this topic Russ - my car was built 5th June 2001, but registered on 26th Fabruary 2003 at Dixons in York. As mine is a top spec, with factory-fitted Unions (dates match) I wonder if mine was a 'showroom display' model at the same time yours was a demonstrator at the same dealership?

Very early MG tourer.......VIN is 214599

Reg Y 771 COE

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MG-ZT-T-2-...#ht_1334wt_958

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...pse3657fed.jpg

Who has the earliest registered tourer which is roadworthy and not modified?

Not sure but think Dixon Rover had 2 sites in York will have to check when I get home, what's your vin?

Wow 2 years is a long time to keep a car in a showroom.

They had mine a month before registering it 31st Aug 2001 and was used as a demonstrator until sold to it's first private owner in Jan 2002.

Russ

Mine is 216216, UK model according to build data so I wonder where it sat and why it had Unions from the factory - showroom display seems the only logical answer. I have seen an exactly identical model on an 03 plate.

The only site I have noted in my service history is Monks Cross, from 2004 - 2007.

I would love to get a hold of one of the early tourer rear boot plinths that had "rover" on it like the saloons.

May 2001 - Small Rover badges removed from back doors
July 2001 - Engine capacity badges removed from front doors
July 2001 - Large Rover badge and 'R O V E R' plinth removed from boot and replaced with plain item with small incorporated rover badge

Did they ever have them, mine is a pre- production press car & it hasn't got one and has never had one?

The press pictures show they had them but whether any tourers were sold to the public with the Rover name on the plinth remains to be seen.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...psf4032abe.jpg

Not very clear but it shows the Rover name.

Dave T

Tourer Prototypes?
 

Now I cant be quite sure on dates, but there were several early tourers running around, certainly here in Bromsgrove there was a white one without roof rails, driven by someone from Longbridge, and I am sure that was before the switch of production in 2000, also a few others were around onsite. Presume these were later scrapped, as should have theoretically have happened with those late development cars that the Administrator and Chinese ownership allowed to slip out to the public via various dealers.

I really, REALLY like that! One for the fleet? :)

Hiya to Russ.
 

Russ, good to see you are chipping in on the forum again, regards, Mike.

A row of Tourers.
 

Well my original 75 the silver Classic SE CDT Tourer bought in 2005, and now at 235K miles, has returned from a long-term loan, so I've photo'd the three in line this morning (no frost now), just to add to this thread. Needless to say the diesels, i.e. the siler tourer, the Royal Blue tourer and the Moonstone Green saloon, are also all 160'd by Russ. Nocturne is in the left-hand lockup in back of some photos. The middle tourer is the ZT-T 190 recently bought from Jules, see the progress thread in "For Sale". Regards to all, Mike.

Mine doesn't have one and it's pretty early (a March build date).Would love to get hold of one :)

As far as I know it's Jezzer 1... his was built in early March. Mine is late March and is pretty much as it left Longbridge :)

Been away for a while due to illness, great to come back and see more early Tourers to add to the list :)

I think the white one may have been the N registered one shown in this thread? I thought it looked silver but it could be white...

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ighlight=early

Came across this MG Rover press picture.

It is dated 2nd. February 2001 [RGS-0201-113]. So must be one of the first built.

Unfortunately nothing to identify the Tourer.

The picture shows the Tourer with Xenon headlamps, [could be projectors with headlamp wash] Rain sensing wipers and Torpedo badges



http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...psc3112724.jpg

Dave T

"Yes Alex, I can see that you have a lovely new Rover 75 estate car, but I still don't fancy going out for dinner. Also, I do have a husband...."

Thanks for the feedback. Jezzer1 has the earliest tourer :) It has been fascinating to read about the early tourers in the link you posted up. The N reg photo and the X POWER tourer with the Rover 75 interior, I think illustrated the pressures on MGR at the time to promote the car. It is a pleasure to see you back on the forum Karl :)

I suspect the ROVER number plate plinth was applied digitally to the press photos.

I remember attending a couple of factory tours in the spring/summer of 2001 and press photos were being compared to actual vehicle on the line.

It was established the ROVER plinth never saw the light of day, not even on pre production models.

This one appears to have a Rover Plinth.
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...233851d2dc.jpg

Are they not modified saloon ones ?

Possibly, however I would doubt it as that is the 4x4 75 from this post http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...69&postcount=6

Good find! The first I have ever seen in the flesh so to speak.

Sorry - you've lost me there :shrug:

The picture in my previous post is one of the rear of the 4x4 rover 75 tourer. It was a development car.

With that Press Photo of an early Tourer above I started to wonder how many are missing from the 'very early' list...

So from a Google search and other sources, I've started a supplementary list of early press cars, with identifying features:

Moonstone Green, Meteors, Front Fogs, Chrome mirrors and torpedoes (Photograph RGS-0201-113 and some adverts) Other photos appear to show the same car from above, and it has Sat Nav and a sunroof See below...

http://www.motorstown.com/images/rover-75-tourer-05.jpg


Silver, Meteors, Front Fogs, torpedoes (2.5Litre), Sat Nav, headlamp wash and projector headlamps, sunroof and 'Rover' boot plinth (Brochure 5796- apparently issued before cars were in dealerships)

There is what appears to be a second silver car:

Silver '881 OHA' Front Fogs, probably Meteors, Chrome mirrors and torpedoes but no headlamp wash or Sat Nav. As seen at:

http://www.drivervibe.com/2013/07/5-...nder-2000.html

Dark Blue 'UVV181' shown at speed,

http://www.aronline.co.uk/press/mgrov75_4.jpg

This may be the same car as in RGS-0601-218 Meteors, Front Fogs, Projector headlamps and wash wipe Chrome mirrors and torpedoes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21387694@N03/2216855407/

Also may be in RGS 0501-171, although I'm not 100% sure on the colour being the same...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21387694@N03/2217636892/

The silver and blue cars may well be ones already on the main list (at least I hope I can figure out which cars they are with a bit of patience) but the Moonstone one is the odd one out so far- the only Moonstone car listed is the 4WD prototype. Does anyone know when the 4WD conversion was made? I'm wondering if it was a pre-production press car turned into a 4WD at a later date...

It would appear that the development / press early cars had the ROVER one...yet no production ones appear to have them.....

That's what makes me think they are modified saloon ones

Ive tried to fit a saloon one myself, no joy even after much trimming and modification.

Here is a picture of the silver tourer 881 OHA.

The original picture shows it has a ROVER chrome plinth. RGS-0501-168

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...psf94b6902.jpg



Dave T

Don't you just love those press images, this car clearly has no back box or someone has taken a angle grinder to the tail pipes. :}

And number plates that when switched are still readable so they can use the same image for LHD markets ;)

The picture of UVV 881 with the ROVER plinth is the preceding press picture in the series, so its almost certain to be UVV 881.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps25bd18ee.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps40061231.jpg

Sorry for the slight fault in the second picture.

Dave T

Don't forget the use of the a air brush to reduce the gap in wheel arch..

Hope your well and best for 2014.

Same to yourself Pab!

I maintain that it was the royal blue tourer in most photos and rest where photoshoped, ive saw the same image of it on rover and later with a mk2 in royal blue, same angle everything!

Another nice early tourer for sale. Y421 TOL. Looks like a club sticker too.
http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...vno/1044016967

Here's another very early Tourer indeed, and being a JW reg, I'd assume, Rover registered it themselves. Nice spec with headlight wash, walnut wheel, 2.0 auto, etc.
An unusual car for an enthusiast, I'd say!
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...over?logcode=p

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps4ab41d84.jpg

My ZT-T 190 was Y422 TOL.

Very interesting! Perhaps one of the earliest Tourers about then!
Now just £625, and I reckon it deserves an enthusiast.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1501?logcode=p

It says Auto in the title & description but photo shows it as a manual.

Worth a couple of pictures..

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps67d2c6e9.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps27b59fa0.jpg

Dave T

Er, wasn't it 522, or have you had two? Just wondering if I need to add another to the list :)

Thanks for the links to these cars, added to the list. If anyone with access to the data can get build dates that would be much appreciated!

DOH!!!! Sorry. :o

Proof here:

http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/w...ps70705f16.jpg

Here's another for the records. Registered 17/5/01.

https://www.vcars.co.uk/used-cars/ca...arsdna&u=35979

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps25f77489.jpg

Just in case the link dies, it's a silver CDT club, manual (maybe se, certainly has the wheels but no front fogs), Y408 TOL with sat nav.

Must be one of the first diesels as I guess most of the early tourers where v6 engined?

My tourer is a diesel and was registered on 3rd May 2001 Y415 TOL as listed on Page 1 of this thread

I knew I had seen y408 tol somewhere before! It's the top gear tourer launch test car

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d3fHwxWo8XM

Very well-spotted! That's not a site that I ever use to search for cars! Definitely a car for someone with an interest in something with a bit of history.

I wanted to buy it myself but I suspect it's an oldish advert and sadly it's sold. Great shame as I guess the buyer and seller had no knowledge of its history. Watching the video carefully reveals that its a low line sat nav and it has Neptune blue cloth. Very nice car in my opinion!

My HES tourer WL51 JYJ registered 20/12/2001 236079

an early one on ebay, registration date is 18/07/2001, currently at £205!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-e...item3f31116208

A couple of pictures.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps68927998.jpg

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Dave T

Updated with the Y-registration cars spotted recently... hopefully someone with access to the data can update the VINs/build dates for me :}

here is an Early Diesel Tourer very cheap and low milage for it's age

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...#photo-content

Reg Y443 TOV Registered 13/07/2001

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps13f01451.jpg

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Dave T

Another early tourer Y278 TOC spotted by FrazzleTC

Looks like one or two extra's on a Club model, rain sensor, parking sensors, Symphony radio and front foglamps [judging by the LSM].

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps5c5a34d1.jpg

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps55f324d4.jpg

Dave T

My 75 CDT club SE Tourer 231630 came off the Longbridge assembly line on 16:10:2001 at 12:28 and was first registered on 30:10:2001 and supplied by Bishop and Bishop of Leicester.

http://i1358.photobucket.com/albums/...psc408760c.jpg

Out of interest, are the dates shown in the very first post of this thread, the date of registration or date of build ?

Build date.

how can i tell if its a early tourer?

Is my 226648 - 10/09/01 - Royal Blue an early one? :D

Have a look at your chassis number and compare the last six digits with those shown on the very first post of this thread, it'll give you an idea where your's fit in :}

The first post on this thread would indicate yours is in the first six months or so of production.

Or try searching the net for 'MG Rover build info' - there's a site which you input your chassis number and all sorts of interesting build information about your car will come up :}

According to the build site mine has a build date of 20/8/01 and is;

* The 66th ZT-T to run off the production line, out
of 8,249
* The 44th ZT-T 190 + to be made out of 1,756
* The 16th ZT-T in Zircon Silver Metallic (code: MUM)
to be made out of 394 Zircon Silver Metallic ZT-Ts

That's pretty cool.

I've just bought a 75 tourer CDT Club SE in Copperleaf Red, Y134JLS. This poor old car has seen a rough time but amazing what a service and a few new parts can do. The previous keeper had painted the inside of the rear windows black....... I've no idea how it features in this list but it has (had) rain sensing wipers, parking sensors and torpedo door badges. Love the sunroof!

I found the site and it really is interesting, what an accuracy showing the the time coming off the assembly line.

But... it's telling me I have a Connoisseur :eek:
I actually have a Club variant: Harmony stereo, Contour wheels, retrofitted front fogs myself etc.
Must be some fault in their database. Oh I wish I had a Conny, though... :D

Andre, there are some export cars listed incorrectly on that website's database, our information is similar. However that is just human error at the factory and the way to confirm that yours is a Club model is to look at the 'Brochure Model Description' field, it should list your car as C2 for Club, not C3 for Connoisseur. If you want to PM me your VIN, I'll look it up on our database to double check if you like :}

Thanks, Paul, I'll PM you right away! :}

And replied to Andre :}

This is the details of mine:

Vehicle Information

vin RJZTHP2D228629
vin_sequence 228629
off_assembly_date Monday, 24th September 2001 @ 09:10:58
model 75 Tourer
variant CDT Contemporary
num_doors 0
paint_code HES
brochure_model_desc R75 C3 Tourer 2.0 M47 Diesel (116)
home_export EXPORT
country PORTUGAL
exterior_paint Moonstone Green Metallic
interior_trim Sandstone Beige / Ash Grey
engine 2000 Diesel 116Bhp
trimlevel Contemporary
bodytype 5DR
manual_auto M
hand_of_drive LHD
model_year 2002
sold_date Unknown
General Information
• This vehicle was the 4,036th 75 Tourer to run off the production line, out of 27,407
• This vehicle was the 698th 75 Tourer CDT Contemporary to be made out of 2,162
• This vehicle was the 375th 75 Tourer in Moonstone Green Metallic (code: HES) to be made out of 1,569 Moonstone Green Metallic 75 Tourers

Not an Contemporary, but an Conny!
Longbridge build, and registered in June 2002 (almost 9 months after build date.
I'm in the process of bring it to life again, after a car crash in the hands of the last owner. I'm the third owner from new (bought it one month ago!).

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And now (in August):

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About the boot plint in the pre-production/dealers cars/press cars:

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Exactly the same as post production tourer.

Reply received, thanks :}
Turns out my Tourer still is a Club version.
Wouldn't mind it turning into a Connoisseur (better yet - Connoisseur SE) over night, though :D

Y411TOL:

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Your car is a Contemporary as it's an export model, various export markets used alternative names for the standard specs.

Russ

Probably one of the oldest Tourers, in August 2000 portuguese Mag article:

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Vehicle enquiry
The enquiry is complete.
The vehicle details for W471 CJW are:
Date of Liability 01 08 2009
Date of First Registration 22 03 2000
Year of Manufacture 2000
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2497cc
CO₂ Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker N
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour GREEN
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available

Very early, registered in April...

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Take a look at the chrome boot plint:

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This car is the same spec as the top gear test car (Y408 TOL) I posted earlier. Very nice with the Neptune blue cloth.

Another early tourer has just come up on ebay. Y466 TOV. It appears to be a standard club specification copperleaf tourer CDT, no torpedoes. Registered on 26th July 2001.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-T...item4d215d545e

This car is VIN: 212906 and was assembled 03/05/01. Post #1 updated :)

This one was assembled on 04/07/01 VIN 220163

I have gone through post #1 of this thread, updating and filling in some blanks now that we have the build records ;)

The first mass production 75 Tourer listed is VIN 204419 - assembled on 22/01/01 and is a Moonstone Green / Ash Grey Connoisseur Auto 2.0 CDT. Anyone here own it now?

I think mines a bit late for this but something i found out was front fogs on the diesel tourers supposidly didnt come out till just after mine was built hence i have no fogs:}

Here's another very early one, on a factory reg. Registered in April 2001, too!
Very cheap, with a nice spec!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-2...item3a94dcdea3

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps3f5841b8.jpg

It says it is a Connie SE, but no memory seats, has Lowline SatNav though.

Heres for me the ultimate early tourer......... this is a research project ive been working on for some time and hope to one day figure out the cars origins....

The winter test car in geneva 1999.......

http://www.aronline.co.uk/images/r40test_01.jpg

Chassis number is: SPL2410AR41SDVH23
Engine no: 25K4FL10116116
Capacity: 2497cc
Fuel: Petrol
Year of manufacture: 1999
First reg: 01/06/1999
Number of owners: 1
Body type: Estate
Model: Not Recorded
Color: Silver - No color changes noted.
No stolen history, no finance history, No plate transfer History, No Theft,
Damage: Yes
Date scrapped: 23/4/2001
Condition Alert: Yes

Type: Vehicle Recorded As DVLA SCRAPPED MARKER On Condition Alert Register
Description: Rover - Model COD

SPL VIN, that's a prototype vehicle, none of the SPLs are listed in the build records that we have unfortunately, but it was defiantly produced either in early 1999 or late 1998........

Also with the "cowley" sills and no production occured of tourers in longbridge until much much later,its almost certain this is a "cowley tourer"

Strange, no memory seats.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...ps59eb9ef0.jpg

Looks like Hi line Sat Nav Jim. :}

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...psa4ade4a2.jpg

Dave T

Thanks Dave, no idea why I typed low, probably because mine has it & it was subliminal.

It's registered on 4th April 2001. Is it possible to find the build date, it's a very early one according to the list on the first post. Am quite tempted.....

It's listed in the build records as VIN 207307 built 13/03/01. A Royal Blue Connoisseur (not SE).

But notice that the headlights have been changed to Projectors at some point. Back in March 2001, they hadn't introduced that type to any of the cars. :shrug:

Early Tourers...
 

Here's mine

BD02ECY Wedgewood blue built Oct2001 first Reg Jun 02 - Cost to me when I bought it as a temperamental partial runner 3 months ago 42 pounds 60 pence:D:D:D:D:D:D

Small correction!:}

I'd love to know more about this car too, and how Rover managed to develop the Tourer without anyone at BMW noticing. I've got an image of them sneaking bits of metal into the factory in oversized trousers and building it in a loft somewhere :) I'm sure I read that journalists saw a switch on the production line a long time before it's introduction labeled 'saloon/tourer' with the 'tourer' label taped over...

That's very early isn't it. Thanks for updating my list!

A reminder of the SPL 75 Tourer (definitely a Cowley car and Japanese spec) together with a really really early ZT-T 190.

http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/w...sInTown002.jpg