The "Old English" Register. Please Join In!
 

Hi, with only just over 600 built the Old English White/Arran White 75 is getting scarce on our roads. As an owner and lover of the colour, I am trying to track and record remaining cars. If you own one, why not join my list and help!

If you don't want to give reg details, or would rather pm them, that's okay too!

I'll start off with mine. Please add your details if you wish. Eventually I will make a swish web page. ��

Rover 75 Connie 1.8 auto V885 FBC Derbyshire

Rover 75 Connie 2.0 V6 V374 FBJ - lives in Scotland

MFL is what people call old English white. Although the paint code is the same the colour was renamed Arran White.
I believe they were more common in Cowley production and records are sparse.
Looking up the records for a 2.5V6 club Auto in Arran White, there was only one made at Longbridge! Funny enough X499MFL & X498MFL are identical specs 498 though is scrap.

I don't know if MFLs latest owner is on here, but they're on Facebook. I shall post on there too when I get a minute!

Hi Dawn.
MFL was mine up to the end of January, it's been moved on again in the last week or so and I do know it's gone to a good home and I believe a new member. Hope that the new owner keeps this thread alive. http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...d.php?t=212864

Hi Dawn, I'm sure Trikey would post, he has my old one, owned for over 8 years. 2000, 1.8 n/a, W317 OEN

There's also that white tourer I posted up yesterday.

You beat me to it Barry 😎😎

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...2012%203_1.jpg

I could have bought this car back in 2012.

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...201024x768.jpg

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...12%202%201.jpg

http://i457.photobucket.com/albums/q...201024x768.jpg

I didn't as I suspected serious expenditure was pending. She had 90k on the clock and neither the clutch or the belts had been done, and the price was high.

Lovely looking thing though. A tinge of regret here.

Hi.
The clutch on petrol models massively outlive those on diesels. Most of the clutch issues we read about here are in diesel versions. No doubt vibration is the cause as both versions use virtually identical set ups.

That I didn't know. I thought the standard thing was for the clutch to go between 90 and 120k miles.

Certainly my 1.8 is on her second clutch, which was there when I bought the car on 80k miles.

I think also because the diesels tend to be the higher mileage ones too so more things go wrong, more wear and tear etc.

MFL (2.5 V6 Automatic) is definitely still alive, I have just sold it to a new member 'Claudec' (Colin) who has just put it through its MOT

Here she is along with another beauty a White 2.0 V6 Tourer that we have just acquired for a family member and it now resides near Wick in Scotland

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psqtfuivnh.jpg

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psncgvg5vg.jpg

http://i964.photobucket.com/albums/a...psns4hozb5.jpg

hope that helps your quest

Okay, so now my personal life is starting to settle, I am going to try and do this again - so far I have the cars in this thread, plus a handful off Facebook - nine cars in total. There has to be quite a few more out there, so if you know one, or see one on EBay, let me know! :)

I've seen a few on the facebook pages. Have they been accounted for?

Not wishing to hi-jack this thread, - as a new owner of a 2001 CDT with 107,000miles and no current clutch issues, what is a typical clutch life in miles on these?

Sorry, I only drive auto - I have made the register into a web page, just considering a subdomain or where the heck to host it...

They tend to last 100k upwards. All depends on how the car is used as well. Eve since my clutch was replaced, I’ve compleely changed my habit in how I now use the clutch.

MFL is still out there and well looked after

BF51 ZHA White Tourer, 2.0 V6 Connoisseur, manual gearbox, is still owned by a relative of mine and is due to go up for sale.

Old English White Club SE
 

Hi there, I'm new to this forum but have been looking for a nice 75 for the last few months. I managed to purchase an immaculate Old English White 75 just before Christmas. It's only had 3 ownwers 2 had the car for 17 years and I bought her off an old gent who had hungered after this car from the other 2 gents since the car was new. The car has always been garaged therefore she's immaculate inside and out. The old gent (LAST KEEPER) only had the car for 8 weeks, and only sold it because he drove an automatic all his life and with failing hearing could not hear when to change gear or remember to dip the clutch at a junction or traffic light, so kept stalling her. The engine inside the cabine is as quiet as a ticking watch.

She is now under blankets within my garage (house) in Swansea South Wales which is where she will stay, until the summer months.

My car is registration W813OSS. A 2000 2.0 V6 CLUB SE

Regards Phil

Old English White Club SE
 

Hi there, I'm new to this forum but have been looking for a nice 75 for the last few months. I managed to purchase an immaculate Old English White 75 just before Christmas. It's only had 3 ownwers 2 had the car for 17 years and I bought her off an old gent who had hungered after this car from the other 2 gents since the car was new. The car has always been garaged therefore she's immaculate inside and out. The old gent (LAST KEEPER) only had the car for 8 weeks, and only sold it because he drove an automatic all his life and with failing hearing could not hear when to change gear or remember to dip the clutch at a junction or traffic light, so kept stalling her. The engine inside the cabine is as quiet as a ticking watch.

She is now under blankets within my garage (house) in Swansea South Wales which is where she will stay, until the summer months.

My car is registration W813OSS. A 2.0 V6 CLUB SE

Regards Phil

Hello Phil, welcome to the club! Your car sound lovely. I shall add her to my list! Have you any pictures?

In fact, if people would like, I could add a gallery to the register of our cars. What do you think?

2001 Rover 75 Tourer V6 2L manual LHD in Arran White in the Netherlands

Yes a gallery of our cars sound great, I will have to work out how to load a photo tomorrow, Regards Phil

Sounds like a cracking buy. Some pictures would be great. :}

Found a Spanish one here.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rover-75-...EAAOSwTmtaItW2

2003 Connoisseur 2.5 V6 in Genova Italy, Sandstone trim and Meteor wheels

Not mine, but bought new by a good friend after having seen and road

tested my Tourer.. he traded in a Jaguar XJ6 and he is still very pleased.

Only one in Italy, I believe

Old English White Club SE
 

Hi don't know if this link will work below but if it does then this is my new baby. Had her just before Xmas for 550, I have now bought a set of serpent wheels for her which I will get refurbished soon, and sorted out the boot switch, it was as the old gent said a wire broken of behind the switch. Regards Phil,

PS if the link below doesn't work can you please let me know how to load some of my own photos.
:duh::duh:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F162794881010

Hi, do you want me to add it to the register? If so can you PM me your reg please? Any photos of her? I see you are only in Derby, so not far from me! Maybe I'll see you someday! My car is also a 1.8 and currently having the engine replaced, so sadly not on the road, but hopefully soon! :)

I know of 2 old english white 75s here in Perth Western Australia, one was a 2001 car , the other was a 2003 i think and both connies.
The later one was driven by the mgr dealer principal prior to the brand going under here.
Ive been looking for one but they seem to have gone to ground since being sold a few years ago and never been seen since.
Probably in a collectors shed some where.

I can take part now =)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/08...psop1u6jfe.jpg

July 2001 Classic Se CDT manual, number 537 of 640 old English White 75s =)

She is already on the register. :)

Previously owned by club member?

Found this also in Ireland.

http://www.adverts.ie/15562759

Tempting as a second white but I want a tourer now 100%

''Last of this color in ireland''



The things people say !

To be fair it's the first southern white I've spied in 10 years.

There's been three in the north (counting yours) for sale this year. Wasnt looking one when it went up but it was linked to here. Then when I was looking one I missed out on two of them. Including yours. Tried to buy bones but was too slow.

I dont look on the south classifieds right enough, i get travel sick :p:

Wish I knew where they went, 75s seem to be heading to the mainland more and more now.

Me got one
 

Hi



I have an OE White 1.8 club currently tucked away in my garage for winter.


Got 60k on the clock and has had the HG replaced.


Its Y976MHC has had 3 owners from new the last one had it 12 years and did 16k in it.


Can't wait for the sun to come out :driving::driving::driving:

To me, the Old English White on the 75s look less creamy than the OEW used on classic BMC cars back in the 50s/60s. I had a Morris Minor in OEW with red interior- a great colour combination. The paint code for OEW back then was WT3 and I think it was rather creamier than what I have seen on 75s.

Pete

There is one in Czech republic (1.8, LHD, automat, MY 2001). I have this car 10 years, picture is from Belgium, where I this 75 bought.

https://img30.rajce.idnes.cz/d3001/5...0714.jpg?ver=1

There's one on Ebay right now.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144245531...e142%7Ciid%3A1

Connoisseur 2.0 CDT Manual in Suffolk - PE51 HFP ;)