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30th July 2020, 08:41 | #1 |
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Richard Woolley buys a 75
Richard Woolley the designer of the Rover 75 has bought a 75.
Richard visited the Club stand in 2018 at the Classic Car Show and maybe it stirred a few memories and how well he designed the 75. Dave T |
30th July 2020, 09:52 | #2 |
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Great post Dave!
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30th July 2020, 10:05 | #3 |
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Must have taken him a while to come round to the retro styling..
Great looking car he's bought - I wonder what springs are in there..? (nice and low). Have we any more details on the car (and/or the circumstances), Dave? Hopefully, Richard will become a club member and drop in from time-to-time with mods etc. Health to drive. Cheers, Karl. |
30th July 2020, 11:54 | #4 |
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My only critisism of the design is (in my opinion) the excessive gap in the wheel arch.I understand he was probably thinking about optimum comfort but the side profile looks much nicer. When lowered 30mm.
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30th July 2020, 12:34 | #5 |
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I wonder if he will join the club ?
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30th July 2020, 13:00 | #6 |
I really should get out more.......
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Now that would be interesting!
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30th July 2020, 13:12 | #7 |
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He certainly knows of us as he chatted with a few of us on the stand at the Classic Motor Show and I presented him with a club calendar
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30th July 2020, 19:33 | #8 |
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My understanding has always been that he designed the car to have a small gap between the tyres and the wheel-arches but that the production car didn't turn out that way.
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I bet he loves the gridspokes on his mk1
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30th July 2020, 11:39 | #10 |
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I’m sure the first thing he’ll do is put a set of serpent alloys on
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