Who's got the newest 75 - Page 2

sworks · 10th August 2017, 22:16

Sounds plausible, if the cars were used in different areas that ties up with little knowledge about XCF from my contact at the air ambulance service. The news article is the one I found about 5 years ago. The hand over photos are the sought after link

The next car we get will have B9 added and the tourer hopefully reverted to XCE and then we'll have to get them back together

Mickyboy · 10th August 2017, 22:36

Yeah would be good to get XCE & XCF back together again mate

Oh I also found this article http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...rvice-1-879271
Mick

sworks · 11th August 2017, 05:55

I hadn't seen that one thanks, the result was obviously just the two cars as the receivers said no. I wonder if the third Yellow OLO was destined as one of the batch too?

Mickyboy · 11th August 2017, 16:15

My understanding was yes it should have been, but from what I was told mainly for fun raising activities, they actually needed two fast response vehicles for when the helicopter had difficulty landing at night as that is the most difficult time for it to land, I have another article lying around that I'll dig out, that indicates that our cars were used mainly between midnight and the early hours of the morning for rapid response, as there is very little traffic on the road at that time of night early hours of the morning
Mick

sworks · 11th August 2017, 17:48

We've gone off thread and made it about our cars so we can continue via pm

Forestgreen · 11th August 2017, 18:32

Well, whoever has the newest Rover 75 probably lives a few thousand miles away from Longbridge and their car will be about 10 months old, since production of the Roewe 750 only ceased last October:

https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/ne...-says-goodbye/

I wonder if any will ever reach the UK.

macafee2 · 11th August 2017, 19:15

mines registered 01/09/2006

I'm sure I have more details somewhere

macafee2

championdaddy · 13th August 2017, 15:35

Built 4th April 2005 and registered in October 2006 for mine

10th August 2017, 22:16	#11
sworks This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,078 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	Sounds plausible, if the cars were used in different areas that ties up with little knowledge about XCF from my contact at the air ambulance service. The news article is the one I found about 5 years ago. The hand over photos are the sought after link The next car we get will have B9 added and the tourer hopefully reverted to XCE and then we'll have to get them back together __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

10th August 2017, 22:36	#12
Mickyboy This is my second home MG ZT CDTI 135 + & MGZT CDTI AUTO 160 & ROVER 75 TOURER CDTI 160 TROPHY YELLOW Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hernebay Posts: 4,331 Thanks: 818 Thanked 2,414 Times in 1,141 Posts	Yeah would be good to get XCE & XCF back together again mate Oh I also found this article http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ne...rvice-1-879271 Mick __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] T4 Owner Jobs done : new UBP, Spy hole mod, Rear hub(wheel bearing),plenum cleaned and emptied, Inline thermostat fitted,Full service, In car Digital tv/DVD Bluetooth Satnav etc, Replaced UBP, Restored headlights,Fixed airbag connection.replaced HP pump,replaced rear light seals,changed intercooler O rings. Jobs to do: ,replace drivers lock,.[/SIZE] Last edited by Mickyboy; 10th August 2017 at 23:33..

11th August 2017, 05:55	#13
sworks This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,078 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	I hadn't seen that one thanks, the result was obviously just the two cars as the receivers said no. I wonder if the third Yellow OLO was destined as one of the batch too? __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle Last edited by sworks; 11th August 2017 at 09:06..

11th August 2017, 16:15	#14
Mickyboy This is my second home MG ZT CDTI 135 + & MGZT CDTI AUTO 160 & ROVER 75 TOURER CDTI 160 TROPHY YELLOW Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Hernebay Posts: 4,331 Thanks: 818 Thanked 2,414 Times in 1,141 Posts	My understanding was yes it should have been, but from what I was told mainly for fun raising activities, they actually needed two fast response vehicles for when the helicopter had difficulty landing at night as that is the most difficult time for it to land, I have another article lying around that I'll dig out, that indicates that our cars were used mainly between midnight and the early hours of the morning for rapid response, as there is very little traffic on the road at that time of night early hours of the morning Mick __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] T4 Owner Jobs done : new UBP, Spy hole mod, Rear hub(wheel bearing),plenum cleaned and emptied, Inline thermostat fitted,Full service, In car Digital tv/DVD Bluetooth Satnav etc, Replaced UBP, Restored headlights,Fixed airbag connection.replaced HP pump,replaced rear light seals,changed intercooler O rings. Jobs to do: ,replace drivers lock,.[/SIZE]

11th August 2017, 17:48	#15
sworks This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,078 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	We've gone off thread and made it about our cars so we can continue via pm __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle Last edited by sworks; 11th August 2017 at 22:08..

11th August 2017, 18:32	#16
Forestgreen Gets stuck in Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5 V6 saloon Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Birmingham Posts: 770 Thanks: 47 Thanked 105 Times in 54 Posts	Well, whoever has the newest Rover 75 probably lives a few thousand miles away from Longbridge and their car will be about 10 months old, since production of the Roewe 750 only ceased last October: https://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/ne...-says-goodbye/ I wonder if any will ever reach the UK.

11th August 2017, 19:15	#17
macafee2 This is my second home Rover 75 Saloon & Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 14,987 Thanks: 1,630 Thanked 3,032 Times in 2,181 Posts	mines registered 01/09/2006 I'm sure I have more details somewhere macafee2

13th August 2017, 15:35	#18
championdaddy This is my second home Mg Zt 190 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: The FIRST Garden City....Letchworth. Posts: 6,778 Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 920 Times in 698 Posts	Built 4th April 2005 and registered in October 2006 for mine