roof gromets for 75 - Page 2

The Rovering Member · 23rd March 2021, 22:20

No good for fitting your roof bars though.

coolguy · 24th March 2021, 09:30

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Originally Posted by The Rovering Member

No good for fitting your roof bars though.

Would never fit roof bars - they would ruin the look of our beautiful cars! A tow bar is far less intrusive.

The Rovering Member · 24th March 2021, 14:01

I have a towbar too but use my roofbars quite regularly & don't think the factory topboxes look half bad. They're also very practical for my wife's antique business along with the fold-down rear seat. A tourer was considered but the saloon is so much prettier. And l have this away being recommissioned along with a factory rebuilt engine going in, which satisfies my Shooting Brake desires.

bsafly · 24th March 2021, 18:31

Nice morris Oxford series vi traveller.
Good cars, I've had a few (saloons and vans) and still have a Morris half ton van - been stored in various garages for about twenty years after I holed a piston, took it off the road and started collecting spares and panels for the restoration!
She is still nice and solid where it counts and wears her original paint and sign writing.

The Rovering Member · 24th March 2021, 21:58

Thanks. We did a six month restoration on mine around fourteen years back then shortly after l started to get some bearing rattle & l put her away for a while that turned into a very long time. I happened to find a factory reconditioned 18V Sherpa engine still in it's crate, which the car was already fitted with & bought it for £350. I had to move out of the garage she was in last year so l sent her up to Steve Turner of the owners club & he's swapped the engines, fitted an MGB 3.9 diff, rebuilt the braking & clutch systems & is currently rebuilding & rebushing the front suspension (rotten springs & pans, corroded tie-rods, a couple of track ends

) & waiting for the rebuilt starter to be returned. Phew! I'm expecting a very nice car when l collect her.

Then l just have to finish the interior off, door panels & carpets & hopefully a Rover P5 full width parcel shelf to replace the manky cardboard original.

I had a Oxford Saloon before this (scrapped) & a Riley 4/72 (nicked). Then l decided l was old enough to now like estate cars so went on the hunt for a Farina station wagon as l had got to like the old BMC buses. I even looked at a half-ton SunTor but decided against it. Nice motor though.

Original signwriting. Now that's nice.

torque2me · 25th March 2021, 09:50

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Originally Posted by The Rovering Member

I had a Oxford Saloon before this (scrapped) & a Riley 4/72 (nicked). Then l decided l was old enough to now like estate cars so went on the hunt for a Farina station wagon as l had got to like the old BMC buses. I even looked at a half-ton SunTor but decided against it. Nice motor though.

Original signwriting. Now that's nice.

I've always thought the Montego estate (Countryman(?)) was the best but it is subjective especially when taking into account the time any vehicle is placed in.

Kev

23rd March 2021, 22:20	#11
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24th March 2021, 21:58	#15
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,953 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	Thanks. We did a six month restoration on mine around fourteen years back then shortly after l started to get some bearing rattle & l put her away for a while that turned into a very long time. I happened to find a factory reconditioned 18V Sherpa engine still in it's crate, which the car was already fitted with & bought it for £350. I had to move out of the garage she was in last year so l sent her up to Steve Turner of the owners club & he's swapped the engines, fitted an MGB 3.9 diff, rebuilt the braking & clutch systems & is currently rebuilding & rebushing the front suspension (rotten springs & pans, corroded tie-rods, a couple of track ends ) & waiting for the rebuilt starter to be returned. Phew! I'm expecting a very nice car when l collect her. Then l just have to finish the interior off, door panels & carpets & hopefully a Rover P5 full width parcel shelf to replace the manky cardboard original. I had a Oxford Saloon before this (scrapped) & a Riley 4/72 (nicked). Then l decided l was old enough to now like estate cars so went on the hunt for a Farina station wagon as l had got to like the old BMC buses. I even looked at a half-ton SunTor but decided against it. Nice motor though. Original signwriting. Now that's nice. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it. Last edited by The Rovering Member; 24th March 2021 at 22:09..