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Old 16th June 2021, 06:26   #1
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Default A factory produced Rover Van

This caught my eye just now.
Not a 75; 25 based maybe.

I didn't know they even existed.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184875053...gAAOSwj~dgr5KB

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Old 16th June 2021, 07:47   #2
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This caught my eye just now.
Not a 75; 25 based maybe.

I didn't know they even existed.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184875053...gAAOSwj~dgr5KB

Regards

Mike
Brown & Gammons have one - assembled it themselves at the factory I'm told.

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Old 16th June 2021, 08:09   #3
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There is not many about but they do pop up occasionally as either a rover commerce or the MG Express version
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Old 16th June 2021, 09:00   #4
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Got a Red Commerce diesel at the Garage where i part time ..
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Old 16th June 2021, 11:32   #5
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I owned a wrecked trophy blue express myself, stripped it and converted my streetwise into a van.

Thing was so practical being a 5 door. Later sold it but boy I regretted doing so.
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Old 16th June 2021, 13:31   #6
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My son trained in a Rover dealership back in the day, they had one to deliver parts.
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Old 16th June 2021, 14:48   #7
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People don't realise they actually had a few extra features. The rear end welding was done again and had extra mounts for the floor panels, and rear boot subframe.
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Old 16th June 2021, 18:30   #8
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Default Rover Commerce and MG ZR Express Vans

We currently have one of each of these vans.
I own the MG ZR Express van which is a silver one with a 1.8VVC engine which is very rate; when I bought this 2/3 years ago there were only 59 registered.
This is totally original.
The 25 Commerce van is currently under restoration. It is a diesel version which someone had modified to look like a ZR. We are going to continue the modification but sympathetically with ZR seats and ZR alloy wheels, mainly because we can't change the front bumper which is from a ZR model.
Both these vehicle will be available for sale in the not too distant future.
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Old 16th June 2021, 18:46   #9
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Didn't Rover test the MGF running gear clothed in express van bodies? Perfect camouflage.
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Old 17th June 2021, 12:24   #10
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The mgf 'mules' were metro vans and pickups
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