I've bought another Rover

FrazzleTC · 21st February 2013, 20:40

A year to the day, since buying my, briefly owned, P5B and I decided to buy another V8 engined Rover. This time, it's a P6 3500 auto, series 2. It's a 1975 car, in Monza red, with black boxpleat leather, sundym glass, 3500S badging, and steering wheel, bootmount spare wheel, SD1 Vanden Plas alloy wheels (in gold

) which has no tax, or MOT. It also comes with spare cylinder heads, and, tubular manifolds, and four spare fibreglass wings! The owner has sold the bumpers, exhaust, and petrol tank, but I've already tracked down these parts, acquiring a very good stainless exhaust for far less than it'd normally be! I bought a couple of bits for my 2000 from the seller, and, when the price of the 3500 was reduced to a level I could justify, I bought it, unseen. I've paid for the car, and will be collecting it on Sunday, with a car trailer The car is one that I remember seeing at shows when I was younger, and, it still looks okay, but is a project, and obviously needs work!
Here's a photo of the car, taken in 2006, by me. It doesn't look this good now, but, it should be an interesting project to be getting on with! The wheels in the photo are also gone, replaced with series 2 SD1 wheels.
If anyone of you know anything about the car, I'd be interested to hear more!

Here's an underbonnet shot, taken from the ebay ad that appeared very briefly. It appears to have an SD1 V8 fitted.

coab · 21st February 2013, 20:53

Lovely car, now I know why the 75 looks like it does! Call me thick but at 42 I was always a Ford man until I bought a 75 to sell!

thomas 75 connie · 21st February 2013, 21:04

I dont like that one bit

I absolutely love it well done mate when you get it more pictures will be needed

Yam · 21st February 2013, 21:12

Beautiful car.

Brabus · 21st February 2013, 21:22

Looks fantastic.I had my 3500S out of the garage for the fist time in 3 years on Monday.Would like her finished for September in time for her 40th birthday.
Hope you enjoy your new car.The V8 is just wonderful.I love them to bits.

bl52krz · 21st February 2013, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Brabus

Looks fantastic.I had my 3500S out of the garage for the fist time in 3 years on Monday.Would like her finished for September in time for her 40th birthday.
Hope you enjoy your new car.The V8 is just wonderful.I love them to bits.

I had the 3.5 vandenplas model. Absolutely fantastic model. Moonraker Blue. When we used to go to Germany, it used to get plenty of admiring looks.

Dorset Bob · 21st February 2013, 22:47

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Originally Posted by coab

Lovely car, now I know why the 75 looks like it does! Call me thick but at 42 I was always a Ford man until I bought a 75 to sell!

I had a P6 3500S for about 5 years as my daily car.
I also learnt to drive in a 2000TC.
You are right, you can see where some of the inspiration for the Rover 75 came from.
There are lots of small details, like the seat styling, the clock, but also the general feel of the car.
The P6 is a fantastic car and the Rover 75 design team did a good job in managing to capture some of the soul.

This one is a lovely colour. My one was that brown colour, that was fashionable in the early 70s

Tam · 21st February 2013, 23:13

Good colour that !!

You got it home yet Frazer.?

FrazzleTC · 21st February 2013, 23:16

It's coming home on Sunday, Tam, and I won't even be there for that, as I'll be too busy touring the Lake District in the 2000, giving it a proper workout for the first time in a while, trying to keep up with MGBs.

Tam · 21st February 2013, 23:20

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Originally Posted by FrazzleTC

It's coming home on Sunday, Tam, and I won't even be there for that, as I'll be too busy touring the Lake District in the 2000, giving it a proper workout for the first time in a while, trying to keep up with MGBs.

I here the yellow peril is going well!! try no to wreck it this weekend

Were the wings you got with it Monza as well.?

21st February 2013, 20:40	#1
FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	I've bought another Rover A year to the day, since buying my, briefly owned, P5B and I decided to buy another V8 engined Rover. This time, it's a P6 3500 auto, series 2. It's a 1975 car, in Monza red, with black boxpleat leather, sundym glass, 3500S badging, and steering wheel, bootmount spare wheel, SD1 Vanden Plas alloy wheels (in gold ) which has no tax, or MOT. It also comes with spare cylinder heads, and, tubular manifolds, and four spare fibreglass wings! The owner has sold the bumpers, exhaust, and petrol tank, but I've already tracked down these parts, acquiring a very good stainless exhaust for far less than it'd normally be! I bought a couple of bits for my 2000 from the seller, and, when the price of the 3500 was reduced to a level I could justify, I bought it, unseen. I've paid for the car, and will be collecting it on Sunday, with a car trailer The car is one that I remember seeing at shows when I was younger, and, it still looks okay, but is a project, and obviously needs work! Here's a photo of the car, taken in 2006, by me. It doesn't look this good now, but, it should be an interesting project to be getting on with! The wheels in the photo are also gone, replaced with series 2 SD1 wheels. If anyone of you know anything about the car, I'd be interested to hear more! Here's an underbonnet shot, taken from the ebay ad that appeared very briefly. It appears to have an SD1 V8 fitted.

21st February 2013, 21:22	#5
Brabus This is my second home 01 75 tourer cdt,1973 Rover 3500S,,1974 Rover 3500 Auto,1998 216 SE Coupe, 1968 Morris Minor 1000 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: bangor/down Posts: 4,839 Thanks: 62 Thanked 184 Times in 158 Posts	Looks fantastic.I had my 3500S out of the garage for the fist time in 3 years on Monday.Would like her finished for September in time for her 40th birthday. Hope you enjoy your new car.The V8 is just wonderful.I love them to bits. __________________ Regards Neale [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 121st 75 Tourer to be made 15th 75 Tourer CDT Club SE to be made 36th 75 Tourer in Zircon Silver Metallic to be made Membership No 903 I was one of the 541

21st February 2013, 23:13	#8
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21st February 2013, 20:53	#2
coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	Lovely car, now I know why the 75 looks like it does! Call me thick but at 42 I was always a Ford man until I bought a 75 to sell!

21st February 2013, 21:04	#3
thomas 75 connie This is my second home Rover 75 launch car x2, Rover 800 Vitesse Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plymouth Devon Posts: 8,463 Thanks: 1,115 Thanked 1,083 Times in 653 Posts	I dont like that one bit I absolutely love it well done mate when you get it more pictures will be needed

21st February 2013, 21:12	#4
Yam Avid contributor Jaguar XF Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Black Country Posts: 229 Thanks: 11 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts	Beautiful car.

21st February 2013, 23:16	#9
FrazzleTC This is my second home Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Staffordshire Moorlands Posts: 7,924 Thanks: 533 Thanked 1,178 Times in 920 Posts	It's coming home on Sunday, Tam, and I won't even be there for that, as I'll be too busy touring the Lake District in the 2000, giving it a proper workout for the first time in a while, trying to keep up with MGBs.