Wedgwood Blue Dealer Launch Cars - Page 11

bl52krz · 12th January 2010, 10:54

at what time did the two wedgewood blue colours come out?
was one from cowley, and the other from longbridge?
my friend has a weggie, 2001, and it is a longbridge vehicle. (body coloured sills)

Reebs · 12th January 2010, 11:00

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

at what time did the two wedgewood blue colours come out?
was one from cowley, and the other from longbridge?
my friend has a weggie, 2001, and it is a longbridge vehicle. (body coloured sills)

Yes, the Cowley Wedgwood Blue was paint code: JEL

and the later Longbridge version was paint code: JBH

bl52krz · 12th January 2010, 16:04

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Originally Posted by Reebs

Here's another one up for sale:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ROVER-75-CONNO...d=p3286.c0.m14

Date of first reg: 10th June 1999

That BEATS Stocktake's car by 8 days !!

Again tell tale signs of:

Blue Leather
Sat Nav
Sunroof
Headlamp Powerwash

NO dipping Rear View Mirror
(guessing no parking aid, but can't quite see)

love to have a set of the snake's but short on the reddies. oh well.

Departed · 12th January 2010, 19:05

A couple of notes.

The TxxxJOP cars were used by Managers just prior to launch. My Boss had one for a while.

My V plate 99 built V6 has a black expansion tank. My facelift CDT has beige.

Maybe they are different for different engines, and it makes it easy to tell which is which, like on the speaker mounting brackets (Black / White)

Reebs · 26th April 2010, 07:41

After yesterdays national meet at Gaydon, I had a chance to take a closer look at the first production 75 off the line which is in the museum (along with the last), and to my surprise it too is a dealer launch Wedgwood Blue car (the 1st one in fact VIN 100001)

(thanks to Trebor for these pics, I forgot to take my camera in to the museum)

Roverowner · 26th April 2010, 09:42

Wonder haow many VIN 000000 nrs there are before they started with the production VINs 100000

Mine is 001149. Are we talking about pre-production or pre launch. What would be the differences

Mine hasn´t any reflexes on the doors. When was 1000001 made

Roverowner · 26th April 2010, 09:45

Was this one of the cars

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=59127

Reebs · 26th April 2010, 13:51

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Originally Posted by Roverowner

Was this one of the cars

http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=59127

Yes it was, Running Man bought it off Messenger over a year ago, pity it is no more, I saw it at a local meet in Eversley Cross at the time, quite tidy for it's age and mileage.

Roverowner · 26th April 2010, 14:00

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Originally Posted by Reebs

Yes it was, Running Man bought it off Messenger over a year ago, pity it is no more, I saw it at a local meet in Eversley Cross at the time, quite tidy for it's age and mileage.

Well the blue interior is going into the blue CDT that I´ve bought off Messenger

Would be good to have the VIN nr and trim details....

Duotone · 26th April 2010, 15:08

Here it is leaving the production line 6th. May 1999.

[06 MAY 99] ROVER GROUP PRESS RELEASE
Rover 75 Goes Into Full Production
The new Rover 75 has gone into full production at Rover Oxford - the culmination of a £700 million investment programme in the luxury saloon car and advanced manufacturing facilities.

The first full production Rover 75 in Wedgwood Blue and with a 2.5 litre engine was driven off the assembly line by the Rover chairman, Professor Werner Sämann.

Following tradition within the company, the car will go on public display at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, alongside many other examples of the best in British design and engineering. The Centre is given the first and last examples of all cars produced.

Ahead of its official on-sale date, which is in June in the UK, the Rover 75 has already been named What Car? Car of the Year 1999. Exports will begin later in the year and about 70 per cent of production will be sold overseas.

Professor Sämann said, "The Rover 75 has already been acclaimed as an outstanding car and now we will be producing cars for customers around the world. It is the start of the renaissance of the Rover marque."

Picture shows Professor Werner Sämann, chairman of Rover (left) with Fred Coultas, managing director of the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon with the first production Rover 75 to leave the assembly line at Rover Oxford.

Dave T

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Departed Retired -- Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: -- Posts: 3,785 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	A couple of notes. The TxxxJOP cars were used by Managers just prior to launch. My Boss had one for a while. My V plate 99 built V6 has a black expansion tank. My facelift CDT has beige. Maybe they are different for different engines, and it makes it easy to tell which is which, like on the speaker mounting brackets (Black / White)

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Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wonder haow many VIN 000000 nrs there are before they started with the production VINs 100000 Mine is 001149. Are we talking about pre-production or pre launch. What would be the differences Mine hasn´t any reflexes on the doors. When was 1000001 made

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Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Was this one of the cars http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...ad.php?t=59127

26th April 2010, 15:08	#110
Duotone This is my second home 75 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 8,432 Thanks: 176 Thanked 907 Times in 716 Posts	Here it is leaving the production line 6th. May 1999. [06 MAY 99] ROVER GROUP PRESS RELEASE Rover 75 Goes Into Full Production The new Rover 75 has gone into full production at Rover Oxford - the culmination of a £700 million investment programme in the luxury saloon car and advanced manufacturing facilities. The first full production Rover 75 in Wedgwood Blue and with a 2.5 litre engine was driven off the assembly line by the Rover chairman, Professor Werner Sämann. Following tradition within the company, the car will go on public display at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, alongside many other examples of the best in British design and engineering. The Centre is given the first and last examples of all cars produced. Ahead of its official on-sale date, which is in June in the UK, the Rover 75 has already been named What Car? Car of the Year 1999. Exports will begin later in the year and about 70 per cent of production will be sold overseas. Professor Sämann said, "The Rover 75 has already been acclaimed as an outstanding car and now we will be producing cars for customers around the world. It is the start of the renaissance of the Rover marque." Picture shows Professor Werner Sämann, chairman of Rover (left) with Fred Coultas, managing director of the Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon with the first production Rover 75 to leave the assembly line at Rover Oxford. Dave T