Wedgwood Blue Dealer Launch Cars - Page 33

SD1too · 2nd March 2013, 13:36

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Originally Posted by ssizefive

Just found this one on Gumtree, dont know if it has been posted before ...

No it hasn't Steve, thanks very much for that. It is indeed one of the earliest we know about, and its VIN is adjacent to another already on our list. Shame that there aren't more photographs.

Simon

majedm75 · 2nd March 2013, 14:56

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Originally Posted by Canonite

Nice, but it wrongly advertises xenon lights and it also has a Longbridge rear bumper

May have been painted to match mind.

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Originally Posted by scoubix

Didn't notice the coloured sill on the rear bumper, nice catch

As for the xenons, common mistake, as it has headlight washers the guy is assuming it has xenon

Interesting car. The first two things that stroke me also were the Xenons and the painted real sill. Looks like a well preserved car (from the pictures). Low number of km with respect to its age although not exceptional (in France it's considered normal to have around 10000 km per year for a Gasoline engine per year).

ssizefive · 2nd March 2013, 15:45

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Originally Posted by SD1too

No it hasn't Steve, thanks very much for that. It is indeed one of the earliest we know about, and its VIN is adjacent to another already on our list. Shame that there aren't more photographs.

Simon

It is a shame there are no more pictures, it is also a shame it is at the other end of the country or i would have been going to look at it.

Steve.

SD1too · 8th October 2013, 17:37

What are the odds against this? This afternoon another 75 pulled out of a side road and we drove in convoy for a few miles. It was Wedgwood Blue with headlamp washers, sunroof and crown wheels, built at Cowley. I could see that the steering wheel rim definitely wasn't sandstone beige and neither was the upholstery. A quick check of the registration, V33 REX, shows that it has the 2.5 litre engine and was registered within days of mine!

So the likelihood is that it is a dealer launch car, but of course I could not check the interior equipment or speak to the driver who seemed oblivious to the situation we were in.

Simon

badrover · 26th October 2013, 18:41

Mine can be added to this list. I've just put a deposit on this. It's the same spec exactly as that listed at the start of this thread. I'm pretty sure that the parking sensors are retro fitted.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...s?logcode=visc

It's very good, a few tidying up jobs needed here and there but an absolute bargain for what i paid. It was my first drive of a v6, only had 1.8s so far. Was lovely! Shoud be picking it up over the next week.
I've not got the paperwork yet but from memory the vin is 101024, registered on 4/11/99.
Will let you know how I get on and what it's like.

Scarbs · 28th October 2013, 06:26

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Originally Posted by badrover

Mine can be added to this list. I've just put a deposit on this. It's the same spec exactly as that listed at the start of this thread. I'm pretty sure that the parking sensors are retro fitted.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...s?logcode=visc

It's very good, a few tidying up jobs needed here and there but an absolute bargain for what i paid. It was my first drive of a v6, only had 1.8s so far. Was lovely! Shoud be picking it up over the next week.
I've not got the paperwork yet but from memory the vin is 101024, registered on 4/11/99.
Will let you know how I get on and what it's like.

That IS a steal ;-)

Good find, so well done.

FrazzleTC · 28th October 2013, 06:50

Very well bought, Sir! I thought about buying that very car, around a year ago, when it was at Ben Hodgson Car Sales, in Cumbria, and I think it's changed hands again since. It's not too many miles since I considered it, though the price has halved. I seem to recall that the belts needed done, so it's worth checking to see if that is still the case.
Very best of luck with the new car.

RoverDan · 6th December 2013, 08:28

This looks like another dealer launch spec car - T914 RPL - sold without MOT as a project, currently sitting at £130 with two days left to go...

DVLA vehicle enquiry shows it was registered on the Rover 75 launch date of 17th June 1999, so could be a low VIN...?

I'd ummed and ahhed but shan't be bidding - too many cars until I've sold something - but I'd rather see it put back on the road than broken for parts!

lovema75 · 6th December 2013, 08:35

I would say that is indeed a launch car.

One day I will own one...

pab · 6th December 2013, 08:37

It looks an easy project for the winter months. The MOT failure isn't that bad considering the age of the car. The bodywork should be easy enough to sort.

A rare car that needs saving.

8th October 2013, 17:37	#324
SD1too Doesn't do things by halves Rover 75 2.5 Connoisseur Auto (1999) Dealer launch model. Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Former Middlesex Posts: 20,379 Thanks: 1,587 Thanked 3,749 Times in 3,181 Posts	Two 'dealer launch' in convoy What are the odds against this? This afternoon another 75 pulled out of a side road and we drove in convoy for a few miles. It was Wedgwood Blue with headlamp washers, sunroof and crown wheels, built at Cowley. I could see that the steering wheel rim definitely wasn't sandstone beige and neither was the upholstery. A quick check of the registration, V33 REX, shows that it has the 2.5 litre engine and was registered within days of mine! So the likelihood is that it is a dealer launch car, but of course I could not check the interior equipment or speak to the driver who seemed oblivious to the situation we were in. Simon __________________ "Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble." Sir Henry Royce.

28th October 2013, 06:50	#327
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	Very well bought, Sir! I thought about buying that very car, around a year ago, when it was at Ben Hodgson Car Sales, in Cumbria, and I think it's changed hands again since. It's not too many miles since I considered it, though the price has halved. I seem to recall that the belts needed done, so it's worth checking to see if that is still the case. Very best of luck with the new car. __________________ 1967 Rover 2000 Automatic 1969 Rover 3500 Series One 1979 Scimitar GTE 2013 Mercedes SLK250 CDI

6th December 2013, 08:28	#328
RoverDan Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon, Tourer, Limo Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Exeter Posts: 233 Thanks: 52 Thanked 82 Times in 51 Posts	This looks like another dealer launch spec car - T914 RPL - sold without MOT as a project, currently sitting at £130 with two days left to go... DVLA vehicle enquiry shows it was registered on the Rover 75 launch date of 17th June 1999, so could be a low VIN...? I'd ummed and ahhed but shan't be bidding - too many cars until I've sold something - but I'd rather see it put back on the road than broken for parts! __________________ -- CDT auto Club Saloon CDT auto Connoisseur SE Tourer CDT auto Connoisseur MacNeillie Limousine

26th October 2013, 18:41	#325
badrover Gets stuck in 75 club se tourer,75 cdt tourer connie se, 75 dealer launch Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: cheshire Posts: 536 Thanks: 79 Thanked 97 Times in 73 Posts	Mine can be added to this list. I've just put a deposit on this. It's the same spec exactly as that listed at the start of this thread. I'm pretty sure that the parking sensors are retro fitted. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...s?logcode=visc It's very good, a few tidying up jobs needed here and there but an absolute bargain for what i paid. It was my first drive of a v6, only had 1.8s so far. Was lovely! Shoud be picking it up over the next week. I've not got the paperwork yet but from memory the vin is 101024, registered on 4/11/99. Will let you know how I get on and what it's like.

6th December 2013, 08:35	#329
lovema75 This is my second home 75 Tourer CDT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Enfield Posts: 3,925 Thanks: 63 Thanked 431 Times in 237 Posts	I would say that is indeed a launch car. One day I will own one...

6th December 2013, 08:37	#330
pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	It looks an easy project for the winter months. The MOT failure isn't that bad considering the age of the car. The bodywork should be easy enough to sort. A rare car that needs saving.