Pre 75/ZT Rovers? - Page 4

GJ53 DGO · 11th March 2021, 10:25

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Originally Posted by AndrewJames

The tomcat is so majestic I genuinely didn't even notice the other car next to it.

The wife will be along before long to give me a clip around the lug for calling her pride and joy 'shibble' but to be fair it is a beautiful car in its own right and i love driving it but give me MG Rover any day.

bl52krz · 11th March 2021, 20:16

Always bought home grown cars.Triumph Renown, Austin A90 Westminster.Chevette, Daimler V8 250, Montego Diesel, Rover SD1 2600, SD1 Rover 3.5 V8
Rover 220 SD diesel, Rover 75 Diesel, Rover 75 V6 2.5. Still got the last two.

torque2me · 12th March 2021, 07:42

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Originally Posted by bl52krz

Always bought home grown cars.Triumph Renown, Austin A90 Westminster.Chevette, Daimler V8 250, Montego Diesel, Rover SD1 2600, SD1 Rover 3.5 V8
Rover 220 SD diesel, Rover 75 Diesel, Rover 75 V6 2.5. Still got the last two.

So have I. Much better to keep the money within and then as a country one can have a higher tax take and better state pension. All the parts on my classic vehicles are made in England/UK.

For your list I would think that the end of UK sourced parts ended with the last of the SD1 production ?

Kev

coolguy · 12th March 2021, 09:42

I have only owned one foreigner in over 50 years - it was an Audi 100LS auto, and I kept it for all of 10 weeks. That says it all - we are all allowed one mistake!

hst125 · 12th March 2021, 20:34

Where do I start?
First was at age 19, a six year old V8 SD1, have had seven of them all in including last year.
Metro 100 as well as several MG metros, 216 Wedge VP Efi, 216 Cabrio R8, plus just about everything else from the BL stable, except perhaps Princess/Ambassador. Took my test in an Acclaim.
None of them including the SD1 Vitesse can hold a candle to a well sorted 75/ZT, of which I’m now on my 5th..

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2750 HP · 13th March 2021, 09:12

Rover 2000TC, 1968 Zircon Blue 1 - written off when in collision with an uninsured driver who slid on ice coming around a sharp bend

Rover 3500S, paprika ran for a few years and then gave it some mates who wanted to do it up. Unfortunately it caught fire and was written off after they had been welding the floor!

Rover 3.5l saloon in maroon - sold in order to assist in purchase of class 47 loco

Rover 3.5l coupe in zircon blue / silver birch - sold in order to assist in purchase of class 47 loco

Rover 800 Vitesse coupe in metallic blue. Great car and daily driver from 1999 to 2008. Got to very high mileage and started to cost so departed for the scrapyard that summer. Very rare now.

A car i really would like is a Vauxhall Victor VX4/90 (FD) made from 1967 to 72 or a Ventora from the same period.

Current daily driver is a 2005 ZT CDti - used for work and does 25k per year, its predecessor a 262,000 mile ZT CDti (same colour) i have just broken for spares and remains go to the scrapman this coming week, ZT 190 and ZT 260 - both weekend toys.

The Rovering Member · 16th March 2021, 05:58

A Rover man since my schooldays, l've had various P6's over the years since l was twenty & am currently having a project 2000TC rebuilt into another base unit. l also have a Huntsman 3500 (ex Denovo) which will be for sale at some point having already sold the other P6's in my fleet, four-pots & V8.
I still have my 1970 P5B Saloon which l bought in 1985 & also had a '62 Mk1a 3 litre Saloon for a few years. I recently sold my 1962 P4 110 which l ran as a daily car some years back but which was deteriorating through lack of use. A reluctant sale but l didn't want her dying on my watch & don't have as much storage as l did. I'm also having my A60 Morris Traveller recommisioned at the moment.
My 75 is thoroughly modern to me & l'm expecting to have to sell her at some point when the ULEZ levels are tightened up as they undoubtedly will be.

Alex D · 16th March 2021, 19:53

My 75 is the only Rover I've ever owned (mainly because it's the only car I've ever owned) but I would love to have a P5B saloon, which I think looks a bit nicer than the coupe. I also like the R8 400. Before I was born my grandparents had an 800 Sterling which they say is the best car they've ever owned. Only reason they got rid of it was because it was too big for my granny to drive.

torque2me · 17th March 2021, 14:54

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Originally Posted by 2750 HP

A car i really would like is a Vauxhall Victor VX4/90 (FD) made from 1967 to 72 or a Ventora from the same period.

A powerful and underrated vehicle. My "borrowed" example was an auto box.

Kev

11th March 2021, 20:16	#32
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Always bought home grown cars.Triumph Renown, Austin A90 Westminster.Chevette, Daimler V8 250, Montego Diesel, Rover SD1 2600, SD1 Rover 3.5 V8 Rover 220 SD diesel, Rover 75 Diesel, Rover 75 V6 2.5. Still got the last two. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

12th March 2021, 20:34	#35
hst125 Loves to post 2004 ZTT CDTi manual, 2017 Fiat 500L MPW, 1946 MG TC Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Reading Posts: 272 Thanks: 22 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts	Where do I start? First was at age 19, a six year old V8 SD1, have had seven of them all in including last year. Metro 100 as well as several MG metros, 216 Wedge VP Efi, 216 Cabrio R8, plus just about everything else from the BL stable, except perhaps Princess/Ambassador. Took my test in an Acclaim. None of them including the SD1 Vitesse can hold a candle to a well sorted 75/ZT, of which I’m now on my 5th.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ My other car's got 3 V12s under the floors.

13th March 2021, 09:12	#36
2750 HP Loves to post ZT CDTI, 190+, 260, Triumph TR4, Rolls Royce, Bentley and Mercedes E220d cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Little England Posts: 375 Thanks: 8 Thanked 72 Times in 46 Posts	Rover 2000TC, 1968 Zircon Blue 1 - written off when in collision with an uninsured driver who slid on ice coming around a sharp bend Rover 3500S, paprika ran for a few years and then gave it some mates who wanted to do it up. Unfortunately it caught fire and was written off after they had been welding the floor! Rover 3.5l saloon in maroon - sold in order to assist in purchase of class 47 loco Rover 3.5l coupe in zircon blue / silver birch - sold in order to assist in purchase of class 47 loco Rover 800 Vitesse coupe in metallic blue. Great car and daily driver from 1999 to 2008. Got to very high mileage and started to cost so departed for the scrapyard that summer. Very rare now. A car i really would like is a Vauxhall Victor VX4/90 (FD) made from 1967 to 72 or a Ventora from the same period. Current daily driver is a 2005 ZT CDti - used for work and does 25k per year, its predecessor a 262,000 mile ZT CDti (same colour) i have just broken for spares and remains go to the scrapman this coming week, ZT 190 and ZT 260 - both weekend toys. Last edited by 2750 HP; 13th March 2021 at 09:17..

16th March 2021, 05:58	#37
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	A Rover man since my schooldays, l've had various P6's over the years since l was twenty & am currently having a project 2000TC rebuilt into another base unit. l also have a Huntsman 3500 (ex Denovo) which will be for sale at some point having already sold the other P6's in my fleet, four-pots & V8. I still have my 1970 P5B Saloon which l bought in 1985 & also had a '62 Mk1a 3 litre Saloon for a few years. I recently sold my 1962 P4 110 which l ran as a daily car some years back but which was deteriorating through lack of use. A reluctant sale but l didn't want her dying on my watch & don't have as much storage as l did. I'm also having my A60 Morris Traveller recommisioned at the moment. My 75 is thoroughly modern to me & l'm expecting to have to sell her at some point when the ULEZ levels are tightened up as they undoubtedly will be. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

12th March 2021, 09:42	#34
coolguy Coolguy Rover 75 CDT Tourer Auto, Rover 75 2.0 Connoisseur Auto, MG ZT 2.5 Auto and MG ZT Cdti Auto (Monogra Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Finedon Posts: 1,896 Thanks: 933 Thanked 638 Times in 430 Posts	I have only owned one foreigner in over 50 years - it was an Audi 100LS auto, and I kept it for all of 10 weeks. That says it all - we are all allowed one mistake!

16th March 2021, 19:53	#38
Alex D Regular poster 1999 Rover 75 2.0 V6 Connoisseur SE, 1998 Rover 825 Sterling Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 96 Thanks: 67 Thanked 76 Times in 24 Posts	My 75 is the only Rover I've ever owned (mainly because it's the only car I've ever owned) but I would love to have a P5B saloon, which I think looks a bit nicer than the coupe. I also like the R8 400. Before I was born my grandparents had an 800 Sterling which they say is the best car they've ever owned. Only reason they got rid of it was because it was too big for my granny to drive.