Rover V8 front on a ZT-T?!!

timbotambo · 1st June 2009, 20:23

Spotted on the M6 on Saturday, turned off at Cannock.

One question - what the hell???!!! Was definately a standard ZT-T given the rear and the tailpipes!

Robson Rover Repair · 1st June 2009, 21:53

Crash damage repair prehaps, or my immediate thought, cut and shut!

Lates · 1st June 2009, 21:56

Hmm sounds nice, love to see how they blend in the MG motif.

JohnDotCom · 1st June 2009, 21:56

Could also be that MG Front bumpers are short supply or were at the moment.
MK1 and MK2 Rover Types readily available. (other than V8 full)

...and after re reading most probably because the V8 Rover bumper looks so much better than the MG one!

mikey_32 · 1st June 2009, 21:59

are you sure it was a tourer as I live just outside Cannock and there is a zt dressed as a v8 around, I'm sure it's a V6 though???I'll keep my eyes open, what colour was it?:lol:

timbotambo · 2nd June 2009, 13:33

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Originally Posted by mikey_32

are you sure it was a tourer as I live just outside Cannock and there is a zt dressed as a v8 around, I'm sure it's a V6 though???I'll keep my eyes open, what colour was it?:lol:

Absolutely certain! Looked very weird with a ZT/75 hybrid design! It was behind me, overtook only slightly faster than me, and we came off the Cannock exit of the M6 in unison and around 2 roundabouts.

Kandyman · 2nd June 2009, 15:40

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Originally Posted by Lates

Hmm sounds nice, love to see how they blend in the MG motif.

There was a ZT with the V8 front when we went over for the Luxembourg meet, there is a picture some where.

Gert or Jurgen might be able to find it

Kandyman · 2nd June 2009, 15:46

Forget what i said above it was a 75 with a ZT front

Well it was a long time ago

e668ecp · 2nd June 2009, 17:54

That hybrid looks like the proposed Rover 75 Sport

75ContempSE · 2nd June 2009, 18:02

If this is thecar i'm tinking it is, it was for sale about 12 months ago at shareshill car sales, only a couple of miles from cannock. The sales man there told me it was a company directors car that he had from new.

It was a 2.o cdti with the v8 bumper and was grey, it had half leather but a plus pack as had parking sensors, trip, auto mirror, and rain sensors

Might be the same one

Andrew

1st June 2009, 20:23	#1
timbotambo Avid contributor ZT Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 111 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rover V8 front on a ZT-T?!! Spotted on the M6 on Saturday, turned off at Cannock. One question - what the hell???!!! Was definately a standard ZT-T given the rear and the tailpipes!

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mikey_32 Loves to post Rover 75 Tourer 02 club se cdt remapped Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cannock South Staffs Posts: 270 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	are you sure it was a tourer as I live just outside Cannock and there is a zt dressed as a v8 around, I'm sure it's a V6 though???I'll keep my eyes open, what colour was it?:lol: __________________

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75ContempSE Loves to post Rover 75 2.0 V6 Club SE Auto Join Date: May 2007 Location: Walsall Posts: 498 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	If this is thecar i'm tinking it is, it was for sale about 12 months ago at shareshill car sales, only a couple of miles from cannock. The sales man there told me it was a company directors car that he had from new. It was a 2.o cdti with the v8 bumper and was grey, it had half leather but a plus pack as had parking sensors, trip, auto mirror, and rain sensors Might be the same one Andrew __________________ 75ContempSE Last edited by 75ContempSE; 2nd June 2009 at 18:03.. Reason: spelling

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Lates This is my second home Jaguar XE Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Coventry Posts: 4,321 Thanks: 56 Thanked 59 Times in 55 Posts	Hmm sounds nice, love to see how they blend in the MG motif.

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JohnDotCom * Rover 75 FaceLift Tourer CDTi 170BHP Auto ConnSE 2005 Model Starlight Silver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Abergele Posts: 28,735 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Could also be that MG Front bumpers are short supply or were at the moment. MK1 and MK2 Rover Types readily available. (other than V8 full) ...and after re reading most probably because the V8 Rover bumper looks so much better than the MG one!

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Kandyman Banned ROVER 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Limousine 2004 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Welling Posts: 10,995 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Forget what i said above it was a 75 with a ZT front Well it was a long time ago

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e668ecp I really should get out more....... Range Rover Evoque and ZT V8 SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 20 Thanked 37 Times in 34 Posts	That hybrid looks like the proposed Rover 75 Sport