The Curse of PROJECT DRIVE Lives On!

Edward Huggins · 13th June 2016, 18:15

I keep on finding evidence of the dreaded PD in my Rover 75 SVP Version built 16/3/05. Whilst the SVP model had everything "thrown on it" in those last few days of production, there still are sneaky little cost savings I keep discovering. The most recent finding is the all-rubber door surrounds with a grained finish. Gone is the nice faux-velvet trim as on my previous Cowley V6. Also there is the moulded in air-vent icons rather than the earlier coloured insets. When I think about those very first versions, the R75 Design Team really did give an awful lot of thought to all those luxury touches they added. A low mileage Cowley V6 (especially with the coordinated coloured leather interior - was it called "Custom Line"?) will soon become really very collectable. ED

13th June 2016, 18:15	#1
Edward Huggins Avid contributor Rover 75 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Southwold Posts: 130 Thanks: 15 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts	The Curse of PROJECT DRIVE Lives On! I keep on finding evidence of the dreaded PD in my Rover 75 SVP Version built 16/3/05. Whilst the SVP model had everything "thrown on it" in those last few days of production, there still are sneaky little cost savings I keep discovering. The most recent finding is the all-rubber door surrounds with a grained finish. Gone is the nice faux-velvet trim as on my previous Cowley V6. Also there is the moulded in air-vent icons rather than the earlier coloured insets. When I think about those very first versions, the R75 Design Team really did give an awful lot of thought to all those luxury touches they added. A low mileage Cowley V6 (especially with the coordinated coloured leather interior - was it called "Custom Line"?) will soon become really very collectable. ED