S525 OVP - Restoration Comments Thread

sworks · 22nd November 2018, 21:08

Can’t wait to see OVP again, the last time I saw her was also at Avoncroft whilst looking into her running problem which we managed to solve...

Scaramanga · 27th November 2018, 20:18

What magnificent hard work folks

Well done to you all

And a big thankyou to this man for designing our wonderful cars!

Teflon · 27th November 2018, 20:50

Seconded!

Cliff

COLVERT · 17th December 2018, 10:46

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Originally Posted by Scaramanga

What magnificent hard work folks

Well done to you all

And a big thankyou to this man for designing our wonderful cars!

Could you tell us more about THIS MAN ??

Teflon · 17th December 2018, 11:13

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Originally Posted by COLVERT

Could you tell us more about THIS MAN ??

Richard Woolley, designer of the Rover 75

Cliff

Reebs · 17th December 2018, 12:13

Thanks Cliff, good link

We were able to interview him some years ago for the club website,

you can read that here

Richard Woolley Answers A Few Questions

and I was lucky enough to have a chat with him at the show too, I asked him if he had many constraints placed upon him by BMW in terms of costs, or the type of platform or materials that should be used, he said no, they gave me a brief to design a quintessentially British car and left me alone to come up with whatever designs I wanted. To this day he is still immensely proud of what he achieved and is gratified that his design still gives enormous pleasure to us owners. He owned a 75 back in the day and was sorry to part with it, in fact now he is actively looking for a low mileage, cared for 2.5 litre V6 Cowley example.

This was his original concept design, and the only thing he wasn't so happy about once it went into production was that the rear 'sat up' a little too highly for his taste, he would have preferred the car to have a lower ride height as seen in his drawings, but the decision to raise it was made to increase ride comfort.

You can see him being interviewed by Top Gear at the car's launch in this YouTube clip (he's 3.13 in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JYKBcoRAWk

22nd November 2018, 21:08	#1
sworks Been absent for a while… Rover 75 Tourer, Classic mini Cooper S, Abarth 595 competizione, MG TF and a Hyundai Tucson PHEV Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cumbria Posts: 13,071 Thanks: 1,033 Thanked 1,686 Times in 1,040 Posts	Can’t wait to see OVP again, the last time I saw her was also at Avoncroft whilst looking into her running problem which we managed to solve... __________________ ................................................. 'Marmite' Possibly one of the most famous 75 tourers produced! left the production line as the last of only Three Rover 75 tourers produced in Trophy Yellow. 48 hours later Longbridge closed. The last sold ordered 75 Tourer. Paid for by the Phoenix Four and handed over by John Towers to the Warwickshire Northampton Air ambulance service as a Rapid Response vehicle

27th November 2018, 20:18	#2
Scaramanga I really should get out more....... Firefrost 75 CDTi Conn SE manual Tourer Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 2,319 Thanks: 1,409 Thanked 695 Times in 500 Posts	What magnificent hard work folks Well done to you all And a big thankyou to this man for designing our wonderful cars! __________________ My current 75 is my 4th... 1. Starlight Silver 1.8 manual Saloon- RIP - HGF before I joined this forum 2. White Gold CDTi manual Saloon - RIP - Car accident 3. Midnight Blue 2.5 V6 auto Saloon- 'The 5th Gear Car' - Now owned by another forum member 4. Firefrost CDTi manual Tourer Lee [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

27th November 2018, 20:50	#3
Teflon This is my second home Lagoon 2.0 V6 75 Conn SE Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chertsey Posts: 5,214 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 2,920 Times in 1,570 Posts	Seconded! Cliff __________________ No. 4 of 6

17th December 2018, 12:13	#6
Reebs Owners Club Director Rover 75 Conn SE V6 / MG ZT 260 SE V8 / MG ZT 180 SE V6 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 20,950 Thanks: 645 Thanked 6,851 Times in 2,537 Posts	Richard Woolley - Studio Director, Rover Design Thanks Cliff, good link We were able to interview him some years ago for the club website, you can read that here Richard Woolley Answers A Few Questions and I was lucky enough to have a chat with him at the show too, I asked him if he had many constraints placed upon him by BMW in terms of costs, or the type of platform or materials that should be used, he said no, they gave me a brief to design a quintessentially British car and left me alone to come up with whatever designs I wanted. To this day he is still immensely proud of what he achieved and is gratified that his design still gives enormous pleasure to us owners. He owned a 75 back in the day and was sorry to part with it, in fact now he is actively looking for a low mileage, cared for 2.5 litre V6 Cowley example. This was his original concept design, and the only thing he wasn't so happy about once it went into production was that the rear 'sat up' a little too highly for his taste, he would have preferred the car to have a lower ride height as seen in his drawings, but the decision to raise it was made to increase ride comfort. You can see him being interviewed by Top Gear at the car's launch in this YouTube clip (he's 3.13 in) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JYKBcoRAWk __________________ Check your trim here . Check your spec here Check your colour here . Check Project Drive here Check your original price here