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[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by kieran40

Shame shoulda got his welder out Gary lol. Did you ever have a bizz in it

Yeah, it was super smooth and I love the burble from that big V8.

They're not super fast by todays standards, but quick enough for a big car.

He had the arches replaced, as well as the front wings and tailgate and other bits, but it was back again within two years.

Gary

[kieran40]

It's not about the speed it's that v8 lol,you can't stem good old British leyland rust once it starts hahahaa especially if you had a Monday morning built one lol,rover went down hill when they got tied up with Bmc leyland.the 60s rovers were the last true rovers p4,p5,p6 sixties p6 not the 70s ones with the plastic grill.

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by kieran40

It's not about the speed it's that v8 lol,you can't stem good old British leyland rust once it starts hahahaa especially if you had a Monday morning built one lol,rover went down hill when they got tied up with Bmc leyland.the 60s rovers were the last true rovers p4,p5,p6 sixties p6 not the 70s ones with the plastic grill.

I used to have a 3500 V8 P6, when I was 15!

Never drove it on the road, obviously.

Down side was everything was brown and beige.

I never had it registered in my name, so don't list it in my cars that I owned, same goes for my beetle too.

Gary

[kieran40]

Nice cars even the 70s ones but they weren't properly made like the proper rover one,they cheapend it lol,just like they did with he rover 75 lol,the latter ones of those were ghastly things hahahaaa.my friends 1974 p6 is up my drive Gary it's a brown one lol,just lookin after it for him ,it's a 22000 sc but that seems alright to be fair considering its 40 od years old.

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by kieran40

Nice cars even the 70s ones but they weren't properly made like the proper rover one,they cheapend it lol,just like they did with he rover 75 lol,the latter ones of those were ghastly things hahahaaa.

My brother owned a brand new 75, back in 2000.

People thought it was a Jag, as they were so new at the time.

After two years, a couple of sensors went and the car died on the motorway.

Brakes, steering and lights all went along with the engine dying.

He hated it after that.

Gary

[kieran40]

Originally Posted by GaryS40

My brother owned a brand new 75, back in 2000.

People thought it was a Jag, as they were so new at the time.

After two years, a couple of sensors went and the car died on the motorway.

Brakes, steering and lights all went along with the engine dying.

He hated it after that.

Gary

Typical modern rover with the k series lump lol,let me guess head gasket failure lol,they do look smart thou those early 75's the diesel had a Beemer engine in it.

[GaryS40]

Originally Posted by kieran40

Typical modern rover with the k series lump lol,let me guess head gasket failure lol,they do look smart thou those early 75's the diesel had a Beemer engine in it.

No HG failure, Kieran.

Just a pair of failed sensors, causing the engine to instantly cut out, leaving him with no lights, steering or brakes.

It was supposedly a common fault, but not common enough to hold the parts in stock, so he had to leave the car with Rover for weeks, until the parts arrived.

Another guy at his work had the same issue, a few years later, but he had to wait for almost six months for his to get repaired! Rover were providing him with a courtesy car, so he didn't care, as his car wasn't clocking up any mileage!

Gary