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WPOZZZ 12-11-2020 12:33 PM

Too bad it isn't red. ;)

Seahawk 12-11-2020 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dewolf (Post 11138491)
Going to get dressed up with my lads as British gangsters from the era, for the next Bay to Birdwood run...

Damn right your are...

Bay to Birdwood looks like a hoot.

dewolf 12-11-2020 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MFAFF (Post 11137832)
Stunning car, what a great colour combination. We didn’t get that green here......

A couple of questions.. is that wheel smaller than the thin rimmed plastic original? With that the steering is Jag light and really suits the car.

And can you get the period Rostyle wheels? The current ones undersell the stance of the car.

And what a treat to see one in use... they are so smooth and easy to drive, cruise and generally potter about in. Lots of memories of motorway cruising between Oxford and London.....in the back seat thinking we were the coolest kids...

Thank you. The steering is slightly thicker than original. Yeh...nice light steering. The Rostyle wheels are hard to find here, but pop every now and then. So when I see a set I'll grab them.

Scott Douglas 12-11-2020 02:28 PM

Only thing I'd change is loose the whitewalls, but that's just me.
VERY cool car you've got there. I didn't know the suspension was so different and INBOARD disc brakes in back!

tcar 12-11-2020 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese (Post 11137759)
Very cool.

Specs? Think most Americans (me included) wont know this car.

Interesting, They did sell them in the US for years. Rover.
Aluminum Buick V8.

Friends father had one.

Bill Douglas 12-11-2020 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by dewolf (Post 11138491)
Going to get dressed up with my lads as British gangsters

That's not the gangster's car. that's what the police chased them in.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607736160.jpg

Alan A 12-11-2020 06:26 PM

P6 was my first car. I’m jealous.

dewolf 12-11-2020 06:38 PM

Went on a British car spree and bought this as well. 1976 triumph Dolomite 1850. Needs to a be couple of inches closer to Terra Firma, then it will look cool.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1607744201.jpg

speeder 12-11-2020 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese (Post 11137759)
Very cool.

Specs? Think most Americans (me included) wont know this car.

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Originally Posted by Starless (Post 11137760)
Nice! They don't sell those at the Aldi's in the USA.

They actually did sell the Rover 3500 in America when they were current. Not many of them but they were available in the USA. I remember the road tests in domestic car magazines at the time.

It of course had the 3.5 liter Buick V-8 that lived almost forever as the power plant for Range Rovers, same company and assembly lines in England. Nice looking car. :cool:

EDIT: Just saw tcar's post...he beat me to it.


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