Pictures of S525 OVP's Past
 

The Launch DVD A Still taken from the launch DVD showing OVP in all her glory. Brand new and shiny.
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Circa. 2005 An image of OVP from 2005 just after the collapse of MG Rover.
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In a Former life OVP full filling her role as the security car outside 'M' Gate at Longbridge. Image from Google Street view
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Is it you? Another shot of 'M' Gate Longbridge with an S reg. 75 in the background. Possibly OVP
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View from above The Longbridge disposal yard where OVP resided prior to her rescue. Image from Google earth
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The End is near? OVP sitting in the Longbridge disposal yard prior to the clubs meetings with MG UK.
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Here she is! OVP in the flesh at last. With (from left to right) Andy Merril, Rob Tucker, Lewis Rabett and Martin Green
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Hints at a former Life? The decals OVP had on the rear wing when we saw her for the first time.
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She needs some TLC OVP's Bad side!
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The OVP imposter! Nuts 75's car at the Longbridge photo shoot along with all the other members cars at the shoot outside 'Q' Gate at Longbridge Image from The Yellow Peril
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She's Ours!! Taken at Longbridge on 28/8/2009
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If anyone else has any further pictures they wish to add please do so.
Lewis

NICE MONTARGE Lewis....some grand shots in there mate.

I know a lot of people have been involved with all the 'S' reg stuff but I have to say Lewis you have been doing a fantastic job on everything connected with it etc...etc..... Very informative and interesting well done mate!!! :)

Top job but isnt there anything else worth saving in the "disposal" yard?

Yeah, be interresting to see the rest of the salvage yard.

From the launch pictures OVP is a original spec 75 , but as the pictures progress she seems to have adopted some ZT part ,hairpin alloys , lip spoiler and also 1 odd wheel on the front ? just what goes on behind those gates ?:shrug: maybe we could arrange a trolley dash through the disposal yard ,just one day for members to be set loss on the cars with socket sets .:D

There are more cars on site, but we will have to wait and see what MG GB Ltd are going to release or not release "that is the question".

However S525 OVP will be put back to her launch condition when the club gets her hands on it.

MG.

The car did start out in life as a Rover 75, but when MG Motors took over they re-branded the Rover to MG.

The car will be returned to it's original condition with all the correct badges.

Maybe?

http://imcdb.org/images/200/594.jpg

:party:
Great idea! :D that would be such a great day out for my spanners and tools to have some fun playing. ;)

That picture of S525 OVP when Rover were in trouble, with the posters on the gate etc, MAN! that car has seen some action and history its brilliant we have secured that old girl...I love that shot of her from greyghost.


top draw.captured at the near death of MG-ROVER now captured near death in the hands of Nanging -MG GB ltd. Its fantastic we have her now once and for all.

PS Has the clubs directors picked her up from Longbridge yet?


MG.

LONG LIVE S525 OVP.

Someone's been watching the same vid as me! :D

From what I can see the car Vanessa Mae is busy violining on is a Connie, but there were several other white examples also at the launch - so it is quite possible OVP was in attendance.

Is that one of the Phoenix Four in the back playing the Fiddle?

Did anybody see high heels marks on the roof of S525OVP?

Are there any records to show what cars (reg numbers) were in attendance at these promotional shoots ???

Only on the inside! :getmecoat:

We'll be making an announcement on this fairly shortly hopefully

There are some good shots of her travelling through the countryside in a Rover 75 video about Electrics systems. Shows her with Classic spec plastic wheel trims though!

:D

Interesting history there! It's strange though that the red ZT, with NAC stickers on the bonnet and the larger door mirrors, should be on a T registration..?

The 'T' reg. ZT is actually a Rover 75!

Don't you mean on the fiddle?

would love to be set lose on them there royal blue babies id have all the doors and bumpers and a nice new interior :D

Judging by the awfull state of OVP, the other cars dumped in their yard will probably be mouldy inside, elecs prob all badly corroded, ECU's flooded, tyres flat and unusable etc etc, I am surprised they don't simply sell them off to anyone who wants one and is willing and able to trailor them away at scrap value. :shrug: ..

As the cars are being totally neglected and clearly neither being used or wanted. I really don't understand the reason for the owners reluctance to part with them. :shrug: :confused:

One would have thought they would be glad to get rid.. --..
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T907 ABD was originally 2.0 V6 R75 Connie in wedgewood blue IIRC. It was converted to be one of the development MG ZT 190's in April/May 2001 (when I first started at MGR). The car had a 190 engine and gearbox, fibreglass MG front bumper, 18" wheels and the original big rear spoiler. It was our emissions car for the ZT and lurking somewhere I will have some pictures of it on my drive!!

Once we'd finished with it, it became one of the fire vehicles on site.

Nic

Thats really intresting Nic mate. Do you know anything about S525 OVP or any other of the MG Rover cars used in TV work ect?
Lewis

wow would love to see that. Needless to say does anyone know what's happening with the car- no updated for 3 weeks

With OVP- Great difficulty getting T4 to talk to the car because of its IPK

Decided to look up prior sequence plate-
The vehicle details for S524 OVP are: ( MG TF)
Date of Liability 01 07 1999 Date of First Registration 17 12 1998
Year of Manufacture 1998
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1796CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Export
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour PURPLE

And the one after- which lits as Rover saloon unknown- could be 75/420/600/800?
The vehicle details for S526 OVP are:
Date of Liability 01 12 1999
Date of First Registration 18 12 1998
Year of Manufacture 1998
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1994CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour WHITE

The S***OVP reg. series went from S525 OVP - S548 OVP and S525 is the only one that is still around as all the rest of them were crushed or crash tested by MGR. She is a real survivor!

So the 23? cars from S525 OVP - S548 OVP are all 75s?

Yes they were:)

S525 OVP Arran White Classic 1.8 Manual RHD Petrol

S526 OVP tax expired 1/12/1999 Arran White no other details listed
(SCRAPPED)

S527 OVP tax expired 1/6/2000 Green Connoisseur 2.5 Auto RHD Petrol VIN 001047 (WRITE OFF)

S530 OVP tax expired 1/6/2000 Blue Connoisseur Auto no other details listed
(WRITE OFF)

S531 OVP tax expired 17/12/2002 Pewter Grey no other details listed
(WRITE OFF)

S532 OVP tax expired 17/11/2000 Green no other details listed
(WRITE OFF)

S536 OVP tax expired 17/1/2002 Arran White Club 2.0 Auto LHD Diesel VIN 001210 (SCRAPPED)

S537 OVP tax expired 1/7/2007 Arran White Classic 2.0 Manual RHD Diesel VIN 001478 (NO INFO AVAIL)

S541 OVP tax expired 31/3/2000 Silver Classic 2.0 Auto RHD Petrol VIN 001499
(SCRAPPED)

S542 OVP tax expired 16/4/2003 Silver Classic 1.8 Manual RHD Petrol VIN 001456 (SCRAPPED)

S543 OVP tax expired 25/3/2002 Arran White Club 2.0 Manual RHD Petrol VIN 001536 (WRITE OFF)

S544 OVP tax expired 31/7/2003 Green Club 2.5 Manual RHD Petrol VIN 001490
(SCRAPPED)

S545 OVP tax expired 15/6/2004 Silver Connoisseur 1.8 Manual RHD Petrol VIN 001473 (SCRAPPED)

S546 OVP tax expired 9/12/2002 Silver Club 2.0 Auto RHD Petrol VIN 001497
(WRITE OFF)

S547 OVP tax expired 1/6/2007 Blue Club 2.5 Auto RHD Petrol VIN 001524
(NO INFO AVAIL)

S548 OVP tax expired 22/2/2001 Green no other details available
(SCRAPPED)

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Great minds I have just copied the OVP info over:D

I think it 's quite unusual to have such a large matching sequence of plates to one car.
I did have a Mondeo - which was in a sequence of 12 - all Ghia X hatchbacks(and my one was not originally a huge PLC fleet order but first owner was a small building firm)

Could have been in a batch that Ford pre-registered to keep sales figures up. They were good at that sort of thing.

Yes could be- although i have never come across such a exact sequence even with volume sellers (sad i know but i do check these things):getmecoat:

Just had a look at the original of the pic with the red MG in the foreground, and the registration of the white 75 is definitely 'S525...' Can't see the rest, sadly.

Back in the early '80s I worked for an Epos company and we had a whole fleet of white Fiestas A7nnJRU sequentially numbered. Spread over 3 regional offices, I think there were 18 or 20 cars. I had A775JRU. Replaced 2 years later with Escorts in the sequence C2nnPDP in similar volume. We used to get a few pre-reg Fords, usually at model year change as FMC were practically giving them away.

Most of them could have ended up at this secret location scrapyard.

Pictures from an old Auto Express.

In the original picture you can make out a white 75.

In the text it says that some of the 75's only had 500 miles on the clock.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...crapyard-1.jpg

Dave T

It's enough to make you weep.

Not much of a secret location, it was Gaydon, next to the test track. It is still used by Landrover for their old development vehicles before they get scrapped, clearly seen on Google earth between the Heritage and the test track high speed loop.

Good old Auto Express for reliable information.

so whats happening with the car then? I psted a new thread about a month ago asking about the s regs and no one replied...

Yeah last update of OVP was nearly 3 months ago

We have been busy sourcing parts and are sorting out the refurbishment schedule. Great to see the interest in OVP, it hasn't been forgotten. :)

pete help !!
 

Hi there have only just joined but need help and advice, i have been saving for 3yrs to suprise my kind hubby i have been looking for a 75 connisseur on a 55 plate or over as the children bought him a plate with his birth year in it (55) am still saving and doing extra night shifts at the hospital but i only seem to be coming across 04 -54 then nothing what am i doing wrong please pete

Whereabouts do you live? I would try AE Wilcox, Wickwar S.Glos. GL12 8NG 01454 294213. Speak to Tim Wilcox and say I recommended you.

You could try SMG in Bristol but their prices are on a different planet to most other dealers. I haven't had any personal dealings with them.

SMC in Slough (I think) are also worth a Try.

75s and ZTs were still getting registered up to 08 plate, even though MGR went down on '05 so the cars are out there.

Good luck with your search, they are fantastic cars, you won't regret it.

Hi Julia , If you've got a plate with 55 on, it doesn't really matter what year the car is , so just searching for a nice car may make it a little easier :)

Sorry that isn't true. You can only put a dated (either letter based date or number based date) plate on a car of the same date base (in this case 55) or newer.

http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov....g_restrictions

Old Cars...
 

So, are there any old R75 or Zt's left at longbridge?, is this where the yard so to speake now is?

I did have a trip there a few weeks back about 11pm, all quiet, didnt see any cars about apart from one at the gatehouse parked up, no registration on, it was a prefacelift ZT....no idea how old she is?

Would love to have a tour around the MG plant now since it has been took over...Would love to see them old one left in the scrap yard...

The bulk of cars have long since been crushed.