Rover 75 and MG ZT Test Cars in the USA. - Page 2

yonexsp · 21st March 2011, 21:58

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Originally Posted by topman

Did the 75 ever get sold out in N America? Were there any dealerships out there?

Nope, afraid not

topman · 21st March 2011, 22:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by yonexsp

Nope, afraid not

Why was that?

yellowmitch · 21st March 2011, 22:30

It costs a lot of money to make a car pass US emission / safety standards. i.e. To federalize it.

Rover's last attempt at this (the mk1 800 / XX) The sterling, failed miserably due to shoddy build quality.

Brigus · 22nd March 2011, 00:29

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Originally Posted by yonexsp

Anyone know what happened with these cars?

I tried to track the owner but no luck. I'd love to upgrade my SD1

Ken./

http://www.flickr.com/photos/1424853...7618626110398/

I believe the collector in Canada referred to in the first post is 'terreneuve' - a member here - perhaps he'll see this thread.

Roverowner · 22nd March 2011, 05:50

This is really good stuff

Good detective work from Lewis again, well done son

soapy · 14th April 2011, 09:18

Any update's on this thread Lewis be interesting to find out more.

geofftl1000r · 14th April 2011, 17:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowmitch

It costs a lot of money to make a car pass US emission / safety standards. i.e. To federalize it.

Rover's last attempt at this (the mk1 800 / XX) The sterling, failed miserably due to shoddy build quality.

I used to see an old Sterling running around Tulsa when I lived there..... it was not a pretty site poor thing must have had a hard life.......

yonexsp · 10th May 2011, 22:37

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Originally Posted by soapy

Any update's on this thread Lewis be interesting to find out more.

I found the current owner. the cars are still in the USA as they cannot at this time be imported into Canada

Rabett_Rover · 10th May 2011, 22:53

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Originally Posted by yonexsp

I found the current owner. the cars are still in the USA as they cannot at this time be imported into Canada

Oh excellent news! Does he know all about them? Also how many does he own all 3? As the contact I had said they had been split up.

Cheers

nomzamo999 · 7th November 2013, 09:11

I know this thread has been dormant for a couple of years, but I stumbled across it and it got me thinking.
The Rover 75 was available across Europe in left hand drive, so why were right hand drive models sent to the USA for testing?
Surely it would have made better sense to send LHD examples?

14th April 2011, 09:18	#16
soapy Posted a thing or two Rover 75 CDTi Contemporary Diesel Auto Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Yorkshire Posts: 1,671 Thanks: 18 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Any update's on this thread Lewis be interesting to find out more. __________________ "Quantity has a quality all of it's own" Joseph Stalin.

21st March 2011, 22:30	#13
yellowmitch Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Londonderry Posts: 226 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	It costs a lot of money to make a car pass US emission / safety standards. i.e. To federalize it. Rover's last attempt at this (the mk1 800 / XX) The sterling, failed miserably due to shoddy build quality.

22nd March 2011, 05:50	#15
Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is really good stuff Good detective work from Lewis again, well done son

7th November 2013, 09:11	#20
nomzamo999 Posted a thing or two MG ZT Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: St Blazey, Cornwall Posts: 1,143 Thanks: 178 Thanked 82 Times in 79 Posts	I know this thread has been dormant for a couple of years, but I stumbled across it and it got me thinking. The Rover 75 was available across Europe in left hand drive, so why were right hand drive models sent to the USA for testing? Surely it would have made better sense to send LHD examples?