Are there any 75's in America? - Page 2

NigelOBB · 22nd April 2013, 19:47

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Originally Posted by MangoMan

I heard that it was part of BMW's conditions, (of the take-over) that an export market to the States was forbidden...

I believe if it was pursued it would have saved Rover - I think the Yanks would have loved them!

I seem to remember the same thing. BMW were concerned that it was completion for the 3 and 5 series the German press highly rated the 75

AURORA MG · 22nd April 2013, 19:48

I was also told by a guy at Longbridge that there was a sour taste in their mouths when BLMC pulled out after the end of MGB production just after dealers had spent money on showroom upgrades etc. There was also a huge cost involved with any re-launch.

Tim_Burgess · 22nd April 2013, 21:43

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Originally Posted by MangoMan

I heard that it was part of BMW's conditions, (of the take-over) that an export market to the States was forbidden...

I believe if it was pursued it would have saved Rover - I think the Yanks would have loved them!

I have a picture somewhere of the 75 with side markers in the end of the chrome strips so I guess the US was considered for a while.

I believe that BMW also canned the launch of MGF because they were afraid of competition for the Z3.

carguy143 · 22nd April 2013, 22:59

Just reading about importing a car to the US is enough to make me cringe. It gets easier, once a car is 25 years old as it then becomes pretty much safety and emissions exempt.

Dragrad · 22nd April 2013, 23:02

terreneuve - a member on here owns 2, currently in a lock up in the Sates, until they get old enough to import into Canada...... But they are I believe missing their ecu's

There was another one, from the same batch that went there for cold weather testing that is still there. When Rover collapsed the engineers took the ecu's and flew home and just left the cars behind...... not sure of the full story, but hopefully John will fill in the rest.

There is one in Florida, think that it is owned by a Mexican National, and one in Texas ripped to shreds by the DEA at the Texas/Mexican Border.

The threads relating to these are buried in this Club... somewhere....

Then there is this one......

Grumpy1 · 23rd April 2013, 10:31

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Originally Posted by Pumpwater

At least one got through
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPnwDwhMNVo

Not enough walnut!!

lovema75 · 23rd April 2013, 10:58

You could donate some, something easy to send...like a gearnob...

Frank Incensed · 23rd April 2013, 11:18

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Originally Posted by ksilver

There is a ZT-T 260 apparently shipped to Rousch for mapping purposes, I have seen for sale adverts occasionally.

With a ZT-T holding the World Land Speed Record for Estate Cars (sorry, Tourers

) - achieved on the salt flats - I would have thought there would have been an eager market for Tourers in the USA. No doubt a "Bonneville" special edition could have been produced to capitalise on the success. I dare say the Germans would have then entered the competition too - so perhaps it would have been a short Indian Summer, like the success of BSA at the Daytona 200 in 1971 - The Year of the big Wins.

Duotone · 23rd April 2013, 11:19

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Originally Posted by Tim_Burgess

I have a picture somewhere of the 75 with side markers in the end of the chrome strips so I guess the US was considered for a while.

This picture...

Dave T

Grumpy1 · 23rd April 2013, 11:19

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Originally Posted by lovema75

You could donate some, something easy to send...like a gearnob...

Gearknobs to you too David!

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Dragrad This is my second home *None DROWNED** Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Cardigan Posts: 33,339 Thanks: 1,257 Thanked 1,664 Times in 1,081 Posts	terreneuve - a member on here owns 2, currently in a lock up in the Sates, until they get old enough to import into Canada...... But they are I believe missing their ecu's There was another one, from the same batch that went there for cold weather testing that is still there. When Rover collapsed the engineers took the ecu's and flew home and just left the cars behind...... not sure of the full story, but hopefully John will fill in the rest. There is one in Florida, think that it is owned by a Mexican National, and one in Texas ripped to shreds by the DEA at the Texas/Mexican Border. The threads relating to these are buried in this Club... somewhere.... Then there is this one...... __________________ Andrew Ich Dien Problem solving is... lateral thinking SEARCH FIRST ...ASK LATER... Last edited by Dragrad; 22nd April 2013 at 23:11..

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