SAVE THE LONGBRIDGE 4!!!!!! And other S & T plate cars. - Page 32

starbug2 · 24th June 2011, 06:08

yours sounds nice as does the other early one i hope that both are able to be around for a long time

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Originally Posted by Roverowner

Nice to know that it is now in good hands. The SAT-nav works on mine. Just need to sort out the leak and refurb the heater matrix.

Your car is 169 after mine so they might not have been in the same batch. Seems as though it was used for -in house- transports. I was living briefly in Tamworth when MGR went into liquidation. A friend and I went to the main MGR dealers and had a look around. One of the salesmen really had a go at selling me a car. I had the funds but my ex would have hit the roof if I´d come back with a new 75. To get him off my tail I said that although I sound very -south coast- I´d lived in Sweden for over 30 years so a RHD would be very impracticle. He immediately hussled me out into one of the lots by the side of the showrooms to show me a white, top spec saloon which was LHD. Said it was used by staff to get around europe. British reg, odmeter in miles, 2004 facelift. It had a couple of scrapes but was in very good condition. Can´t remember how much he quoted for it but I offered around 50% of that just to get rid of him. His jaw dropped and we parted company. My friend and I went to have a look at the MGFs. After 10 mins he came back to me and said that he´d ben forced to telephone a few places and that he had been authorised to accept my offer

I said that as I had a few caravans a tow bar would be needed as it didn´t have one. -We can do that aswell, no extra charge- I nearly bought it but said that I would get back to him if I got the okay from the wife......

Mine has a history aswell. I have a lot of the paperwork from when it was sold by Hartwells. It has had a bash at the back at some point. After getting it I noticed that the rear bumper is all one colour but the front is -Cowley- black at the bottom. The number plate light holder has R O V E R in the chrome (as I see yours has). It would have been blank. Some of the paint on the bolts that hold the bootlid on has come off. I took the trim off the inside of the boot lid and there is a sticker -2001- So the lid and bumper have been changed. Could have been hit in the rear when it was in MGRs ownership or, more probably, when the lady from West Brom owned it. The front passenger side air bag cover has been changed to the later model, so the airbag probably went off at some point, maybe when it was hit in the rear. The windscreen is original. I t has a few small dents and scratches but it is 13 years old

The car came back from my friends garage yesturday. From what we´ve done to the car (I helped him with the belts) I can say that it hadn´t had a service since 2003 when MGR sold it. The lady in West Brom just drove it

and the Swed I bought it from didn´t do much.

The belts were all marked ROVER and were in good condition. One of the rollers was quite stiff and didn´t rotate at all well (also a bit rusty). Everything else was okay. We put a new alternator on it (not that the old one didn´t work) as I had one (thanks to Stocktake). The alternator belt was starting to crack but was still whole. The 2 plastic rollers for that were starting to crack and my friend said it was best to replace them (100 pounds..... each

- Swedish prices

) Rest of the engine was in good condition

We changed the brakes all round. Discs and pads and a couple of sensors. Calipers were in good condition. Discs were quite badly scored and rusty (probably last chaged by MGR). The insides of the rear discs were rusty and the hand brake shoes were showing cracks in the linings (probably never changed). A wonder they worked (It´s just been MOT`d)

The auto box oil was smelly and red/brown colour (box has worked without problems - I wonder for how much longer without new oil

)

I´m going to keep it as a hobby car (along with the 2 Volvos I have and the Stag). Use it a few weeks in the summer. Might go to shows with it as it is a very nice car and quite rare over here. All my friends customers (Volvo and SAAB Swedes) who saw it frist turned there noses up at the word Rover, until they´d had a good look at it

Roverowner · 24th June 2011, 18:07

-thanks of that

Spent a couple of hours sorting the leak to the front right hand (passenger) footwell. Wasn´t too involved. I sent some water down the sunroof channel after taking the seat out and folding back the carpet. The water appeared on the front of the floor. Took the A pillar trim off and there was water there. Took the sunvisor and grab handle off and could get at the underneath of the headliner. The tube from the corner of the sunroof had more or less come adrift. Took the tube out from there and sent some water down it. Water again appeared on the floor, roughly where you would put your right foot if you were sitting in it. I´d taken the trim off on the side there previously so after getting a light and having a look around I could see the end of the drain pipe. It just ended about 15 cm above the level of the floor??? No wonder there was water getting in. Poked around to see if there was another bit of pipe lying loose any where but no. Very strange.

Silicone on the plastic -spout- on the corner of the sunroof, then fed the pipe back on. Secured with a bit of wire that I tightened around both. to hold it till the silicone set. At the other end: Had som tubing the right diameter so forced this over the end of existing tube (silicone and tape). Fed the other end of new tube into the sill and out of the small hole that exists just forward of the plastic jacking point. More water.... no leaks and all the water came out of the end of the tube onto the deck.

The water had got into the rear right passenger foot well aswell, so took off some trim and with the help of old towels, mopped up. Now everything left to dry out.

Next is a go at the heater matrix

KO52ARY · 25th June 2011, 19:38

Not an S Reg .......

but followed a T Reg in Tamworth this afternoon.

Reg is T489 JKR. According to DVLA it was registered on 17.08.99.

It was driving too fast to get any other details!!

gert · 1st July 2011, 10:37

Former S433 AOX currently is on its trip through the Netherlands with one of its owners while his wife's car is booked in our favorite workshop in Germany.
That's what the car is also ment for but not only to display it at meetings.

Everyone who has driven this car was very impressed of it.

Gert

Pim · 3rd July 2011, 12:47

The S433 AOX currently in the Netherlands (Heiloo)

Regards, Pim

danmayberry · 9th July 2011, 21:59

ive just worked my way through this thread,and what was the final outcome?did the cars get saved or crushed?did the meeting and press shoot go ok?

Tim_Burgess · 10th July 2011, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by danmayberry

ive just worked my way through this thread,and what was the final outcome?did the cars get saved or crushed?did the meeting and press shoot go ok?

S525OVP did get saved and is owned by the club; it's currently a "work in progress". The Autocar roadtest car is / was owned by Rabbett-rover.

As far as the others go, I don't know.

Pim · 17th September 2011, 17:13

Hi,

Again we were able to complete the history on our S433 AOX a bit.

As already written the Rover 75 was officially introduced on the continent in 1999, Sevilla, Spain.

For this presslaunch Rover placed 50 cars at disposal, among them the S433 AOX we (from the Club Seventyfive) obtained.

All MG-Rover dealers were invited to come to Sevilla, among them Jan Veenis ( http://www.rovee-veenis.nl/ ).

The next two pictures are from his private collection; on the first picture the S433 AOX is the second car next to the S431 AOX; on the second picture you see Jan Veenis with the S431 AOX. Directly behind is the S433 AOX.

Some more pictures:

Regards,

Pim / Club Seventyfive.

More information:

http://www.r75.info/modules.php?name...&p=63022#63022

Allegroboi · 17th September 2011, 19:21

Fantastic historical photos, thanks for sharing

Bernard LPG · 18th September 2011, 19:23

Forgot about this thread.

This is the S reg car recently acquired for the guy that used to help me with the LPG conversions, which it will also have before going back on the road.

It's VIN M001285 and is needing a bit of work to solve an intermittent electrical problem.

A bit of paintwork and it will be a very good example. Meantime it is sitting on my drive surrounded by weeds.

24th June 2011, 18:07	#312
Roverowner Retired CDTi Tourer 2005 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Linköping Posts: 5,023 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	-thanks of that Spent a couple of hours sorting the leak to the front right hand (passenger) footwell. Wasn´t too involved. I sent some water down the sunroof channel after taking the seat out and folding back the carpet. The water appeared on the front of the floor. Took the A pillar trim off and there was water there. Took the sunvisor and grab handle off and could get at the underneath of the headliner. The tube from the corner of the sunroof had more or less come adrift. Took the tube out from there and sent some water down it. Water again appeared on the floor, roughly where you would put your right foot if you were sitting in it. I´d taken the trim off on the side there previously so after getting a light and having a look around I could see the end of the drain pipe. It just ended about 15 cm above the level of the floor??? No wonder there was water getting in. Poked around to see if there was another bit of pipe lying loose any where but no. Very strange. Silicone on the plastic -spout- on the corner of the sunroof, then fed the pipe back on. Secured with a bit of wire that I tightened around both. to hold it till the silicone set. At the other end: Had som tubing the right diameter so forced this over the end of existing tube (silicone and tape). Fed the other end of new tube into the sill and out of the small hole that exists just forward of the plastic jacking point. More water.... no leaks and all the water came out of the end of the tube onto the deck. The water had got into the rear right passenger foot well aswell, so took off some trim and with the help of old towels, mopped up. Now everything left to dry out. Next is a go at the heater matrix Last edited by Roverowner; 24th June 2011 at 18:11..

25th June 2011, 19:38	#313
KO52ARY Regular poster Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Halesowen Posts: 63 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Not an S Reg ....... but followed a T Reg in Tamworth this afternoon. Reg is T489 JKR. According to DVLA it was registered on 17.08.99. It was driving too fast to get any other details!! __________________ Austin 1100 (FWP 844J),,,,,, Marina 1.3 DL (YUY 708M) Marina 1.3 DL (CNP 31S),,,,,, Mini (borrowed) Morris 1300 GT (scary), ,,,,,, Mini Metro !! (PVT 441W) Montego 1.8 (G277 XFA),,,,, 827 Vitesse (Scary) Rover 600 (M73 LAB),,,,,,,,,,, Rover 600 (R864 WNF) Rover 75 2.0 CDT (X452 DNB), A couple of Vctras and an Ins*nia!!

1st July 2011, 10:37	#314
gert Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon 2.5 V6 man. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Moenchengladbach Posts: 235 Thanks: 27 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Former S433 AOX currently is on its trip through the Netherlands with one of its owners while his wife's car is booked in our favorite workshop in Germany. That's what the car is also ment for but not only to display it at meetings. Everyone who has driven this car was very impressed of it. Gert __________________ www.r75.info www.clubseventyfive.org

17th September 2011, 17:13	#318
Pim Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Heiloo / Netherlands Posts: 103 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 26 Posts	Hi, Again we were able to complete the history on our S433 AOX a bit. As already written the Rover 75 was officially introduced on the continent in 1999, Sevilla, Spain. For this presslaunch Rover placed 50 cars at disposal, among them the S433 AOX we (from the Club Seventyfive) obtained. All MG-Rover dealers were invited to come to Sevilla, among them Jan Veenis ( http://www.rovee-veenis.nl/ ). The next two pictures are from his private collection; on the first picture the S433 AOX is the second car next to the S431 AOX; on the second picture you see Jan Veenis with the S431 AOX. Directly behind is the S433 AOX. Some more pictures: Regards, Pim / Club Seventyfive. More information: http://www.r75.info/modules.php?name...&p=63022#63022 Last edited by Pim; 24th September 2011 at 09:41..

17th September 2011, 19:21	#319
Allegroboi Posted a thing or two 2.0 CDTi Tourer Connie SE auto Royal Blue/Dorchester red connie V6 with Aubergine interior Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Farnborough Posts: 1,490 Thanks: 64 Thanked 33 Times in 17 Posts	Fantastic historical photos, thanks for sharing __________________ [SIGPIC]http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...P1010031-1.jpg[/SIGPIC]Two 75's twice the cost, twice the amount of road tax and insurance but most important of all, twice the pleasure. Ian

3rd July 2011, 12:47	#315
Pim Avid contributor Rover 75 Tourer CDTi Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Heiloo / Netherlands Posts: 103 Thanks: 2 Thanked 71 Times in 26 Posts	The S433 AOX currently in the Netherlands (Heiloo) Regards, Pim

9th July 2011, 21:59	#316
danmayberry Loves to post 2.0 v6 auto connoisseur Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: cupar,fife Posts: 352 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ive just worked my way through this thread,and what was the final outcome?did the cars get saved or crushed?did the meeting and press shoot go ok?

18th September 2011, 19:23	#320
Bernard LPG I really should get out more....... 75 V6 Saloon 2003 LPG MGZT V8 260 LPG Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Evesham Posts: 2,134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Forgot about this thread. This is the S reg car recently acquired for the guy that used to help me with the LPG conversions, which it will also have before going back on the road. It's VIN M001285 and is needing a bit of work to solve an intermittent electrical problem. A bit of paintwork and it will be a very good example. Meantime it is sitting on my drive surrounded by weeds.