Early Tourers...

[allegroman]

This list has been building up for three and a half years now, and keeps on growing. Thanks to all the contributors.

This early Tourer list includes ZT-Ts, and for now I'm using Greeners ZT-T as the cut-off date for the list. Grateful for further information from anyone, particularly anyone who was at Longbridge in 2000/2001 and knows anything about the early cars.

Unknown - N269 FYA Early prototype- black sills (Not taxed since April 2001, no MOT details, assume scrapped at Longbridge)
Unknown- W226 JPA Silver (Assume scrapped)
Unknown- W471 CJW Registered 22/03/00 (Portugese magazine article) Not MOT'd since 2010
Unknown - X541 JOH 4WD prototype (Not on DVLA database assume scrapped)
Unknown - X941 KOX (75/ZT-T hybrid ex MG Sport and Racing)
Unknown - X706 UOK Silver MG ZT-T DVLA lists as Rover, not MOT'd since 2008

First mass production 75 Tourer listed in build records is
204419 - 22/01/01 - X702 UOK Moonstone Green 2.0 CDT Sonic ZS


204465 - 23/01/01 - X703 UOK Black LHD
205212 - 01/02/01 - X712 UOK Wedgewood Blue
205495 - xx/02/01 - Y419 UOM Wedgewood Blue (used as an internal car at Longbridge, prototype parts internally, removed in 2005 when sold)
206151 - 22/02/01 - Y422 UOM Zircon Silver /Neptune Blue (no longer fitted) (Press Car- Approved Accessories Brochure, and possibly Tourer launch brochure) BananasMel
206269 - 26/02/01 - Y424 UOM Royal Blue (MG Rover Management Car)
206408 - 27/02/01 - Y234 UON Moonstone Green Les 4048
207135 - 08/03/01 - Y213 UON Wedgwood Blue / Aubergine Jezzer 1
207221 - xx/03/01 - Y241 UON Moonstone Green (sold August 2015 as spares or repair)
207307 - 13/03/01 - Y199 TOC Royal Blue Bermod
207845 - 20/03/01 - Y277 TOC Moonstone Green (UK model, now in Canada) terreneuve
207926 - 20/03/01 - Y278 TOC Copperleaf Red
208156 - 22/03/01 - Y875 UOP British Racing Green/Deep Sea Green (Senior managers personal car) Allegroman
208894 - 29/03/01 - Y211 TOC Zircon Silver
209417 - 04/04/01 - Y426 TOL Royal Blue Scrapped
209470 - 04/04/01 - Y429 TOL Royal Blue (Press Car- What Car)
210302 - 11/04/01 - Y421 TOL Moonstone Green
210759 - 13/04/01 - ????? ??? White Gold ('totally wrecked') Colin NI
210982 - 20/04/01 - Y498 TOL Copperleaf Red
211171 - 23/04/01 - Y814 BJW Moonstone Green Scrapped
212854 - 03/05/01 - Y414 TOL Zircon Silver (Press Car- What Car)
212855 - 03/05/01 - Y416 TOL Copperleaf Red (Press Car)
212903 - 03/05/01 - Y408 TOL Zircon Silver / Neptune Blue (Top Gear)
212904 - 03/05/01 - Y415 TOL Copperleaf Red (Press Car- Auto Express and Motor Week) vindaloo
212905 - 03/05/01 - Y409 TOL Zircon Silver
212906 - 03/05/01 - Y411 TOL Zircon Silver (Press Car - Essai Portugese magazine)
213405 - 09/05/01 - Y788 BJW Copperleaf Red
214599 - 17/05/01 - Y771 COE MG ZT-T Anthracite (First registered to MGR)
215154 - 21/05/01 - Y926 OHL Moonstone Green
215331 - 22/05/01 - JCZ 7625 Zircon Silver (Charles Hurst Demo Car) Brabus
215650 - 24/05/01 - Y664 JVX Moonstone Green Phil-T4
216381 - 05/06/01 - Y936 BJW Le Mans Green MG ZT-T 190 + (Autocar Road Test)
216408 - 06/06/01 - Y646 EKS Royal Blue Scrapped
216890 - 08/06/01 - Y134 JLS Copperleaf Red Coups
217005 - 09/06/01 - Y746 AKH Zircon Silver Big Russ
217272 - 11/06/01 - Y522 TOL Trophy Blue MG ZT-T (Listed as Zircon Silver)
218124 - 18/06/01 - Y227 UDO Moonstone Green
218929 - 25/06/01 - Y263 UOV Royal Blue (Originally Export for Ireland)
219123 - 25/06/01 - Y597 MLG Zircon Silver
219170 - 26/06/01 - Y757 NUD Copperleaf Red Scrapped
219181 - 26/06/01 - Y436 OAB Copperleaf Red
219198 - 2x/06/01 - Y699 CGE Copperleaf Red nickyboy35
219218 - 2x/06/01 - Y171 YFL Royal Blue p2roverman
219268 - 27/06/01 - Y868 FRP Copperleaf Red (C D Bramall Demo Car) carlosg
219529 - 28/06/01 - Y363 NUD White Gold
219644 - 29/06/01 - Y388 TOV Zircon Silver
219812 - 02/07/01 - Y739 NHL Moonstone Green no longer on DVLA register
220161 - 04/07/01 - Y351 TOH Copperleaf Red
220163 - 04/07/01 - Y466 TOV Copperleaf Red
220233 - 04/07/01 - Y264 TOV Copperleaf Red Scrapped
220286 - 05/07/01 - Y428 TOV White Gold
220288 - 05/07/01 - Y443 TOV Copperleaf Red
220426 - 05/07/01 - R90 ATB Arden Green p2roverman
220609 - 07/07/01 - Y477 TOV Wedgwood Blue Scrapped
220940 - 10/07/01 - Y512 ODY Moonstone Green
220958 - 10/07/01 - Y452 TOV Moonstone Green
221295 - 12/07/01 - Y413 CFV Royal Blue
221571 - xx/07/01 - ???? ??? Arden Green LHD (Portugal) davidm5893
221768 - 17/07/01 - Y506 ODY Zircon Silver/Smokestone (Caffyns demonstrator) simonsmith
222331 - 07/08/01 WL51 DLE Moonstone Green MattJB
222739 - xx/xx/01 - ???? ??? Royal Blue LHD (Finland, ex Belgium) BLMC
223198 - 13/08/01 - HV51 URP Zircon Silver / Neptune Blue Jezzer 1
223852 - 16/08/01 - FM51 xxx Wedgwood Blue [now on private plate] Kevin Williams
226655 - 10/09/01 - 1EW 1WR Royal Blue (Australia) TDG
226804 - 10/09/01 - MA51 GHV Anthracite MG ZT-T Greeners


?????? - ??/??/01 - Y583 UOL Moonstone Green SORN (First taxed March 22nd so very early!)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y582 UOL Moonstone Green (First taxed April 5th so very early!)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y236 UON Wedgewood Blue (First taxed June 8th) Scrapped
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y499 TOL Red First taxed 14th June 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y391 UCF Silver (First registered July 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y137 XDA Silver (First registered July 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y501 AKH Moonstone Green (First registered July 2001) (presumed not roadworthy)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y602 UOL Moonstone Green (First registered July 2001)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y975 BJW Green (First taxed July 9th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y389 YOV Silver (First taxed July 10th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y969 LOD Moonstone Green (First taxed July 16th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y446 TOV (First taxed July 17th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y728 NHL Black (First taxed July 20th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y418 REE Red (First taxed July 25th) Scrapped
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y462 AFV Red (First taxed July 26th)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y277 YDL Moonstone Green (First taxed July 27th)
?????? _ ??/??/01 - Y445 TOV Red (First taxed August 1st)
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y104 EGP Wedgewood Blue (First taxed August 15th)

?????? - ??/??/01 - Y766 UHS Silver Scrapped
?????? - ??/??/01 - Y779 LPT Silver Scrapped

Supplementary list of early press cars, with identifying features

Moonstone Green
Meteors, Front Fogs, Chrome mirrors and torpedoes (Photograph RGS-0201-113 and some adverts) Other photos appear to show the same car from above, and it has Sat Nav and a sunroof See below...

http://www.motorstown.com/images/rover-75-tourer-05.jpg

This could well be Y234 UON (though now Y582 and Y583 UOL are potential candidates). Out of the batch of Moonstone Tourers to appear in the last couple of months, this one has Meteors Sat Nav headlamp washers etc.. Not sure about the sunroof yet.

Silver
Meteors, Front Fogs, torpedoes (2.5Litre), Sat Nav, headlamp wash and projector headlamps, sunroof and 'Rover' boot plinth (Brochure 5796- apparently issued before cars were in dealerships)

There is what appears to be a second silver car:

Silver
'881 OHA' Front Fogs, probably Meteors, Chrome mirrors and torpedoes but no headlamp wash or Sat Nav. As seen at:

http://www.drivervibe.com/2013/07/5-...nder-2000.html

Dark Blue
'UVV181' shown at speed,

http://www.aronline.co.uk/press/mgrov75_4.jpg

This may be the same car as in RGS-0601-218 Meteors, Front Fogs, Projector headlamps and wash wipe Chrome mirrors and torpedoes

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21387694@N03/2216855407/

Also may be in RGS 0501-171, although I'm not 100% sure on the colour being the same...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21387694@N03/2217636892/

The silver and blue cars may well be ones already on the main list (at least I hope I can figure out which cars they are with a bit of patience)