My last Rover V8

Yankee · 22nd July 2023, 21:47

This is my last Rover V8, a truly fantastic car 3.9 ltr, fuel injected rocket ship.

Yorkshire GOC · 23rd July 2023, 09:55

Looks a beaut.

Yankee · 23rd July 2023, 13:49

Thanks mate

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Originally Posted by Yorkshire GOC

Looks a beaut.

RPWC · 25th July 2023, 19:01

Very nice car, and looks very new. Not many in this country I never see a left hind drive.

Yankee · 25th July 2023, 22:00

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Originally Posted by RPWC

Very nice car, and looks very new. Not many in this country I never see a left hind drive.

Thanks, I didnt keep it for long, it was written off in about 1990, then moved onto Range Rovers, had 12 of them now, mainly V8's, now looking for a 75 as a project car.

coolguy · 25th July 2023, 23:25

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Originally Posted by Yankee

Thanks, I didnt keep it for long, it was written off in about 1990, then moved onto Range Rovers, had 12 of them now, mainly V8's, now looking for a 75 as a project car.

I still have a 1980 Rover V8S inherited from my father. Genuine 29,000 on the clock, but not well screwed together. He moved on to a Jaguar Sovereign 4.2 and the Rover got ignored. I have never bonded with it, although it was pretty fast in the day and economical (26mpg on a run). Really ought to move it on!

The Rovering Member · 27th July 2023, 20:35

I didn't like them back in the day & stuck with my P5's & 6's. In the way of things they look much more appealing to me now.

bl52krz · 31st July 2023, 22:03

Back in the 70s I had both the 2.6 straight six, and the Vanden Plas 3.5 V8. The V8 was a much better car all round. Took both touring on the continent and the 3.5 was more economical. Wish I still had it now.

SCP440 · 10th August 2023, 19:33

The V8 were great mile munchers, I was lucky enough to have a mate many years ago who had one of the last made, I was due to go on Holiday to Germany and he said '' why dont you take the Rover''. I didnt need asking twice. Had a great 2 weeks and put 1800 miles on it. Sadly a couple of months later it was written off because of a rear end shunt.

The problem was the early ones were badly made and had big reliabilaty problems. Poor quality paint, dodgy electrics and it took a lot of getting back.

2750 HP · 18th August 2023, 18:05

I had a 1972 P6 3500S in paprika which i ran for a while. Having too many cars i gave it away to two friends to do some realtively minor bodywork and in doing so they accidentally set fire to it and it was no more!

Also i ran for a few years a 1971 Rover P5B saloon in burgundy. Lovely car which i sold - never heard of it since.

Similarly a 1971 Rover P5B coupe in classic Silver Birch over Zircon Blue. Did a lot of body work to it includinga respray and ran it for a few years in parallel with the other P5B. Again sold and never heard of again.

Both P5Bs went to make way for the Silver Shadow and Turbo R and get a few bob to help pay for.

22nd July 2023, 21:47	#1
Yankee Newbie NONE AT MOMENT Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Reading Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	My last Rover V8 This is my last Rover V8, a truly fantastic car 3.9 ltr, fuel injected rocket ship.

23rd July 2023, 09:55	#2
Yorkshire GOC I really should get out more....... Rover 75 connoisseur se v6 auto Join Date: May 2014 Location: Hull Posts: 2,067 Thanks: 1,842 Thanked 623 Times in 469 Posts	Looks a beaut. __________________ She came off the Longbridge Line on 20-05-2003 The Silver Machine was the 13th of 160 Rover 75's to come off the production line that day and is the 100th of 527 Starlight Silver Rover 75 2.5 V6 Connoisseur SE Auto saloons listed in the build records produced world wide.

25th July 2023, 19:01	#4
RPWC This is my second home 75 model car Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 20,177 Thanks: 4,008 Thanked 5,083 Times in 3,114 Posts	Very nice car, and looks very new. Not many in this country I never see a left hind drive. __________________ Cheers. Rich…

27th July 2023, 20:35	#7
The Rovering Member I really should get out more....... Rover 75 saloon Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: London Posts: 2,958 Thanks: 263 Thanked 538 Times in 431 Posts	I didn't like them back in the day & stuck with my P5's & 6's. In the way of things they look much more appealing to me now. __________________ Reducing the size of my Rover fleet by adding a 75 to it.

31st July 2023, 22:03	#8
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,394 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Back in the 70s I had both the 2.6 straight six, and the Vanden Plas 3.5 V8. The V8 was a much better car all round. Took both touring on the continent and the 3.5 was more economical. Wish I still had it now. __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

10th August 2023, 19:33	#9
SCP440 I really should get out more....... MG ZT-T 260 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Witney Posts: 2,504 Thanks: 6 Thanked 910 Times in 571 Posts	The V8 were great mile munchers, I was lucky enough to have a mate many years ago who had one of the last made, I was due to go on Holiday to Germany and he said '' why dont you take the Rover''. I didnt need asking twice. Had a great 2 weeks and put 1800 miles on it. Sadly a couple of months later it was written off because of a rear end shunt. The problem was the early ones were badly made and had big reliabilaty problems. Poor quality paint, dodgy electrics and it took a lot of getting back.

18th August 2023, 18:05	#10
2750 HP Loves to post ZT CDTI, 190+, 260, Triumph TR4, Rolls Royce, Bentley and Mercedes E220d cabriolet Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Little England Posts: 375 Thanks: 8 Thanked 72 Times in 46 Posts	I had a 1972 P6 3500S in paprika which i ran for a while. Having too many cars i gave it away to two friends to do some realtively minor bodywork and in doing so they accidentally set fire to it and it was no more! Also i ran for a few years a 1971 Rover P5B saloon in burgundy. Lovely car which i sold - never heard of it since. Similarly a 1971 Rover P5B coupe in classic Silver Birch over Zircon Blue. Did a lot of body work to it includinga respray and ran it for a few years in parallel with the other P5B. Again sold and never heard of again. Both P5Bs went to make way for the Silver Shadow and Turbo R and get a few bob to help pay for.