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[waspy]

& soon

Either that or stop looking at these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROVER-SD1-3500-AUTOMATIC-1978-ONE-OWNER-CAR-NO-RESERVE-/310473648334?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4849abe8ce

I really love MKI SD1's

[Andy B]

Looks a solid car ....... shame about the colour 

[waspy]

Looks a solid car ....... shame about the colour 

I actually don't mind that colour. Better than my first SD1 MKI which was chocolate brown, though it did hide the rust well

[Andy B]

Looks a solid car ....... shame about the colour 

I actually don't mind that colour. Better than my first SD1 MKI which was chocolate brown, though it did hide the rust well

Mmm  Chocolate brown ...... the 70s produced some loverly colours 

[albitz]

Looks a solid car ....... shame about the colour 

They werent solid when they came out of the factory.

[twiglet]

Filling Bert's spot already Pete? 

[albitz]

Thats a very personal question.

[Andy B]

Looks a solid car ....... shame about the colour 

They werent solid when they came out of the factory.

Probably true 

[twiglet]

Thats a very personal question.

Trust you! 

[omega3000]

V8 gets my vote , these were around when i was a nippa 

[symes]

Nice car but I prefer P6

[Andy B]

Nice car but I prefer P6

it's got to be a P5B 

[symes]

well I am biased  i got one -1965 5litre p6 2000-engine is Buick not Rover-would put pic but too much hassle been in mags and is on rover web site

[Andy B]

well I am biased  i got one -1965 5litre p6 2000-engine is Buick not Rover-would put pic but too much hassle been in mags and is on rover web site

Has it been in Practical Classics?  I remember it if it was. 

[symes]

It was by Sams p6b (he drove over middle east a couple of years ago) when they did a photo shoot But have tried to put some on here of my mig but its b+++++s so gave up trying mate. my son put some pix on ages ago and he reckond it was so ancient then!!

[VXL V6]

Personally I always liked the TP Vitesse SD1's.

If only I had the money, time and parking space LOL

[Omegatoy]

Personally I always liked the TP Vitesse SD1's.

If only I had the money, time and parking space LOL

LOL i KNOW OF ONE!!, Ive known it for 16years with the same owner, it has a J.e,engine, along with thier own mangement ecu, which at the flick of a switch changes to a roaring beast! D plate, manual silver,has a load of spares should they be required(body panels brand new stil in preservative,) he is only selling as he is now retired, its been his baby!!! and guess whaat? 2k would take it away!!!

[r1]

okay you clever folks
what is the blue car you can see in the picture?

[omega3000]

Personally I always liked the TP Vitesse SD1's.

If only I had the money, time and parking space LOL

LOL i KNOW OF ONE!!, Ive known it for 16years with the same owner, it has a J.e,engine, along with thier own mangement ecu, which at the flick of a switch changes to a roaring beast! D plate, manual silver,has a load of spares should they be required(body panels brand new stil in preservative,) he is only selling as he is now retired, its been his baby!!! and guess whaat? 2k would take it away!!!

Best put the deposit down now pete  This one sounds a corker 

[Steve Brookman]

I had a 1978 3500 SD1 manual about 12 years ago. Performance wise it wasn't a patch on my previous P6 3500S. The P6 would smoke it's wheels in 2nd gear on a dry road. It was multi-coloured due to the ease of changing body panels-all wings could be removed in 20mins. Wish I'd kept it (the P6 that is-although should have kept the SD1 as well.)

Steve

[Elite Pete]

okay you clever folks
what is the blue car you can see in the picture?

Looks to me like a Simca

[Sir Tigger KC]

V8 gets my vote , these were around when i was a nippa 

Does the lightbar look a bit too modern for this car? 

[VXL V6]

Personally I always liked the TP Vitesse SD1's.

If only I had the money, time and parking space LOL

LOL i KNOW OF ONE!!, Ive known it for 16years with the same owner, it has a J.e,engine, along with thier own mangement ecu, which at the flick of a switch changes to a roaring beast! D plate, manual silver,has a load of spares should they be required(body panels brand new stil in preservative,) he is only selling as he is now retired, its been his baby!!! and guess whaat? 2k would take it away!!!

Yeh I've seen that on ABS.  drool drool!

JE based not too far from here (if their still where I remember!) in Coventry

[BazaJT]

Had a MK1 3500 manual once,a mate had the auto version,top gear in auto was the same as 4th in the 5speed manual,so mine cruised a lot easier than his did.Also had a MK2 2000 manual which was a lot better car than people give it credit for!P6 had rear seats shaped more for 2 people than a "proper"bench seat for 3,and the boot space was lousy on them unless you went for the bootlid mounted spare wheel[I had a series 2 2200sc]

[omega3000]

okay you clever folks
what is the blue car you can see in the picture?

Looks to me like a Simca

+1 

[YZ250]

Personally I always liked the TP Vitesse SD1's.

I owned a Moonraker Blue twin plenum 3.5 Vitesse for about six years back in the day.  It was quite advanced for its time with the on-board ten digit 'computor' with stopwatch/ETA etc. You could type in the distance of a journey and it gave you an ETA, and you then began the challenge of trying to beat that time.  SWMBO hated it from day one to the day I sold it. 
Cheered her up no end when it failed the MOT due to excess play in the steering rack and I had to px it as the cost of a replacement rack was not financially economical. 
Door skins separated at the botton due to rust from poor drainage. Two guys where I work have lovingly restored Vitesse SD1's and they look quite small to how I remember them. 

[Marks DTM Calib]

Sadly the only way to turn a Rover V8 into a roaring beast is to fit a small blcok chevvy!

[jonnyboyws6]

Brings back fond memories, I had a 3.5 Vanden Plas (sadly not efi) as my first big car and first V8 when my mates were driving stuff like mk3 Escorts and Renault 9s. Obviously I really wanted a Vitesse but couldn't afford one even if I could find one back then.

[BiodieselOmega]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

[omega3000]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

[waspy]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

[MaxV6]

mostly because we cannot afford a divorce on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour,   apparently ,  this buying what we want, when we want,  irresepective of practicalities ,  constitutes this anomalous grounds for divorce....


and then we lose half our toys , and all our money......


so,   for the majority of us, if swmbo says no....     buy it and hide it at your mates place.

[omega3000]

mostly because we cannot afford a divorce on the grounds of unreasonable behaviour,   apparently ,  this buying what we want, when we want,  irresepective of practicalities ,  constitutes this anomalous grounds for divorce....


and then we lose half our toys , and all our money......


so,   for the majority of us, if swmbo says no....     buy it and hide it at your mates place.

 

  Ill store the V8 in opti's hairy shed for now then 

[maria]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them 

[Marks DTM Calib]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them 

Like what 

[maria]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them 

Like what 

That be telling 

[Andy B]

......
Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

Exactly ...... silent meals don't last forever ......         

[omega3000]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them

It all comes to those that wait  .... oi you know where i live santa  , and its the 3.5 not the 2.3  

[waspy]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them 

Like what 

That be telling 

Yeh, I can't be arsed nowadays, I'd rather have a cup of tea

[maria]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them 

Like what 

That be telling 

Yeh, I can't be arsed nowadays, I'd rather have a cup of tea

That's you men all over in it

[omega3000]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them 

Like what 

That be telling 

Yeh, I can't be arsed nowadays, I'd rather have a cup of tea

That's you men all over in it

+1 A cup of tea and sit in the shed tinkering 

[waspy]

I know of an SD1 LSD for sale if anyone need's one.
Think £800 wouls buy it....no it's not me but i can pass on detail's

I need it but swmbo say no 

I love this when guys say they can't have x or y because she says no. Buy the damn thing. I have what ever I like. If I have the money & I fancy it, it's mine
I work hard, why shouldn't we have the little (big) things we'd like

I like big things too but don't get them 

Like what 

That be telling 

Yeh, I can't be arsed nowadays, I'd rather have a cup of tea

That's you men all over in it

+1 A cup of tea and sit in the shed tinkering 

 

With what I've also heard it called D.I.Y

[omega3000]

I cant tinker as much these days , its more like a marathon getting to the shed then switching on the heating and radio and falling asleep in there  with a cup of tea of course