Recent content by glennr

LOL. I can see that. The Irish Coupe now resides in the Irish Republic.

Or is this something that will fit the bill?

I agree with that.I respect all P5 and P5B owners cars, modified or not. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It would be quite a boring world if all cars were the same. The car above has obviously had alot of work done on it too.

Not a true restoration?? With all due respect the speaker boxes will never be seen. There are no odd welded panels. The restoration is meant to be as per original. The engine is still a 3.5 litre and the gearbox is an uprated BW gearbox. Not much of a modified classic is it?? I also don't...

Hi, Nidge, yes I am. It was orignally Bordeaux all over but I will be having the roof painted silver birch once more.

Cheers Harvey. How are you keeping?? and how is Harry??

I will do Chris. If anything it spreads the word about what to look out for and don't ASSUME anything as it can make an ASS out of U and ME :wink:

Hi Chris, many thanks for the welcome. The thing is I already have the new 3.5 litre stage three lump waiting in the corner with its tounge hanging out and an uprated/reconditioned BW65/303 gearbox. This was the car after a cosmetic restoration in 2004 This really what was lurking...

Nasty man from Scotland :lol: Good to see you here too Colin! How are the 'B' post covers proceeding regarding sales?

I am always interested in other forums, partularly Rover. Keeps the mind sharp :D I recognized GrimV8. Nice to see you to Nidge:lol:

Hi, I thought I would drop by and say hello. I own a 1969 Rover P5B Coupé. My aim was to put in a brand new V8 3.5 lump ang gearbox but on closer inspection the dreaded tin worm had been munching away. These cars do tend to rot from the inside out. It was like a scene from a horror movie. I have...