Classic & Sports Car September 2013

NickDunning

NickDunning

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Back in April I was asked to assemble a cast of rare Rover P6's for a 50th anniversary article in the prestigious Classic & Sports Car magazine, being written by journalist Andrew Roberts.

It was a bit of a hairy co-ordination exercise, and I did have to make a last-minute substitution of one car a few days before, but I did pull it off.

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We had the still-serving Met Police V8, Bill Webb's superb estate, the 'factory' convertible, the late-substitute Paprika 3500S of James Harris, and 149FLK, one of the 1963 press fleet.

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The relief when all the cars turned up at the desired spot (The Elvetham Hotel in Hartney Whitney) was palpable.

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It's a great article, C&SC doesn't really rattle my trap, but this one's worth buying.
 
Kudos to you, Nick, for a job well done in getting national media exposure for the P6. I can imagine the stress involved in pulling it all together.

Stan
 
Congratulations on your effort to bring them all together.
It seems to be an excellent article.
 
I will get that mag this month - well done Nick!

I usually check the classic press for P6 articles; was it just me, or did C&S totally miss referring to it on the cover... :?
 
I've bought a copy and it's well worth a read. This mag is normally too toffee-nosed for me with loads of POA adverts for things us mortals can never afford, but a nicely written article.

Good work on the compilation of cars Mr Dunning.
 
I'll keep my eye out for that one Nick. I agree that C&S subjects can be a bit too out of reach for most of us. It is nice to see the P6 getting a (rather big) mention though, well done Nick.
 
i bought the magazine yesterday (was getting dirty looks from the staff in the local library Morrisons) a nice article. :mrgreen:
 
we don't get yr magazines here until weeks later - that's one to look forward to!
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Weeks? I probably won't see it until November down here! :LOL:
But looks like a great article, I will definitely keep an eye out for it.
 
Though I don't buy it very often, I quite like C&SC. I do enjoy reading about the more exotic machinery every once in a while & they feature a lot of very historic & important vehicles, plus things like famous film/film star owned cars & that sort of thing. It's a bit pricey though so most of the time I have a shufti in the motorway services at three in the morning. :LOL:
I'll buy this one though.
 
Al, can you post me yours when you've finished with it?
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I don't tend to finish with them Warren, part of being a somewhat obsessive collector means that I have about 1500 magazines in my library. But I should be able to scan you a copy. :D
 
Picked up a copy today (paid for it too :D )

Excellent work pulling this together Nick. Nice little bit on pricing too. Does anyone have a copy of Deadly Strangers as I'd love to see that Maxi vs P6 chase :D

Dave
 
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