JXC 8C Works rally car for sale

DaveHerns said:
Is this the real thing or a different shell rebuilt as JXC 8C ?
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If I remember correctly there is an element of Trigger's Broom about it.

However it's lineage is right on the money.
 
This was the subject of at least a couple of decent magazine articles over the years. It was initially rebuilt by Bob Gardner (who also restored the convertible) back in the late '80s/early '90s.
IIRC: After it's rally career it was later used by Rover as a prototype 2200 and it was in this state when Bob bought it, though extremely rotten. Bob decided to rebuild it to it's original rally car guise and stored all the 2.2 bits (wonder where they went?) He reshelled the car with an ex-USA 1965 car and transferred all the reinforcements and such across and scoured the land for other rally spec bits.
So it's genuine, but it's not. If you get my drift... :)
 
KiwiRover said:
This was the subject of at least a couple of decent magazine articles over the years. It was initially rebuilt by Bob Gardner (who also restored the convertible) back in the late '80s/early '90s.
IIRC: After it's rally career it was later used by Rover as a prototype 2200 and it was in this state when Bob bought it, though extremely rotten. Bob decided to rebuild it to it's original rally car guise and stored all the 2.2 bits (wonder where they went?) He reshelled the car with an ex-USA 1965 car and transferred all the reinforcements and such across and scoured the land for other rally spec bits.
So it's genuine, but it's not. If you get my drift... :)
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The 2200 engine is in the Convertible to this day. It pulls like a train :D
 
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