Lady Charlotte - 1966 2000SC
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Re: Picking up my 2nd P6 this weekend!
Nice one Dave...
I noticed the fuel tank capacity is 55 litres. Was that the same for all the 4 cylinder models?
How will you divide your time between your two Rovers now as far as choosing which one to drive?
Ron.
Nice one Dave...
I noticed the fuel tank capacity is 55 litres. Was that the same for all the 4 cylinder models?
How will you divide your time between your two Rovers now as far as choosing which one to drive?
Ron.
The Rovering Member
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The more I see the simplicity of the original Bache interior design of the S1, the more I like it. I didn't use to but I still love the round clock dash too. The S2 SC cars dash, with it's mixture of the two designs, I'm not such a fan of. The one green switch always looks out of place to me mixed in with the original items, as does the hazard switch.
Looks like a very nice car.
The more I see the simplicity of the original Bache interior design of the S1, the more I like it. I didn't use to but I still love the round clock dash too. The S2 SC cars dash, with it's mixture of the two designs, I'm not such a fan of. The one green switch always looks out of place to me mixed in with the original items, as does the hazard switch.
Looks like a very nice car.
Dave3066
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The V8 is more than able to satisfy the petrolhead in me Adam
Nick
That's interesting. I haven't got a Heritage certificate so all I have to go on is an report and valuation from the 90s that said the car was '65 built. Even better that she's '66 built too
Clive has certainly done some work on her as I have a bill for conversion from Dunlop to Girling brakes all round with his name on it.
Absolutely not John. There are a couple of minor blemishes on the bonnet that I'll get seen too soon but overall the paint is excellent.
Absolutely
Hi Ron, the V8 will remain my daily driver but the white car will certainly come out most weekends.
I'm sure I'll figure something out Tam :wink:
Dave
Adam Birch said:So you didn't want a 2200TC then?
The V8 is more than able to satisfy the petrolhead in me Adam
NickDunning said:She's certainly a 1966 built car Dave....I think we worked it out to be July. when we checked it out she's originally one of the last with Dunlop brakes when new. The black bezel on the clock is always a good indicator of a 1966 car.
She's beautiful. Well done mate. I serious suspect the hand of Clive Annable has been across this car. It looks like one of his paint jobs
Nick
That's interesting. I haven't got a Heritage certificate so all I have to go on is an report and valuation from the 90s that said the car was '65 built. Even better that she's '66 built too
Clive has certainly done some work on her as I have a bill for conversion from Dunlop to Girling brakes all round with his name on it.
John said:Oooh that's a lovely thing Dave, and it looks like it doesn't need the attention of your power buffer either.
Absolutely not John. There are a couple of minor blemishes on the bonnet that I'll get seen too soon but overall the paint is excellent.
quattro said:
Absolutely
SydneyRoverP6B said:
Hi Ron, the V8 will remain my daily driver but the white car will certainly come out most weekends.
tammyboy said:That looks a lovely motor Dave , now the question is how do you get both of them to Errol?
I'm sure I'll figure something out Tam :wink:
Dave
dmcsweeney
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Fantastic looking car Dave!! Take my advice though and try to avoid adding a third . Enjoy!
Dave.
Fantastic looking car Dave!! Take my advice though and try to avoid adding a third
. Enjoy!Dave.
Re: Picking up my 2nd P6 this weekend!
PERFIK!!
Really pleased to see an S1 in that good a nick and a lovely spec too.
There's a niggling memory at the back of the brain that says a dashboard mat wasn't part of the spec at that date. Perhaps Nick knows? What a shame it's been converted to Girling brakes. That's the very first thing I'd do, convert it back to Dunlops!
Well done and look forward to seeing it!
Chris
PERFIK!!
Really pleased to see an S1 in that good a nick and a lovely spec too.
There's a niggling memory at the back of the brain that says a dashboard mat wasn't part of the spec at that date. Perhaps Nick knows? What a shame it's been converted to Girling brakes. That's the very first thing I'd do, convert it back to Dunlops!
Well done and look forward to seeing it!
Chris
NickDunning
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Dave I'm sure she's a mid-1966 car. Send me the chassis number on a PM and I'll give you the fully monty later on. I did speak to Mark about the car when he looked her over for you but didn't write down the number then. I think she was built and registered in quick succession, my money's on July 1966.
Judging by the very creamy paintwork I suspect Clive may have painted her to. He'll remember, and have photos, if he did.
Cheers
Nick
Dave3066 said:Adam Birch said:So you didn't want a 2200TC then?
The V8 is more than able to satisfy the petrolhead in me Adam
NickDunning said:She's certainly a 1966 built car Dave....I think we worked it out to be July. when we checked it out she's originally one of the last with Dunlop brakes when new. The black bezel on the clock is always a good indicator of a 1966 car.
She's beautiful. Well done mate. I serious suspect the hand of Clive Annable has been across this car. It looks like one of his paint jobs
Nick
That's interesting. I haven't got a Heritage certificate so all I have to go on is an report and valuation from the 90s that said the car was '65 built. Even better that she's '66 built too
Clive has certainly done some work on her as I have a bill for conversion from Dunlop to Girling brakes all round with his name on it.
Dave I'm sure she's a mid-1966 car. Send me the chassis number on a PM and I'll give you the fully monty later on. I did speak to Mark about the car when he looked her over for you but didn't write down the number then. I think she was built and registered in quick succession, my money's on July 1966.
Judging by the very creamy paintwork I suspect Clive may have painted her to. He'll remember, and have photos, if he did.
Cheers
Nick
NickDunning
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Correct Chris. It's 1967 IIRC without trying to find it in the service newsletters.
chrisyork said:
Correct Chris. It's 1967 IIRC without trying to find it in the service newsletters.
Dave3066
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Was it an optional extra though? I'll have a look in the extras booklet when I get home. As much as I'd like to keep the spec as original as possible it's a bit annoying having things fly across the dash every time I go round a corner :roll:
Is there really that much of a difference, performance wise, between the 2 systems?
Dave
NickDunning said:
Was it an optional extra though? I'll have a look in the extras booklet when I get home. As much as I'd like to keep the spec as original as possible it's a bit annoying having things fly across the dash every time I go round a corner :roll:
chrisyork said:
Is there really that much of a difference, performance wise, between the 2 systems?
Dave
testrider
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Nice one Dave, I really like that. Whether you're looking for a project or not it pays to buy the best one you can find. It will be interesting to read about how you get on with it over the next few months and how the driving experience differs to your V8.
Looking closely at the engine bay picture I'm not sure this car's had the full treatment from Clive Annable because you can still see the welded manufacturing seam on the inside edge of the wing panel and Clive said he always removes those as a matter of course. Still looks nice though.
Nice one Dave, I really like that. Whether you're looking for a project or not it pays to buy the best one you can find. It will be interesting to read about how you get on with it over the next few months and how the driving experience differs to your V8.
Looking closely at the engine bay picture I'm not sure this car's had the full treatment from Clive Annable because you can still see the welded manufacturing seam on the inside edge of the wing panel and Clive said he always removes those as a matter of course. Still looks nice though.
Re: Picking up my 2nd P6 this weekend!
Apparently the Dunlops are noticeably better. At the time, I wasn't sufficiently car educated to apreciate the difference. Dunlop fronts were certainly very prone to squealing - cured at the time by a high speed emergency application. I ssupect with modern pads there'd be no problem. The holy grail is reckoned to be Dunlop front and back with a Girling servo! Certainly Dunlop rears are much easier to look after in today's world. At one time there was a fashion for converting to Girling, I suspect because it was perceived as being more modern and also because people hadn't discovered the commonality at the rear with Jag E Type, Girling bits were then common too.
Chris
Apparently the Dunlops are noticeably better. At the time, I wasn't sufficiently car educated to apreciate the difference. Dunlop fronts were certainly very prone to squealing - cured at the time by a high speed emergency application. I ssupect with modern pads there'd be no problem. The holy grail is reckoned to be Dunlop front and back with a Girling servo! Certainly Dunlop rears are much easier to look after in today's world. At one time there was a fashion for converting to Girling, I suspect because it was perceived as being more modern and also because people hadn't discovered the commonality at the rear with Jag E Type, Girling bits were then common too.
Chris
Dave3066
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Paul
It's early days yet and the car does need a good service but it struggled to maintain speed in top gear up some of the long inclines on the A7 home. The V8 just eats those up In terms of comfort it rides and handles very well. There's a slight tendency to oversteer a bit in tight bends but it's progressive so easily managed. It doesn't always start as easily as the V8, but again that will probably get sorted when I service it and figure out how much choke it needs etc ....and yes the choke control operates like it should which is brilliant, ie pull it out a touch for fast idle, pull and turn and it stays where you want it :shock:
Next thing to try out is the petrol reserve....... :wink:
The static seat belts are an adventure too..... quite disconcerting until you get used to how they work.
Dave
testrider said:
Paul
It's early days yet and the car does need a good service but it struggled to maintain speed in top gear up some of the long inclines on the A7 home. The V8 just eats those up
In terms of comfort it rides and handles very well. There's a slight tendency to oversteer a bit in tight bends but it's progressive so easily managed. It doesn't always start as easily as the V8, but again that will probably get sorted when I service it and figure out how much choke it needs etc ....and yes the choke control operates like it should which is brilliant, ie pull it out a touch for fast idle, pull and turn and it stays where you want it :shock:Next thing to try out is the petrol reserve....... :wink:
The static seat belts are an adventure too..... quite disconcerting until you get used to how they work.
Dave
bri p6b v8
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Re: Picking up my 2nd P6 this weekend!
When i bought my january 67 2000,that never came with the mat on the dash either,wonder if this is what they came from the factory in 66 67 as my 2000 would have been built in 66 and registered 67
When i bought my january 67 2000,that never came with the mat on the dash either,wonder if this is what they came from the factory in 66 67 as my 2000 would have been built in 66 and registered 67
