Pilkie
Active Member
Hi all.
Well after selling the VERY early 1970 Rover P6 S2V8,chassis no;27, and the solid 1964 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller fairly quickly,the inevitable happened!!!
I GOT REALLY BORED!!!
So I decided to look about for an on the road solid british car that I could tinker with as and when my chemo treatment allows me to,as some days I am fine,others totally knackered!
And its on those fine days I get itchy fingers to play with cars!
What should pop up just 10m down the road and on Ebay,but a 1968/9 Rover P6 S1 3500!!
I say 1968/9 as it was registered early 1969 and could be a 1968 build,yet to find out!
TBH! :wink: I had been after getting an S1 for a while!,as I have a picture in my head of how I want one to look once restored!
Phonecalls made,chatted about its good and bad bits,what price he will/wont sell for,and arranged a viewing.
It seems it was restored in 1992 with S2 panels,and a fine job was done according to the pics in the large history folder with it!
Still got to read through all of it to see whats what!
Anyway,at the viewing!!!
He has had it 4 yrs and done just over a 1000 miles,he paid £1500 for it and has spent about the same on it,as he got any work done at a local classic MG garage,and its been kept dry garaged in his ownership.
Its structurally solid in all the right places,4 new tyres fitted when he bought it,has had the brakes overhauled,but needs handbrake adjusting properly,"new cable,2 new rear hoses supplied",got 2 tote bins full of nos and s/h parts,full stainless small bore exhaust fitted not long ago.
Outside looks scabby,and engine bay is not the prettiest,so will eventually need resto,drives excellent,eng and box really great,interior very nice,but seats will benefit from a clean and feed,and could do with a replacement drivers seat as base leather is split,and carpets not the best.
So the deal was done and I drove it home!
A good tinker with it over the weekend will see me knowing it a bit better,and making a long list of jobs to do,and any parts needed!
If I keep this one?? and I hope I do, ,my long term plan is to strip off all the panels,overhaul the base unit,clean and paint all the suspension,clean and detail the engine and box plus all engine bay fittings,fit new carpets and furflex,real wood inserts,refurbish the toledo red seats,fit static grey irvin rear seatbelts,fit grab handle,tacho and clock pod,full set of mudflaps,black Tudor webasto,14" rostyle wheels,and paint it April yellow.
Ive started a photo album with pics from the ad,and will add more as I take them.
ALBUM LINK
http://s107.photobucket.com/user/PILKIE ... t=9&page=1
ENJOY!!
You are welcome to comment,give advice or ask any questions you like!
1st thing I would like is a full set of S1 chrome interior door handles.
As its looking now!
As I hope it will look like!
Well after selling the VERY early 1970 Rover P6 S2V8,chassis no;27, and the solid 1964 Morris Minor 1000 Traveller fairly quickly,the inevitable happened!!!
I GOT REALLY BORED!!!
So I decided to look about for an on the road solid british car that I could tinker with as and when my chemo treatment allows me to,as some days I am fine,others totally knackered!
And its on those fine days I get itchy fingers to play with cars!
What should pop up just 10m down the road and on Ebay,but a 1968/9 Rover P6 S1 3500!!
I say 1968/9 as it was registered early 1969 and could be a 1968 build,yet to find out!
TBH! :wink: I had been after getting an S1 for a while!
,as I have a picture in my head of how I want one to look once restored! Phonecalls made,chatted about its good and bad bits,what price he will/wont sell for,and arranged a viewing.
It seems it was restored in 1992 with S2 panels,and a fine job was done according to the pics in the large history folder with it!
Still got to read through all of it to see whats what!
Anyway,at the viewing!!!
He has had it 4 yrs and done just over a 1000 miles,he paid £1500 for it and has spent about the same on it,as he got any work done at a local classic MG garage,and its been kept dry garaged in his ownership.
Its structurally solid in all the right places,4 new tyres fitted when he bought it,has had the brakes overhauled,but needs handbrake adjusting properly,"new cable,2 new rear hoses supplied",got 2 tote bins full of nos and s/h parts,full stainless small bore exhaust fitted not long ago.
Outside looks scabby,and engine bay is not the prettiest,so will eventually need resto,drives excellent,eng and box really great,interior very nice,but seats will benefit from a clean and feed,and could do with a replacement drivers seat as base leather is split,and carpets not the best.
So the deal was done and I drove it home!
A good tinker with it over the weekend will see me knowing it a bit better,and making a long list of jobs to do,and any parts needed!
If I keep this one?? and I hope I do,
,my long term plan is to strip off all the panels,overhaul the base unit,clean and paint all the suspension,clean and detail the engine and box plus all engine bay fittings,fit new carpets and furflex,real wood inserts,refurbish the toledo red seats,fit static grey irvin rear seatbelts,fit grab handle,tacho and clock pod,full set of mudflaps,black Tudor webasto,14" rostyle wheels,and paint it April yellow.Ive started a photo album with pics from the ad,and will add more as I take them.
ALBUM LINK
http://s107.photobucket.com/user/PILKIE ... t=9&page=1
ENJOY!!
You are welcome to comment,give advice or ask any questions you like!
1st thing I would like is a full set of S1 chrome interior door handles.
As its looking now!
As I hope it will look like!
