OCC 469 - restoring & running a "sharkstooth" 2000

[quattro]

Being an early bootlid without any reflector fixing holes, I certainly wanted to repair it:

I thought the early bootlids did have reflector holes?

 

[quattro]

I don't have much of a clue about paint,

Me neither. I did however manage to get a superb finish on Sparky, by removing all of the panels, taking them all down to Clive Annable and asking him to do them

 

[Phil Robson]

I thought the early bootlids did have reflector holes?

The pre February ‘66 cars had the reflectors in the rear light cluster.

 

[Phil Robson]

Me neither. I did however manage to get a superb finish on Sparky, by removing all of the panels, taking them all down to Clive Annable and asking him to do them

It’s a difficult call in my view. The paint is what makes a restoration & doing it myself means that I’ve done ‘the whole job’. However, if it’s not great then it can spoil the whole job......

 

[quattro]

The pre February ‘66 cars had the reflectors in the rear light cluster.

Of course, I had forgotten that.

It’s a difficult call in my view. The paint is what makes a restoration & doing it myself means that I’ve done ‘the whole job’. However, if it’s not great then it can spoil the whole job......

I did everything on Sparky, every nut and bolt, but chickened out with the paint and reupholstery. I'm happy with that

 

[Phil Robson]

Well, I've had a go with OCC's bootlid:







TBH, it is flattered a degree by the photos, but overall it's not too bad. I've still got to get the prep spot on in the future, especially with cellulose paint, but I'm learning....

Just the number plate to do now:

 

[Burgundyben]

Is that city grey?

My first P6 was that colour, ULD933F, a 2000 TC, I painted some panels, I was just 18 years old, did it outside, result were appalling, but it got me about.

 

[Phil Robson]

It is City Grey, Ben.

Rover soon changed it to 'Burnt Grey' which is probably less chocolatey. I matched the paint to an unused Rover touch-up pot I got many years ago. Whether I mixed that properly, I'll never know

 

[Phil Robson]

Apart from a few ongoing small issues & a wing badge, this car is now finished.... after 18 1/2 years

I haven't yet machine polished the doors, but the rest of it looks OK from this distance





150 miles so far for work this week; what great weather it's been for driving around B roads!

 

[mrtask]

Looks terrific. A credit to you Phil.

 

[tonys]

Well done.

I've just read through the whole thread and it's reminded me how much I still like the very early cars, how 'right' they looked and their little peculiarities such as end-of-dash map/courtesy lights, troublesome exhaust etc.. The fact that it has (presumably the original) non-suffix regn. number makes it look very 'period' and takes me back many decades go my first car, also a pre-suffix registration A-suffix chassis (regd June '64). Unfortunately, the only thing remaining is the regn. no. which I still have.

As a comment, reference your post #242 re 'seat belt hooks', mine was fitted with them from new (they were plastic and from memory were either creamy coloured or just opaque plastic).

Great thread.

 

[Burgundyben]

Lovely. So reminds me of my first P6.

The purity of the early cars is fab.

 

[Phil Robson]

This is a picture I found very recently - my first experience of a P6 - my parents' 1967 2000TC, with me as a little lad



This will be about 1969 or 1970.

 

[Phil Robson]

Just another gratuitous shot of OCC earning its keep, out in East Yorkshire yesterday



The roads were a bit damp (hence the bit of splattering), but no salt as yet...

 

[Phil Robson]

This is a picture I found very recently - my first experience of a P6 - my parents' 1967 2000TC, with me as a little lad

Here's another! I don't know where this is but it was taken in Summer 1972



I'm the little lad with my Mum & brother.

 

[mrtask]

Great photo, Phil. I rather wish that my life looked that! I might just have to use that as a motivational desktop image to help me get my lazy backside in gear in the year ahead!

 

[Phil Robson]

Great photo, Phil. I rather wish that my life looked that! I might just have to use that as a motivational desktop image to help me get my lazy backside in gear in the year ahead!

Indeed - it has ‘simpler times’ written all over it .

Hard to believe it’s 50 years ago!