brook shaw
Member
if anybody has some-drop me a line,,, :|
r o v e r letters
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Willy Eckerslyke
Well-Known Member
I have a Series 1½ bootlid that I don't really need to hang on to. I'll have a look this evening to see if the letters are any good.brook shaw said:
Brook, how did you reach the conclusion that you have the wrong badges? I thought we established that the large ROVER letters were only fitted to 1970-71 cars and yours is clearly much later. The plate badges are correct for your car, the 3500S badges are not correct for an automatic though.
Sorry Dave, i'm only vaguely familiar with the UK plate dates, but if K reg came in in August '71 and the '72 season cars arrived in October '71, then odds are it's a '72.
But I'm only going by Brook's introduction thread where he states that the car is Arctic white, (late '72 -'75) has the later round choke knobs, (late '72 early '73 intro) light wood trim, ('75 ish) vinyl roof, ('74 year for autos) and the thin back box pleat seats. ('74 model year)
It is an auto though so the 'S' badges are definitely wrong. It is of course possible that everything has been changed, the car does have non-standard bumpers and wheels. The biggest tell would be the fusebox. If it has the large fusebox in the passenger glovebox, then it is at least a '72 and should have the plate badges. If it has the small 4 fuse box on the lh inner wing, it is a '71 and should have seperate rover letters.
Either way, it looks like a later car (even if someone has made it that way) so I would be inclined to keep the plate badges.
But I'm only going by Brook's introduction thread where he states that the car is Arctic white, (late '72 -'75) has the later round choke knobs, (late '72 early '73 intro) light wood trim, ('75 ish) vinyl roof, ('74 year for autos) and the thin back box pleat seats. ('74 model year)
It is an auto though so the 'S' badges are definitely wrong. It is of course possible that everything has been changed, the car does have non-standard bumpers and wheels. The biggest tell would be the fusebox. If it has the large fusebox in the passenger glovebox, then it is at least a '72 and should have the plate badges. If it has the small 4 fuse box on the lh inner wing, it is a '71 and should have seperate rover letters.
Either way, it looks like a later car (even if someone has made it that way) so I would be inclined to keep the plate badges.
brook shaw
Member
seems u cant win here no matter what u do
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brook shaw
Member
KiwiRover said:
anybody want to buy the dark wood- ?? i will sell it to you--i think its bloody horrible.
sorry it is arctic white cos the former owner painted it this colour- not my doing--soz
bronze boxpleats-fitted by a former keeper-not my doing...soz but they are staying cos i like them
3500s badges fitted by sombody along the line- not my doing..soz
brook shaw
Member
roof ariel- fitted by rover..not my doing...soz
huntsman roof,painted by me with aerosols.. wanna see the pics??
wheels from a rover p5- does anybody wanna buy my old hubcaps for the 14 inchers?? probably not
doors -skins from rimmer bros
rear quarters ,,new from wadhams
front wings,,new old stock from newark autojumble
seats-from a 3 different cars,to make one set--
decker panel from a scrap car
front panel from another scrap car
scuttle from yet another scrap car
glass from two scrapcars
radio--from a jaguar xj6
inner wings -from 2 scrap cars
choke and heater cables..choke cable from a bl mini,,heater cable from ebay
exhaust downpipe,from deatons scrap yard
rear belts from a renault clio!!
its certainly been rebuilt from many sources- so lot has been changed,,
as for the dark wood--sombody take it before i BURN IT!!!
huntsman roof,painted by me with aerosols.. wanna see the pics??
wheels from a rover p5- does anybody wanna buy my old hubcaps for the 14 inchers?? probably not
doors -skins from rimmer bros
rear quarters ,,new from wadhams
front wings,,new old stock from newark autojumble
seats-from a 3 different cars,to make one set--
decker panel from a scrap car
front panel from another scrap car
scuttle from yet another scrap car
glass from two scrapcars
radio--from a jaguar xj6
inner wings -from 2 scrap cars
choke and heater cables..choke cable from a bl mini,,heater cable from ebay
exhaust downpipe,from deatons scrap yard
rear belts from a renault clio!!
its certainly been rebuilt from many sources- so lot has been changed,,
as for the dark wood--sombody take it before i BURN IT!!!
Willy Eckerslyke
Well-Known Member
Just had a look at my spare bootlid. It has the large ROVER letters in the lower left corner. They're not perfect, but will clean up OK. I haven't removed the board from the back to see if their mounting pins are all present and correct. But the O is set lower than the others so somebody's been messing. If you're interested I'll have a go at removing them and take some photos, otherwise it can sit there for a while longer.
Don't get me wrong Brook, I'm not critisizing. I think it's a gorgeous car and a credit to you, I just don't see why you would go to all the trouble of filling, drilling and repainting your bootlid to change badges when you have gone to so much trouble to make the car appear later.
On top of it all, I still think your car is most likely a '72 season anyway because the K plates would have only been on '71 season cars for about a couple of months. Even if the papers say it's a 1971, if it was built from the start of October, it's a '72. The easy way to tell? Where is your fuse box?
I'm not being picky, i'm just trying to make your life easier!
On top of it all, I still think your car is most likely a '72 season anyway because the K plates would have only been on '71 season cars for about a couple of months. Even if the papers say it's a 1971, if it was built from the start of October, it's a '72. The easy way to tell? Where is your fuse box?
I'm not being picky, i'm just trying to make your life easier!
Yes, they were built from '69-'71 but they all had the series 1 grille and bonnet with triple scoops and a host of other lovely features. The series 2 V8 never made it to the States, presumeably that is why Rover felt they could recycle the 3500S nameplate for UK manual cars.
brook shaw
Member
seems too many folk on here are ripping other peoples cars to bits..
if some of the so called "parts suppliers" could come up with the goods instead of flacid excuses,,maybe it might have the right bits..
maybe i shud get rid and get a car full of isopon,pop rivetted repairs to the base unit,and a rattling v8 lump and a nylon interior ,just so i can say its 100 percent original--???
no thanks-id rather catch the bus..
guess who wont be attending rover p6 national rally
???
me!!!!!
i have a phobia of "train spotter -coats"
i will be violently sick-
anyway to upset you purists,,i will keep it the way it is,,albeit improve a few items as i see fit along the way..
who has the comfort spec p6 ?
me!!
who has nice leathers instead of ambla??
me!!
i know the cars spec is totally wrong,,but i want it to look pleasing to my eyes,,not a concours judges! (i have to sit in and drive the old bus-not the judge or other club members)
,,also i want a comfy ride..its for driving,,not entering prestigious awards..
sooo heres to spending many days "feeding " my old worn out second hand bronze box pleat leathers( YES-I KNOW THEY ARE 1976 VINTAGE,,BUT I DONT CARE!) with leather food..and not worrying about staining my nylon seats with spilt milkshake,or spilling thinners on my "amblas" and melting them,,
h
if some of the so called "parts suppliers" could come up with the goods instead of flacid excuses,,maybe it might have the right bits..
maybe i shud get rid and get a car full of isopon,pop rivetted repairs to the base unit,and a rattling v8 lump and a nylon interior ,just so i can say its 100 percent original--???
no thanks-id rather catch the bus..
guess who wont be attending rover p6 national rally
???
me!!!!!
i have a phobia of "train spotter -coats"
i will be violently sick-
anyway to upset you purists,,i will keep it the way it is,,albeit improve a few items as i see fit along the way..
who has the comfort spec p6 ?
me!!
who has nice leathers instead of ambla??
me!!
i know the cars spec is totally wrong,,but i want it to look pleasing to my eyes,,not a concours judges! (i have to sit in and drive the old bus-not the judge or other club members)
,,also i want a comfy ride..its for driving,,not entering prestigious awards..
sooo heres to spending many days "feeding " my old worn out second hand bronze box pleat leathers( YES-I KNOW THEY ARE 1976 VINTAGE,,BUT I DONT CARE!) with leather food..and not worrying about staining my nylon seats with spilt milkshake,or spilling thinners on my "amblas" and melting them,,
h
Brian-Northampton
Administrator
Hi Brook Shaw,
I've re-read the whole post, and a really think you've got the wrong end of the stick, from your initial request for boot letters a whole discussion was started about where Rover put them, in what year, and in what style. You yourself said
We've plenty of posts discussing different wheels, lowering suspension, creating convertibles, adding jag differentials, uprating brakes, de-bumpering, etc etc Anything Goes!
If your car is a "bit of everything" but you like it, that's great. And I know for a fact that the RP6C National Rally would welcome your car even if you chose to paint flames down the side of it. It's all about the car, not the concours. Some people like to do that sort of thing, others don't, and I know the club recognises that.
From the discussion though - I hope you made up your mind which letters you want to put on the boot (small letters ontop of number plate, large letters bottom left of boot, or the plate style or a combination of all three), looks like you've had some offers from forum chaps with some going spare.
I've re-read the whole post, and a really think you've got the wrong end of the stick, from your initial request for boot letters a whole discussion was started about where Rover put them, in what year, and in what style. You yourself said
but (and I'm sure I speak for pretty much everyone) we really don't care what it is you put on your car as long as it is what you want to do.
We've plenty of posts discussing different wheels, lowering suspension, creating convertibles, adding jag differentials, uprating brakes, de-bumpering, etc etc Anything Goes!
If your car is a "bit of everything" but you like it, that's great. And I know for a fact that the RP6C National Rally would welcome your car even if you chose to paint flames down the side of it. It's all about the car, not the concours. Some people like to do that sort of thing, others don't, and I know the club recognises that.
From the discussion though - I hope you made up your mind which letters you want to put on the boot (small letters ontop of number plate, large letters bottom left of boot, or the plate style or a combination of all three), looks like you've had some offers from forum chaps with some going spare.
Exactly what Brian said! (Nicely put btw)
Didn't mean to cause offence, Brook. As I said earlier I think your car is gorgeous. It's just that you started the discussion on the other thread by asking what was CORRECT for your car and whether you should change them or leave them alone. You also said that you had been told your Rover badge was wrong and we were merely pointing out why it wasn't. It is of course your car to do with as you wish and all of us on here love to see a nice P6, regardless of colour, spec or originality.
Sorry. Peace!
Didn't mean to cause offence, Brook. As I said earlier I think your car is gorgeous. It's just that you started the discussion on the other thread by asking what was CORRECT for your car and whether you should change them or leave them alone. You also said that you had been told your Rover badge was wrong and we were merely pointing out why it wasn't. It is of course your car to do with as you wish and all of us on here love to see a nice P6, regardless of colour, spec or originality.
Sorry. Peace!