Rover 2000 Charm

Talago

Talago

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I previously mentioned these items in a couple of Rover Club magazines.

I bought the two of them together a few years ago and paid around £25 for the pair.

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The first item is a boxed silver Rover 2000 Charm

The silver charm measures approximately 3cm long x 1cm wide x 8mm high.

On the base it is engraved ‘SILVER ROVER 2000 MADE IN ENGLAND’.

On the rear bumper is a little ring to allow it to be attached to a charm bracelet or to a necklace etc.

It comes in a cream coloured presentation box, which bears the Rover insignia on the inner liner of the lid, and has a red velvet base.

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The second item is a Rover 2000 paperweight

The paperweight is made from acrylic plastic and is approximately 7cm in diameter.

It has cast into it the same silver Rover 2000 charm. Along with the original ROVER 2000 script used at the launch of the P6.

The chap that I bought these from reckoned that they may have been issued at the launch of the Rover 2000, or at a special preview day.

I have never seen any other examples of these.

If anyone can give any further information on when and why they were issued or how many were made, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks,

Colin
 
I actually bought one of the charms yesterday from eBay.com! No box & I was perfectly happy with the price, but let's just say your items were absolute bargains! :shock:

I hadn't seen one before either & thought it might make an interesting gift for my wife! :p I wonder what she'll think? :LOL:
 
Hi Phil,

I had a wee search there of completed ebay listings and seen the one you got. Very nice.

When I got mine my wife wanted it :eek: so I had to buy her something else so that I could keep it.

Colin
 
I spoke sometime ago to a lady who was present at the Rover 2000 launch. She has one of these charms and told me that, the silver P6 in the Presentation box was indeed a special launch item only given out to the ladies at the launch dinner, no where else. She still has hers and also one of the paperweights which was a dealership launch item given to the salesmen present.
 
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