Adam Birch
Member
Ok, there is absolutely no doubt that I have caught the bug/addiction of the Rover P6 charm - I couldn't help myself, but I have bought yet another P6, a 1975 3500S, from Nick Dunning. My friends think I'm nuts, and I suppose in a way (good way of course) I am 
How I come to know about the car - It was on ebay as a non runner about November time last year, there weren't many photos, and I didn't think much of it. I only thought "ooh it's ended early, I wonder why"... Later in the month, Nick told me how they bought the car as a project to see them through the winter - as business is usually low. But this winter saw a lot of business, and no time for a little project. As it happens I then saw the car, and had a look around it - then just fell for the car - there was just something about the car that really appealed to me, but I don't know what. I was then a bit dubious about getting it, but time ran out and Nick had to list it on ebay. (The car has since been got running). I then placed my bid, and won.
The specs of the car are:
Reg'd 1/6/1975
3500S
Tobacco Leaf with huntsman roof/d-posts/sill covers, and Sandalwood leather boxpleat (otherwise known as brown and browner)
96,000 miles
No PAS but has the smaller leather PAS steering wheel
No sunroof
No boot mount kit
In need of welding, attention to brakes, cleaning of fuel tank and lines, and then small jobs from there,
And unfortunately not much history - just a small price to pay.
The Numberplate is JOD24N. What makes this interesting is that that therefore makes me a JOD Botherer - I have been bothering him over the weekend. Also, I don't do banger racing, but I have picked up from Nick and Duncan that in banger racing, P6's are called Joeys - I have used this term quite often myself when talking to friends. The point here is JOD is therefore an acronym of Joey Over-Dose. Seeing that this is my fourth P6 in 2 years, in a way sums up the last 2 years of my life, And I love it!!
Sunday (27th) I went over to see the car again, and started preparing him for welding. I brought my camera, but I was having so much fun, I forgot to take before and after pictures of preparation. There is however time to do so next time I go down there. I do however know you all want pictures, and pictures are what I have - as I forgot to take pictures of my own, here's a few of Nick's pictures:
There's only one real drawback of buying this car, and that's that I'm going to have to postpone the recomissioning of both Jod, and Unbitrium, my 2000 auto - for money reasons, however it isn't going to be by long. My friend insists that there are more drawbacks, such as it's brown - I see this as a benefit - the colour combo just works, for me at least.
Cheers, Adam.
How I come to know about the car - It was on ebay as a non runner about November time last year, there weren't many photos, and I didn't think much of it. I only thought "ooh it's ended early, I wonder why"... Later in the month, Nick told me how they bought the car as a project to see them through the winter - as business is usually low. But this winter saw a lot of business, and no time for a little project. As it happens I then saw the car, and had a look around it - then just fell for the car - there was just something about the car that really appealed to me, but I don't know what. I was then a bit dubious about getting it, but time ran out and Nick had to list it on ebay. (The car has since been got running). I then placed my bid, and won.
The specs of the car are:
Reg'd 1/6/1975
3500S
Tobacco Leaf with huntsman roof/d-posts/sill covers, and Sandalwood leather boxpleat (otherwise known as brown and browner)
96,000 miles
No PAS but has the smaller leather PAS steering wheel
No sunroof
No boot mount kit
In need of welding, attention to brakes, cleaning of fuel tank and lines, and then small jobs from there,
And unfortunately not much history - just a small price to pay.
The Numberplate is JOD24N. What makes this interesting is that that therefore makes me a JOD Botherer - I have been bothering him over the weekend. Also, I don't do banger racing, but I have picked up from Nick and Duncan that in banger racing, P6's are called Joeys - I have used this term quite often myself when talking to friends. The point here is JOD is therefore an acronym of Joey Over-Dose. Seeing that this is my fourth P6 in 2 years, in a way sums up the last 2 years of my life, And I love it!!
Sunday (27th) I went over to see the car again, and started preparing him for welding. I brought my camera, but I was having so much fun, I forgot to take before and after pictures of preparation. There is however time to do so next time I go down there. I do however know you all want pictures, and pictures are what I have - as I forgot to take pictures of my own, here's a few of Nick's pictures:
There's only one real drawback of buying this car, and that's that I'm going to have to postpone the recomissioning of both Jod, and Unbitrium, my 2000 auto - for money reasons, however it isn't going to be by long. My friend insists that there are more drawbacks, such as it's brown - I see this as a benefit - the colour combo just works, for me at least.
Cheers, Adam.
