I have been going through my collection of manuals and handbooks and I have come across a service book for a 3500S NADA with the chassis number 43301919A, originally owned by a Mr Kyszkowski and delivered in Frankfurt, Germany on August 8th 1970, from SBC Automobile Services, Frankfurt. It's first service was carried out on 22nd July 1970 But there are no other services in the book.
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I was just wondering if anyone had any information about this car? Maybe it still exists somewhere?
Hi Keynsham1,
wow, this is great, because it is my car,
build in March 1970,
left the factory in tobacco brown / sandalwood interior
repainted in UK (1990s) to sage green
I bought it in 2001 in South England and brought it to Austria. I will shoot a photo of the door mounted VIn Nr plate soon.
Do you have more informations about 433001919A? Where did you find this service manual?
I am very surprised about this, I was always curious who was the first owner and where it was sold.
I only know, from my Documents of my car, the car was sold to
(1970 - 197? - Germany) through your information
(197? - 1983 - Switzerland)
(1983 - 1992 - Belgium)
(1992 - 2001 - UK - the car had 3 different owners)
(2001 - until now - Austria)
It is surprising, it was sold in 1970 in Germany but, otherwise not so surprising, because my fathers first Rover in 1971 (a 1969 brigade red NADA) was in first ownership owner by an in Germany based US army soldier. I can imagine, he bought the car in germany and did not brought it from the USA to germany (would be not to cheap in those times)
The car was stolen there in Germany and was used for some kind of robbery around 1971. The robbers escaped to Austria and left the vehicle parked. The soldier sold the car here in Austria.
Anyway, the, the second NADA (1969 tobacco brown) my father bought around 1975 in our hometown Salzburg in Austria from a toolmaker (owner of 3 P6's). I remember, the NADA had (already ?) MKII door handels.
So, It seems that Rover / BL sold the NADA's too on the European market, much earlier, not only after Rover / BL withdrawn the NADA from the US-Market in 1971 and went to sold them in Europe. my opinion.
kind regards
Richard
my car on my website
ridero.site, Photographs of Rover 3500S nada, Federal Rover 3500s
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