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Can't fault the seller for preparing the car well! I'm keen on the best of the P6s finally being recognised financially. Given how much some routine Fords and Jags go for; this really should fetch over £10k. I've just got my 2000TC back from Nick Dunning. I've spent about £13k so far on it's...

Amy and I seem to have developed a V8 fetish. Both make our S1 V8 look positively economical!

There is only one answer to the 4-Pot v. V8 debate... One of each! I alternate which one is in the garage near to home and each time I change them over I think "this one is my favorite". The 4 cylinder TC is a very pure expression of the original executive express. I love it. The V8 auto is...

My favorite moment of the Goodwood Revival: the marshals hoiking the replicas out of the queue to get into the classic parking areas. Queue some rather irate Morgan owners and GT40 replicas. These were forcibly stopped and shown to the 'park of shame' with all the others who'd tried it on. The...

Dear southern UK forum members, Can anyone recommend a good garage, in or near London, for a variety of little P6 tasks (servicing, tuning, clutch and some switches)? Yes I know I could do it myself, but I simply don't have time. I am conscious of Forum rules - so I'm just hoping for a couple...

476bhp, 516lbft. 9 years old and rather splendid.

Wow - I've just the whole 28 page saga of Lady Charlotte. Dave, I'm in awe. True Rover devotion. I hope you are rewarded with the reliability you clearly now deserve! Simon

Is anyone in the group near Perth? A 1964 2000 is coming up at auction there. 1 owner, 47,000 miles, Wedgewood blue, stored 26 years. http://www6.amstock.co.uk/morrisleslie/ ... &sale=1575 It might be lovely or just rotten. If it's good I'd love to restore it as it's such an early one - and...

Dear forum users, I hope someone can help. Sadly my p6, an early series 1 2000TC, has been a victim of some interior vandal damage. Someone has broken off the front interior light, which hangs off the back of the rear view mirror. This has been nicked. They have also bent the stalk for the...

Fair comments all - esp the 'careful what you wish for' I just get upset to see good cars needing about £3k spent on base unit and overhaul being stripped for spares as they are uneconomic to repair. I have also driven (though never bought) my fair share of horribly tarted 1960s Jaguars left...

With apologies for bringing this topic back "on-message"... I'm now on my fourth series 1 V8, have driven many others, and have found that vapour-lock seems to be quite car specific. I live in London and, until this one, had used the Rovers as everyday drivers in all weathers. Some cars just...

So Ian's Talago has gone for the best part of £20,000 (inc premium). Whilst I don't think P6s are cars to make a profit on (sadly unless you break them); this should encourage more to restore good cars to a very high standard. Wonderful news.

Far too steep for me - over £20K with premiums but I'm glad Ian got a decent return for the effort. It remains a very rare car and a bit of Rover history despite all that's happened to it. S

That may just be THE bargain on e-bay. less than a day to go... Good luck someone! S

Dear Cas, Welcome to the world of the P6 Rover. I have owned at least one since I was 17 - 22 years ago(!). I am now on my 16th and 17th p6. In that time I have had to replace or restore almost every part of them, and whilst I'd agree some components car seem daunting - actually it's pretty...

Ian, Thank you for posting! I am a huge admirer of any "car saver". It has clearly been a labour of love and, subject to one more discussion with 'she who must be obeyed', hope to bid. With best wishes Simon

Indeed - that's my point. I'd be seriously happy to pay £10k for a spot-on original V8 or £7K for 2000TC in the same condition. Not because I'm an overpaid naive idiot (at least I hope not) but because I know how much it costs how much it would cost to get a car into this nick and how few there...

Wow. I hadn't even thought of club, and therefore insurance, valuations. I don't actually think that the value of the best going up will make a huge difference to condition 3 cars - as I posted, differentials are widening for all cars. Series 1 XJs and Daimler 250V8s both range from the £1k to...

I believe the P6 Rover is massively undervalued by the classic car market place at present. I mention this as I have just found a Marina for sale for £3k and a Triumph 1300 dolomite for £4.5k. When it came out the 2000 was a wholly fresh design. The safest UK car at the time, and thought to...

Likewise a subscriber to Classic and Sportscar. The article is very fair - it details all the work done both recently and during the car's past. It would seem very little of the car is original 'Talago' but it is an excellent restoration of how it was in 1969. The article also details many of...

I had no idea how many different styles of old plates there were. I found "Tippers" to be really helpful: http://www.tippersvintageplates.co.uk/p ... ent&part=2 That said, you'll then find yourself admiring the 'ACE peaked' plates - a snip at £173 a pair... the 2000 looks stunning with them...

A big welcome. I too am a recent member of the forum. I have two P6s - a 2000TC and a 3500 auto both are series 1s as I prefer the look of the earlier cars. I have not been without a P6 since I was 17 despite now being able to afford more modern kit (two previous XJRs now on a 'sensible' XJ 2.7...

If my maths is right - the next one is Tuesday 13th July. Sadly I'm flying to Singapore that night for work. Are there other informal get-togethers over the summer. I've got my 2000TC in really fine fettle just now and would love to meet up for beer and car-related chat. I haven't been to a...

My 2000TC in all her glory. Wonderful to see another as far away as possible!! S

Hello all, I came across this forum by accident whilst looking into more detail on the "Talago". How fantastic to come across this group. I'm definitely hankering after the Talago... pity it's not very original. I had got rather jaded about Rover groups a few years ago (don't worry; not going...