John W
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Guys
Much though I would LOVE to keep this car, I no longer have garage space and she is deteriorating under a cover, so she needs to be sold.
1964 Rover 2000 P6, registered by Rover and used in suspension development (For the development of butyl suspension bushes-later to become standard on the P6) until 1966, when she was bought by Ted Arnold, who was the Deputy engine development manager at Rover Solihull as his own personal car. He kept the car until c. 2002 when I bought it following his death. Since then, it has changed owners once and is now in my father's name.
It is Wedgwood blue (Rare) and originally had grey leather interior. The leather was tatty, so I replaced it with a better Buckskin (Cream) interior. (I still have the grey trim and it will go with the car if you want to return it to original.)
Ted Arnold was a fastidious kind of guy, and when Girling brakes were introduced, he took the car back to the factory in 1966 for a full Girling conversion, replacing the troublesome early Dunlop type. (Much easier/cheaper to source parts.)
The car has a standard 2000 engine, but experimental gearbox and back axle, which Ted's Son told me came from the aborted rally cars. The gearbox and axle numbers start with "EXP" !! This car accelerates unlike ANY 2000 P6 I have ever driven (And I have driven a few!),. This must be due to the experimental ratios, but I have no details of course. The rear suspension arms have "Butyl bushes" written on them in yellow paint, although this has faded and chipped over the years.
So the car has MUCH provenance, but what is it like now? As technical advisor to the RP6 club, I know my P6's, so I will be honest.
The car has no MOT, but I'm confident it would pass one with VERY little work. (It expired, but did NOT fail!) Mechanically, it starts,runs, drives and stops perfectly. Everything works. It is VERY low mileage. Can't remember offhand and it has had the speedo replaced, but I still have the old speedo. (Total Under 50,000 miles)
The base unit is VERY Solid. It had a new OSR bump stop mount and a patch on the NSR sill a few years ago and was fully undersealed and waxoyled following that at the NEC restoration show. (On a tilter!!) There is now some corrosion/flaking on the door shuts, but the most it will need is some replacement door seal channel. (Easy.)
Bodywise-all four wings were replaced in the 1980's. Now, the fronts are a bit scabby at the front, but not rotten (Definitely useable). The rears have some blistering next to the rear doors on the vertical seams. They are still FAR from scrap, but it depends on what you want. I can supply NEW rear wings at additional cost if you want.
The doors need some work. The OSR is poor at the bottom-could do with replacing. The others are scabby but savable.
The paint is very oxidised due to age, but as you will see from the photos, it has cleaned up well in the past. It could really do with a full respray at some point.
Now to the pics:
So what am I doing? I have a lot on my plate with various cars at the moment. This is a rare car that deserves restoration and conservation. It is low mileage and has a VERY interesting provenance for the Rover enthusiast. Being COMPLETELY honest, if I had the room, it wouldn't be going!!
In it's current state, I Want £1500 OVNO for the car. Viewing is very welcome and encouraged-it is located in WS5 postcode. If it doesn't make near that figure, I will devote the time to changing the panels and get it resprayed. It will then be priced at £6-8000 at the next NEC Show! Be aware that this is my Dad's retirement fund, so I'm not going to accept silly offers. Please PM me for more details........
Much though I would LOVE to keep this car, I no longer have garage space and she is deteriorating under a cover, so she needs to be sold.
1964 Rover 2000 P6, registered by Rover and used in suspension development (For the development of butyl suspension bushes-later to become standard on the P6) until 1966, when she was bought by Ted Arnold, who was the Deputy engine development manager at Rover Solihull as his own personal car. He kept the car until c. 2002 when I bought it following his death. Since then, it has changed owners once and is now in my father's name.
It is Wedgwood blue (Rare) and originally had grey leather interior. The leather was tatty, so I replaced it with a better Buckskin (Cream) interior. (I still have the grey trim and it will go with the car if you want to return it to original.)
Ted Arnold was a fastidious kind of guy, and when Girling brakes were introduced, he took the car back to the factory in 1966 for a full Girling conversion, replacing the troublesome early Dunlop type. (Much easier/cheaper to source parts.)
The car has a standard 2000 engine, but experimental gearbox and back axle, which Ted's Son told me came from the aborted rally cars. The gearbox and axle numbers start with "EXP" !! This car accelerates unlike ANY 2000 P6 I have ever driven (And I have driven a few!),. This must be due to the experimental ratios, but I have no details of course. The rear suspension arms have "Butyl bushes" written on them in yellow paint, although this has faded and chipped over the years.
So the car has MUCH provenance, but what is it like now? As technical advisor to the RP6 club, I know my P6's, so I will be honest.
The car has no MOT, but I'm confident it would pass one with VERY little work. (It expired, but did NOT fail!) Mechanically, it starts,runs, drives and stops perfectly. Everything works. It is VERY low mileage. Can't remember offhand and it has had the speedo replaced, but I still have the old speedo. (Total Under 50,000 miles)
The base unit is VERY Solid. It had a new OSR bump stop mount and a patch on the NSR sill a few years ago and was fully undersealed and waxoyled following that at the NEC restoration show. (On a tilter!!) There is now some corrosion/flaking on the door shuts, but the most it will need is some replacement door seal channel. (Easy.)
Bodywise-all four wings were replaced in the 1980's. Now, the fronts are a bit scabby at the front, but not rotten (Definitely useable). The rears have some blistering next to the rear doors on the vertical seams. They are still FAR from scrap, but it depends on what you want. I can supply NEW rear wings at additional cost if you want.
The doors need some work. The OSR is poor at the bottom-could do with replacing. The others are scabby but savable.
The paint is very oxidised due to age, but as you will see from the photos, it has cleaned up well in the past. It could really do with a full respray at some point.
Now to the pics:
So what am I doing? I have a lot on my plate with various cars at the moment. This is a rare car that deserves restoration and conservation. It is low mileage and has a VERY interesting provenance for the Rover enthusiast. Being COMPLETELY honest, if I had the room, it wouldn't be going!!
In it's current state, I Want £1500 OVNO for the car. Viewing is very welcome and encouraged-it is located in WS5 postcode. If it doesn't make near that figure, I will devote the time to changing the panels and get it resprayed. It will then be priced at £6-8000 at the next NEC Show! Be aware that this is my Dad's retirement fund, so I'm not going to accept silly offers. Please PM me for more details........
