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Hello, delighted to find this fount of knowledge about a magnificent car. A group of us from Poros, Greece have just "invested" in a 1971 Rover 2000TC Mk II and are starting work to have it ready for the Tour du Peloponnese Classic Rally in October. Engine runs and we have driven it briefly as temperatures right now are too hot for any major drives without knowing the condition of the motor. So, can I start with the chassis/body number from under the bonnet 4490082 A. What information can be gleaned from that? Once we have some background we will know what specific parts we should be looking for.
Overall the car is in good condition and the selling notes say 69,000 kms. Only two owners before us. A doctor in Athens from 1971 to Jan. 2023 and then an elderly gentleman who wanted to restore a 2000. Sadly he died in April 2023 and his son owns a few classic cars and did not want this one. We have begun our journey and would welcome any advice from owners as to what we can expect. Photos attached show front back side and engine. Many Thanks.
 

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Look this is brilliant. Perhaps you could stay IN the car, parked close to or near a beach. In return for us providing bread and water you would give us with a complete update on what the car needs. In the cool of the evening we could meet at a local taverna where you would download all this information. At the end of the two weeks we would be able to drive you to the ferry in the Rover. Job done! Let me just check with my friends Georgiou and Vassilis, - they've been working as mercenaries in Ukraine recently and they can help with "looking after" you while you work on the car.
 
Mate, no probs! We are sort of from Australia so used to wide boys trying to take the mickey! However also happy to share knowledge on P6s!
Thanks for the offer...and if ever you are near Poros let us know.........so we can be in Athens, Rhodes or similar. Love your work!
 
Welcome. 44900082A indicates a LHD 2000TC MK II. That number series ran from Sept '70 to Sept '73, with 3,814 in total, so yours would have been the 82nd, making it an early LHD Series II TC: unusual to find cars of that era that are virtually one-owner.
 
Thank you for the info which is pretty much what I expected but good to have it confirmed. I think the car was first registered in Athens in Feb. 1971 which would fit with a Sept. 70 build and it was definitely a one owner car for 51 years. The electrics need the most work so we are concentrating on getting those right as well as the brakes. A long way to go!
 
Poros2000TC said:
Mate, no probs! We are sort of from Australia so used to wide boys trying to take the mickey! However also happy to share knowledge on P6s!
Thanks for the offer...and if ever you are near Poros let us know.........so we can be in Athens, Rhodes or similar. Love your work!
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Hey, glad to have you aboard.
I hope a bit of fun goes a little way to taking your minds off the terrible events happening over there, stay safe !
 
Just an afterthought...is 44900082 A the chassis number or the body number ..or are they the same? I gather the engine number is on the block somewhere and there are other numbers on a door jamb.
 
cobraboy said:
Hey, glad to have you aboard.
I hope a bit of fun goes a little way to taking your minds off the terrible events happening over there, stay safe !
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Thanks, yes we are about 200 kms from Rhodes to the south and a bit further away from Corfu to the north. We had similar scenes of evacuation and fire devastation in New South Wales two years ago.
 
Poros2000TC said:
Just an afterthought...is 44900082 A the chassis number or the body number ..or are they the same? I gather the engine number is on the block somewhere and there are other numbers on a door jamb.
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Rover called them commission numbers but in reality it is what we'd now call the VIN, or the old chassis number. For your age car, it was originally mounted on a small plate welded on the left-hand front inner wing, near the bonnet hinge.

The engine number should be at the front of the engine, near the timing cover, on a 'ledge'. One starting 415 would be a 10:1 compression TC, one starting 416 is a 9:1 cr TC.

Assuming it's the original paint, it was called Davos White.
 
Tony thank you for all this valuable info. Bit by bit we are assembling the car's data. We hope to find the Athens Dr. who originally owned the car to see if he has any paperwork etc from earlier days. Yes the 44900082 A number was on a plate exactly where you said. We'll go with calling it chassis number! Next time we visit the car we will seek out the engine number. We are pretty certain it is the original. And Davos white! What an exotic name from 1970 England. Again we think it is all original.
 
If you want to know more about the P6, I'd recommend buying Rover P6 by James Taylor. The new edition came out the other year, and is well worth reading.
 
Just had a visit to our vehicle to make notes and two items have come up. The engine number appears to be 41612963 F. We think it is original so is there anything in the numbers that might link it to a 1970 build? Secondly we have read about Series 2 fuseboxes and wondered if ours is likely to disintegrate, melt or otherwise cease to function? The wiring is certainly an odd mixture with various leads going nowhere and some highly ingenious joining of wires together. Fuel gauge, not working but temp, amps and oil pressure are. Horn and windscreen wipers not working but indicators are! So lots of fun to be had in the electrical dept! Any advice would be most welcome. Thank you
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Thank you for your immediate reply! That is great news and I can see you're an experienced fuse box fixer. We will press on with crimping tools in hand as we follow every lead. Cheers.
 
Poros2000TC said:
Thank you for your immediate reply! That is great news and I can see you're an experienced fuse box fixer. We will press on with crimping tools in hand as we follow every lead. Cheers.
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Harvey is an experienced EVERYTHING fixer. He knows his stuff. Nice looking car
 
Yes, not bad looking.....viewed from about 20 ft away! However it is our intention to slowly bring it back to better looking! First thing is to prepare it for a classic rally in October and then after that we have some time to look at paint, rust, and electrics. All in good time!
 
Thank you for spotting the missing number. The commission number on the wheel arch is actually 44900842 A and I have now located the engine number of 41612963 F. It appears to be a 1970 build car. Glad that was corrected.
 
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