Australian 1976 Rover

Very sweet - even quite like the ww tyres. Draws attention to the car , then you look beyond the damned things.
RV8 always needed a twin exhaust system. On my list next time I need a new one. Break ya bastard!!. I had a Dart [sp250] back in the 70's and only bought it coz of the dual noise out the back.
 
Don't know the car but it has been advertised on carsales for at least 6 months, probably more. Looks like a Celica or Supra gearbox which can only be good.

Price is on high side.
 
I have seen this on the internet for at least 18 months, and i think that it is sold, lots of adds in justcars mag and others stay on the books just to keep the numbers up.
A member in my car club sold his Wolseley 24/80 7 months ago and its still in justcars..........its a nice car that rover , new leather interior too, but ooh the price!
Peter
 
Hi Peter

I agree on Justcars (once rang about a car I spotted which had been sold so much earlier that the seller had trouble remembering it), but carsales are far more efficient. I sold a car through that site and they very promptly organised removal of the ad, together with providing useful info for both buyer and seller.

Just looking at the Rover pics , for the ott price would want a better bonnet fit and some trim/boot for the gearstick which appears too long to be comfortable, the phone cradle holes to be filled and would need convincing on the colour. But then again I'm a bit of an A***hole.
 
You know I personally prefer original(ish) looking cars that look like what they are, used and old but I'm also fond of good restorations and custom jobs that reflect their owners and are very personal. To me this is my least favourite category, the loadsamoney special. It isn't one thing or the other really and I feel myself plotting a trip to the motorfactors for some tyre black. (other opinions are available).

However, it does illustrate that Rover really should have offered a better colour choice as this works very well, a least to modern eyes. Triumph 2000/2500 owners got nearly 50 colours over the years. Not fair.
 
You know I personally prefer original(ish) looking cars that look like what they are, used and old but I'm also fond of good restorations and custom jobs that reflect their owners and are very personal. To me this is my least favourite category, the loadsamoney special. It isn't one thing or the other really and I feel myself plotting a trip to the motorfactors for some tyre black. (other opinions are available).

However, it does illustrate that Rover really should have offered a better colour choice as this works very well, a least to modern eyes. Triumph 2000/2500 owners got nearly 50 colours over the years. Not fair.

QUOTE: It isn't one thing or the other really and I feel myself plotting a trip to the motor-factors for some tyre black. (other opinions are available).
How about all white tyres with a black wall? or a stick of jelly? :D
Drifters have green tyres and green smoke too....oohhh
 
At some point the only Pirellis I could get had thin whitewalls and (hoon that I was) I chose to have the whitewalls exposed rather than mounting the multidirectional tyres with the w.w.s on the inside
 
I quite like the look of this Ron.
Its nice to be different sometimes.
Chrome rostyles and anodised aluminium grill would possibly look better against the (60's look) colour.

mark.
 
At some point the only Pirellis I could get had thin whitewalls and (hoon that I was) I chose to have the whitewalls exposed rather than mounting the multidirectional tyres with the w.w.s on the inside

multidirectional tyres with the w.w.s on the inside[/QUOTE]
now that is the most purist coment that I have ever heard, bet you had happy worms in your driveway?
happy gravel and weeds, such is life in a perfect world?o_O;)
 
multidirectional tyres with the w.w.s on the inside
now that is the most purist coment that I have ever heard, bet you had happy worms in your driveway?
happy gravel and weeds, such is life in a perfect world?o_O;)[/QUOTE]
I'd love to reply but must admit to not having a clue about what you are saying.
 
now that is the most purist coment that I have ever heard, bet you had happy worms in your driveway?
happy gravel and weeds, such is life in a perfect world?o_O;)
I'd love to reply but must admit to not having a clue about what you are saying.[/QUOTE]

Well, if the white wall tyres were installed with the white wall on the inside, the only view would be by worms, gravel and weeds.
that would make the rivet counters stand up and shrike with amazement and horror in a concourse event, but, the worms, gravel and weeds would think Wow, life is worth living down here, made our day...:rolleyes::)
 
Understand, I think ???

Anyhow, around the same time British motoring journalist and race/rally driver Tony Dron was devoting lots of column inches to the fact that he was really upset at having been able to get only whitewalls for his (?) Mk11 Zephyr, and how it really was not a good look. Occurred to me that some-one with his automotive knowledge and expertise might have figured out that he could mount the tyres the other way round on the rims (am sure this was way before unidirectional tyres).
Wondered whether the letters "go" were missing from the end of his name. But am sure there is a valid reason for his not doing it.
 
I remember here in Australia, there was a business that offered a mobile whitewall tyre service.
They had a machine that skimmed a few thou of the side of the tyre and then applied a white rubberized solution and hey presto .......instant white wall tyres.
I haven't seen them around for years, maybe the mere act of interfering with the construction of a tyre was not allowed by the department of motor transport? o_O
Peter
 
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