I have just returned from a looong drive down to Eltham, a small town near Mt Taranaki on the West coast of our North Island about 450kms south of Auckland in a rental van, towing a car trailer to pick up a 1970 Rover 2000TC that has spent the last decade(?) languishing in a barn.
It was offered to me 6 months ago and I have finally managed to find the time and money to go down and get it. It was given a quick clean and loaded onto a trailer. It didn't look too bad with a wash.
So, why on earth would I drive for 5 hours each way to collect a scruffy old 2000? Well, from the above pic, you can see the series 1 side strips (as discussed elsewhere on this forum) and you should be able to make out the Sundym glass and maybe even the ebony ET headrests. But the main reasons for this tiring trip...
Delanair Air conditioning which appears to be all present and correct (Compressor still turns too!) Also, woodrim wheel and gearknob and...
Rear headrests! Yay!
The wheels are 13" from a VDP 3litre or Westminster or some such. The former owner pinched the 14s from the Rover to use on his Austin. It appears to be quite solid with very little rust apparent although I have not had a lot of time to inspect it thoroughly yet. It did come with it's toolkit and owners handbooks and it was apparently imported from Bankok in 1973. The chassis number (for Rudiger) is 41603183G and it is Sage green with ebony leather.
It was offered to me 6 months ago and I have finally managed to find the time and money to go down and get it. It was given a quick clean and loaded onto a trailer. It didn't look too bad with a wash.
So, why on earth would I drive for 5 hours each way to collect a scruffy old 2000? Well, from the above pic, you can see the series 1 side strips (as discussed elsewhere on this forum) and you should be able to make out the Sundym glass and maybe even the ebony ET headrests. But the main reasons for this tiring trip...
Delanair Air conditioning which appears to be all present and correct (Compressor still turns too!) Also, woodrim wheel and gearknob and...
Rear headrests! Yay!
The wheels are 13" from a VDP 3litre or Westminster or some such. The former owner pinched the 14s from the Rover to use on his Austin. It appears to be quite solid with very little rust apparent although I have not had a lot of time to inspect it thoroughly yet. It did come with it's toolkit and owners handbooks and it was apparently imported from Bankok in 1973. The chassis number (for Rudiger) is 41603183G and it is Sage green with ebony leather.