Hi All
Current Cars: 2011 Jaguar XF 3.0; 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0.
Wish List: Rover 3500 V8
Why a Rover ? Well my Dad had a P4 for many years and I learned to drive in it (starting with the beach at Weston-Super-Mare !). In 1966 at Easter mum, dad & I took the Townsend Thoresen Southampton-Le Havre ferry overnight, and drove down to Cannes in the Rover for a short holiday, overnighting en route at Vienne. This was my first trip abroad. I remember a lot of the trip, which was so enjoyable.
Now, with 'milestone' birthdays for both the wife & I on the horizon, it seems a good time to recreate the 1966 trip. I don't really want a P4 for some reason, but a Rover P6 V8 looks like a good choice. It would be a car I would keep and look after too as we do go to classic car events every year.
No doubt you have anticipated the next question: where to find a good late example V8 in the next 6 months or so? Ideally red, blue or BR green. Being an Alfa owner I know one end of a spanner from the other, and a bit about electrics, fuel systems, brakes, etc but am useless (unknowledgeable) about carbs, engines and bodywork. So I'm looking for a good example, but am in no rush.
That's it for now. Happy motoring !
Current Cars: 2011 Jaguar XF 3.0; 1988 Alfa Romeo Spider 2.0.
Wish List: Rover 3500 V8
Why a Rover ? Well my Dad had a P4 for many years and I learned to drive in it (starting with the beach at Weston-Super-Mare !). In 1966 at Easter mum, dad & I took the Townsend Thoresen Southampton-Le Havre ferry overnight, and drove down to Cannes in the Rover for a short holiday, overnighting en route at Vienne. This was my first trip abroad. I remember a lot of the trip, which was so enjoyable.
Now, with 'milestone' birthdays for both the wife & I on the horizon, it seems a good time to recreate the 1966 trip. I don't really want a P4 for some reason, but a Rover P6 V8 looks like a good choice. It would be a car I would keep and look after too as we do go to classic car events every year.
No doubt you have anticipated the next question: where to find a good late example V8 in the next 6 months or so? Ideally red, blue or BR green. Being an Alfa owner I know one end of a spanner from the other, and a bit about electrics, fuel systems, brakes, etc but am useless (unknowledgeable) about carbs, engines and bodywork. So I'm looking for a good example, but am in no rush.
That's it for now. Happy motoring !