NADA 3500S Anyone? (Not mine!)

[quattro]

I have some familiarity with American cars, and can state with some confidence that forced induction is not necessary for emissions control.

I always thought that the centre scoop was more of a cold air induction thing, and not forced induction.

 

[typonaut]

Just out of interest: Wikipedia says the side markers on NADA cars are reflectors. Is that correct? I thought that from 1968 the USA required lit side markers.

 

[sagegreen]

Just out of interest: Wikipedia says the side markers on NADA cars are reflectors. Is that correct? I thought that from 1968 the USA required lit side markers.

Hi typonaut,
the 3500S nada has sidemarkers and reflectors. The 2000TC nada just has reflectors (as far as i remember)

regards
Richard

my website

RIDERO | SITE photographs urban streets architecture photo art - ROVER 3500S Export NADA

ridero.site, Photographs of Rover 3500S nada, Federal Rover 3500s

ridero.site

 

[sagegreen]

I have some familiarity with American cars, and can state with some confidence that forced induction is not necessary for emissions control.

The bonnet (hood) styling of the NADA P6 is about the ugliest thing I have ever seen on a car – it looks like it has been styled by a 12-year-old after watching Thunderbirds. And I am not knocking the condition of any of the cars shown here - just the aesthetics.

Like the other NADA adaptations (bigger bumpers…), the scoops are just some odd way of attempting to appeal to the American consumer.

If you want to see scoops done better, just take a look at the Shelby Mustangs of the same era.

Oh, I love the funcional bonnet scoops since ever, they are far more elegant designed than some other "US muscle cars" or even british sports cars. My Opinion. I love all the NADA bits and stuff,

 

[sagegreen]

I have to say I really like the bonnet scoops. They are the first thing that people notice when they see my car as they are so blatantly 'not there' on UK cars which are what most people remember, when they come over and say, "my dad had one of those!". I am a bit biased though! I like the NADA look. It is very American with its flashy wheels (Magstars with triple eared spinners on mine!), blacked out grille and more purposeful aggressive look. Parked next to a standard 3500, you can see why bank managers liked the UK version, being typically British and sensible!

Everyone has their favorite models though for all sorts of reasons!!

Love it too, since i was a baby in 1970, I grow up with my fathers (2 nadas) car. in combination with white band tyres, pin stripes on the side, bigger bumpers and an more luxury interior it is a more agressive and powerful car.

my website:

RIDERO | SITE photographs urban streets architecture photo art - ROVER 3500S Export NADA

ridero.site, Photographs of Rover 3500S nada, Federal Rover 3500s

ridero.site

 

[DavidWalker]

Hi typonaut,
the 3500S nada has sidemarkers and reflectors. The 2000TC nada just has reflectors (as far as i remember)

regards
Richard

my website

RIDERO | SITE photographs urban streets architecture photo art - ROVER 3500S Export NADA

ridero.site, Photographs of Rover 3500S nada, Federal Rover 3500s

ridero.site

My 1970 NADA TC had reflectors and sidemarkers, the sidemarkers are the same as the P5.

 

[sagegreen]

I always thought that the centre scoop was more of a cold air induction thing, and not forced induction.

Hi quattro,
the outer pair of the scoops are for cold air, i believe this is pretty sure. the centre scoop is ? Well I believe it is for forced air induction, like a RAM-air system, because the air filter box has this opening in the middle, with a dirt grid and the rubber lip. So the airstream can only be blown into the air filter box. I know that some of the old US muscle cars had this function of a RAM-Air, so the more air came in, the more power was generated, maybe 15 - 25 HP. I don't know, it's just a guess.

regards
Richard

 

[keynsham1]

The centre scoop just allows cold air into the airbox. There is a flap on the airbox intake which can move up and down to change the air temperature of the air entering the airbox. Air comes in cold from the outside via the scoop and hot from around the exhaust manifold in variable amounts, mixes together, and then theoretically ends up entering the engine at a constant temperature mixture of the two. In order to try and meet the US emissions requirements, the idea is to ensure a constant air temperature entering the engine, hence constant density and so constant oxygen level to perfectly match the fixed fuel amount supplied by the carburettors. In a modern car you can adjust the fuelling to match the air flow and temperature. Rover did the opposite my matching the air temperature to the fuel flow!!