The Rovering Member
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I must say, I think I prefer it to the SD1.
testrider said:The door silhouette does look the same, the only difference I can see is that the P76 rear doors don't overlap the wheelarch/D post like on the P8 and P6 so the tooling would have been different or at least modified.
Are there any photos of the engine bay or chassis of the P8 to compare with the P76?
John said:but as a P6 replacement? Nah its a PWL (pig with lipstick)
John.
John said:, wing vents from an Alfa Montreals C pillar
John said:Oooh No, that looks like a kit car made of odds and sods compared to the SD1. Nose like an AC3000 (I know it came later, but still not pretty), bonnet scoop off a tank transporter, backside from a 300 Cedric with a bit of Marina, wing vents from an Alfa Montreals C pillar. It's a right mongrels breakfast. I appreciate the original one wants saving, but as a P6 replacement? Nah its a PWL (pig with lipstick)
John.
chrisyork said:I think I can see through the detailing to an amazingly squat, brutish presence
PeterB76 said:Cracking thread this 8)
I didn't even know that this P8 had survived! Fantastic that you got a few shots of it before being ushered away Nick.
I wonder why Gaydon are so 'secret squirrel' about this (and other interesting cars that they no doubt have), as I've never seen it there.
PeterB76 said:I'm sure a lot of detail was left to be resolved for the final production version. I'm not convinced that Rover management would have signed off their new super-saloon quite as it stood there. But as a Bristol-esque Mercedes-eater it would have no doubt been terrific!