Lewis Stephens
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Hi everyone from Down Under. What's that line from Sinatra's ' My way', ' Regrets, I've had a few....' So in my Rover owning history what are the regrets in selling and and buying that really stand out.
1. At Uni in 1974 I bought a Wedgwood green 1965 S1 2000. My first Rover. I thought it could impress the girls who were not into Holden Sandmans. ( Tarted up panel vans with a mattress in the back ) My Rover 2000 had the reading lights at each corner of the dash board, centre light below the rear vision mirror, rear spare wheel cover with handle, etc. It was bloody tough and I drove it around Australia. Wish I'd kept it to store and restore.
2. In 1980 I bought a 1967 S1 2000 TC. It had been imported from Singapore by its previous owner and was white with the solent blue side flashes and Rostyle wheels. Red leather interior. I maintained it to a high standard by George Gosbell. Australians will know him as the doyen of Rovers in Melbourne. My favourite. It could be driven hard and I drove it from Melbourne to Sydney every fortnight to see a girlfriend. Wish I'd kept it ( the car that is, not the girlfriend )
3. In 1982 I bought my first of many P6B's. It was a NZ 1976 model but sold new by Regent motors in May 1981. French Blue. Mine was a demonstrator car and cost me then $10,000. Loved the car, hated the colour. Wished I had kept it and nurtured it. Had all options fitted as a last of line model. Including SD1 engine.
4. In 1984 I bought a honey cream P6B. NZ model. Unusually for a Australian car it rusted like hell. A regretful buy
5. In 1993 I bought a Spainish Olive 1976 model. Very low mileage. A 86 year old judge sold it to me. Again a parts bin special as it has a mango interior and Huntsman side. I just didn't appreciate how rare this was.
Anyway, what have you regretted ?
1. At Uni in 1974 I bought a Wedgwood green 1965 S1 2000. My first Rover. I thought it could impress the girls who were not into Holden Sandmans. ( Tarted up panel vans with a mattress in the back ) My Rover 2000 had the reading lights at each corner of the dash board, centre light below the rear vision mirror, rear spare wheel cover with handle, etc. It was bloody tough and I drove it around Australia. Wish I'd kept it to store and restore.
2. In 1980 I bought a 1967 S1 2000 TC. It had been imported from Singapore by its previous owner and was white with the solent blue side flashes and Rostyle wheels. Red leather interior. I maintained it to a high standard by George Gosbell. Australians will know him as the doyen of Rovers in Melbourne. My favourite. It could be driven hard and I drove it from Melbourne to Sydney every fortnight to see a girlfriend. Wish I'd kept it ( the car that is, not the girlfriend )
3. In 1982 I bought my first of many P6B's. It was a NZ 1976 model but sold new by Regent motors in May 1981. French Blue. Mine was a demonstrator car and cost me then $10,000. Loved the car, hated the colour. Wished I had kept it and nurtured it. Had all options fitted as a last of line model. Including SD1 engine.
4. In 1984 I bought a honey cream P6B. NZ model. Unusually for a Australian car it rusted like hell. A regretful buy
5. In 1993 I bought a Spainish Olive 1976 model. Very low mileage. A 86 year old judge sold it to me. Again a parts bin special as it has a mango interior and Huntsman side. I just didn't appreciate how rare this was.
Anyway, what have you regretted ?