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series1buff
22nd April 2011, 01:26 PM
I had to buy this as its future was not certain, the old chaps family showed nil interest in it .

It has a excellent chassis and almost rust free bulkhead . Has a 53 siamese motor but comes with a spare 1.6 motor

The body has been reskinned in steel !

Great thing is..its not far from me .

Mike
JayBoRover
22nd April 2011, 02:24 PM
Great stuff Mike. Nice to see another one saved from a future of neglect. So it's a '50 like mine. It doesn't look too bad from the few photo's, but I'm looking forward to seeing more. Do you have details of the 1.6 engine? I'm guessing you haven't actually collected it yet.
Cheers
John B
Lostkiwi
22nd April 2011, 02:24 PM
What a great find. Looks like you have a great starting point for a nice rebuild:BigThumb:

Would love to see more pic's when it has been retrieved from the scrub
260AC
23rd April 2011, 05:36 AM
Mike,

Nice one.

She was Dispatched 'In' 20/10/49 and 'Out' 08/11/49 to Regent Motors Melbourne. She was built at Solihull also, not a Regents CKD.
series1buff
23rd April 2011, 01:57 PM
It was worth buying it for the chassis and bulkhead . It does run too.The ring pull setup is still in it . The body is a write off , somebody has attacked it with angle iron and steel sheet. Home made doors !

I missed the 49 model in town here , just recently it vanished . It also had the grill mesh chop done . It's chassis was almost rusted right away and it was just about broken in half !

They are still turning up !

Mike
Lost Landy
23rd April 2011, 02:16 PM
Oh what a top find, you have to love those blinkers on the wings they stand out like elephant ears :D
series1buff
23rd April 2011, 02:21 PM
Two more pics. I can only think they used steel to beef up the tub ! WHY

MIKE
chris1983rangie
27th April 2011, 10:35 PM
hi Mike, Congrats mate thats a good Find. Cheers Chris
Landy Smurf
2nd May 2011, 06:06 PM
hey good s1 find you got there i wish i could get one with an instrument panel like yours
series1buff
19th May 2011, 08:37 PM
Filling up . Two dodgy characters turned up at the petrol station , selling computers and stereos out the back of a van... they asked but no takers.


The Rover drove onto the trailer under it's own power , the tank had old stale petrol in it. The car hasn't had a decent run for many years , it spluttered and eventually came to life. Hooray !

Mike
wrinklearthur
19th May 2011, 09:09 PM
Two more pics. I can only think they used steel to beef up the tub ! WHY

MIKE
Hi Mike

Can someone refresh my memory please?
I would like to see some pictures of the difference between the siamese and spread bore 2 litre motors if possible.
I has been forty years since I was shown and my short term memory isn't as good as it should be. :wheelchair:

Cheers Arthur