Rover SD1 - note the Rangie connection

[p38arover]

I've always liked the look of the Rover 3500/SD1. Too bad it suffered at the hands of British Leyland management and the UK automotive unions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9L7mrUj3mE

[scarry]

A couple in race trim.

https://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/16397310/640/16397310.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/16397310)

[Homestar]

A couple in race trim.

https://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/16397310/640/16397310.jpg (https://picturepush.com/public/16397310)

They must have photoshopped the red and yellow striped flag out. [emoji56]

[SPROVER]

I've always liked the look of the Rover 3500/SD1. Too bad it suffered at the hands of British Leyland management and the UK automotive unions.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9L7mrUj3mEI'm also a big fan of the SD1. Owned a few of them over the years. My current one is my favourite though. [emoji16]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210613/e87112b028c8b8ffb48ab70f0fe9ddf9.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210613/663688d57776e26cf2d7784071684e5e.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210613/2a2eb6368b127a83c33c09e662d4c71d.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20210613/6ed97fa04b3b0f6e6f893f1b5e971a27.jpg

[FisherX]

I've always loved the early Rovers especially the SD1. I had a P6B for a few years back in the late 80's.

If I was restoring my Leyland P76 Targa Florio I'd love a Vanden Plas.

[p38arover]

Dad had a couple of P76 - one was a blue Targa.

[jon3950]

I have soft spot for them too, having owned a couple back in the day. How’s this for a barn find:


https://youtu.be/xexTiqiDSZY

[pop058]

They must have photoshopped the red and yellow striped flag out. [emoji56]

That was subtle. [bigwhistle]

[scarry]

My father had a Rover 75 for years,and a couple of wrecks,i think they were 90's.
One had a headlight center of grill we used to call cyclops.

The 75 had a wooden dash,and was in VGC.

I am pretty sure it was sold around early 80's and replaced with an early 80's 2 door RR classic.
Joined the S1,in my sig,that was bought in '56 from the factory in the UK.

[loanrangie]

I learnt to drive in my mum's SD1, it was a private import 78 with a hi comp 3.5 and full length slide back soft roof. Was a great car to drive.

[PhilipA]

I helped out an embassy member in Saudi who had a terrible noise from the engine of his SD1. It was only that a water pump bolt had backed out and was contacting the pulley, but terrible noise.
It had electrical problems in that the tailgate lock would just keep chattering away.
I drove it around the block and was very impressed by the flat handling.
On P6Bs, did anyone notice on the Jack Irish season 3 episode 2? that they destroyed a good P6B by backing it at speed into a pole. Bit of a waste but I guess cheaper than a Studebaker Hawk to crash.
BTW they produced SD1s in India for many years until maybe 20 years ago and AFAIK they were fitted with a Vanguard engine. I have seen one.
Regards PhilipA

Standard 2000 - the Rover SD1 redeveloped for India (aronline.co.uk) (https://www.aronline.co.uk/cars/rover/sd1/standard-2000/)