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Roverdaftrich · SD1 User Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Edinburgh

Hi All,

Been lurking in the background for a while.

I,ve owned 4 SD1,s over the last 22 years Shocked

, I,m not that old too!!

I currently own a '86 Moonraker Blue Twin Plenum Very Happy

It,s off the road at the moment as I,m building an extension onto my house. I hope to use it again this summer.

I,ll try to post an image of my brothers' car from 1990.

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Cheers

Richie.

Farquar · SD1 User Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Wirral

Hey. I'm 17 years old (18 in less than a week). I love the Rover SD1. I recently got a Rover Vitesse. However, I unfortunately know little about it, and even less about restoring cars. My Vitesse needs a fair amount of work and so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards, Farquar.

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tim leech · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject:

Hello Farquar and welcome aboard, where did you get the name from?

Get the Vitesse washed and polished up and it will spur you on!

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1987 Rover 2600VDP Auto.
1985 Citroen BX 19GT
1990 Citroen BX 16v
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.8i SX

tommosredone · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject:

Hello all!
I've recently bought a 1985 Vitesse TP in Targa red. I use it daily. It replaces a Toyota Lucida (don't ask).
I've had in the past the following SD1's:
1977 3500 Turmeric
1981 3500 Persian Aqua
1980 V8-S (well, I persuaded my Mum to ditch her Marina for it)
1981 Vanden Plas (series 1.5)Black

And now the Vitesse!
It has a bit to do, but it's pretty good. Worst areas are panels of different shades, but no real grot. boot leaks, fumes are horrific, and there's no stereo, but the thing makes it's own music anyway!

This all started by me standing next to Tony Pond at the start of the 1984 RAC Rally in Chester. I was an impressionable 14 year old at the time, and man, did that car sound good. By the time I was 18 I had a TR7V8 works replica rally car and the yellow SD1!
It's in the system, you just can't get rid of it!
Alll the best from sunny North Wales,
Tommo

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kerosene · SD1 Regular Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 266 Location: IRL

tommosredone wrote:

Hello all!
I've recently bought a 1985 Vitesse TP in Targa red. I use it daily. It replaces a Toyota Lucida (don't ask).
I've had in the past the following SD1's:
1977 3500 Turmeric
1981 3500 Persian Aqua
1980 V8-S (well, I persuaded my Mum to ditch her Marina for it)
1981 Vanden Plas (series 1.5)Black

And now the Vitesse!
It has a bit to do, but it's pretty good. Worst areas are panels of different shades, but no real grot. boot leaks, fumes are horrific, and there's no stereo, but the thing makes it's own music anyway!

This all started by me standing next to Tony Pond at the start of the 1984 RAC Rally in Chester. I was an impressionable 14 year old at the time, and man, did that car sound good. By the time I was 18 I had a TR7V8 works replica rally car and the yellow SD1!
It's in the system, you just can't get rid of it!
Alll the best from sunny North Wales,
Tommo

Welcome aboard Tommo!, Smile

Any pics?

tommosredone · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:04 am Post subject:

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How's this for now?
I don't have any decent photos of the Vitesse yet, but this was my Series 1 back in 1988, when I was 18.
Can there ever have been a more beautiful car?
Also note the back of my Mum's V8-S!
I've got some good photos of the Vitesse my best mate had too! I'll try and get them up soon! We used to live Rover SD1's when were teenagers! (no girlfriends then!)
All the best,
Tommo

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tommosredone · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:13 am Post subject:

Here's another one, my Mum's V8-S, 1988, shorthly before the crannk snapped (honestly!). She loved it; it used to groan when she switched it off. She thought that was really funny. Also the headlamp wipers used to remind her of sooty crying! It really used to wuffle as well.

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Chris P · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 10:47 am Post subject:

tommosredone wrote:

Here's another one, my Mum's V8-S, 1988, shorthly before the crannk snapped (honestly!). She loved it; it used to groan when she switched it off. She thought that was really funny. Also the headlamp wipers used to remind her of sooty crying! It really used to wuffle as well.

Those are two SD1s which would be very rare now - are they holed up
in a garage somewhere????

tim leech · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 12:09 pm Post subject:

tommosredone wrote:

Here's another one, my Mum's V8-S, 1988, shorthly before the crannk snapped (honestly!). She loved it; it used to groan when she switched it off. She thought that was really funny. Also the headlamp wipers used to remind her of sooty crying! It really used to wuffle as well.

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Thats the same as my car, do you still have it?

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1985 Citroen BX 19GT
1990 Citroen BX 16v
1994 Citroen Xantia 1.8i SX

tommosredone · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:02 pm Post subject:

No! Both gone. The yellow one is still on the DVLA computer, but now in blue. I don't think the V8-S made it, Mum part-ex'd it for a Metro (!).
The V8-S was a bit of nail, but she loved it. it certainly had character!
I'll try and dig out some more photos of the 'S'.
Cheers,
Tommo

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huggy · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:53 pm Post subject:

good to meet you mate Laughing

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kerosene · SD1 Regular Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 266 Location: IRL

That MK1 is excellent. North american spec lamps Cool

tommosredone wrote:

shorthly before the crannk snapped (honestly!).

Holy s**t dude! how did that happen?

tommosredone · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 4:10 pm Post subject:

Mum complained for a few days of a really bad rumbling noise, then it seized. When we pulled the engine out, we found the crank had sheared. Moral of story, ALWAYS listen to your parents.
My yellow series one was a minter. Maybe a shame now to have put all the Vitesse bits on it, but it really looked amazing. I should have kept it, but you can't hang on to everything!

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Anhamgrimmar · Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:50 pm Post subject:

'ning all!

just managed to fulfil one of my longtime held ambitions, and finally got round to getting into an SD1

Foolishly, i have broken the cardinal rule of buying cars: DO NOT BUY THE FIRST ONE YOU LOOK AT!, but i seem to have gotten away with it as its got 12months MOT, and there aint too much rust as far as i can tell.

So, i'm now the proud owner of a red C-reg VandenPlas V8. Blimeh, i love it, nice gruffly exhaust note, and seems to handle great as well.

I've taken some photos with my phone, but i've lost my cables to connect it to the pooter, so no pictures as yet, but i'm still working on it.

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