RE: SOTW: Rover 420 GSi Turbo
Discussion
s m said:
ashy19 said:
The BRM has not been attacked with an orange spray can - the orange grill was standard.
Did some dealers redo them in silver if it wasn't to purchaser taste?That said it was just a nod to the BRM racing colours of old, nothing sinister and nothing worse than any other car maker doing something similar, be it an Elise/Esprit in JPS colours etc.
In the flesh I think the orange works quite well on the Rover. Striking, but then that's the point of it.
300bhp/ton said:
s m said:
ashy19 said:
The BRM has not been attacked with an orange spray can - the orange grill was standard.
Did some dealers redo them in silver if it wasn't to purchaser taste?That said it was just a nod to the BRM racing colours of old, nothing sinister and nothing worse than any other car maker doing something similar, be it an Elise/Esprit in JPS colours etc.
In the flesh I think the orange works quite well on the Rover. Striking, but then that's the point of it.
I'm old enough to remember seeing BRMs in action in F1. That leading orange trim made them so easy to pick out in a crowded and hectic grid start.
When the little Rover 200 BRMs appeared in the showroom, I had no idea such a car existed but, that orange grill caught my attention when calling at the parts counter for MG parts. I had a good look around one. Was very tempted but with a growing young family then, that and other cars I fancied would not suit all my motoring needs.
I still see three or four very tidy examples about locally, two with distinctive registration numbers like this one.
This LHD car from The Nederlands caught my eye at the recent PoL gathering :~
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