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We Saved a very original early 1972 built one of these Very underated Sports Saloons the other day and im having some very very fond memory's come flooding back.
. In 1972 my best pal at schools Dad bought a new K registered beige coloured one. He was a Doctor ( a very good Doctor ) and a really lovely guy and had a practise in Chingford. He very nearly bought my Late Dads Hemi Challenger, but didn't think that his patients would approve !
He probably would have been a keen BMW 3.0 SI owner if they hadn't of been £5,000.
He was also the Doctor at track events for The West Essex Car Club and I can vividly remember some great drives down to Lyden Hill in Kent and up to Sneterton in Norfolk. He was aparently at Lyden on the day that Sir John Gott, sadly had his fatal heart attack at the wheel of his Big Healey.
Doctor MB, ( wish I could name him ) exchanged that 35S in i think 1974, for a new N registered light Metalic blue Audi 100 saloon, nice car but not a patch on that Rover.
Sitting in our newly acquired S , I can vividly recall his hands at the thin rimmed steering wheel of his one in the 3 o'clock and 9 clock positions with each little finger to the outside of that wheel and also the almost hidden shin bin on the drivers side.
Dr M B very sadly lost his Wife at X mas 1975 and he trajically died of Cancer in I beleive 1977, he was probably only 50. I still think of him fondly.
. In 1972 my best pal at schools Dad bought a new K registered beige coloured one. He was a Doctor ( a very good Doctor ) and a really lovely guy and had a practise in Chingford. He very nearly bought my Late Dads Hemi Challenger, but didn't think that his patients would approve !
He probably would have been a keen BMW 3.0 SI owner if they hadn't of been £5,000.
He was also the Doctor at track events for The West Essex Car Club and I can vividly remember some great drives down to Lyden Hill in Kent and up to Sneterton in Norfolk. He was aparently at Lyden on the day that Sir John Gott, sadly had his fatal heart attack at the wheel of his Big Healey.
Doctor MB, ( wish I could name him ) exchanged that 35S in i think 1974, for a new N registered light Metalic blue Audi 100 saloon, nice car but not a patch on that Rover.
Sitting in our newly acquired S , I can vividly recall his hands at the thin rimmed steering wheel of his one in the 3 o'clock and 9 clock positions with each little finger to the outside of that wheel and also the almost hidden shin bin on the drivers side.
Dr M B very sadly lost his Wife at X mas 1975 and he trajically died of Cancer in I beleive 1977, he was probably only 50. I still think of him fondly.
A 3500S is the only car I can say I HAVE to own in my lifetime, after my grandfather gave me a book on Rover P6's when I was younger. Enjoy it!Lovely story if somewhat sad towards the end. I've always fancied a P6, I think people forget that Rover made some fantatic cars. In fact they made great cars to the end but the older classics were brilliant
Oh and just to add, who has not just been on Car and Classic having a look in the adverts
Oh and just to add, who has not just been on Car and Classic having a look in the adverts
At the age of 28 I wanted to buy my friend's lovely white/tan roof 3500S but I couldn't insure it for love or money, even with a clean record. In 1994, at the age of 44, I bought a beautiful one owner, low miles, 1969 Three Thousand Five and insured it as a daily driver for £140! Like a fool I succumbed to pressure from a pal to let him have it when I left the UK more than 10 years ago. He still has it and I could cry when I look at this:
mikey77 said:
At the age of 28 I wanted to buy my friend's lovely white/tan roof 3500S but I couldn't insure it for love or money, even with a clean record. In 1994, at the age of 44, I bought a beautiful one owner, low miles, 1969 Three Thousand Five and insured it as a daily driver for £140! Like a fool I succumbed to pressure from a pal to let him have it when I left the UK more than 10 years ago. He still has it and I could cry when I look at this:
Nice plate too for the colour combo! I'm at that cross roads with our mini, keep it and pay to keep it in top shape or sell and regret in 10 years. At least you have the advantage of it being with a friend so you know its looked after and still usedmikey77 said:
At the age of 28 I wanted to buy my friend's lovely white/tan roof 3500S but I couldn't insure it for love or money, even with a clean record. In 1994, at the age of 44, I bought a beautiful one owner, low miles, 1969 Three Thousand Five and insured it as a daily driver for £140! Like a fool I succumbed to pressure from a pal to let him have it when I left the UK more than 10 years ago. He still has it and I could cry when I look at this:
Double take time. That is identical to the Three Thousand Five that I had from 1989 to about 1997 ish. One of the best cars I have ever had. UPN774H - I wonder where it is now?slow day at work today so enjoy !
http://www.ruediger-wicke.de/P6%20production%20col...
Tobacco Leaf !
http://www.ruediger-wicke.de/P6%20production%20col...
Tobacco Leaf !
neutral 3 said:
We're the Police ones all Autos ? Or did they have S manual versions as well ?
AFAIK they had both(others will disagree with this) I was advised by my mate to buy one with PAS as the non type were a bit see-saw to steer, after test driving a couple I saw what he meant and got one with PAS
you do have to tell your passengers to allow the doors to drop shut under their own weight rather than needing to put any effort in at all to close them, boot lid is also a easy-push to close not slam
I found the fog lights a waste of time
if you're not driving sit in the back as it's even more comfortable there
I was a bit disappointed when I found the door capping only come in plastic wood finish
only other criticism I can think of is a strong crosswind will be felt, otherwise a lovely car to drive, own and repair
for me 17mpg around town, 26-28 on a good (not slow) run
mine had electronic ignition, electric cooling fan and fuel pump
watch out for lazy owners who neglect the inboard rear brakes
Hi,
I'm in the process of a total ground up restoration of a 1974 3500S in Zircon Blue.
Link to the thread I'm posting here;
http://www.classicroverforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2...
Had to have one as I've many memory's of central London bristling with these as they were the weapon of choice for the Met in the 1970's
Be warned that P6's can and do fall into the hands of some utter bodgers, so take very little notice of the external (cosmetic) panels, and look a lot closer at the condition of the base unit.
More pictures and latest progress report to be posted up next week
Should be done in 2/3 years...........;)
I'm in the process of a total ground up restoration of a 1974 3500S in Zircon Blue.
Link to the thread I'm posting here;
http://www.classicroverforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=2...
Had to have one as I've many memory's of central London bristling with these as they were the weapon of choice for the Met in the 1970's
Be warned that P6's can and do fall into the hands of some utter bodgers, so take very little notice of the external (cosmetic) panels, and look a lot closer at the condition of the base unit.
More pictures and latest progress report to be posted up next week
Should be done in 2/3 years...........;)
TheProfessor said:
a 1974 3500S in Zircon Blue.
funny you should put that I've posted elsewhere that mine was I thought perhaps Teal blue but was told I was wrong which was confirmed by this web site (assuming it's correct) so yours is the same as mine, Scarab blue- http://www.ruediger-wicke.de/P6%20production%20col...Gassing Station | Classic Cars and Yesterday's Heroes | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff