Any Rochdale owners on here?

[alolympic]

Hi,
Lots of discussion around Gilberns on here - which I do like - but just wondering if there are any other Rochdale owners on here?

[calexfr]

Yes, I have one :

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-cw5Pcfws9Ps/TnS...

[Steffan]

One of the few Kit Cars I have not owned. Good Post!

An outstanding car with a remarkable longevity.

Simply the best of its time.

When I get through the seven Kit Cars I am building/rebuilding/refurbing I will look at buying a Rochdale.

My only reservation was, from memory, (I was driving when they were made), there was never a Roadster model. And I have always loved Roadsters.

Probably why I never owned one.

But a brilliant car widely respected then and now.

[calexfr]

You have the Riviera but perhaps 50 cars produced :
http://www.motorbase.com/pictures/contributions/bu...

[Steffan]

calexfr said:

You have the Riviera but perhaps 50 cars produced :
http://www.motorbase.com/pictures/contributions/bu...

To my knowledge never seen one.

Is it a roofless Olympic or a separate development? Are there any about?

[calexfr]

It's a different car, look like (a little) an Olympic but it's an another shape based on the GT.

http://www.rochdale-owners-club.co.uk/riviera.htm

[hal 1]

Ex owner here, rescued a GT from a breakers a few years ago ( 20+ ) !! ditched the completely gone chassis and replaced with an altered Triumph Herald one, last heard of in France somewhere i believe.

[rallycol]

I think I know where there is one abandoned.

[Q Car]

Hmmm, would you be willing to provide any details as to where the car that you know is abandoned?

[the pips]

Ex-owner of a British Racing Green GT. 10HPL, where are you now? It was my first car and I thought it was coolest thing in creation. Well, after a Lambretta it probably was! Side valve Ford, 3 speed gearbox and rod operated brakes. Shocked myself when I realised I bought it 40 years ago!

[3304hl]

Living in Vancouver, b.c., and I have a Phase 2 in need of a total rebuild.
We are an odd lot out here on the left coast of the colonies, as there is a second one on Vancouver Island as well!

[BA11AGO]

I currently own 499 YUT - a Phase 1 which was restored about a decade ago and spent much of the last 10 years on display in Moretonhampstead Motor Museum.

I'm really enjoying driving it - the guy who restored it, tried to keep it true to its origins so very much a time capsule which makes it feel quite special.

[GTRene]

looking good, I wonder, which drives better, a TVR Grantura from that period or such Rochdale?

[BA11AGO]

GTRene said:

looking good, I wonder, which drives better, a TVR Grantura from that period or such Rochdale?

I imagine much will depend on the individual car and setup.

For me, it's always been the GRP monocoque which separates the Olympic from most other cars of the era.

[Pistom]

BA11AGO said:

I currently own 499 YUT - a Phase 1 which was restored about a decade ago and spent much of the last 10 years on display in Moretonhampstead Motor Museum.

I'm really enjoying driving it - the guy who restored it, tried to keep it true to its origins so very much a time capsule which makes it feel quite special.

That looks very pretty!!! They're a rare sight anyway but most of the cars I've seen at shows recently have had modified wheel arches which really takes something away from the original design. That looks like a very original example.

Edited by Pistom on Tuesday 29th July 14:06

[Lotobear]

BA11AGO said:

GTRene said:

looking good, I wonder, which drives better, a TVR Grantura from that period or such Rochdale?

I imagine much will depend on the individual car and setup.

For me, it's always been the GRP monocoque which separates the Olympic from most other cars of the era.



I never realised the Rochdale is GRP a monocoque - like the type 14 Elite?

[BA11AGO]

I don't know enough about the type 14 Elite or the Olympic for that matter to say that they have similar monocoques but the Olympic certainly is a GRP monocoque with just a small subframe at the front to distribute the loads of the engine and front suspension.