632 Rover 2200SC Ser.II P6 (1975))
Rover 2000SC (1973-76) Engine 2205cc S4 OC Production 9316 (+ 16828 TCs)
Registration Number KNJ 943 P
ROVER SET
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Designed by Spen King, Gordon Bashford and David Bache, the new Rover P6 represented a design aimed at appealing to a wider clientelle than the traditional Rover buyer.The design was advanced for the time with a de Dion tube suspension at the rear, four-wheel disc brakes (inboard on the rear), and a fully synchromesh transmission. The unibody design featured non-stressed panels bolted to a unit frame, inspired by the Citroën DS. The de Dion set-up was unique in that the "tube" was in two parts that could telescope, thereby avoiding the need for sliding splines in the drive shafts,
The first series of the P6 Rover 2000, launched in 1963, was powered by a 1978cc engine of 104bhp at the time the engine was unusual in having an overhead camshaft layout. The cylinder head had a perfectly flat surface, and the combustion chambers were cast into the piston crowns (sometimes known as a Heron head). Rover later developed a twin carburettor version, marketing the two cars as 2000SC and 2000TC.
The Mark II version was launched in 1970 with the same basic design as the original, but with an external facelift featuring egg box style grille and a contoured bonnet panel with the interior also refreshed.
The Mark II 2200 SC and TC (single + twin carburettor) was introduced in October 1973, replacing the 2000, partly in response to the increasingly draconian emission regulation particularly effecting Californian exports. Engine capacity was increased to 2204cc to increase torque and minimise the loss in reported power output, from the enforced changes to carburation and exhaust systems, Gear boxes on the manual transmission cars were strengthened to cope with the increased low speed torque. Nominal output fell to 98 bhp in the SC and to 115bhp for the TC.
The last 2200 came off the production line on 19 March 1977,
Many Thanks for a fan'dabi'dozi 26,064,800 views
Shot 09:06:2014 ar The Luton Classic Car Show, Stockwell Park, Luton REF 102-632
632 Rover 2200SC Ser.II P6 (1975))
Rover 2000SC (1973-76) Engine 2205cc S4 OC Production 9316 (+ 16828 TCs)
Registration Number KNJ 943 P
ROVER SET
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/sets/72157623690660271...
Designed by Spen King, Gordon Bashford and David Bache, the new Rover P6 represented a design aimed at appealing to a wider clientelle than the traditional Rover buyer.The design was advanced for the time with a de Dion tube suspension at the rear, four-wheel disc brakes (inboard on the rear), and a fully synchromesh transmission. The unibody design featured non-stressed panels bolted to a unit frame, inspired by the Citroën DS. The de Dion set-up was unique in that the "tube" was in two parts that could telescope, thereby avoiding the need for sliding splines in the drive shafts,
The first series of the P6 Rover 2000, launched in 1963, was powered by a 1978cc engine of 104bhp at the time the engine was unusual in having an overhead camshaft layout. The cylinder head had a perfectly flat surface, and the combustion chambers were cast into the piston crowns (sometimes known as a Heron head). Rover later developed a twin carburettor version, marketing the two cars as 2000SC and 2000TC.
The Mark II version was launched in 1970 with the same basic design as the original, but with an external facelift featuring egg box style grille and a contoured bonnet panel with the interior also refreshed.
The Mark II 2200 SC and TC (single + twin carburettor) was introduced in October 1973, replacing the 2000, partly in response to the increasingly draconian emission regulation particularly effecting Californian exports. Engine capacity was increased to 2204cc to increase torque and minimise the loss in reported power output, from the enforced changes to carburation and exhaust systems, Gear boxes on the manual transmission cars were strengthened to cope with the increased low speed torque. Nominal output fell to 98 bhp in the SC and to 115bhp for the TC.
The last 2200 came off the production line on 19 March 1977,
Many Thanks for a fan'dabi'dozi 26,064,800 views
Shot 09:06:2014 ar The Luton Classic Car Show, Stockwell Park, Luton REF 102-632