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T703 XUM at Kirkintilloch
Engagement 700+
26 year old Rover 25 1200cc still going strong taxed and MOT'd to 2026 and looks like a basic model by the steel wheels
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Engagement 1,200+
VU03 LUW Kirkintilloch
Looking very clean for a car of 22 years.
The 45 from the British Rover Company is the family big brother to the smaller Hatchback 25. It's later Upgraded version was marketed as the MG ZS
Our first family car was one of these - 2nd hand of course.
Above example shot @ Lord Street Southport in 2016
Dating from 1906 this "Rover" was seen with Cars from other decades at the Driffield Steam & Vintage Rally in East Yorkshire.
1938 Rover 10 P1 1300cc.
The Rover 10 was a small family car from the British Rover car company produced between 1927 and 1947.
The 1933 10 announced in the autumn of 1933 was really a new car with new underslung chassis and new 1389 cc engine. It was the first car to be developed by Rover after the Wilks brothers Spencer and younger brother Maurice joined the company. The car was relatively expensive at GBP238 - the Austin 10 was GBP168
Production1933–1938. 9202 made
DesignerMaurice Wilks and Robert Boyle
Body and chassis
Body stylesaloon, coupé, open tourer
RelatedRover 12
Powertrain
Engine1.4 L straight 4
Transmission4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase105 in (2,667 mm)[4]
Length152 in (3,861 mm)[4]
Width61 in (1,549 mm).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_10
Followed by a 1958 Jaguar Mk 2 3.4Ltr.
Railfreight Distribution Class 47/3 47344 accelerates the 6M08 SX 14:15 Swindon to Longbridge Rover car panel train through Culham. The bulk of the consist was made up of the KSA 'Cube' wagons built in 1995 for conveying motor car panels while immediately behind the locomotive a brace of the more traditional Cargowaggon Twin IZA vans completed the train.
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29-8-2011 - The 1980 built Rover SD1 V8S Group 2 racing saloon, once driven by Tiff Needell.
Seen here on display at the 2011 "Wings & Wheels" event at Dunsfold Park.
Original drawing / photo documentation (A4 size) of a Rover P4 (1950-1964) by Dutch Rover importer H.C.L. Sieberg N.V., Amsterdam - The Netherlands
The vehicle – Rover Vitesse SD1 registration C356 YST – was commissioned by the force in 1985 and used to check for speeders on the then new Stonehaven bypass.
Thanks to its 190bhp 3.5litre V8 it proved to be more than capable of catching the many high performance vehicles which the relatively new oil industry had brought to the region – typically the Audi 100s and Quattros which were popular around Aberdeen at the time.
Presented by actor Philip Glenister (Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes), For the Love of Cars follows a crew of mechanics as they recover and restore classic vehicles which are in need of some TLC. The former high-speed pursuit vehicle has been stripped down to allow for new metal to be welded in where required, before receiving a full respray.
Complete with original Grampian Police livery, the vehicle has a number of original features including stop signs, sirens and blue lights which are all in good working order.
The police version of the SD1 were standard production models, rumoured to be the ones with faulty panels. These models gained factory modifications. Modifications included: stiffer suspension, improved brakes, more electrical wiring to power radios, sirens, lights and other necessary equipment the police used. The police specification cars were designated with an ‘X’ in the chassis number i.e. RRXWVF44A01745.
The first police force in Britain to get the SD1 was the West Yorkshire police force, and then gradually more police forces throughout Britain started using them. It is believed that the Police only used specially tuned V8 models, they weren’t, and lesser engined SD1’s were also used. The closest they got to a specially tuned model was the Vitesse.
The Royal protection squad also used the SD1. They needed a powerful car with some weight, for ramming cars out of the way should the need arise.
At the end of SD1 production, Rover still had a hefty stock of unsold cars and was keen to dispose of them quickly. Great numbers were offered to police forces at knock down prices, not Police specification, but standard models for as little as £3000 a car.
During this time, Police forces were receiving a lot of complaints as the public wanted to know why the Police were using big expensive luxury cars, wasting tax payer’s money. The public were not aware that the cars were in fact extremely cheap surplus stock.
Because of the complaints, the cars had all there model badges removed, so they could not be identified as particular models.
A brochure issued in 1954 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of trading by the Birmingham, UK, motor car dealers, garage and filling station owners R H Collier & Co Ltd. As main dealer and distributor for the Rover Company they were well placed - the Collier's filling stations at Sheldon in the east of Birmingham were close to Rover's then car factory across the city boundary in Solihull.
The brochure, not 'dated' as such with with a rubber stamp date of 1954, tells mostly of the wartime and post-war development of the company. As well as its filling stations, one on either side of the main A45 road at "Collier's Corner" in Sheldon, they had a main showroom and spares department in Easy Row in the city centre. This was to be swept away in the 1960s wholesale demolition and reconstruction of central Birmingham.
Collier's had unusual origins in that at their formation in 1929 they'd purchased the bankrupt assets of the once great Clyno Car Company (from Herbert's of Coventry). I am uncertain as to what use they made of these before becoming known as motor car dealers and service agents. I recall them from childhood days in the 1960s with various service stations and dealerships in the Birmingham area but I'm not aware of when they ceased trading.
Railfreight Distribution Class 47/0 47297 'Cobra Railfreight' passes Hinksey Yard, Oxford with the empty Rover Automotive Vehicles Train 4M04 returning from Southampton Western Docks to Washwood Heath, Birmingham.
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Engagement 1,800+
BBP 584L Kirkintilloch
The Rover P6 was built in 1972 first registered for UK roads in 1973.
Photo Credit © M.I.F
Engagement 2,000+
KBT 477S in the Highlands & Islands
Designed in 1976 as a replacement for the excellent Rover P6 with the SD1 was plugged as the top of the range
( SD representing "Special Division" of British Leyland )
“How Many Left” is a vintage car show held by Grampian Transport Museum at Alford in Aberdeenshire Scotland, this years event took place on 27th May 2018, it is the first time I have attended this particular event though I have visited many of the other events they have held down through the years.
The theme of the show is to showcase vehicles of all brands that are down to their last few hundred or less in existence, all cars are still roadworthy and indeed they had various cars complete a couple of rounds on their purpose built track, I enjoyed the day and will be back next year, the sun was bright in the sky and heat caressed the grounds adding to the relaxing atmosphere of the event itself.
Only one critique for me is that the cars had been parked too close together with their information boards either at the side or smack bang in front of the car making it difficult to get good shots to archive the vehicles and event itself hence theres legs , arms, boards etc that I have tried my best to crop out of the shots though on a number of occasions it is difficult to do so, after all it is a spectator event and not one tailored to photographers .
Overall this museum is a great place to visit, its in a beautiful location, there is a great feeling of community spirit , staff are great and friendly, I enjoy visiting so much I have purchased membership so I can visit as many times as I can over the opening season.
GTM Info On This Event.
One of our favourite annual events celebrating the mass produced cars which are now considered 'endangered species' with less than 500 examples remaining.
Whether young or old, this event is great for you.
Maybe you'll see some cars you remember from your youth or discover culture icons that your generation just missed seeing.
Most car shows celebrate vehicles which were always destined to be classics. Limited editions such as Ferrari's, are seldom scrapped, usually only following an accident or catastrophic engine failure. Instead, this unique event in Scotland commemorates the cars that now survive in numbers under 500 in the UK but that were often built in the millions.
The museum uses a ‘rarity index’ to calculate the degree to which the car was once a popular sight on the road network. When it reviews the relative rarity, comparing the number of examples currently licensed for use against the original production run, some of the results have been truly staggering. Every day vehicles, such as the Mini or Renault 21, can be considered rarer than some of its exotic contemporaries and the index highlights this interesting statistic.
A brochure issued in 1954 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of trading by the Birmingham, UK, motor car dealers, garage and filling station owners R H Collier & Co Ltd. As main dealer and distributor for the Rover Company they were well placed - the Collier's filling stations at Sheldon in the east of Birmingham were close to Rover's then car factory across the city boundary in Solihull.
The brochure, not 'dated' as such with with a rubber stamp date of 1954, tells mostly of the wartime and post-war development of the company. As well as its filling stations, one on either side of the main A45 road at "Collier's Corner" in Sheldon, they had a main showroom and spares department in Easy Row in the city centre. This was to be swept away in the 1960s wholesale demolition and reconstruction of central Birmingham.
Collier's had unusual origins in that at their formation in 1929 they'd purchased the bankrupt assets of the once great Clyno Car Company (from Herbert's of Coventry). I am uncertain as to what use they made of these before becoming known as motor car dealers and service agents. I recall them from childhood days in the 1960s with various service stations and dealerships in the Birmingham area but I'm not aware of when they ceased trading.
Built by Garlicks Ltd in 1911 as showrooms for Rover cars and Cycles, with the "Meteor Works" factory directly to the rear. Rover left that site around 1924 and relocated to Helen Street a few miles to the north till they where bombed out during the 1941 blitz and fully relocated to Solihull where they still make Range Rovers to this day.
This building stayed in use as a showroom till requisitioned as a government food office. After the war it became a furniture store and Foulkes (Bathrooms & Plumbing) Ltd had the frontage remodeled in this brick and stone as per local planning guidance of Donald Gibson the City Architect (1938-1955) and the design work was carried out by local Architects Hellberg Harris (Owen & Owens 1954/New Union Street redevelopment 1969/Central Six Retail Park 1997)
Rolf Helberg writes in the planning application that the original building is structural brick with some steel beams, but there were insufficient longitudal ties, and thus would collapse if any attempt was made to completely remove the façade. He also spoke to the original construction foreman (by then retired) who told him that this was one of the earliest uses of such precast floor beams in the country.
Over the ensuing years Foulkes where replaced by Curtis, then Benelys furniture shop then it became an indoor market called "Intershop" then finally "The Litten Tree " pub during the 1990's.
I'd like to thank Paul Michael Kennelly for his help in researching this much overlooked building.
You would be hard pressed to find many Americans who are even dimly aware of Rover, despite the fact that Land Rover and Range Rover are very well known and liked here. Rover cars never had much of an impact here, which is down mostly to Rover’s schizophrenic marketing schemes and constantly changing management. About once a decade, from the fifties to the nineties, the various incarnations of Rover would decide they needed more of a presense in the U.S., make an effort, and then abandon it just as quickly.
In the late 1960s, this effort focused on the P6 3500 S, which used the old Buick 215 V8, now in the form of the Rover V8. The P4 and P5 had trickled in to the U.S. through private importers and Rover’s official branch in New York, and P6 imports began in late 1965.
The sophisticated P6, with its rigid chassis, ample power, subtle modern styling, and comfortable interior deserved to be a winner. And overseas, it generally was – it was a quality executive car, fast, quiet, and advanced. But in the United States it suffered from a problem that several other import brands would experience – a small number of shaky dealers and a high price compared to what Americans were used to.
List prices for the P6 put it up against expensive conventional American cars like the Buick Riviera or even the cheapest Cadillacs and Lincolns. Consider that these early P6s were four-cylinder cars of relatively compact dimensions. Compared with the array of features, huge engines, and the known-quantity cachet those cars had, the Rover was a maverick choice.
This was really our market’s loss, because the P6 is a great car to drive if a complicated one to service in some respects.
Still, the press loved the P6 and the car was widely lauded at the time. The addition of the V8 helped a great deal. Aside from the power boost, there were also visual cues as to the hotter nature of the V8. U.S. spec 3500 S models got a unique triple hood scoop, as seen on this lovely red car, which lives in Bremerton, Wa.
For a brief time it looked like Rover might see some modest success with the 3500 S, but sales never topped more than 3,000 a year. And then the company changed its plans again and decided to pull Rover from the U.S. in late 1971.
Of course, during this period Rover had become part of Leyland, which then became part of British Leyland after the merger with British Motor Holdings. The management and integration issues of this era are well publicized and it’s no surprise that BL management decided to focus on selling more sports cars to Americans and not bother anymore with the Rovers.
A decade later, BL would again decide that Americans needed Rovers, this time in the form of the SD-1. They launched a pilot program, sold about 1,000 of them, and promptly packed up shop again. Seven years later, a different Rover management returned with the Rover 800-based Sterling...
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The vehicle – Rover Vitesse SD1 registration C356 YST – was commissioned by the force in 1985 and used to check for speeders on the then new Stonehaven bypass.
Thanks to its 190bhp 3.5litre V8 it proved to be more than capable of catching the many high performance vehicles which the relatively new oil industry had brought to the region – typically the Audi 100s and Quattros which were popular around Aberdeen at the time.
Presented by actor Philip Glenister (Life on Mars, Ashes to Ashes), For the Love of Cars follows a crew of mechanics as they recover and restore classic vehicles which are in need of some TLC. The former high-speed pursuit vehicle has been stripped down to allow for new metal to be welded in where required, before receiving a full respray.
Complete with original Grampian Police livery, the vehicle has a number of original features including stop signs, sirens and blue lights which are all in good working order.
The police version of the SD1 were standard production models, rumoured to be the ones with faulty panels. These models gained factory modifications. Modifications included: stiffer suspension, improved brakes, more electrical wiring to power radios, sirens, lights and other necessary equipment the police used. The police specification cars were designated with an ‘X’ in the chassis number i.e. RRXWVF44A01745.
The first police force in Britain to get the SD1 was the West Yorkshire police force, and then gradually more police forces throughout Britain started using them. It is believed that the Police only used specially tuned V8 models, they weren’t, and lesser engined SD1’s were also used. The closest they got to a specially tuned model was the Vitesse.
The Royal protection squad also used the SD1. They needed a powerful car with some weight, for ramming cars out of the way should the need arise.
At the end of SD1 production, Rover still had a hefty stock of unsold cars and was keen to dispose of them quickly. Great numbers were offered to police forces at knock down prices, not Police specification, but standard models for as little as £3000 a car.
During this time, Police forces were receiving a lot of complaints as the public wanted to know why the Police were using big expensive luxury cars, wasting tax payer’s money. The public were not aware that the cars were in fact extremely cheap surplus stock.
Because of the complaints, the cars had all there model badges removed, so they could not be identified as particular models.
We've had a lovely day gadding about in a friend's beautifully maintained 1962 Rover 100 - the epitome of the 'Rover Armchair'. You can see why this was such a popular car with the bank manager or family doctor - solid, staid and sedate!
A brochure issued in 1954 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of trading by the Birmingham, UK, motor car dealers, garage and filling station owners R H Collier & Co Ltd. As main dealer and distributor for the Rover Company they were well placed - the Collier's filling stations at Sheldon in the east of Birmingham were close to Rover's then car factory across the city boundary in Solihull.
The brochure, not 'dated' as such with with a rubber stamp date of 1954, tells mostly of the wartime and post-war development of the company. As well as its filling stations, one on either side of the main A45 road at "Collier's Corner" in Sheldon, they had a main showroom and spares department in Easy Row in the city centre. This was to be swept away in the 1960s wholesale demolition and reconstruction of central Birmingham.
Collier's had unusual origins in that at their formation in 1929 they'd purchased the bankrupt assets of the once great Clyno Car Company (from Herbert's of Coventry). I am uncertain as to what use they made of these before becoming known as motor car dealers and service agents. I recall them from childhood days in the 1960s with various service stations and dealerships in the Birmingham area but I'm not aware of when they ceased trading.
Rovers can still be seen in small numbers in Jamaica, having been brought from the UK by a number of returning Jamaican residents. The 620SLi is part of the Rover 600 series, which entered production in 1993 and ceased production in 1999. The 600 series was actually a reskinned and reworked Honda Accord that also shares a lot of similarities with the JDM Ascot Innova.
New to Darwen Corporation, later in Blackburn Transport fleet, and seen here working for Metrowest in 1989.
"The Highwayman" named Bristol RESL / East Lancs
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His old Rover was his pride & joy, even though it was an (all black) even older version than this one, seen on Southport's Lord St today.
He bought it second-hand at Queensferry Car Auctions in Flintshire, North Wales. It had belonged to the chemical giant "ICI" and had been chauffeur driven for a director of the company.
As young 'uns, of course, we loved it as much as my dad did.
Talk about memories, eh? I wonder where all the years go, and why they fly past so fast?
A brochure issued in 1954 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of trading by the Birmingham, UK, motor car dealers, garage and filling station owners R H Collier & Co Ltd. As main dealer and distributor for the Rover Company they were well placed - the Collier's filling stations at Sheldon in the east of Birmingham were close to Rover's then car factory across the city boundary in Solihull.
The brochure, not 'dated' as such with with a rubber stamp date of 1954, tells mostly of the wartime and post-war development of the company. As well as its filling stations, one on either side of the main A45 road at "Collier's Corner" in Sheldon, they had a main showroom and spares department in Easy Row in the city centre. This was to be swept away in the 1960s wholesale demolition and reconstruction of central Birmingham.
Collier's had unusual origins in that at their formation in 1929 they'd purchased the bankrupt assets of the once great Clyno Car Company (from Herbert's of Coventry). I am uncertain as to what use they made of these before becoming known as motor car dealers and service agents. I recall them from childhood days in the 1960s with various service stations and dealerships in the Birmingham area but I'm not aware of when they ceased trading.
2004 Rover 25 1.4 Ltr, 2 owners from new, first owner 13 years Mileage at last MOT (March 2019) 10,831 miles when bought.
The Rover 200 Series, and later the Rover 25, are a series of small family cars (until 1995) and supermini cars (1995-2005) that were produced by British manufacturer Rover from 1984 to 2005.
There have been three distinct generations of the Rover 200. The first generation was a four-door saloon car based on the Honda Ballade. The second generation was available in three or five-door hatchback forms, as well a coupé and cabriolet (in relatively small numbers). Its sister model, the Honda Concerto was built on the same production line in Rover's Longbridge factory. The final generation was developed independently by Rover on the platform of its predecessor, and was available as a three or five-door hatchback. Just before BMW's sale of Rover in 2000, and following a facelift, the model was renamed and sold as the Rover 25, and the MG ZR was based on the Rover 25 with mechanical changes to the suspension. Production ceased in 2005 when MG Rover went into administration. Production rights and tooling for the model, but not the Rover name, now belong to Chinese car manufacturer Nanjing.
Production, 1984 - 1989 (Rover 200 MkI), 1989 - 1995 (Rover 200 MkII), 1995 - 1999 (Rover 200 MkIII), 1999 - 2004 (Rover 25 MkI), 2004 - 2005 (Rover 25 MkII), 2003 - 2005 (Rover Streetwise), 2008 - 2011 (MG 3 SW) (China)
Assembly: Longbridge, Birmingham
Class, Small family car (C) 1984-1995, Supermini car (B) 1995-2005
Predecessor, Triumph Acclaim, Austin Maestro (for MkII)
and Austin Metro (for MkIII)
Successor
MG 3, Rover 400 HH-R.
A rather striking advert from the 1937 official guide to Coventry for one of the city's many important car manufacturers. Rover had been founded in Coventry - as Starley & Sutton in 1878 manufacturing bicycles, moving into motor manufacturing in 1904 when the marque was introduced. Along with many Coventry companies the works was destroyed during the WW2 blitz and post-war the company relocated to the nearby Solihull 'shadow' works they'd used since 1940. At this time they introduced the Land Rover, alongside their upmarket saloon cars - and since then although the marque of Land Rover survives that of the parent company, Rover, and the company itself has vanished - part of the massive changes int he ownership of the UK motor industry. The model seen here is I suspect the late '30s "Rover 16".
A brochure issued in 1954 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of trading by the Birmingham, UK, motor car dealers, garage and filling station owners R H Collier & Co Ltd. As main dealer and distributor for the Rover Company they were well placed - the Collier's filling stations at Sheldon in the east of Birmingham were close to Rover's then car factory across the city boundary in Solihull.
The brochure, not 'dated' as such with with a rubber stamp date of 1954, tells mostly of the wartime and post-war development of the company. As well as its filling stations, one on either side of the main A45 road at "Collier's Corner" in Sheldon, they had a main showroom and spares department in Easy Row in the city centre. This was to be swept away in the 1960s wholesale demolition and reconstruction of central Birmingham.
Collier's had unusual origins in that at their formation in 1929 they'd purchased the bankrupt assets of the once great Clyno Car Company (from Herbert's of Coventry). I am uncertain as to what use they made of these before becoming known as motor car dealers and service agents. I recall them from childhood days in the 1960s with various service stations and dealerships in the Birmingham area but I'm not aware of when they ceased trading.
The sketches show both filling - petrol stations at Collier's Corner on Coventry Rd at Sheldon including the futuristic structure that included the Midlands first examples of the 'computing type of petrol pumps'.