[ROVERNET - UK] Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits"
Slatskars
slatskars at comcast.net
Sat Dec 3 18:51:24 GMT 2005
Having been to India and seeing first hand how things function there, I find
this a lot more plausible than the aforementioned scams. This could be for
real, but certainly anyone interested would want to inspect the merchandise
first. I would be somewhat concerned about tin worm after all this time.
Slats
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Russell" <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 9:45 AM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits"
>I am more encouraged that James is thinking along the
> same lines as myself.
> Eric
>
>
> --- James Dean <jaguru at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> Has anyone checked to see the path of this email
>> from the CKD(Completely
>> knocked Down) kit sellers to see where they
>> are.?Also have the sellers
>> posted photos of of what is for sale? That would
>> seem normal business
>> procedure.(Though photos could be 20 years old).
>> Perhaps when the Nigerian
>> Barrister sends me my share of the deceased American
>> Engineer's Millions, or
>> I Receive the Intenational Lottery money I just won
>> in yesterday's emails, I
>> would contact them. Someone in their neighborhood
>> needs to drop in for a
>> look; just take some security along and watch your
>> back. James Dean
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Geoff Kirkpatrick" <britcarnut at yahoo.com>
>> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:49 PM
>> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Flood of SD1 full scale
>> "Kits"
>>
>>
>> > Seems like somebody like Rimmer Bros might be
>> interested in this? It
>> > would have to be someone who does a lot of volume
>> in Rover spares and has
>> > a lot of storage capacity.
>> >
>> > Geoff Kirkpatrick
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Folks,
>> >> Many of us received the following message about
>> an SD1
>> >> "Alladin's Cave" of SD1 bits. I'd be less
>> concerned
>> >> if the message didn't come from Ravi Shankar. I
>> send
>> >> it for your amusement.
>> >>
>> >> Eric
>> >>
>>
> ********************************************************
>> >>
>> >> Forwarded message from R Shankar
>> >> <mehtashankar at yahoo.co.in> -----
>> >> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:29:17 -0800 (PST)
>> >> From: R Shankar <mehtashankar at yahoo.co.in>
>> >> Reply-To: R Shankar <mehtashankar at yahoo.co.in>
>> >> Subject: Huge quantity of new / unused Rover Sd1
>> Kits
>> >> available.
>> >> To: <large list of international
>> receipients>
>> >> Dear Webmaster
>> >>
>> >> May I request you to pass this on to the
>> President
>> >> of your club for the benefit of the members.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Dear Mr. President / Secretary of the
>> various
>> >> Clubs
>> >>
>> >> You may not know that the Rover SD1 was
>> imported
>> >> to India by the Standard Motor Products of India
>> Ltd.,
>> >> in 1984/85. It was in completely knocked down
>> >> condition and assembled from panels on jigs. The
>> >> factory closed down due to in-ept handling.
>> >> The imported components in Customs bonded
>> warehouse
>> >> were auctioned. The quantity was in bins,
>> containers,
>> >> crates and piled up to the roof in 6 or 7 huge
>> >> warehouses.
>> >> The last CEO of the company mentioned that the
>> parts
>> >> are enough to assemble 2000 SD1 s !!! But
>> parts &
>> >> headlights were stolen by the un-employed
>> starving
>> >> workers. But I dont think the lights should be a
>> >> problem. If there are buyers for the entire lot,
>> >> these could be ordered from the Taiwan company
>> DEPO.
>> >>
>> >> The current owners who have bought the lot are
>> >> offering complete kits for assembling the Rover
>> SD1
>> >> car from panels.
>> >>
>> >> If there is a good demand they would also
>> consider
>> >> assembling the bare shell and putting the rest
>> inside
>> >> the shell and shipping. But in this case the
>> freight
>> >> would be quite high, as only 3 shells could be
>> shipped
>> >> in a 40 foot container.
>> >>
>> >> However their immediate aim is to sell the
>> >> complete kits first.
>> >>
>> >> They would even consider selling only the body
>> >> panels for 1 car separately if there is a
>> demand. Or
>> >> only the assembled shell without the other
>> parts.
>> >> But this would be later after a major portion
>> of the
>> >> kits are sold.
>> >>
>> >> There about 1000 COMPLETE kits (definitely 600
>> >> COMPLETE kits) available as estimated from the
>> 600
>> >> pairs of H/lights & 1200 M-cyl+booster assys.
>> They
>> >> are for sale as one lot or in lots of 20 kits in
>> a 20
>> >> foot container or 40 kits in a 40 foot
>> container.
>> >>
>> >> What is NOT included in the kits are:
>> >> (a) engine + gearbox assys.
>> >> (b) radiator,
>> >> (c) battery
>> >> (d) Bumpers(as these were made here of FRP)
>> >> (e) seat covers, as these were done here.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Wonderful car. Which is more the pity it died
>> such a
>> >> sad death. I had one too.
>> >>
>> >> It failed here because they used the old
>> Vanguard
>> >> 2000 cc engine while they were copying the VM
>> diesel
>> >> with which the car was fitted in the UK.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> So if there is any interest in these kits,
>> panels,
>> >> parts, kindly contact me.
>> >>
>> >> If you wish you could spread the message for
>> the
>> >> benefit of others.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Ronnie Mehta
>> >> mehtashankar at yahoo.co.in
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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