[ROVERNET - UK] Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits"

Steven Dibdin sdibdin at hotmail.com
Sat Dec 3 19:04:38 GMT 2005


They built the SD1 as a the Standard 2000 there, if you have a look at The 
unofficial Austin Rover pages they have info on them:
http://austin-rover.co.uk/

Click on [Also known as....] on the left column
then [Other models] at the bottom of the main page and it'll be at the 
bottom. It was a pretty rough piece of conversion though.

Regards,

Steven D
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Slatskars" <slatskars at comcast.net>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 03, 2005 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits"


> 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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