[ROVERNET - UK] Reminder - Fritz's car in Arkansas P5 3 Litre

[Kent Kinard]

Hi Eric,
I have mixed feelings about this car.  The workmanship is first class, 
but the seats are not restored to the original patern.  Note the built 
in head restraints.  The DG transmission, also known as the "Three band" 
is used on all Mk. I and II P5's (and Studebakers from '50-mid '55, 
Jaguars and probably Rootes group from the mid fifties until....  Mk. 
III's and P5B's use the Borg Warner Type 35 as found in P6B's.  Any DG 
box can be made to work in the Mk. II, but I'm not sure if the problem 
requires parts or just an adjustment.  If it needs parts, what parts 
does it need?  Diane's problem is that there is no one knowledgible who 
is anywhere close (it's a fourteen hour drive for me).  It could need 
only an adjustment.  Any replacement of the trans will require pulling 
the engine. If I had the car, I would consider changing to a standard 
trans.  I have all the parts to do it.  Is it only a car for a mechanic? 
  I thought all Rovers were only cars for mechanics.  Yes, it is repairable.

Roverly,
Kent K.

Eric Russell wrote:
> Kent,
> Is this only a car for a mechanic?  Is it repairable? 
> (Not being a P5 owner here....) How specialized is the
> transmission?  Would any transmission from an
> automatic 3 Litre do?  I should change the advert to
> reflect the problem [if I understood what the problem
> was]  :-(
> 
> Eric
> 
> 
> 
> --- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hi Netters,
>>This is truely an elegant car.  Note that it is
>>air-conditioned.  I 
>>spoke with the Bill Armstrong of B&A Restoration who
>>did the work.  I 
>>asked Diane about the price and I think she really
>>doesn't know what to 
>>ask (I certainly wouldn't.  There are no comparable
>>sales in this 
>>country.)  She is returning Fritz' ashes to Austria
>>and will be out of 
>>the country until October 11.
>>
>>There are still some folks around who can work on
>>the DG automatic, Bill 
>>Rust in Midland, TX, for one.  Most parts are shared
>>with Jaguar and 
>>Studebaker.  The problem seems to be with the
>>governor, but the exact 
>>symptoms and condition of the parts are unkown and
>>there are some 
>>differences from year to year and among the
>>different manufacturers. To 
>>convert to a stick or later BW35 would be difficult.
>>
>>Roverly,
>>Kent K.
>>
>>
>>
>>Eric Russell wrote:
>>
>>>If you are in the market for an excellent 3 Litre
>>
>>P5,
>>
>>>look no further than Fritz's car.  The most
>>
>>expensive
>>
>>>part of the restoration has been done.  The
>>
>>mechanical
>>
>>>glitches would cost much less money to put right. 
>>>Even a vehicle transportation on a trailer would
>>
>>be
>>
>>>much cheaper than the cost of a restoration to
>>
>>this
>>
>>>point.  Check out the leather seats, headlining,
>>
>>and
>>
>>>paintwork here:
>>>
>>><http://www.roverclub.ca/Fritz.html>
>>>
>>>Eric
>>>
>>>
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