[ROVERNET - UK] Reminder - Fritz's car in Arkansas P5 3 Litre
Eric Russell
p6rovers at yahoo.com
Sun Oct 2 00:24:11 BST 2005
Kent,
Thanks. I'll "let sleeping dogs lie".
Eric
--- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:
> 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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