[ROVERNET - UK] Just purchased three Rover P6

[Kent Kinard]

Eric,
I posted the item below through Yahoo webmail.  Are we
able to post in HTML now, or did you repost the item
when you saw my mistake?

Kent K.

--- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:

> Thanks, Al.  That's the first time I've been called
> a
> gentleman in quite a while.  Glad to see you posting
> to Rovernet.  There are other Roverites in the
> Atlanta
> area and Toby at Flying Circus in Durham, N.C., is
> not
> real close, but has considerable expertise as well
> as
> three very nice P6's.  You can reach him through the
> Flying Circus website.
> 
> Roverly,
> Kent K.
> 
> --- Ali Al-Abbasi <alialabbasi at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > All
> > 
> > I tried posting on this topic but it didn't seem
> to
> > come through to the
> > list. I just purchased three Rover P6, all of
> which
> > are in very rough
> > condition. The cars were bought from a British car
> > enthusiast who has owned
> > them for many years. The last one was driven 10
> > years ago when it was
> > crashed into a telephone pole.
> > 
> > I am not sure of the years as I agreed with the
> > seller if he could hold on
> > to them until I find a place to store them but one
> > is a 2000TC, the other is
> > a 2000TC with a 2000SC engine and the last one is
> a
> > 3500S V8. The cars also
> > come with a truck load of parts (his wife wants
> them
> > out).
> > 
> > The crashed one will probably yield a lot of good
> > parts as it was fully
> > restored before it was crashed. I plan to part
> this
> > one out and hopefully
> > use the parts to restore the 3500S. I am not sure
> > what I will do with the
> > other 2000TC as it is fairly complete and it would
> > be a shame to part it.
> > 
> > I'm familiar with these cars because my father
> owned
> > one when I was a child.
> > It was a P-Reg 3500 (1976) Auto, with Tobacco
> > exterior and beige cloth
> > interior. It was a very sweet car that was
> > unfortunately totaled when the
> > interior was stolen from it. Since then I have
> > always liked these cars.
> > These are the first Up's that I have since sine I
> > moved from the UK to the
> > US.
> > 
> > I don't know what I have yet, or what it would
> take
> > to bring the cars back
> > as they are still being kept at the owners
> premises,
> > I have 3 classic
> > Mercedes Benz cars myself at my house and hence
> have
> > no space for these
> > cars. They were parked close to a lake and hence
> are
> > covered in mildew.
> > 
> > So questions:
> > 1. Are there any US members on this list and if
> > there are, who lives in the
> > South East? I have already talked to a gentleman
> in
> > TX.
> > 2. I between the three cars, I am pretty much set
> on
> > body parts, but can
> > anyone tell me if the mechanical parts are easily
> > sourced in the US?
> > 3. Has anyone figured out what is interchangeable
> > between the Buick 215
> > engine and components and the Rover 3.5?
> > 
> > For any who are interested, here are some pictures
> > of the cars.
> > 
> >
>
http://www.w108.org/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=Rover-P6
> > 
> > I have restored two older Mercedes Benz cars in
> the
> > past year, it appears
> > that there are a lot of MB guys who like Rovers. I
> > think the 3500S is
> > probably going to be the toughest restoration of
> > them all as I have never
> > bought back a car that looked like that!
> > 
> > Thoughts, opinions and advice are always
> > appreciated.
> > 
> > With best regards
> > 
> > Al
> > 
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