[ROVERNET - UK] Rovers in Colorado

[Glen Wilson]

Lance,

I spoke to Ted once by phone, and he filled me in on what he'd done.
When I bought it from a guy in Wichita, it was in good mechanical
condition. In fact, I drove it from Wichita to Philadelphia with no
problems. I would say that it had all the upside virtues of a New Mexico
car and all of the downside aspects, as well. The rubber, upholstery and
paint had all been done in by the NM sun, but it only had one speck of
rust and no rot whatsoever. For some of us in the Northeast, that's a
major plus. When I bought that car, I was coming out of years of working
on low-cost MG's wherein major body rot is the rule. DIY welding and
spot repairs can consume an awful lot of time, especially if you are
teaching yourself how to do it based on Practical Classics articles. 

It was a great adventure driving it cross-country in January of 1996. I
figured out how the petrol reserve system worked when the engine died on
the interstate in Tennessee. Every time I stopped for food or gasoline,
five people approached me with the usual questions Rover owners get in
the States. When I got it home and checked it out, I was very impressed
with the quality of the engineering after working on MGs. It was a great
into to the Rover world and I will always remember it fondly.

I got sidetracked by a 2000TC, an SD1, the 1963 Rover 95 and another
3500S and never finished working on Ted's car. Frankly, I invested a lot
of cash in that car that I never got back, but I made good deals on the
other cars. Now, George Phelps has the car in Maryland and seems to be
dedicated to bringing it back to life. I'm glad it has found a good
home.

Glen

On Sun, 2006-02-12 at 17:38 -0700, Lance La Certe wrote:
> Glen,
> 
> I actually drove to New Mexico to look at that car.  Talk about good
> looking photographs covering up a car in need of a lot of TLC.  I'll never
> forget when we arrived, not only could he get the engine running, I put it
> in neutral just to get it rolling, pushed on the brake pedal----needless to
> say, after my foot bottomed out I reached for the hand brake.   I give Ted
> a lot of credit for the brains and brawn he put into that vehicle.  I
> haven't met George, but I'll keep my eyes and ears open.
> 
> Lance
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Glen Wilson <glenwilson at cavtel.net>
> > To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> > Date: 2/12/2006 5:14:19 PM
> > Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Rovers in Colorado
> >
> > Lance,
> >
> > George Phelps now has the Ted Ax 3500S that came from New Mexico by way
> > of Colorado and Kansas. I gather that Ted may have another 3500S at this
> > point.
> >
> > Glen
> >
> > On Sun, 2006-02-12 at 22:41 +0000, sspmilr at netzero.net wrote:
> > > Hi Lance:
> > > 
> > > We were living in the Denver area from 1971 to 1975.  There was about
> > > 10 Rovers there at that time, including ours.  Sorry that your all
> > > alone now.  Hang in there!  Theres alot of interest in Rover
> restorations now.
> > > 
> > > Sincerely,
> > > 
> > > Peter Miller
> > > Arlington, Wa.
> > > USA
> > > 
> > > 
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