[ROVERNET - UK] Rovers in Colorado

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Hi All - 
I recently purchased a 1967 TC 2000 in Colorado - now if I can just get the shipping company to speed up bringing the car to california where I am! 
Phil

-----Original Message-----
>From: Glen Wilson <glenwilson at cavtel.net>
>Sent: Feb 12, 2006 5:15 PM
>To: lacpsyd at earthlink.net, rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Rovers in Colorado
>
>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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