[ROVERNET - UK] The P4 Rover 80 is not a REAL Rover...

[kwatkin]

>
> Hi all, the story I heard is that the P4 80 is just a Land Rover wi=
th the corners rounded off!!!
Cheers,
Ken Watkin

Still out here lurking quietly


Winchester, Miles wrote:
> Glen,
>
> I guess there is a Rover P4 for everyone's Taste. I am a fan of the=
 105S
> with twin carbs (my car has HD8s) overdrive, fog lights, cig lighte=
r,
> bucket seats, rim embellishers, factory larger bore exhaust and hig=
her
> compression if you lived in one of those countries that had 100 Oct=
ane
> gasoline. But the Rover 80 possibly has a more modern designed OHV
> engine. Just missing a couple of cylinders,
>
> Miles
>
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> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] The P4 Rover 80 is not a REAL Rover...
>
>
> "...not a REAL Rover..." usually gets attention.
>
> Rover 80 lovers unite!!!
>
> I'm afraid I gave Laine the impression that the Rover 80 gets no re=
spect
>
> on this list. Could someone who owns and/or loves the Rover 80 tell=
 her=20
> what they are like? What are the virtues and vices? How about the P=
4=20
> line in general?
>
> Of course, the Rover 95 was the epitome of the P4 line, as everyone=
 will
>
> no doubt agree.  I know this because I had one. None of that silly=
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> overdrive stuff or gaudy trim rings around the hub caps. Just pure=
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> Roverness!
>
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