[ROVERNET - UK] Rare TCs

[S Manwell]

Interesting -- that's at least three survivors.  Andre's is Corsica Blue 
too.

David Sheuring wrote:
> Steve,
> Mine has all of the same as Steve's car does and is
> Corsica blue with black interior. And my vin # is very
> close to Steve's as well. Just thought I would let you
> know.
> David
> PS: By the way, this is the car that is referred as
> the "crummy blue Rover" by our esteemed friend, Glen.
>
> --- S Manwell <s_manwell at alum.swarthmore.edu> wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi Dirk,
>>
>> You have at least one other rare TC, the red very
>> late 1970 car.  It is 
>> a Series I, but it has many of the features of the
>> Series II Federal 
>> cars -- sort of a Series 1.5. 
>>
>> The Series II type features include side marker
>> lights and reflectors, 
>> turn signal lights below the front bumper, alloy
>> "2000" badges with a 
>> black background, R-O-V-E-R letters on the lower
>> left of the trunk lid, 
>> ignition key with steering lock, lighted hazard
>> light switch, all (as 
>> far as I can tell) of the added Series II emissions
>> components, ambla 
>> seats with basket weave patterned pleats, and VIN
>> number plate on the 
>> driver's window sill trim.      My photo of the VIN
>> shows 859004720 -- 
>> this is very close to the end of the 4987-car
>> production run.  I forget 
>> what month in 1970 it was built -- April or June I
>> think.  The only 
>> other very late Series I with these features that I
>> have seen is Andre 
>> Shay's car in Connecticut.
>>
>> --Steve
>>
>> Dirk Burrowes wrote:
>>     
>>>  I have had a TC 2000 series 11 since 1978 VIN
>>>       
>> 4350000078A made 12/70 om the
>>     
>>> VIN tag I started a restoration when I was young
>>>       
>> and dumb got about 1/3 into
>>     
>>> it and then life took over. I have had it sitting
>>>       
>> inside a old truck trailer
>>     
>>> since 1983. I guess I will have to finish it at
>>>       
>> some point.
>>     
>>> Dirk
>>>
>>> -
>>>   
>>>       
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