I've a 1969 NADA 2000TC w/ 4 sp, air con, leather, ET's, Rover AM/FM radio here in Kentucky. Fortunately it still had the special air cleaner for the air con!
As an American I really enjoy learning about cars like this that I had absolutely no idea existed. Based on the backstory it is hard to imagine that this wasn’t originally a left-hand drive vehicle. I hope that you are able to find proper storage for it sooner rather than later. Best of luck with the restoration!
I had a Rover 2300s, I really loved that car. It was just beautiful inside and out, unfortunately the 2300 6 cylinder decided to stop its cam from spinning. Which wiped the bottom of the timing belt. I took the timing belt into the dealer and the gentleman looked at me and said, and I quote, you're going to need a lot more than that mate. I still miss that car!
These were my dream cars when I was a kid. I never thought I could ever have a car like that. Happily I eventually did have a few good cars but never the Rover
The orange lights on the front and the side lights are marker lights, surely? US-spec requires markers on the side and orange marker lights on the front, not indicators. Fantastic panny roof! Good-enough aircon came later… Perhaps a modern reflective film could be applied to the roof glass to reduce solar gain.
G,day Sheldon, i live in Adelaide Australia a chap in my Rover club has a 3500S for sale for $37000 ,I shudder to think what your NADA is worth, it really needs to be in a museum, That sunroof will kill that beautiful interior. Congratulations on finding the world's rarest p6.
Hahaha yes I know I am going to get alot of hate for it being outside but it's been outside for years with no rot to the shell. But she will make a fantastic car!
As a complete outsider looking in: This could be a L-O-N-G project to get roadworthy. I'd put it in dry storage, get your brown V8 car back out and drive it until you have enough money saved to get this one ready. That is what my Dad always said to me when I would start another project. I didn't listen either.
I imagine a car that old can't get an MOT these days. Modern mechanics will probably be too confused with nothing to plug their laptops into, not a single USB port in sight. They'll gasp in horror when they lift the bonnet to actually see an engine, no "beautification panel" to hide such horrors as ingenious (or not) engineering solutions, and are faced with the prospect that they may actually have to touch it, get their hands all dirty and do some genuine work to figure things out. I'm perhaps wrong, but I've nothing but disdain for the sight of a mechanic with a laptop. Sends a shiver down my spine to know that once the old guard are gone, the rest will be lost without a laptop, and that's when the classics truly die because no one is left with the necessary knowledge and skills to troubleshoot and resuscitate them. We sell souls for convenience.
Obviously all the haters are jealous because they don't have one. Sheldon is happy with it and so are alot of viewers give the lad a break it all makes good content and let's see what he can do with it
I remember reading about these back in the day when the P6 was still in production. It would have originally had a 3.5 V8, and I believe they had a mechanical injection set up that was based around the same Lucas Pi system components, as fitted to the Triumph 2500Pi cars, and TR sports models. Deep sculptured 3500S badges were fitted to all the V8 NADA cars, even though they were all auto. The 3500 numbers were originally satin black. I have a set that were on my 1972 UK spec 3500S manual, but without the additional injection lettering. I replaced them with the later screen printed flat type. The NADA cars were sold in Canada and other countries using the US Dollar. Those side indicator repeater lenses look very similar to the Lucas ones inset into the stainless steel side trims on the P5B front and rear wings. It's difficult to tell if they're the exact same length, but on the P5B, the backplate is plastic, not chrome.
I watched this as I remember as a 12-13,year old hearing and then seeing a lovely P6 V8 on a caravan site in the south of the England and from then on always thought how cool they looked.I love your enthusiasm and optimism and you have such a nice way of conveying all this on your channel. Wishing you the very best with this project and hope you get to take it out & enjoy the open sky views available to you.
What a beautiful NADA P6! Btw, those 'indicators' are actually side marker lights that illuminate when the side lights and headlights are turned on. Keep the vids coming!👍👍
Very interesting and exciting car. Lovely to have a nice car with such a great background. Your explanation confirmed why the back window had a western Australia sticker. Never seen one with a Triplex roof. Fantastic car. You will need to be careful the heat doesn't dry out the leather too much. Never seen burr walnut in a P6. I always thought they deserved to have it. Look forward to learning more.
Excellent, professional, extemporaneous narration as always Sheldon. Love the walnut door inlays. EFi should be more reliable than the carb set up. One of 15 makes it super rare/valuable. Definitely needs to be in either a lock up or storage unit off the road.
Nice Sheldon, the engine looks like a Landy 3.9i Rover themselves didn't make a P6 injection.. All the NADA cars were 3,5 on stromberg carbs. Just empty the car befor things go missing..
Congratulations a Wonderful buy Sheldon an Amazing car, have got Brooklands Books with the reprints of the orginal road tests of these North American Rover 3500S from Road & Track etc. Always though these vehicles were so Awesome with the exra features and extra bonnet vents. Thanks for the Awesome video look forward to the updates as you get her back together.
Nice car and a bit different. But when will it be for sale like all the others you buy ? Fair play to you for someone thats always complaining about not having a job and any money you seem to to be able to buy all theses cars.
Excellent video really enjoyed that. Have you done any other video's on things like production changes over the years ? If not perhaps might make for interesting watching. Cool car btw.
Hello Sheldon, i really enjoyed this. I hve seen a few negative comments about the reshell but imo it has been done logically and honestly and is part of the car's history. Ford reshelled many of their iconic rally cars multiple times under the same registration but no one moans about it. Just a suggestion: could you cover the negative batttery terminal with insulating tape? I have visions of all that clutter in the boot tipping across the battery terminals, shorting them and starting a fire. It doesnt take much. Keep up the good work!
What can I say,what a fab car,I hope she is a keeper,I have the Practical Classic issue with this in, one thing that's really bothering me,all the stuff,wherls and bumper on those lovely seats indenting them.
Brilliant, now keep her at all costs, start doing Car shows and meeting people/getting your site out there. You have a naturally magnetic personality so build on that and enjoy the lime light. The car world is an open door for you now - enjoy it and I wish you only the best. PASS YOUR TEST.
All the modern cars around it, whilst not exactly ugly, are just dull and samey. But the old Rover, beautiful and stands out. Clearly a different era with different priorities in design. Even the American additions are tolerable. Obviously a mild accident in that Rover will cost your family a lot of money, as funerals aren't cheap. But at least you'll look cool whilst the brakes fail, that's if you can even get that thing to go fast enough for that to happen. It's the thing with old cars, they're better looking than modern ones, but considerably less safe and, perhaps thankfully, a lot slower. But who needs speed, safety and practicality, when you have retro style. And better still, it's classic racing green, a colour you just don't see these days. I'm jealous of people who get to own, work on and drive such cars. I'd definately make some changes to it, modern brakes is a priority if that hasn't already been done. New suspension (it's already looking low, but it can go an inch lower). Remove the US spec bumpers (I'd leave them off if it isn't breaking any laws. I like the chrome, but cleaner lines without them), and keep those rims because they're nice, just tidy up a little really. Don't repaint it, I like the pettina of old paint and metals, it gives character, just clearcoat or something to protect what is there and have it gleaming. Kinda keeping it looking as old as it is, used but looked after. Keep it looking driven so that you're never too concerned about damage to not drive it, because there's nothing worse than a classic like that being left to sit in a garage collecting dust, that's when they finally die. I'm sure you're on that page already but worth saying, drive old cars, it keeps them alive.
This guy seems amusingly eccentric. Have seen a couple of his videos. Everything seems chaotic. Will he ever show a Rover P6, in fully finished, immaculate state, rather than a P6 that is parts bin. I would want to show something FINISHED and running and lovely, rather than a work in progress …….. eventually
Nice post Sheldon. I too am obsessed by P6s. My first car 50 years ago and I've never had a better one since. I am now looking for a Series 1 TC as a project. Not so keen on V8s - a nice TC with wire wheels would be my objective. Preferably LHD and from a low rust country like Italy. Maybe someone on the channel has some pointers.
Value of £12K from back in 1990 into todays value is around £34K .... I bet he spent a 'little' more than £12K, probably more in the region of £19K. Love this Rover, will be sweet once you've done all the bits to it. 👍
Wondeful car ! I hope such a rarity is not going to be kept parked at the side of the road. That would be a tragedy. Its crying out for pampering and dry storage.
Be nice to do a modern interpretation of the brico fi system on this to keep it "in keeping". The stuff used on the early federal fi SD1s pop up from time to tine. Use a modern ecu, injectors with the old manifold & plenum to keep the look. Need to be a bit careful with cams & auto boxes. I've used the TVR885 cam from Powers in a 4.6 which is super tractible, not shunty & would work nicely with an auto. It's a neat project & the bones look good.
I may be wrong but I think gm did a fi on these motors before selling the motor to rover rare as hens teeth as they didn't do many . None got into production cats I believe.
I used to have a nice stock 3500 with a rare all steel electric retractable sun roof. When I went out of business a friend I knew also into Rovers turned me onto a guy in England who bought no rust U.S. cars and made them like new and charged really good money for them. I made a deal with him and sold him the car, parts, manuals and such. I knew that car would not be then crushed, it was too nice. The cars steel bodies rot in England but no sun means the interiors do not. I have had up to 4 rovers at one time. In my TC that would easily rev to 7,200 no one could beat me down Palomar Mountain in California. No one knew what it was especially with 4 doors. They thought they could not handle or break. Sorry suckers, you lost every time. I always wondered what that car would do with a simple turbo set up and over 200 hp on 4 cylinders as the motors are super strong with a high speed fully adjustable to 1/2 degree overhead cam, bucket lifters and shim valve settings it is bullet proof. Now, in the U.S., it would not be worth having one because of the cost to maintain. They are high quality cars for sure. Much better than the next version. I did not know of the fuel injection or that sunroof. Thanks. My TC handled like a big go cart. It was set up with the light aluminum wheels, Koni shocks, and wide track with wider wheel wells. What a fun car. What a nice interior.
I wondered if you would end up with this car. I have that article somewhere. My recollection was Reg put a 3.5 fuel injected SD1 motor in it as the original “experimental” EFI engine was long gone replaced with carb motor. That 3.9 is recent addition as is the auto gearbox as it used to be manual. I was always skeptical of this cars providence but it makes sense that Rover would have used NADA spec for the EFI test cars with the view to export them. Either way being a NADA spec, manual RHD made it unique enough. As is Reg’s restoration story. Good luck with it.
Never heard of it you really know about rovers and that must of cost you big money being that rare you really need to look after that and keep it in good condition as it will keep going up in value but any parts are not going to be cheap reg really did do alot of work and enjoyed it
We have rusty cars in Australia.... really rusty. But often those were EX UK imports with that salty flavour. You could of tried a Leyland P76 which shares many Rover parts.
It bears no connection to the experimental cars now. It can best be described as a homage to the experimental cars. It's a hodgepodge of bits. Great fun but not even the badges are original. Dry store it, repair the issues, tidy up the paint faults and enjoy it for what it's supposed to be.
I have a NADA V8 which I fully restored. I have sourced pretty much everything needed over the years and have refitted, rebuilt or removed and replaced pretty much everything. If you need any info or have any questions I am more than happy to help out!!
I didn't know that rovers went to the states. I saw one in the movie "The Book of Eli" with Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. I thought it was a movie mistake.
A great looking car. Quick tip regarding the side reflectors. Try Tamiya clear orange and red - works wonders. You'll have to spray varnish over them afterwards, but I've had success before with similar light lense restoration. Good luck and keep those P6 videos coming (especially ones featuring this NADA model)!
Interesting car but personally I find it a bit of a shame that all the changes have removed most of the historical significance of this car. With that in mind I guess you might as well just go ahead and make it into a nice running example.
Struggling with the idea that the roof frame is "Bakelite" that's a very old fashioned and very brittle material. Maybe some other more modern much stronger thermoset material ( perhaps also fibre reinfoced , also possibly dough moulded ?)
So welcome to Triggers Broom shell swoped not the correct motor electronic fuel injection . Bag of bits bolted together not a rover experimental rover car
I see your point but none of the Rover test cars have there original engines and most of them don't have there original shells either it does get to the point of when does it stop being the same car. Its the same with cars that have a fucked shell when your done welding 80% is new metal ect
@@classic_britain So you have the logbook and hope to obtain the reg No that was with the car from new. But you dont have the engine fuel injection system gearbox or bodyshell . So how much of the car left the rover factory attached to the experimental car ? Dvla say you can fit a new replacment bodyshell and retain the reg No but not if you fit the parts to a used body shell there rules not mine .My view is it is an interesting vehicle the Triplex roof on the nada shell make it that . But other than the logbook and changed reg No there is not much to link the metal in front of you to the car
You think that's bad the world of aircraft restoration is even worse ..... Spitfire ploughed into the deck and buried 40 feet down and rebuilt as the same aircraft as long as they can locate it's ID Tag plate
what a cool car, but a question, when you show the original car its beige with tan leather, any plans to go original or keep it modified as it is now, looks amazingly small next to the modern VW and Fiat its parked next too lol
"....stupidly rare Tryplex roofs..." ...stupidly rare pronunciation. The Brand of glass was named TripleXXX. VERY common on British cars' glass for donkeys.... Obviously pronounced as spelled.
I've a 1969 NADA 2000TC w/ 4 sp, air con, leather, ET's, Rover AM/FM radio here in Kentucky. Fortunately it still had the special air cleaner for the air con!
Your a great,honest guy,empty the car very soon,you don’t want anybody smashing windows to steal anything⭐️⭐️🇬🇧🇬🇧
As an American I really enjoy learning about cars like this that I had absolutely no idea existed. Based on the backstory it is hard to imagine that this wasn’t originally a left-hand drive vehicle. I hope that you are able to find proper storage for it sooner rather than later. Best of luck with the restoration!
I had a Rover 2300s, I really loved that car. It was just beautiful inside and out, unfortunately the 2300 6 cylinder decided to stop its cam from spinning. Which wiped the bottom of the timing belt. I took the timing belt into the dealer and the gentleman looked at me and said, and I quote, you're going to need a lot more than that mate. I still miss that car!
I remember reading about this car in Practical Classics, glad it lives on.
Hahaha yes she is very much alive
These were my dream cars when I was a kid. I never thought I could ever have a car like that. Happily I eventually did have a few good cars but never the Rover
The orange lights on the front and the side lights are marker lights, surely? US-spec requires markers on the side and orange marker lights on the front, not indicators.
Fantastic panny roof! Good-enough aircon came later… Perhaps a modern reflective film could be applied to the roof glass to reduce solar gain.
G,day Sheldon, i live in Adelaide Australia a chap in my Rover club has a 3500S for sale for $37000 ,I shudder to think what your NADA is worth, it really needs to be in a museum, That sunroof will kill that beautiful interior. Congratulations on finding the world's rarest p6.
Hahaha yes I know I am going to get alot of hate for it being outside but it's been outside for years with no rot to the shell. But she will make a fantastic car!
Doubt it'll kill it in the UK rain won't fade the interior.😅
Probably very little it is a total mess.
@@PaulBriden You clearly know nothing about the cars then mate 😂
As a complete outsider looking in: This could be a L-O-N-G project to get roadworthy. I'd put it in dry storage, get your brown V8 car back out and drive it until you have enough money saved to get this one ready. That is what my Dad always said to me when I would start another project. I didn't listen either.
It does need work but it's not as much as you might think the car has no rot and after the ignition fault is sorted it's just bolting things on =)
I imagine a car that old can't get an MOT these days. Modern mechanics will probably be too confused with nothing to plug their laptops into, not a single USB port in sight. They'll gasp in horror when they lift the bonnet to actually see an engine, no "beautification panel" to hide such horrors as ingenious (or not) engineering solutions, and are faced with the prospect that they may actually have to touch it, get their hands all dirty and do some genuine work to figure things out.
I'm perhaps wrong, but I've nothing but disdain for the sight of a mechanic with a laptop. Sends a shiver down my spine to know that once the old guard are gone, the rest will be lost without a laptop, and that's when the classics truly die because no one is left with the necessary knowledge and skills to troubleshoot and resuscitate them. We sell souls for convenience.
Looks awesome. Glad you're getting dry storage for it. Good luck with it.
Obviously all the haters are jealous because they don't have one. Sheldon is happy with it and so are alot of viewers give the lad a break it all makes good content and let's see what he can do with it
I am happy with it and once this dam igniton problem is solved I can get on with it!
In a hedge! How incredibly irresponsible of whoever left it there! Reg' is an absolute HERO! Now you have to continue the excellent work!
Even though it's not anywhere close to original any more, it's still very interesting. 😊
I remember reading about these back in the day when the P6 was still in production. It would have originally had a 3.5 V8, and I believe they had a mechanical injection set up that was based around the same Lucas Pi system components, as fitted to the Triumph 2500Pi cars, and TR sports models. Deep sculptured 3500S badges were fitted to all the V8 NADA cars, even though they were all auto. The 3500 numbers were originally satin black. I have a set that were on my 1972 UK spec 3500S manual, but without the additional injection lettering. I replaced them with the later screen printed flat type. The NADA cars were sold in Canada and other countries using the US Dollar. Those side indicator repeater lenses look very similar to the Lucas ones inset into the stainless steel side trims on the P5B front and rear wings. It's difficult to tell if they're the exact same length, but on the P5B, the backplate is plastic, not chrome.
Awesome car Sheldon.
Great content, looking forward to seeing more 👍
I watched this as I remember as a 12-13,year old hearing and then seeing a lovely P6 V8 on a caravan site in the south of the England and from then on always thought how cool they looked.I love your enthusiasm and optimism and you have such a nice way of conveying all this on your channel. Wishing you the very best with this project and hope you get to take it out & enjoy the open sky views available to you.
What a beautiful NADA P6!
Btw, those 'indicators' are actually side marker lights that illuminate when the side lights and headlights are turned on.
Keep the vids coming!👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting and exciting car. Lovely to have a nice car with such a great background. Your explanation confirmed why the back window had a western Australia sticker. Never seen one with a Triplex roof. Fantastic car. You will need to be careful the heat doesn't dry out the leather too much. Never seen burr walnut in a P6. I always thought they deserved to have it. Look forward to learning more.
Your best P6 Sir to date absolutely gorgeous & my favourite colour all the best Sheldon 🎉🎉
Excellent, professional, extemporaneous narration as always Sheldon. Love the walnut door inlays. EFi should be more reliable than the carb set up. One of 15 makes it super rare/valuable. Definitely needs to be in either a lock up or storage unit off the road.
Thank you for the nice comment it's a lovely car!
Woah super rare or in Japan where I am Mezurashi. We had so many quirky cars as well from the 60's & 70's. Also great narration and audio quality!
Good God must be one of the best vids especially with the uniqueness of the car and running explanation of it's history and level of tech.😊
Nice Sheldon, the engine looks like a Landy 3.9i Rover themselves didn't make a P6 injection.. All the NADA cars were 3,5 on stromberg carbs. Just empty the car befor things go missing..
They did make P6s with EFI 18 of them and this was one of the test cars with Lucas mechanical injection this was later removed and disco EFI fitted.
Absolutely first-class! Quality partridge content
Fascinating, has just about every extra or foreign market option a p6 could have. My favourite is the door pockets, they would actually be useful.
I remember these, I have to say I never liked the bonnet arrangement on them..Have you passed your test yet Sheldon?
Congratulations a Wonderful buy Sheldon an Amazing car, have got Brooklands Books with the reprints of the orginal road tests of these North American Rover 3500S from Road & Track etc.
Always though these vehicles were so Awesome with the exra features and extra bonnet vents.
Thanks for the Awesome video look forward to the updates as you get her back together.
Nice car and a bit different. But when will it be for sale like all the others you buy ? Fair play to you for someone thats always complaining about not having a job and any money you seem to to be able to buy all theses cars.
I was lucky I was able to get it did not cost me anything at all!
@@classic_britain Thats a great result then
Wow ! What a nice find. She is definitely a keeper and one that needs dry storage and a nice tidy up. Well done !
Yes it's a very nice car!
Love it... Hope it gets the restoration it deserves..
Oh my goodness. That is so rare and so so cool. A proper hot rod. I love it. This is rocking horse poo. Well done for getting hold of this!
Hahaha thanks!
Excellent video really enjoyed that.
Have you done any other video's on things like production changes over the years ? If not perhaps might make for interesting watching.
Cool car btw.
I want to make a video about the Rover and all the models and specs soon!
Hello Sheldon, i really enjoyed this. I hve seen a few negative comments about the reshell but imo it has been done logically and honestly and is part of the car's history. Ford reshelled many of their iconic rally cars multiple times under the same registration but no one moans about it. Just a suggestion: could you cover the negative batttery terminal with insulating tape? I have visions of all that clutter in the boot tipping across the battery terminals, shorting them and starting a fire. It doesnt take much. Keep up the good work!
What can I say,what a fab car,I hope she is a keeper,I have the Practical Classic issue with this in, one thing that's really bothering me,all the stuff,wherls and bumper on those lovely seats indenting them.
Don't worry there is carpet under it
Brilliant, now keep her at all costs, start doing Car shows and meeting people/getting your site out there. You have a naturally magnetic personality so build on that and enjoy the lime light. The car world is an open door for you now - enjoy it and I wish you only the best. PASS YOUR TEST.
Here, here, I second that!👍😎
All the modern cars around it, whilst not exactly ugly, are just dull and samey. But the old Rover, beautiful and stands out. Clearly a different era with different priorities in design. Even the American additions are tolerable.
Obviously a mild accident in that Rover will cost your family a lot of money, as funerals aren't cheap. But at least you'll look cool whilst the brakes fail, that's if you can even get that thing to go fast enough for that to happen. It's the thing with old cars, they're better looking than modern ones, but considerably less safe and, perhaps thankfully, a lot slower. But who needs speed, safety and practicality, when you have retro style. And better still, it's classic racing green, a colour you just don't see these days. I'm jealous of people who get to own, work on and drive such cars.
I'd definately make some changes to it, modern brakes is a priority if that hasn't already been done. New suspension (it's already looking low, but it can go an inch lower). Remove the US spec bumpers (I'd leave them off if it isn't breaking any laws. I like the chrome, but cleaner lines without them), and keep those rims because they're nice, just tidy up a little really. Don't repaint it, I like the pettina of old paint and metals, it gives character, just clearcoat or something to protect what is there and have it gleaming. Kinda keeping it looking as old as it is, used but looked after. Keep it looking driven so that you're never too concerned about damage to not drive it, because there's nothing worse than a classic like that being left to sit in a garage collecting dust, that's when they finally die. I'm sure you're on that page already but worth saying, drive old cars, it keeps them alive.
Very interesting and well researched piece.
Interesting car. Good luck bringing it back to life it will make great content
Glad you liked it
In the early 90s someone un earthed an Arctic white injected P6 with a tree growing through it, it was in practical classics or popular classics
Yep it's the same car
It was in Your Classic, I think.
Nice, have you passed your driving test yet? would be great for you to experience these machines out on open roads!
This guy seems amusingly eccentric. Have seen a couple of his videos. Everything seems chaotic. Will he ever show a Rover P6, in fully finished, immaculate state, rather than a P6 that is parts bin. I would want to show something FINISHED and running and lovely, rather than a work in progress …….. eventually
Watch the V8 auto videos.....
Not one car will be finished mate he has not been apprenticed/not motortrade and no driving licence!!
@@monkeyboy-b8v I finished the Brown one mate LMFAO
@@classic_britain No you didn't. You don't ever finish anything.
@@emperorming2913 Up running and reliable is finished to me....
Nice post Sheldon. I too am obsessed by P6s. My first car 50 years ago and I've never had a better one since. I am now looking for a Series 1 TC as a project. Not so keen on V8s - a nice TC with wire wheels would be my objective. Preferably LHD and from a low rust country like Italy. Maybe someone on the channel has some pointers.
I do like the 4 cylinder cars I ran them for years and years with never any problems at all plus they do turn abit better.
Lovely car mate. Really nice. You really need to find a garage fella...its almost criminal to leave that out in the coastal air 😅
I know I am trying!
Value of £12K from back in 1990 into todays value is around £34K .... I bet he spent a 'little' more than £12K, probably more in the region of £19K.
Love this Rover, will be sweet once you've done all the bits to it. 👍
Very nice can't wait to see it running
Thought that was the Police Model - Na Da Na Da Na Da.....
i'll get my coat
Wondeful car ! I hope such a rarity is not going to be kept parked at the side of the road. That would be a tragedy.
Its crying out for pampering and dry storage.
Its been outside for the last 10 years but I will find dry storage for it.
£12000 in 1997 is now worth £27,371 in todays money!
CRIKEY!
Yeah shopping in supermarkets will back that up😅🤸😂🤸😃
This was a fascinating video.
Glad you liked it!
Always loved your Enthusiasm get a cover . Hows ya Mum Keep up the Passion
It sounds like Noah's Hammer. The original hammer he used to build his ark. It's only had 87 new heads and 250 new handles...
I see your point but a lot of the original car is still on it.
Like the joke about Abe Lincoln's ax - the handle and the head were replaced, but it occupies the same space!
Well it's certainly no ordinary Rover that's for sure but too many original features to count.
Be nice to do a modern interpretation of the brico fi system on this to keep it "in keeping". The stuff used on the early federal fi SD1s pop up from time to tine. Use a modern ecu, injectors with the old manifold & plenum to keep the look. Need to be a bit careful with cams & auto boxes. I've used the TVR885 cam from Powers in a 4.6 which is super tractible, not shunty & would work nicely with an auto. It's a neat project & the bones look good.
Corgi made a Model Rover 2000 with the Triplex glass roof
Yep they sure did!
I have always assumed the roof was a figment of Corgis imagination, but now I know the truth!
At least on NADA got to Sweden. I did test drive it about 15 years ago. Nice but it was in a ruff shape. I do not know if it still exist.
a grren one?
I may be wrong but I think gm did a fi on these motors before selling the motor to rover rare as hens teeth as they didn't do many . None got into production cats I believe.
I like that..Love the bonnet scoops on the Nada...Gives it a mean look..I would cover it in case someone breaks that roof
Yeah we have cover for the roof don't worry
I used to have a nice stock 3500 with a rare all steel electric retractable sun roof. When I went out of business a friend I knew also into Rovers turned me onto a guy in England who bought no rust U.S. cars and made them like new and charged really good money for them. I made a deal with him and sold him the car, parts, manuals and such. I knew that car would not be then crushed, it was too nice. The cars steel bodies rot in England but no sun means the interiors do not. I have had up to 4 rovers at one time. In my TC that would easily rev to 7,200 no one could beat me down Palomar Mountain in California. No one knew what it was especially with 4 doors. They thought they could not handle or break. Sorry suckers, you lost every time. I always wondered what that car would do with a simple turbo set up and over 200 hp on 4 cylinders as the motors are super strong with a high speed fully adjustable to 1/2 degree overhead cam, bucket lifters and shim valve settings it is bullet proof. Now, in the U.S., it would not be worth having one because of the cost to maintain. They are high quality cars for sure. Much better than the next version.
I did not know of the fuel injection or that sunroof. Thanks. My TC handled like a big go cart. It was set up with the light aluminum wheels, Koni shocks, and wide track with wider wheel wells. What a fun car. What a nice interior.
The metal sun roof is quite a rare option not many of those around at all!
Beautiful , lucky boy 😊
I am a lucky man!
I wondered if you would end up with this car. I have that article somewhere. My recollection was Reg put a 3.5 fuel injected SD1 motor in it as the original “experimental” EFI engine was long gone replaced with carb motor. That 3.9 is recent addition as is the auto gearbox as it used to be manual. I was always skeptical of this cars providence but it makes sense that Rover would have used NADA spec for the EFI test cars with the view to export them. Either way being a NADA spec, manual RHD made it unique enough. As is Reg’s restoration story. Good luck with it.
Need to get the roof tinted or a removable sunshade
Never heard of it you really know about rovers and that must of cost you big money being that rare you really need to look after that and keep it in good condition as it will keep going up in value but any parts are not going to be cheap reg really did do alot of work and enjoyed it
Hi Sheldon great find there but needs to be garaged cheers 🥂
Yep you are right
@@classic_britain cool 😎 Sheldon can't wait to see more progress on this one, that's 2 stunning cars you've got there cheers 🥂
It looks a bit more brutish without the front grille, it might be worth looking at a little mod there instead of completely stock 🤔
We have rusty cars in Australia.... really rusty. But often those were EX UK imports with that salty flavour.
You could of tried a Leyland P76 which shares many Rover parts.
It bears no connection to the experimental cars now. It can best be described as a homage to the experimental cars. It's a hodgepodge of bits. Great fun but not even the badges are original. Dry store it, repair the issues, tidy up the paint faults and enjoy it for what it's supposed to be.
You would be surprised how man factory cars were re shelled but yes you are right really it's a NADA
I have a NADA V8 which I fully restored. I have sourced pretty much everything needed over the years and have refitted, rebuilt or removed and replaced pretty much everything. If you need any info or have any questions I am more than happy to help out!!
Thanks mate we might have spoken on Facebook it's sheldon talago shoot my a friend request!
Very interesting video sheldon 👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏
Glad you liked it!
A brick under the accelerator can surprisingly make a car more economical but under the brake pedal don't go there !😅🤸😄🤸😄
HAHAAH
I didn't know that rovers went to the states. I saw one in the movie "The Book of Eli" with Denzel Washington and Gary Oldman. I thought it was a movie mistake.
Its hilarious that after all that it needs tyres 😅
Hahaha yeah!
Only 60 years ahead
Of the game this and the XJ6.
A great looking car. Quick tip regarding the side reflectors. Try Tamiya clear orange and red - works wonders. You'll have to spray varnish over them afterwards, but I've had success before with similar light lense restoration. Good luck and keep those P6 videos coming (especially ones featuring this NADA model)!
I will try that!
That’s not a NADA bodyshell. No NADA cars came to Australia. Aussie shell yes going by the sticker on the back window, but NADA, nope.
I got the article mixed up it is a NADA shell but he had to and used the NADA in the end not the AUS
Interesting car but personally I find it a bit of a shame that all the changes have removed most of the historical significance of this car. With that in mind I guess you might as well just go ahead and make it into a nice running example.
Struggling with the idea that the roof frame is "Bakelite" that's a very old fashioned and very brittle material. Maybe some other more modern much stronger thermoset material ( perhaps also fibre reinfoced , also possibly dough moulded ?)
Would Autoglass cover a replacement roof on your windscreen cover
Yes it's all insured
So welcome to Triggers Broom shell swoped not the correct motor electronic fuel injection . Bag of bits bolted together not a rover experimental rover car
I see your point but none of the Rover test cars have there original engines and most of them don't have there original shells either it does get to the point of when does it stop being the same car. Its the same with cars that have a fucked shell when your done welding 80% is new metal ect
@@classic_britain So you have the logbook and hope to obtain the reg No that was with the car from new. But you dont have the engine fuel injection system gearbox or bodyshell . So how much of the car left the rover factory attached to the experimental car ? Dvla say you can fit a new replacment bodyshell and retain the reg No but not if you fit the parts to a used body shell there rules not mine .My view is it is an interesting vehicle the Triplex roof on the nada shell make it that . But other than the logbook and changed reg No there is not much to link the metal in front of you to the car
Still better than being scrapped ..😅 I wouldn't say no..
Funnily enough I have a similar situation, if I put my parts together it would look like Jason's coat..
You think that's bad the world of aircraft restoration is even worse ..... Spitfire ploughed into the deck and buried 40 feet down and rebuilt as the same aircraft as long as they can locate it's ID Tag plate
If that roof ever broke......
Didnt they originally use the injectipn system from the triumph 2.5pi
No the P6 never had EFI
@@classic_britain not production ones the experimental ones
get a reflective tint for the roof.
Bonnet scoops are shared with HB Brabham Viva
Are they?
Wish it was an estate
ah, at 5,38 Lucas gets a mention lol, your knowledge is far superior to any other you tubers who claim to like P6's x
Hahaha I was talking about Rover people
Rolls had to do that kinda stuff to there cars to
Shouldn’t it be LHD if it was sold in the US?
A lot of work to finish that, you'll be a little older before it features in a magazine again. 😂
Hahaha true!
That's a dream car if marks and Spencer made P6 rovers❤ love it best of British luck to you and your purchase 👍
Hahahah your not wrong!
Stunning car! I've got a nice V8 local to me here in North Essex that's a yellow colour (my kids play Yellow Car so it's become a landmark haha!)
Why is it in RHD might be an Aussie
Converted to RHD
👍👍
Good Luck 😂
I'm looking to get my rostyles powdercoated. I don't suppose you know where yours were done?
I can find out!
@@classic_britain 😁That would be cool 👍
Any luck finding out about the wheels? 🙂
As a Brummy, am I the only one who is finding the pronounced Tri-plex really annoying? LOL
Trip....Lex
Exceptional video.
Glad you enjoyed it =)
If it was a reshell that was sourced in Australia then it wasn't converted, Australian shells are rhd?
No they are LHD you are thinking of SA
@@classic_britain Australia is RHD same as UK
@@Jaypem12 I did not know that!
@@Jaypem12 I did not know that!
@@classic_britain a lot of former British colonies are still RHD also Japan is.
what a cool car, but a question, when you show the original car its beige with tan leather, any plans to go original or keep it modified as it is now, looks amazingly small next to the modern VW and Fiat its parked next too lol
No the seats are mint leather so will leave them in the car.
Why are nada cars still RHD?
I said in the video it's a LHD car that was converted to RHD
@@classic_britain how much work is a conversation from lhd to rhd?
How unique can you get😅
"....stupidly rare Tryplex roofs..." ...stupidly rare pronunciation.
The Brand of glass was named TripleXXX. VERY common on British cars' glass for donkeys....
Obviously pronounced as spelled.
Who the hell is presenting this???? Alan Partridge 😂