Stanced Rover Coupé - The Dog Has It's Day

[babyboomer]

theamazoeffect.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/stanced-rover-coupe-dog-has-its-day.html

[g40jon]

probably my fav shape rover ever made, although I like the 3 door hatch also. that is one cracking example you've found there! looks immense!

[rysz]

That is awesome! Thanks for finding and sharing this!

I think that the pink pinstripe just along the bottom of the skirts really works well and the side profile is just perfect! It reduces the elongated shape of these cars.

Love it!

Rysz.

[marksparks999]

nice looking car... I always quite liked the coupe... a chap near me use to own a Tickford built 820, that was a very nice car

one for sale here on fleabay
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mk1-Rover-820-Tickford-Turbo-Fastback-Rare-M16-2-0L-16V-Turbo-/150870880212?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item23209aefd4

[DWDarkWheels]

I always liked that model, and the styling has aged well. The more I look at that one, it has the attitude of an AE86 Corolla. Good result for an underdog.

[Nathan]

Had a brief encounter with a Turbo back in the day, I loved it...Silly fast etc.
I did go through 3 HGF's though but after the second time its became a quick fix, if they had only check the head bolt arrangment before it would have been a bigger "Scene" motor.

[WillCarter]

Yeah that works. Sits beautifully too. To be honest, anything that works on a EF Civic should work on these, although the Rover is a newer design there's definite style cue similarities there.

[VIP]

Aug 10, 2012 10:50:25 GMT WillCarter said:

Yeah that works. Sits beautifully too. To be honest, anything that works on a EF Civic should work on these, although the Rover is a newer design there's definite style cue similarities there.

The 200 and the EF Civic are essentially the same car. The Concerto, which although not considered a Civic is in fact a fastback version of the ED Saloon, is a Rover 200 5-dr, and the doors are interchangeable, even with the ED Saloon. The Rovers and EF Civics had the same interiors/dash too.

[VIP]

Aug 10, 2012 11:25:22 GMT pOG said:

1. NICE looking Rover!
2. 'Stanced' is not a word - naughty step, 5 minutes.
3. If someone in the know could do a thread about all the Civics, that would be great as all this ED, EG business is confusing.

That is all.

Civics - a brief history

The fourth generation of Civic, although collectively known as 'EF', actually had four different chassis codes, depending on configuration. EC, ED, EE, EF

It's the squarer version.



Then came the [collectively known] EG Civic, which used chassis codes EK1, EG, EH, EJ1, EJ2

The more rounded version.



and after that was the [collectively known] EK Civic, which used chassis codes EK9, EK4, EK5, EK3, EJ6, EJ7,EJ8, EJ9, EM1

The 'bubble' one.

[VIP]

Aug 10, 2012 11:40:09 GMT pOG said:

Cheers, so to clarify*
An ED is an EF, and an EK1 is an EG not an EK, and and oh no I've gone cross-eyed....
All seems perfectly rational.

Glad I could help.

It's best to use the collective references, it almost keeps you sane.

For taking this thread a bit O/T, please accept another cool Rover 200.

[Mad Max]

Wow thats just amazed me. I've always loved these, or indeed anything with a rover badge! I'll have a turbo tomcat like this please and I'm happy. Or a turbo tourer...

[damagecontrol]

Aug 10, 2012 7:13:51 GMT @babyboomer said:

As one of those most hairshirt of car fans - an R8 shape Rover 200 owner - I've trodden a very lonely path these past few years, attempting to persuade the unwashed car fan to look beyond the HGF jokes and see the potential in these cars. Well shame on us you; it took a Bulgarian to show the way that a stanced Rover can look this good.
THIS is how I want my 214SEI to sit. Oh yay. Bow-wow-yippie-yo-yippie-yay.

This is nice!!!

[dbizzle]

Aug 10, 2012 12:11:56 GMT @babyboomer said:

Aug 10, 2012 11:25:22 GMT pOG said:

2. 'Stanced' is not a word - naughty step, 5 minutes.

Necessary evil to get people to click on it.

It was the errant apostrophe that got me.

[RobMorris]

A dog? I fricking loved my Rover Coupe turbo! I actually ended up owning mine 3 times I loved it so much - I just had to keep buying it back!

[stealthstylz]

The coupes are fantastic cars, used to love cruising round in mine with the T bar off and Bailey wooshing away.

[stuartp]

looks alright that!

[WillCarter]

[tigran]

The black tomcat is awesome. Stumbled across this a couple of months ago, thought it was awesome then as well.

It was on the GS Autoworks page as well.

[spacekadett]

A thoroughly awesome vehicle top find. I've given fairly serious consideration to dropping my 75 on the deck, especially since I saw the price of E46 coilover kits on the 'bay ;D If only I didn't need to tow with it....

[octagonalpaul]

Brilliant, I've always wanted to see more of these modified. Still got thoughts of having a pov-spec model amusingly low on some interesting rolling stock.