SD1 lust

[DarrenW]

I've always liked 'em but it's been ess-dee-want-one for a while now. Too many other demands on my meagre finances mean I won't be owning one any time soon, but that doesn't stop me living vicariously through some photos of gooduns or tales of ownership experience.

So whatchya got? I'll start

David Price Racing Rover SD1 3500 V8 - CCC Magazine by Retro-Motoring & WoertherseePics, on Flickr

Silver Rover SD1 3500 Vitesse C141NCA by Retro-Motoring & WoertherseePics, on Flickr

Rover SD1 5 Litre V8 by Retro-Motoring & WoertherseePics, on Flickr

Rover SD1 3500 Vitesse C800KHL by Retro-Motoring & WoertherseePics, on Flickr

Gold Rover SD1 3500 Vanden Plas NGC504Y by Retro-Motoring & WoertherseePics, on Flickr

Rover SD1 by Retro-Motoring & WoertherseePics, on Flickr

Rover SD1 Maverick advert by Retro-Motoring & WoertherseePics, on Flickr

[DarrenW]

1985 Rover SD1 Vanden Plas - Car 24 � Ed Bradshaw / Richard Colv - photo by Retro-Motoring


Red Rover SD1 Rally Car VUA618X - photo by Retro-Motoring


Car 4 - Tim Scott Andrews - Rover SD1 Vitesse - photo by Retro-Motoring


Red Rover SD1 3500 Vitesse C872WBJ - photo by Retro-Motoring


Rover SD1 TWR BTCC - photo by Retro-Motoring


Car 54 - Alan Roper - Rover SD1 Vitesse - photo by Retro-Motoring

[DarrenW]

Rover SD1 by Alansart, on Flickr

The Rally Show 2011 - Rover SD1 Vitesse by Si 558, on Flickr

Race Retro 2015 - Rover SD1 by Si 558, on Flickr


They look fabulous in motorsport livery. Rallying or Touring Cars, equally great. I'd love to see one given the Pro Touring treatment though, like with American muscle cars. Super deep single colour paint (red?), biiiiiig wheels tucked under the arches, a carefully considered stance and lots of subtle touches.

[MiataMark]

Rover 3500 pan by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

[EmDee]

I've been suffering quite badly with this since I spotted this at WheelsDay. 








Yes it has a cage and yes it sounded amazing.

Also saw this the other day, didn't help at all:

[inspektor]

This one immiedietly popped into my head.


Had the poster on my bedroom wall in my teens.

[DarrenW]

Apr 24, 2015 15:37:23 GMT MiataMark said:

Rover 3500 pan by Country Photo (UK), on Flickr

I much preferred Golden Wonder to Walkers, partly because the factory was just up the road from me so as a child I had access to virtually unlimited Sausage & Tomato flavour crisps via the seconds outlet shop, and mainly because the colours on the packets are the right way round!

I love this photo:

Rover SD1 3500 SE by PaulWestYorks, on Flickr

[DarrenW]

Avocado. Great colour!

Pride Of Longbridge, 18th April 2015 by ukdaykev, on Flickr

[DarrenW]

Brands Hatch BTCC 1988 - Into Druids Hairpin by mendaman, on Flickr

Cor.

[DarrenW]

Rover 3500S '76 02 by Fido_le_muet, on Flickr

Rover Vitesse - ETC Silverstone Tourist Trophy 1984 by mendaman, on Flickr

Rover Vitesse - Silverstone TT ETC 500Kms 1985 by mendaman, on Flickr

[grifterkid]

I love these wedge-shaped beasts and I'd love a really early one one of these days...!!!

[longman]

at st Marys motor show Bishops Stortford last year..

[rwdrules]

guess I'm one of the lucky people really owned 11 yes eleven Sd1 V8 manuals in cluding a twin turbo janspeed,went like stink took 3 weeks to stop it!! eventually did the jag conversion on the brakes,still wasnt the best but a hell of a lot of fun! and surprisingly economical, till you were playing with the loud pedal

[sonus]

Wish they had built a coupe.

My dad used to have a SD1 2600 in brown.

[vertex]

Thought I would post up some sd1's with a difference.

arbtalk.co.uk/forum/lounge/60472-oh-yes-rover-sd1-make-comeback.html

thumbsnap.com/s/tgnUw4ET.jpg

www.roversd1.nl/sd1web/vitessecoupe.jpg

www.barryboys.co.uk/photos8/NABSD18.jpg

www.barryboys.co.uk/submitted/Rover.JPG

nice-reg.co.uk/number-plates/car-registration-numbers/MCN1.jpg

images.pistonheads.com/aimg/955/955382-2.jpg

c1.staticflickr.com/3/2735/4354380054_045b905a36.jpg

www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/SD1_sport-1024x666.jpg

[composimmonite]

I bought a tatty early V8 as a banger (full mot) as a run around. Loved it so much I tried to find a mint one as well but got sidetracked into buying a XJ40 instead. Early ones rot but in a way I prefer them to the later. Mine died after mate borrowed and ripped exhaust off on speed hump. Sounded wonderful though Engine lived on in my MGB GT.
If you get the chance of even a semi decent one "go for it". Doesn't have to be the V8 as the problem (oil starvation to head) with the straight six is now sortable and the 2.6 is supposed to be a nice engine.

[fred]

Would not that look blinking awesome if they were still around to make it

[MK2VR6]

Apr 24, 2015 20:26:02 GMT fred said:

Would not that look blinking awesome if they were still around to make it

That would work. Needs to be built, fo sho.

[pOG]

SPECIALIST DIVISION ONE

These are superb beasts. The ONLY cool car my dad ever had was a V8 series 1 VdP in that dark gold colour
(Like this one)

Just perfect... Leather seats, air con, cruise, all the toys. And the noise. My god, the noise.

[fred]

Just like the interior of my old one - Velour and velour