Rover 213\216 Retro or not

[oldskool1977]

Have to ask this not many about,do you see it a classic\retro or just a normal car.There is a red one 85 running about over here,on early Prelude wheels I think,lowered gets alot of looks, think owner lives in Armagh,when you see it you just go different,just asking the question cheers Skool

[tonycocacola]

bring some content to the thread skool, get out what you put in.

[rmad]

What are we supposed to say here skool? Are you trying to catch us out - asking what we don't like, what you're not allowed to say?


This is Slater's Rover:



He's an RR member...does that answer your question?

[ezzysi]

I'd say def' retro..... not my bag tho baby!

[alfazer]

Yeah whatever you want it to be.
This retro thing is getting like the classic thing.... What makes a real classic, is this a classic, is that a classic, blah, blah...

[maggot998turbo]

defo retro i feel anything thats mk1 mx5 or before is retro/classic

top cars them!!!

[briandamaged]

I'd say the scarcity factor alone makes them interesting, the fact that they were built in Blighty and wear the Rover badge means that crusty old duffers will one day get a semi-on over them, and that Slater's example is another brilliant example of 'less is more'.

[oldskool1977]

Just scared to post on here now,feel like Iam being watched for an error.by some.If I put a picture of a National Hot-Rod up will i Get banned not a Banger....Skool

[Lopez]

Ran my 213 with dished Weller 13's which I sadly let go to the skip!





It used to tramline and torque steer like a mad thing with those on, offset was all wrong.
The stock steels looked terrible though :



so the wheels stayed

[rustingdeathtrap]

I like national hot rods.

[scaryoldcortina]

Make it a Leyland National Hot-Rod and we won't mind

seriously though, If you wanted a fresh start (and I'd never come across you before anyway) why use the same username and ask the same questions that annoyed the last forum you went on?

[oldskool1977]

Simple Iam me why change to let bullies win,not asking same questions on here think the Marmite thing today,maybe just put a end to them hopefully Skool

[Oldbus]

Dec 16, 2008 20:05:01 GMT oldskool1977 said:

Just scared to post on here now,feel like Iam being watched for an error.by some.If I put a picture of a National Hot-Rod up will I Get banned not a Banger....Skool

Hardly surprising considering the way you´ve introduced yourself on here..i think two blocked threads and numerous arguments in the first week is a record that a lot of us don´t want to see repeated!

Oh and to stay on topic the Rover is rare but that doesn´t make it retro...but it doesn´t matter on here as we accept most stuff on here except bad attitudes!

[rmad]

Oldskool....don't bother starting any threads for a while (except perhaps a Reader's Rides thread on your 510!) and just get a feel of the place. There's nearly five years of stuff here for you to go through...then instead of asking what you can or can't do, you'll learn by observation, you won't get bullied and you won't annoy anyone. ;D

[1900sr]

If you want to fit in here, and your taste in cars seems to fit in, then my suggestion would be to spend a bit of time reading through existing posts to see what goes. Don't just post something to see if you get a negatice reaction.

This thread could be quite good, but you should really post some pics. these could be of your own cars (I seem to remember you have or had a 216 Vitesse?), or others that you've found trawling the net.

I had a 216S a few years ago when they were just another cheap old car. I bought it unseen through my brother, who told me it was a 213 (liked the idea of unleaded, and Honda reliability). It belonged to a mate of his in the RAF in Germany. the guy was buying a new Renault from a dealer in the UK. I bought it based on bro's description and arranged to collect it from the dealers. I wasn't best impressed when I turned up to see a red 216 on the forecourt with no plates on it! As it turned out the plates were in the car (it had been running on forces plates whilst in Germany), and the guys at the dealers found me some double sided tape to hold them on with. It turned out to be a really nice car. I converted it to manual choke using scrappy bits (from a maestro and a 213 iirc) and owned it for a year. When it came to it's second test it failed big time on welding. I had it done and sold it on before anything else fell off.

Have an Irish 213

[1900sr]

oops, spent so long looking for a pic to go in that post that rmad got in before me.

[oldskool1977]

Hi your alright Iam off here UK forums and me don't mix good luck Skool

[purplevanman]

I had a 218 SLD Turbo on a K plate and let it go to my mum

still want it back as I enjoyed it ;D



edit..
found a pic

[alfazer]

Good luck skool. Would love to see your website when you get it up and running. Post a link for us some time, eh?

[slater]

Rover action photos :/


Exhaust falling off in the middle of Mansfield


Parked in Ghent, Belgium