47p2's Cool Wall
 

I notice there are a few here are into Classic Cars, so I thought you might like to see my baby

1947 Rover 16 Sport Saloon
One of only 25 known to survive and of that 25 only 10 are still on the road

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Very nice :) Very, very nice.

Awesome, what a beautiful old girl she is +++ even the doors fit, and the back seats look more comfortable than the 8's

It's a cool from me

just stunning+++

That looks great, you must be very proud of her. +++

Thanks for the kind words.
Yes I am rather proud if her, I've owned her since 2003 when I imported her back from Sydney.

Gets my vote - a very tasty motor:cool:+++

Lovely car, but then I do have a soft spot for old Rovers :)

That's an awesome ride, in pretty good shape too. +++

Here are a few more pictures for you to drool over

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She was in the movie 'The Stone of Destiny'
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Rover were fitting rear blinds decades before Audi ever thought of it
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Anyone from north of the border know where this picture was taken?
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The view from the drivers seat
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you don't offer a detailing service by chance do you? All your cars look immaculately prepared +++

Keen amateur with a touch of OCD sarg, that's all :ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

Anyone like to hazard a guess at what this picture is all about.
There is no trick photography and no photoshopping done on the image. :eek::eek:

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That looks like one mirror-flat superbly-polished Rover door! +++
(nearside rear obviously)

As Hp said.. super-shiny door :)

Was the pic taken in Eaglesham by any chance?

Yes and yes +++

The picture was taken in Eaglesham on Mid Road looking towards Montgomery Street and the image above is a reflection of my garage through the Rover door.

Here is another picture of the above at a slightly different angle showing a little more detail
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Errhh, there's a wierdo in that one with a camera :p

He seems to follow me everywhere :ROFL::ROFL:

Beeeeoooootiful! I need Mike's special sock again

I wish my P5B looked a tenth as good as that :)

A couple of pics of the P5B would be good, is it a coupe?

I'm liking the old Rover a lot.

I'm a bit of a Rover fan having owned a number of models over the years.

Now my Rover collection consists of the 16 as above and a Range Rover, yes I know it isn't really a Rover any more but it is a great place to be when traversing the streets.

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Paintwork was a mess when I bought it, but with some TLC it has come up a treat+++
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you really do a stunning job with the paintwork, very impressive, do you do lessons+++

Thanks briand9, sadly I don't give lessons but could possibly do a short intro into the do's and don'ts of rectifying paintwork at a meet sometime. I am by no means an expert in this field, merely a keen amateur with many many years of experience.

It shocks people when you show them some of the things that can be done to paintwork until they see the end results.

Take for instance my old Range Rover which had been repainted before I bought it. The paintwork was fine for most, but me being such a pain in the ass decided to take a piece of wet & dry paper to it and see how I got on.

Every panel was sanded back with 2000 grade W&D until all the shine was off the clearcoat.
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Then using a cutting paste it was buffed up until the shine returned
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Then polished and a coat of wax
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47p2, yes it is a coupe, in my ownership for 30 yrs now, nicely modified under the bonnet, but looking quite sad & having to leave my stable soon :(

that was exactly what I was thinking when I asked the question, would be great if you would be willing to do a session at one of the meets this year, I for one would love to learn more


cheers

It is a possibility briang9, might even have a mini meet at my place and use the rotary polisher.

Here is another one that I was compelled to wet & dry
This is my S-Class which I have owned for 7 or 8 years now. About 4 years ago I had to have the usual MB rot sorted out and as it was a warranty job MB sent the car to Evans Halshaw in Glasgow to do the work. (incidentally Evans Halshaw is part of M-B Glasgow which is part of the Pendragon Group) (yes you also smell that rat)

Well the car went into EH for the work and when it came out I almost cried at the mess they had made of it. The only saving grace was the paint was thick enough to seriously cut back and polish up to a reasonable standard

This is typical of the standard of work Evans Halshaw paint shops produce
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Cutting back with the W&D taking it easy as you don't want to go through the clearcoat
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Then the process of bringing the paint back to life starts
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Once you reach a point in which you are happy and the end results shine through
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This was the bonnet before the repaint, not showing in this image are hundreds of stone chips, but the shine had a lot of depth and gloss to it
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and the mess EH made...dull no shine and almost dead looking
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This was a tense moment for me, I had never cut back this far before
WHen I told my mate wat I had done he told me to go and see a psychiatrist and have my head examined
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Taking my time with the cutting paste until the shine started to return
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Eventually things start taking shape and the efforts are rewarded
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and the deep reflection is back
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The finished results of a weeks work
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Thats the tidiest looking LSE I've seen in a very long time.... Mine was that colour - Somewhere underneath its exterior finish... ;)

that would be great, we are due to have another "Mini Jock Meet" in the spring which means the weather has a better chance of being fair I guess. +++ we could certainly include a "master class" from you in the schedule I am sure.:D

cheers

A little more of the Rover plus more beading porn

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The underside
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Not sure it could be called a master class :tuttut: but I'm sure I could give a few pointers in the right direction +++

I did enjoy the LSE but when I look back it was like driving a 1960s Land Rover and not a luxury vehicle. Ardennes Green was the colour

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Now this is what you call rear legroom with an 8 stone Akita to keep your toes warm as you sit on the hard shoulder in your RR Classic waiting for the tow truck
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Shame you are having to part with it, what mods does it have?

47p2
In partial answer to your question -

Mainly engine mods
4BBL Holley (manual choke) on Offenhauser 360 inlet manifold & heat insulator. matched manifolds
Full balance, lightened & nitride 10/10 R/G on crank
SD1 conrods (instead of the rubber P5B ones)
10.5:1 +020 pistons (forged)
Spike Anderson (of Samuri fame, for those that remember him - what a bloke!) Cylinder head rework in exhaust finish. - matched chambers adjusted to run on 4 star (premium unleaded really, being ali heads must have steel inserts).
Steel duplex vernier timing gears
Crane H200 Cam
Crane anti-pump lifters (will rev to 7k)
Lumenition
Stainless flexi fan (sounds great)
Baffled sump

biggest problem is that it destroys gearboxes (BW35 Jag 4.2 internals) & diffs (same as Range Rover (3.54:1) if showing up the local boy racers a bit too often..........

[quote=47p2;32950]I did enjoy the LSE but when I look back it was like driving a 1960s Land Rover and not a luxury vehicle. Ardennes Green was the colour

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I could let you have my Land8 for the wk-end Sir and you could go back to thinking the Range is a luxury car again

Funnily enough, as I was reading down the list I was thinking about the gearbox. Sounds like an awesome set-up +++

What I meant by my comment was that it was a 1994 Range Rover which was more like a 1960 Land Rover when driving it. They really did have a lot of similarities. Best thing that happened was for BMW/Ford/Jaguar to take them over.

Weekend drifting in your Landy would be fine by me ++++++