95 quid Peugeot Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Just back from auctions in Newark and looking at thurs cheapy sale. Is this going to be a tomcat ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bergerac Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Yep, should be a late Tomcat (with an R3/bubble dashboard) and a K-Series (rather than Honda D-Series) engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Yes, that's a Tomcat. Sounds like it has a targa roof too. I think it might be bubble dash at that age, alas both the D and K-Series engines are ~1590cc so can't tell you which it is, but I feel like it's a K if it's that late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Righty ho. I'll have a look tomorrow viewing and seek advice. Any pointers to watch out for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 MOT history looks OK, a lot of advises but not big ones and they've cleared up recently. SOHC (or a lack of Rover branding) is a Honda engine (unlikely), DOHC is definitely a K. Seems like the sills have been welded at the rear ends (TADTS) so check carefully for bodges, especially considering they were advisories one year but fails the next - so they had a long time to rot out and around, hopefully it was all caught.Check the trailing ends of the rear arches for rot/paint bubbling too. The rear trailing arm bushes have been replaced at some point which is good news as they do a lot for ride/handling/tracking. Can be a slightly labour intensive job if farmed out. 95 quid Peugeot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D Spares & Tyres Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 No Tomcats were all 2.0 turbo. DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 No they weren’t. Tomcat was just the internal project name for the R8 coupe. fatharris and D Spares & Tyres 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 On that reg it'll be a K-series 1.6. They were simply all referred to as Rover Coupes - no reference to the old 216/218 numbering systems. Decent review of the later Coupe models (96-99) here: https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/car-reviews/rover/coupe/207756/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Any Rover lickers lurking ! A local car recovery man is collecting a 214si this afternoon and probably taking it straight for crushing . In Horsham ... anything easily removable wanted by anyone , if I can get to it , LET ME KNOW IMMEDIATELY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I want a coupe at some point to put an L-Series diesel into it. Ghosty, Lacquer Peel, Supernaut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted June 14, 2018 Author Share Posted June 14, 2018 Sadly rear arches shagged. I'm out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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