OMFG ROVER SD1 WITH E SERIES STRATE SIX

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1980-Rover-2600-SDX-Never-been-painted-One-owner-since-new-/222221503674?hash=item33bd6f0cba:g:pFMAAOSw6n5Xs2bq

 

 

Couldn't find it in the Ebay thread, and think it deserves a thread of it's own - stroked six pot Princess motor!

 

 

Judging by the crap paint and comedy panel gaps, it's original all right!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Holy shit!!!!

[vulgalour]

What's happened to its nose and eyebrows?

[chaseracer]

Rover SD1 six is Triumph-based - unless the SA versions were very different!

[Cleon-Fonte]

Rover SD1 six is Triumph-based - unless the SA versions were very different!

 

BL SA opted for the E-series for the SD1s they built, not entirely sure why but it probably makes sense if you apply BL rationale.

[Skizzer]

Meh, keep-fit windows, I'm out

 

What's happened to its nose and eyebrows?

Severe sunburn? Series 1-and-a-half means it didn't come with eyebrows, but it should have an enamel nose badge (only early S1s had the simple metal longship silhouette). I think Rimmers sell them.

 

Lovely. Watching to see what it goes for - guessing about £4K?

[jonathan_dyane]

Gorgeous, that truly looks like motoring perfection!

[scruff]

Those krazy South Africans also put this so-called R6 engine in a Stage 1 Landy lookalike and the Marina!!! Imagine one of them bastards!! 

[Shep Shepherd]

I'd read about the SDX in Karen Pender's SD1 book, but had never seen one until today. Must be a unique car in the UK

[Royale80]

Lovely!

What a perfect match-Rover sd1 and a Princess.

 

All it needed was the interior from a Vanden Plas Allegro to make it perfect!

 

Steve

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Is this the same engine as 6 pot P76s and Marinas ?

You have to wonder if the various arms of BL ever spoke to each other , hell did different departments in Rover speak to each other? They had 3 different 2.6 straight six engines in production at the same time. Did the crazy Springboks put this E Series in Land Rovers instead of the IOE ? Before they started putting BMW 2.8s in em , of course.

I see an evening of ARonline looming.

 

Edited to add. Scruff has already answered my LR question before I'd even posted.

[chaseracer]

I've learned something today 

[anonymous user]

Didn't the short-lived Indian made SD1 use the old Standard Vanguard/Fergie Tractor 4 pot 2 litre engine?

[holbeck]

<<Anorak On>>

 

The E6 engine was already in production in SA for the Marina, as already mentioned. It's use in the SDX was part production convenience and part a means of upping the local content (there being a high import tariff on car components).

 

The E6 was never considered for the UK because of BL politics, once it was decided that the corporate large car would be a Rover, the Triumph faction were bought off by being given the 6 cylinder engine for production at Canley.

 

<<Anorak Off>>

[406V6]

Looks good and a very unusual SD1 variant in Britain. Strangely without the viking ship emblem on the front of the bonnet. The South Africans used the E-series so they could produce the engine locally using tooling shipped from Australia. Previously used to build engines for the P76 and Marina down under.

[timolloyd]

Didn't the short-lived Indian made SD1 use the old Standard Vanguard/Fergie Tractor 4 pot 2 litre engine?

 

Yes, that was badged the Standard 2000. I read that in India 'Standard' translates well as in 'the highest standard'.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Rover SD1 six is Triumph-based 

 

 

It wasn't really - Triumph's Mike Loadsby was involved and early prototypes were based on the 2000/2500 block but the production unit's block was a couple on inches longer. It was designed to be able to be bored to 3 litres - with 24 valves it could have replaced the 3500.

[Felly Magic]

There seems to be a lot of South African tin heading to Blighty lately, it wouldn't surprise me if we see a few more Sierra XR8 5.0's here before long

[HillmanImp]

Or eve better a RHD seat malaga.