HMC- Return of the Cheeky 500

[Noel Tidybeard]

toyoyo carina

[Floatylight]

Mahooosive tele

[Soundwave]

The good Doctor's Carina.

[beko1987]

Suzuki x-90?

[HMC]

ステージ1 (Stage 1)

開始 (initiated)

next - the train station (sadly not a bullet train)

 

 

[HMC]

Along the Devon coast we go….

[Marm Toastsmith]

Hello!

[HMC]

👋🏻 

[HMC]

BOOM

If only the photos could convey the Rover smell this car has. L’eau d’longbridge. Magnificent. 

[Split_Pin]

YAAASS.

Good to see it will live on, so many folk would have wanted this for bits.

[andyberg]

Sir, you are a top gentleman. Enjoy your waft home. As I have said before she has the makings of a fine automobile. Well purchased. 👍

[Cookiesouwest]

Pleasure meeting you again Mr @HMC

Safe trip home.

[gadgetgricey]

Fine looking thing. Sure you will love it. Just make sure you do the cable bonnet release cable tie fix, as can cause issues if not done. Two minute job, can save a world of pain. Might have a spare R75 haynes if you want it. , will go and have a look.

[Marm Toastsmith]

So which is your favourite?

[Jim Bell]

That interior is glorious.  Well bought man. 

[beko1987]

Gosh that looks posh! 

Is the beige on the interior the same shade of beige as the paint? 

[HMC]

Just got back to Dartmoor. Had a fantastic trip back in a lovely old rover 75. Was great to meet you again @Cookiesouwest , a true gent as always, thanks.

[HMC]

1 hour ago, beko1987 said:

Gosh that looks posh! 

Is the beige on the interior the same shade of beige as the paint? 

It’s more of an old English white than cream, although those pics at lunchtime to make it look quite custard creamy!

[Ghosty]

8 minutes ago, HMC said:

old English white

that *is* the colour. It's my favourite for 75s. Best interior too. 

[HMC]

2 hours ago, marm said:

So which is your favourite?

At the moment, the white saloon. I’m not a big fan of the manual on the cdti estate; this auto seems to suit it more, and this saloon feels faster. It’s had some love in the r75 trouble spots, thanks to @Tubbo,  @montytom and of course @Cookiesouwest it has lived on as a going concern rather than being a number of listings in the e bay parts section. 

I really like it, thanks to them it’s still about, and was the class of the field on the westbound a303 this afternoon!

[HMC]

2 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

that *is* the colour. It's my favourite for 75s. Best interior too. 

Code NNX you Know your stuff!

[Split_Pin]

Called Arran white for cars sold in Scotland.

Yes I kid you not 🙄

Looks fantastic, as you say it's got some 'famous' issues sorted out and you don't have to worry about a clutch, which are never the same again after the original slave fails.

I hope you enjoy it.

[HMC]

Did a little bit of dash / centre console reassembly and finding homes for screws and blanking plugs (having another car is a handy reference) 

And time for a quick fleet shot 

 

[Cookiesouwest]

2 minutes ago, HMC said:

Did a little bit of dash / centre console reassembly and finding homes for screws and blanking plugs (having another car is a handy reference) 

And time for a quick fleet shot 

 

Ahh that's where I went wrong. Should have bought two

 

[Cookiesouwest]

I forgot to give you the Haynes manual and bonnet cable protector.

Txt me your address and will pop them in post.

[HMC]

Dartmoor by evening

Food caught/ shot locally 

Car by rover

 

[montytom]

Looks very resplendent Matt.

[HMC]

So life with the city rover ( cityrover?) has been pleasant  and uneventful. I have used  it mainly for local trips and it’s fun to dart about in. It’s got quite a high seating position so the glass house extends further down than on most cars, presumably an ncap own goal but light and airy and with good visibility. 
 

A storm gathering on the horizon? Metaphor for mg rover etc etc 

There’s a wierd bit of curiosity value in it as after all the illustrious history before it it was (afaik) the last new model introduced before things became terminal.  I’m hardly likely to start a “53 plate city rover survivors “  thread but it is an earlier one from the launch month.

<insert Tata Indian takeaway remarks😆>

Im unsure how long I’ll keep it but it’s very useful to have around and has plenty of like left in it with just 25k on the clock

[HMC]

Collection mission-

Take one throwback to the good old days….

And head west into Cornwall to another (much older) one.

[HMC]

Where to begin? 

I’ve always liked them, even as a small child. Plus there’s that noise. Mind you the few where I grew up were rotting on driveways , as cast off daily drivers waiting to be scrapped. At university in Leeds there were about 5 that were used by students, including a girl i unsuccessfully tried to chat up, who had a peat brown one.

I had a few once I was able to run a car. Always fun, and over time the good and not so good ones informed be of my ideal age and spec, and in particular where they like to dissolve.

So I like the 4 doors. I like the later engines, but I also like clap hands wipers and if possible an original old style reg. SO unless it’s a modded one, your looking about 62-64ish. Moon on a stick.

Anyway one came up in Cornwall, in basically my ideal spec. It’s a ‘63 and a deluxe - I think- as it has a heater (!) The luxury! 
 

Anyway here it is; I bought it off a lovely elderly couple who took a shine to me as their son and I share the same first name…

I felt like I was buying a family pet