I wouldn't have said it was a "mid-size" car by UK standards, that would have been the Morris Oxford of the same era. The Westminister was bigger and therefore a large car by Brit standards.
We have had an 1965 too 4 gears an non synchro first gear, overdrive 3 and 4 gear , lot of fun Missed the car after all these years, drove in my youth many times the Westminster
I’m real luxury car back in its day, and I remember many of them being chauffeur driven . But back in the 60s, that was quite a common thing with companies et cetera, always having a driver , now we think of it as a luxury status symbol
Don't see many of those around. Great stuff. I might have misremembered but I think those drop down picnic tables (which I had in my Vanden Plas (1100, single carb) were called picnic trays?
senior commanders ,,Im sure they smoked havana cigars rather than cigs in those .. well serviced for a second hand car bargain except for all the gromets in the roof were the Police radio aerials use to be...😉
The back axle is known to be very strong and can handle the power of a big V8. The underbonnet area is big enough to swallow a large engine. These were readily available back in the 80s and I regret not buying one. Upgrade the front brakes and you'll have a seriously quick (thirsty) car.
@@motorcarhistory I spent many childhood hours in the back of either of two successive Rover 2000TCs my Dad had. They called it the "poor man's Jag'" And they were right! It seemed like an amazing car then, with an American style horizontal speedO. And a rev counter! Also the spare wheel safely positioned on top of the boot (trunk.) Armrest in the back etc etc. He said the first one narrowly won out over a Mark2 Lotus Cortina, which he felt was less suitable as family transport. In 1970 the first Rover did Edinburgh-Aberdeen-Monte Carlo in one round trip with three passengers, for the grand prix, also serving as accommodation and blowing a tyre on the autoroute!
Yes my Dad also had a 2000 TC in white. i rember the rust got to the back end and to expensive to fix common with them .. he even ended up buying a ark welder to try and repair.. old days when you fixed them youself nice red leather i recall ..sound like it done some miles yours @@robertknight5429
