SAVING A ROVER SD1 - ABANDONED PROJECT?! - RESTART! 

Thanks! Not long now until it’s going for an MOT

Thanks for the tips!

Thanks Robbie! Good luck with yours too

Thanks Robbie! Good luck with yours too

Thank you!

Thanks Simon, she is doing well. And yes I love these lovely old units I’ve only got space for one and I’ve been told I’ll be out if I buy any more radios although I may get a few more and keep them in the office ;)

I will be doing the doors yes soon just need to sort the mechanisms out again. I'll have a look at your tip thanks a lot!

Thanks Trent, same here to be honest with you, I’ve missed this thing it’s an amazing car and probably the best Rover ever made

@tomdrives can't argue on that mate sd1 Is hands down the best rover love them cars. I to have a sd1 but still a long ways off I have a vandan plas v8 which I've had for about 2 years I have spent about $10k on parts alone. Done all the rust repairs. Cleaned and painted underneath the car and so on. I will be taking out the engine and doing a complete rebuild to it but all in all should be back on the road by late 2024

@@trenthenderson5717 sounds great, love the VDP is it an auto? Are you in the club page on Facebook?

A very special type of display.

Ah that’s great news! Love it, glad to have helped in a small way and great choice

They’ve aged so well

I had one as my first car back in 93, gold 2600s however as there was no anpr's back then insurance was very cheap provided you didn't bring attention on yourself. 😉😆

@@Luton-Mick i tried getting one in 1992-3 so pretty much the same time as you! I even went out on a test drive in a very nice condition 2600 and desperately wanted it, until those insurance quotes at least. i was absolutely gutted! I live in Essex and our roads are constantly FULL of Old Bill so i couldn`t really risk driving without (as it was i received a LOT of 7 day wonders, not for being naughty or anything but just for cruising round and round the town or nearby Chelmsford/Colchester) as the chance of getting tugged was high. Our local pub/pool hall (the Essex Barn) even had a guy there that owned a SD1 V8 so i used to see and hear that (the guy used to thrash the shite outta it haha!) roaring out the car park most nights! I also later knew a guy with a V8 Vitesse, bit tatty but still my ultimate dream car of the day. A little later on into my 20s i got into hot hatches instead, just as quick but cheaper to run. But i still always lusted after the SD1, still do. It will always have a place in my ultimate Dream Car Garage along with a Lotus Carlton, TVR Cerbera, Griffith, VXR8, Ariel Atom and others.

Nice to see another is in regular use, our PYE G66 is in regular use now after a small cleanup, works great.

@@tomdrives I’ve got another radiogram made by gec. With a collaro turntable. Plus a. 1960 bush srp31 portable record player with a garrard turntable. And an immaculate rust free r reg. rover 114 SLI never been welded in the garage. Only comes out in the dry

We can all thank technological innovation for the lack of that technology

I'll give that one a go thanks!

😂 some say the poor thing was an MOT fail from the factory

I've never had a V8 SD1?

@@tomdrives i thought you flogged one to a couple ..........might be be !! Sorry im getting old man !

@@matthewc.419 Ah no must be someone else, I've only ever had one SD1 it's no worries though! :)

I'm very interested to see how this car performs. I had a V8 Vanden Plus and always looked down on the straight 6 but having had other straight 6 cars I want this to do well.

The board as well? Or just the material