Sitting in the 75 waiting on my wife coming out from a appointment, when this popped up, sounds so good playing the video through Bluetooth, people must have been starring at me as I was willing the P6 to start.
If you had been in American in 1972, your car might be a '72 Chevy Impala. My parents had one. Huge, but gas was cheap and the car was affordable, Lots of room for 6 people, a 350 (5.7 litre) V8. Very smooth and quiet, nice interior, power steering and power brakes, disc in the front and automatic transmission standard.. No manual choke. Manual chokes were done in the '50's. I really enjoy seeing cars from other parts of the world that fill similar needs, but have different environments to compete in.
👍Keep at it. I took my 1972 P6 2000TC from 20,000 to 120,000 miles before I passed it on without any significant mechanical faults. I have had top of the range BMWs and Mercedes since (many from new) but still consider it the best car I have ever owned. In many respects a better drive and more ergonomically designed than the current generation of vehicles that rely software and have a distracting iPad instead of an instrument panel with controls that you can feel without taking your eyes off the road. If I could buy a P6 new I would willingly have one now instead of the modern rubbish. Take care of it. 👍
Oh man, I so agree with you. I have two P6s, a 4-pot and a V8, and they really are the best cars. One initially falls in love with the shape and elegance of the cabin, but the true love is found once driven! They are wonderfully engineered and such an amazingly rewarding driving experience!!
Keep going at it mate! It's such a lovely car - amazing colour combination too, with the 'toledo red' leather, and ET headrests. She's a '72, like me, and like my mexico brown P6 3500 (my cameron green TC 2.2 is a '74). They are the BEST cars. They drive so well, and they are so beautiful. They should not be left un-driven for such a long time...mainly because it's such a pity to miss out on the driving experience!!! Take care mate. Greetings from Florence, Italy.
I sit down on day 1 of my holiday and low and behold you've gone back to my favourite! Make sure the earth strap is very clean otherwise you can get intermittent firing issues, have the same issue on mine wouldn't start, then I cleaned them in my parts washer, no issues, the fact its getting hot suggests too much resistance from dirty connections. Those starter motor wires I was always dubious about on my old P6, always seemed too close to the engine block or hot exhaust downpipe, the wires were brittle but intact. I'd personally chop as much of that wiring and solder/crimp new fresh cables. Also even if you can manual prime that pump using the lever, I still wouldn't rule out the pump - my pump was still pumping fuel to start but not enough to keep if running for more than a few seconds, turns out the diaphragms are not made as well as they used to be! Can't wait to see it running. Any advice you from one P6 man to another don't hesitate (despite not owning one for the last two years - too long), I will most probably be at the NEC next month so I will definitely come and say hello!
Im sure one of those wires might have been touching the exhaust once, very dodgy placement! Ive replaced that pump diaphragm before, seems OK but may well be crispy again
It is such a cool car and it's how I discovered your channel. I learned to drive in my Dad's 1972 2000TC in the 80s. Looking forward to seeing it up and running!
1972 what a great year ! I should start videoing my LandRover fixes almost a full time job lol 😂 Hope you get the gremlins sorted and get her to fire up! Good work mate!
Congratulations on the 50 year milestone. Just had a made the 25 year milestone with my car but of course 50 is twice as awesome. You said yourself in the past Matt about the squeaky wheel getting the grease. This car is very tidy and I suppose has caused you less issue than other cars on the fleet.
When you come back from the Rover Club meeting and this the same thing every other Rover owner deals with....the two forbidden Rover phrases: "too old" and "too many"!
Ahhhhh…this brings back memories of my late uncles Rover 🤗 His was a gorgeous grey colour with a lovely red leather interior, from memory it was an auto. He kept it (as he did all his cars) immaculately 😏🇬🇧
Aaahh! Missed this car, Matt! Fingers crossed you can get it up and running again. could this be the year we see 2000 make an appearance on the channel and running on the road again? 🙊🙊
Good to see the old girl again, that's the only problem of having so many project cars that you can't get rid of. Finding the time for all of them. Did you enjoy your holiday? Did it blow the cobwebs away?
Almost! Once everything is sorted it will start and run! Off topic; saw on my Google feed a person got the use of a new Volvo because the 740 GLE he bought new went 500,000 or a million miles, I forget which. And I believe that classic Volvo still runs!
I'm being biased but this is the best car you have bar none. Such great cars. My father had loads when I was young. When I was 18 I bought a 2000sc. I couldnt afford to keep it though so sold it. I now have a mexico brown 2200sc and I'll never let that one go. Great video as always regards Thomas
Matt, I've got the same old story with getting the fuel through on the pump on my P6 2200SC.. Hey Ho.. Trouble is the auto gearbox is peeing out fluid, so the sump gasket is going to need doing first.. Oh well.. Hope you get your wires sorted out.. (Phil - Lancashire)
I used to hate taking those four nuts off the SU carb, you could guarantee that I’d drop at least one as it’s such a narrow gap for your finger tips to go into. Of course the nut would disappear somewhere into the depths of the engine bay, never to be seen again lol
Torches, here in the land of cheese curds, they have a slightly different feel. I'm a fan of the term lantern myself, we use flashlight, but the first part of the word is a bit too busy, flash is a bit much. Lantern, is just a nice slow-pronounced word. IDK, may not fit, but it's nice.
Great stuff! I'm admired this car since I first saw it in Classics Monthly in the early 2000s. It pleases me that it has a Canterbury registration plate, as Canterbury is the city of my birth :)
Mine was turning over the same and would not fire the other day stale petrol I took top off carb absorbed old stuff out with kitchen towel poured fresh in put top back on and put more fresh petrol in tank and away it went mine will be 50 in August and the paint is showing its age good luck with it 🙂
A treat to see the 2000 getting attention. They are beautiful cars indeed. The shop I take my Volvo to has a red one in the office sharing space with a Jaguar E-Type Series 1. I prefer the Rover.
Was hoping, think you'd better get the wiring sorted first. You know what it's like, it'll run and all be fine and just think "Em, maybe I'll take it for a short trip around the block". Which will turn into longer than thought and getting stuck somewhere. Another one of those cars I wish I had no just thought "Been, seen, done and NEXT!"
I am not very mechanically minded so forgive a naive question. As there is so much vibration from a car engine, how does one ensure that the bolts and nuts mounting the engine don't become loose in use? I know that using a smaller nut before screwing on a larger nut is good for locking the arrangement.
Is the P6 a small car? Just seems a lot of room in the lockup unless it's a large one. Suppose it's smaller compared to newer cars. Forgetting about cars is something that's crossed my mind, I'm currently looking at renting two garages in Maidstone which is about 25 minutes from my house.
@@furiousdrivingaccording to owners club common fault on 2.2 You can rebuild solenoid and contacts. I didn’t want to mess about as it’s the Wife’s everyday transport so just replaced the whole starter.
I was hoping it would start, but when you get to 50+ years old things get temperamental and need a little longer to get going before something else breaks.
That starter wiring is sooooo suspect... what are those blue connectors doing? and the issue with the earth strap, classic. I had a car where it would all of a sudden cut out while driving, the bad earth connection would heat up to the point where no electrons flowed! Suggest you drain the tank and flush the fuel lines, after 2 years that petrol has to be bad. Good luck!
Ill have to cut it all back and replace, and get a new earth strap. Ive put a few gallons of V Power in there, as it was low before that usually dilutes and cleans the system (as I hate draining tanks!)
Start Ya B...a.. , does it really exist in Australia ? I remember growing up in the 1970s car batteries must have been crap. However, nobody ever used jump leads, it was always a push start or a tow start.
So what fuel do put in all these motor’s now everywhere has this tank rusting pipe/seal dissolving rubbish Petrol that we have to pay extortionate prices for here in the UK…?
You really need to be more methodical, slow down, make sure you have plenty of space by moving cars out of confined spaces, make sure you have the tools you need and make sure batteries are fully charged and in good condition. But mostly, stop jumping from one idea to another. Eliminate, each problem methodically and you will have far more success with these things. You seem to find it very hard to complete anything you start and sorting that will make the whole process far more enjoyable for you and your viewers. Just trying to help so please accept this as constructive criticism.
I cant move it out as its a slope up to the garage, so if it doesnt start its stuck outside. It would be nice to have more space, if it had started it could have run to the home garage
I don't think your qualified to lecture Matt on how to run his RU-vid channel, seeing as it has gone from strength to strength over the years. The current formula is clearly working for him so why be so patronising?
