You never see any 800's about anymore never mind this 2 door coupe
A rare beauty
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Re: A rare beauty
Look at this rare beast, and no rust
You never see any 800's about anymore never mind this 2 door coupe
You never see any 800's about anymore never mind this 2 door coupe
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Welly
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Re: A rare beauty
Mega find there Tooty, the 2-door was super rare at the time.
My friend has an 827SLi saloon with the Honda V6 and it used to sing! very powerfull and ultra quiet. It fell to bits though
My friend has an 827SLi saloon with the Honda V6 and it used to sing! very powerfull and ultra quiet. It fell to bits though
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teamster1975
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Blimey! That was the old Vitesse wasn't it?
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
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Welly
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Re: A rare beauty
Sterling actually Teamy, Rover dropped the Vitesse branding when you were still at school 
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teamster1975
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That's spooky, I could have sworn it looked the same as this carWelly wrote:Sterling actually Teamy, Rover dropped the Vitesse branding when you were still at school
1996 406 1.8LX Got a bad case of hydro lock!
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
1996 406 Executive 2.0 Turbo XU10J2TE No longer hangin' on in there
1997 Honda CB500V
2003 Volvo V40 1.8 GDi SE killed by a nutter in a beemer 5 series
2008 Mondeo 2.0 TDCi Titanium X
"Always look on the bright side of life, dedo, dedo dedodedo"
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Welly
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DaiRees
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Re: A rare beauty
Technically it's a Rover 800 Vitesse Coupe, they also did Vitesse versions of the 800 saloon and hatchback, sorry fastback..teamster1975 wrote:Blimey! That was the old Vitesse wasn't it?
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Re: A rare beauty
Yeah its got a Vitesse badge on the boot.
I had a squint inside it, horrible dash, but oddly i wouldnt mind owning it, i like it
I had a squint inside it, horrible dash, but oddly i wouldnt mind owning it, i like it
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Re: A rare beauty
Spotted on a recent shopping trip to Sainsburys
Now any man that fetches bread and milk in a Lotus gets a big thumbs up from me!
Now any man that fetches bread and milk in a Lotus gets a big thumbs up from me!
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Nothing special but, seeing as how it's probably about 30 years old ( where's me pension book?)
Parked outside Lidl just the other day (funny it's always Lidl, the other, more expensive, supermarket on the high road usually features tractors)
Bit bubbly on the wheelarch there bud
where's me pension book?)Parked outside Lidl just the other day (funny it's always Lidl, the other, more expensive, supermarket on the high road usually features tractors)
Bit bubbly on the wheelarch there bud
Unskilled meddling sin©e 2007
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Re: A rare beauty
No trim on front wings, probably been replaced at a guess. Looks tidy tho.
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Welly
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Wet roundabout on re-mould tyres anyone? 
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Wind your own windows that you could open from the outside just by pushing them down.
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Re: A rare beauty
HI,
Big fan of these trusty rustys.....
I ran Monty diesels for some years and apart from rust and wheel bearings they were great and tough. And could shift!
The later turbo D Maestros were even quicker. Top gear motorway acceleration to match a Porsche ..honestly.
This example might be a re-imported 1.3 petrol Rumanian Maestro .
These were originally sold as knock down kits to them by Rover and the company later went bust leaving many left over as they preferred Ladas etc. over there. (The Austinrover online site detail more about these.)
You could buy them re-assembled & re-imported and reconfigured to RHD from a firm here.£5995 in 2001 I understand for a brand spanker! Even had a manual choke still! Rust proofing wasnt great as some shells had rusted in storage .
There's a Black one in Chester which still looks like it came out of the showroom.
T
Big fan of these trusty rustys.....
I ran Monty diesels for some years and apart from rust and wheel bearings they were great and tough. And could shift!
The later turbo D Maestros were even quicker. Top gear motorway acceleration to match a Porsche ..honestly.
This example might be a re-imported 1.3 petrol Rumanian Maestro .
These were originally sold as knock down kits to them by Rover and the company later went bust leaving many left over as they preferred Ladas etc. over there. (The Austinrover online site detail more about these.)
You could buy them re-assembled & re-imported and reconfigured to RHD from a firm here.£5995 in 2001 I understand for a brand spanker! Even had a manual choke still! Rust proofing wasnt great as some shells had rusted in storage .
There's a Black one in Chester which still looks like it came out of the showroom.
T