Some may still remember this one:
Well, it is still around and now back in my hands as my brother decided it was too small to carry around all the stuff needed as a rally organiser (so replaced it with two Volve V70 estates this summer).
The decor has changed over the years and it looks a little more battered...
But this all seems more or less cosmetically. It runs nice. Rust is not an issue - there may be some under the rear spats and there is one single patch on the LH rear arch - but that's it. Floor, subframe, tank and fuel filler all looked nearly perfect to me on a first inspection. In fact the only rust on the floor is where the car grounded once or twice and some paintwork was scraped away.
It needs a new CV joint boot and I have not yet looked into suspension joints. Apart from that the list is short:
- wiper linkage (sourced one already)
- dashboard wood panel (found one too)
- light switch (found 2 sets of stalks - hopefully one working)
- centre caps for very early Rover Sports alloys (Mal has some put away for me)
- passenger (well, RH) front door window motor
- passenger (RH) front and possibly LH front door handle
- one headlamp wash jet (found a pair with hoses)
- header tank with sender unit (waiting for me at a friend in the UK)
Are the front door handles and window motors the same as on the Mk2?
If I get the large packet of free time from Santa, that is on the top of my wish list, this car should hit the road rather sooner than later...
Regards,
Alexander
