SD1 goes to Longbridge
Kev Mills As some of you will know, I was the lucky fellow who took Keith’s Rover SD1 down to Sussex a few weeks ago for the Vintage at Goodwood festival. It was an ace event; really something else....
View ArticlePolski-Rover SD1 : In and out of love
Keith Adams I must admit that I’m in a bit of a rut with my Rover SD1. It’s not that the old girl’s done anything wrong as such, just that I feel like I’m at a bit of a standstill with it – and am in...
View ArticleHappy New Year
Keith Adams Well, despite the gruesome damp, dank, disgusting Northamptonshire weather today, I decided I needed to give the Polski-Rover some much needed love and attention. It’s been a while since I...
View ArticlePipes Of Peace (at last)
The Polski – Rover SD1 is once again dispatched down south and it’s all quiet again on the Western (Sussex) front… Mike Humble Well, it’s been a hectic past few weeks. Firstly, my Project Drive Rover...
View ArticleRover SD1 : A handsome beast (bar none)
Mike Humble Slowly, but surely, I’m getting through the list of jobs one by one. I’ve almost cracked the gearlever problems, there’s fresh oil in the sump, eight new NGK plugs in the creamy smooth...
View ArticleRover SD1 : a car with the right profile
Mike Humble is never tyred of working on a classic motoring icon, only a few more details and the mission is complete. Well, the Poliski-Rover has come a long way since I first clapped eyes on her –...
View ArticlePolski-Rover : It goes on another year
Keith Adams The ‘phone call from Mike Humble sounded grim. ‘Do you want the bad news or the good news?” Being a glass-half-empty kinda guy, I decided to plump for the former. ‘Well, the MoT man has...
View ArticleRover SD1 : Brake time for me!
The Polski-Rover is now being given the final touches. Work has re-commenced after four weeks of self-confessed neglect. Words and Photographs: Mike Humble Why do it today, when you can put it off...
View ArticleBache To The Future
More admiring glances and comments for the Polski-SD1 reinforces my thoughts about arguably British Leyland’s finest creation. Words and Photographs: Mike Humble Well, the Pride of Longbridge...
View ArticlePolish SD1 : Mission accomplished
The Polish Rover SD1 attracted many admiring looks and comments at last weekend’s Pride of Longbridge 2011 event. At last, reliability and driver satisfaction are thankfully possible after a few long...
View ArticleBlog : SD1 soldiering on
Keith Adams Well it’s been a few weeks since I managed to prise the keys for my Rover SD1 from the hands of my mate Scott Brownlee, and all I can say is that it’s running like a train. Mike Humble has...
View ArticleBlog : Rover SD1 heads for perfection
Keith Adams When I brought my Rover SD1 back from Poland back in October 2009, I promised myself that I’d leave it a few months before I set about making the paintwork perfect, and really making it...
View ArticleBlog : Two for the price of one
Keith Adams Enjoyed a nice catch-up with SD1-owning, AROnline reading, Nissan engineering man Chris Wood last night. We caught up at the Earls Barton Classic Car and Bike Meet, after briefly meeting at...
View ArticlePolish Restoration : Saving an SD1, part 1
IT started out as an idle thought, and soon became a mad-cap plan… Back in 2005, we bought a £200 Rover SD1 as a project, in order to save it from a fate involving kit-car owners and the scrapyard… in...
View ArticlePolish Restoration : Saving an SD1, part 2
Back in 2005, we bought a £200 Rover SD1 as a project, in order to save it from a fate involving kit-car owners and the scrapyard... in the subsequent months, nothing happened, and the home restoration...
View ArticleNews : Updated: AROnline Rover SD1 for sale
Keith Adams The Rover SD1 that’s featured so prominently in these pages since 2006 is now going up for sale. For those who have not been following the story, here are some highlights. It’s a 3500,...
View ArticleBlog : A temporary kennel for the Rover…
Richard Kilpatrick The handful of people I know from car-related activities will probably have twigged that new things generally put me off. Heavier, cost-reduced, simplified or over-complex, if I like...
View ArticleOur Cars : Rover SD1 lives to fight another year
Keith Adams I don’t know about you guys but, when it comes to the annual MoT test on my cars, I always feel a great sense of dread on their approach – as the day nears, I start screwing myself up...
View ArticleOur Cars : SD1 reaches a milestone
Keith Adams Back to the using the SD1 as my daily hack, and despite the driving position, which is increasingly annoying me, I am enjoying using the car in a manner appropriate to what it was designed...
View ArticleBlog : Farewell, my lovely
Keith Adams It’s a project that started over six years ago and finally, after extensive work by countless people to make this Rover 3500 as perfect as it can be, I’ve sold it. It’s been an interesting...
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