Greetings from the True North Strong and Free
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 5:09 am
Hi
Hi
From a long time Rover addict in Montreal . I've progressed steadily from a 1939 14HP[ P1- P2??] " Black Beauty ", Series 1 Land Rover , 1947 14 HP P2 " John Betjeman " to a ,1949 P3 , the infamous "Isambard Kingdom Brunel "whose 10 yr rebuild was chronicled in Freewheel .IKB was not useable in Quebec's dodgem car traffic , so he was put out to pasture on a farm in rural Ontario . IKB now lives in splendor in an air conditioned implement house and is trailered to shows to collect pots ; a sad end to one of Britain's fine cars
I have now progressed to a 1970 NADA spec P6B 3500 S, "Rip Van Winkle" RVW was put into storage in 1988 fter covering 33,000 miles .RVW was rediscovered after the owner died in 2007. I bought RVW in the Fall of 2007 and have just finished recommissioning what the up market motor magazines would call a" nicely patinated heated motor house find" The brakes were a particular puzzle , however RVW is now fully roadworthy ,polished up ,and is capable of toddling down the autoroute at illegal speeds in comfort .
Why do all my Rovers have names ?? The British have always given names to their transport , horses , ships , steam locomotives , aircraft . My Rovers all had names which in some way reflected their personality . It also helps me to remember not to take out my frustration with a 7lb lump hammer , when the restoration reaches yet another critical phase
Cheers
Patrick Hiron
Hi
From a long time Rover addict in Montreal . I've progressed steadily from a 1939 14HP[ P1- P2??] " Black Beauty ", Series 1 Land Rover , 1947 14 HP P2 " John Betjeman " to a ,1949 P3 , the infamous "Isambard Kingdom Brunel "whose 10 yr rebuild was chronicled in Freewheel .IKB was not useable in Quebec's dodgem car traffic , so he was put out to pasture on a farm in rural Ontario . IKB now lives in splendor in an air conditioned implement house and is trailered to shows to collect pots ; a sad end to one of Britain's fine cars
I have now progressed to a 1970 NADA spec P6B 3500 S, "Rip Van Winkle" RVW was put into storage in 1988 fter covering 33,000 miles .RVW was rediscovered after the owner died in 2007. I bought RVW in the Fall of 2007 and have just finished recommissioning what the up market motor magazines would call a" nicely patinated heated motor house find" The brakes were a particular puzzle , however RVW is now fully roadworthy ,polished up ,and is capable of toddling down the autoroute at illegal speeds in comfort .
Why do all my Rovers have names ?? The British have always given names to their transport , horses , ships , steam locomotives , aircraft . My Rovers all had names which in some way reflected their personality . It also helps me to remember not to take out my frustration with a 7lb lump hammer , when the restoration reaches yet another critical phase
Cheers
Patrick Hiron