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RoverRob3500
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Post by RoverRob3500 » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:08 pm

Greetings,

I am a long-standing RSR Member residing in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, having joined in the 1970's. My current Rover is a 1970 Three Thousand Five P6B, Davos White with Sandalwood Ambla "basket weave" upholstery, which has been in the family continuously since 1980. It has lived a charmed life, having only been a daily driver for the first two years of its life, although it was used as a shopping trolley by my mother for a while in the early 1980's. I am very fortunate that the car is still in excellent, original condition. The only alteration from original has been the fitting of Lumenition Electronic Ignition a couple of years ago. The electronic ignition has transformed the performance of the car and eliminated 'pinging' from the modern 98 Octane Unleaded fuel. These days, my Three Thousand Five normally gets a fortnightly mid-weekly outing with our local classic car club.

I previously owned a 1966 P6 2000SC from 1973 to 1987. I have also owned four Australian-built Mini's during the period 1969 to 1991.

Cheers, Rob
1970 Rover Three Thousand Five P6B

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Post by 47p2 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:56 pm

Welcome Rob, when I read the Southern Highlands I thought we might have another Scot on the forum.

From your list of cars, past and present it looks like you are a bit of a Rover enthusiast

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Post by Richard Clements » Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:08 pm

Welcome Rob.
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Post by RoverRob3500 » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:31 pm

Thank you John and Richard.

John, we have swapped emails and car photos. I knew your Rover 16 from its time in Australia.

Cheers, Rob
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Post by 47p2 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:31 am

Hi Rob,
Got you now.

Yes indeed we did exchange emails. Many thanks once again for the information you supplied me with and which is all on the website now, the 1986 pictures are great.

Not only a Rover enthusiast but an ex Registrar of the New South Wales-based Rover Owners Club.

Whatever took you so long to find the forum Rob?

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Post by RoverRob3500 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:45 am

John,

I registered to use the Forum last March, then promptly forgot my User Name :oops: I have only just got my access sorted and active and uploaded an Avatar.

Your P2 Web Site is excellent :)

Cheers, Rob
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Post by 47p2 » Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:43 pm

RoverRob3500 wrote:John,

Your P2 Web Site is excellent :)

Cheers, Rob
Mainly thanks to people like yourself Rob who came up with the information required to fill in many gaps.

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