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The lines of JET 1 worked extremely well when adapted as a drophead coupé. This is the first of the Tickford dropheads, the black car. The second Tickford drophead looked superb in Pastel Blue, which was a regular colour for the 75 Cyclops saloons. Here it is after restoration.(Photo by Steve...

The Pinin Farina prototypes By the early 1950s, Italian coachbuilders were setting the pace for stylistic innovation in the motoring world. One reason for this was that the cottage-industry nature of much of the Italian coachbuilding business enabled it to risk innovation at a time when major...

Before the Second World War, Rover offered some models with delightful drophead coupé bodies that were coachbuilt by Salmons & Sons, who used the Tickford brand name. Prototype Tickford drophead bodies were built for the post-war P3 models, too, but the P3s’ production life was too short to...

Here is the picture from the series 1 126 brochure. This was a UK brochure, where this system was presumably available

Yes its a good combination and while not perfect looks like a nice old car that would be a delight to drive around in.

And the pictures:

That and it’s a stupid space saver. You would want a full size spare if you are adding one.

This is a nice P5 MK II https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/pascoe-vale-south/cars-vans-utes/1965-rover-3-litre-p5-automatic/1323985052

I found this gallery from 2012: https://www.topklasse.org/forums/threads/wheels-2012-pics.3511/ And this one from 2010: https://www.topklasse.org/forums/threads/shannons-wheels-2010-canberra-pics.2177/

Just found this old thread. This is a factory option, it uses petrol to heat the cabin of the car by heating the coolant. Was never offered in Australia for obvious reasons.

That is a mountain of torque.

Patrick was asking about specs for the 240D: displacement: 2399 cm3 Bore: 90.9 mm Stroke: 92.4 mm Compression ratio: 21 : 1 Horsepower net: 53 kW / 4400 Torque net: 137 Nm / 2400 Top speed: 138 km/h / 86 mph 0-100 km/h (s): 24.7 Economy (l/100km): extra-urban (up to 100km/h): 7.6-9.1...

A few cheapies coming up at LLoyds:

Here is some information about the car: https://www.classicjalopy.com/1981-mercedes-240d/ And what it is like to drive: https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/04/what-is-a-1981-240d-automatic-like-to-drive/

As I posted in the Projects Thread, I recently purchased a 1981 240D. I wasn't really looking one, but this super original car fell into my lap and I couldn't say no to it. I've been enjoying driving it so far as its a good contrast from my other cars.