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wow I hope you are ok Sean, that sounds terrible that the safety systems actually caused an accident.

Well done! So great to see this car back on the road!

Looks like they are already sold, but this is what was on offer for reference:

Thanks for posting. Looks like a couple of 612, 738s and 1402s.

And results:

Lloyds lots:

As an update, had the timing chain and valve seals done on the SLC, as it was constantly fouling plug #1. Now all good. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/04/m117-450-timing-chain-and-valve-stem-seals/ Also replaced the under bonnet insulations, on the 107 there are two and they are a bit...

Next was the under bonnet insulation. I was already doing the 107 (will post some pictures of that soon) so did the 123 at the same time. https://www.classicjalopy.com/2024/05/w123-under-bonnet-insulation/

Did the oil change. Diesels like this have black oil from day 1 but there was no sludge in the oil filter housing and the air filter was near new.

Been doing small improvements to the car such as fitting new sunvisor clips, still available new from mb although superseded to the w126 type that allow an electric mirror.

You may have the rings to secure a child seat. You could somehow attach the spare wheel to one of those. A spare tyre is probably the weight of a mid size child so it should hold it.

That cupholder won't do at all:

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.

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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