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At the risk of boring everyone with Rovers, I have owned my good share of them over the years, and my last Rover P6B 3500S would have been the best bar none in Sydney. Not original, mind you, but still the best..says he modestly. It was a special car. Sliding Webasto Sunroof, creme Schmitt...

Still talking about P5 - P5B - P6 and P6B Rovers, I have owned Rovers since the age of 20 - when I first got my licence, and my first car was, in fact, a 1956 Rover 90 that I bought off Debiens Motor Auctions on hire purchase for $1100.00 - that was the time when a new Holden could be bought...

I can tell you one thing for sure Grease Monkey - the P5B, even in Coupe form, was a grossly overrated car. Lovely to look at - in fact, one of the most handsome cars you could wish to see. Great engine for what was asked of it, very marginal BW35 Auto despite its additional internal oil pump...

If you're thinking of buying a P6, let me know as I would daresay that there would be very few bods in Sydney that would know more about them, or have more spare parts, than I do. Regards Styria

There was what I considered to be a very good reason why I started the thread on this quite lovely and elegant Derby Bentley.Rarity is one of course, and I might add that it is ONLY the little lamps on the front guards that render this car so rare and special. I also understand that it is the...

Would any of our afficionados like to comment on this particular Bentley ? It is a James Young bodied fixed head Coupe, ca. 1939, fitted with the 4.25 litre Bentley engine, and four speed box, with top being an overdrive ratio. It is one of three examples world wide, with two in the States. It...

Talking of suspension reservoirs for the 6.9s, one item that can be of a real nuisance value is the leaking of hydraulic oil from between the tank and the body of the pressure regulator. There is a very special jelly like type of seal that will swell and become quite inaccurate to...

As part of work on my 450SE, the timber fillets, as illustrated, should have a new owner - in other words, I want to sell them. Three pieces, top and glovebox, lovely colour, nice condition, pretty well ready to fit as is. These are quite difficult to come by, especially in good condition...

As part of work on my 450SE, the timber fillets, as illustrated, should have a new owner - in other words, I want to sell them. Three pieces, top and glovebox, lovely colour, nice condition, pretty well ready to fit as is. These are quite difficult to come by, especially in good condition...

Anyway, that's not quite the end of it. Whilst the guy was a pretty good panel beater, he really did lack the finer points of doing things correctly. Is so turns out now that he welded the metal tag that locates the bottom of the accelerator pedal is too far back and will have to be...

Not likely, I have never known another item like this to exist. I have had it for many years and did in fact pay good money for it. What is it, you may well ask ? Well, it is a three part genuine Mercedes open up and slide out type folder, featuring : 1) A paint colour chart, mainly for 116...

Before I place these on Ebay, I want to give Topklasse members first crack at two First Aid Kits I have on offer. Nothing particularly special or rare as far as the first one is concerned. It is your standard 116 item, in excellent overall condition with the correct bandages, surgical...

Okay guys, couldn't quite work out what section to put this in but, after all said and done, it's the pics that count and not where they are listed on our discussion board. Now, I want all of you to promise not to rush over to the "Old Dart" - mind you, we might consider giving Grease Monkey...

Hi guys, this is a really good subject to discuss, disagree on by telling them to go to buggery, or you listen and look politely just in case there is another side to the story of originality, personal enjoyment, what others may think...need I go on. Generally speaking, however, I say it is up...

I'd be interested to hear from guys that "love their cars to death' and able to give preferably qualified opinions in relation to exterior car and paint care. Firstly, Panel Beater's clay. Those who have used it will more than likely testify how, so cunningly, it can remove surface impurities...

Yeah alright, smarty pants ! Alice is going to get you :D :D Regards Styria

Hi S-Class, you know, thanks for that. Obviously I have read this previously (over the years from time to time) but when you really analyze it, it does contradict MB claims that "there is no need to retorque cylinder head bolts due to the design of the head gaskets". It does make you wonder...

Hi guys, thanks for your input. As indicated, I did use genuine MB head gaskets and, as far as I could tell, they really weren't all that different to steel gaskets used and supplied by the ROVER company for their V8 engines. I do tend to think that I should really bite the bullet and...

Some of you may re-call my reference to abl567's 6.3 engine that developed a profuse oil leak at the rear of the left hand head after the engine was first re-assembled. It was some time after thereafter that the engine was actually started and the car driven to any extent. I have just recently...

....hmmmm, interesting, OBH. One has got to be blessed with lots of the folding stuff to do justice to a 300SE Coupe.That engine, to my mind in particular, insists on perfectly clean fuel, a perfectly clean filter and brand spanking new plugs. Do you still have the original super duper and...