ROVER SD1 AND P6 RUNNING TOGETHER

[ksclark3522]

hello mate

transit reversed right up the high street until it hit me. cat d write off, now sold it to a mate who's putting it back on the road

[M374EVL]

what happened to your bumper kev on the sd1 you still got it mate regards al

[tosgem]

It was a real jump in design between the two cars, eh? The SD1 was a step into the modern world

[ksclark3522]

in styling certainly, if not in it's mechanicals. disc brakes and decent suspension would've been good, and some sort of build quality....

[tosgem]

@ksclark3522 - it had disks on the front, drums on the rear. Suspension wasn't THAT bad compared to contemporary cars... but I won't defend interior build quality, there were all kinds of bits that would come loose and rattle, especially in the earlier models.

[Straightsix76]

@ksclark3522 what is the hp output of the stock twin carb 3.5 v8?

[ksclark3522]

145 on the P6, 155bhp in sd1 form.

190bhp on the fuel injected vitesse/vanden plas efi lump.

[Straightsix76]

@ksclark3522 are all the VP's 195hp efi?

Btw mate,u no anyone who wants to buy a 1985 v8 VP for a resto project? It has to go in the next week

[Straightsix76]

@ksclark3522 have sent u an email mate

[ksclark3522]

indeed - should've had disks on the back as well like the p6, then you might have had half a chance of stopping one. the vitesse/vdp efi twin pot brakes are better but still not great for a 190bhp 1.5 tonne car!

handling isn't a patch on the p6 either with it's de dion setup.

gotta love them though.....

[noodiethetiger]

Nice cars, shame the 8 series wasn't running too.......what engine's in that?.. . . They're all gorgeous motors :-)

[ksclark3522]

2 litre rover t series. sold the p6 last week, and the sd1 is awaiting collection by a mate.

bought a vanden plas efi to replace it though....

[paulb4uk]

Nice collection .