[Rovernet] P3

[Ben Saunders]

Hi Barry,
Thank you for the input and do see what you can find in the way of the rear
springs and let me know. You must be out there near Ben Rodgers. He and I
have had a good deal of correspondence over the years. Great fellow and I
wish him all the best. You may be right about getting another P3 but they
are rare and I was shocked to fine two anywhere near me over the years. The
first was the British embassy car which was sacrificed as a hot rod and the
second is the one I have that had the Falcon engine and automatic
transmission. Derek Spooner, a friend of mine in the UK did some research
for me and found the record of the car L4830023 to have been dispatched to
Barcelona Spain in April of 1948. The original tags are "CA5063" which I
would like to see if anyone can find the history of that registration. I
will admit that there was a time that I thought the Rover V8 with a 5 speed
might be nice but I finally came to my senses and went with the drive train
from a 1959 Rover I acquired prior for spare parts for a 1960 100 I also
have. The 59 Rover 100 RHD was a rust bucket and beyond repair but had a
fresh rebuilt engine and transmission in it. This has been a real challenge
but that is what makes life interesting and I just hope I can save the old
gal to ride again.
Regards,
Ben

-----Original Message-----
From: Rovernet [mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org] On Behalf Of Barry
Lafbery
Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2013 11:06 AM
To: Rovernet
Subject: Re: [Rovernet] P3

Ben,
        It really sounds like you need to find another car, or at least a
1947 with a full chassis.
I am in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada.
I am going under the house today so will bring out the spring I have and
will look for the others later in the week.
I really think you should join the Australia group, they have a wealth of
information, contact Dennis.
Also join the RSR in UK they have a warehouse full of spares.

Barry


> Hi Barry,
> This sounds great. Where are you located? I can use all the help I can
get.
> This poor car has gone through a lot and there is still a lot more I 
> need to do to it. The rear body is rusted beyond a patch job so I will 
> need to make replacement panels to get it back to a stable structure. 
> I had planned to make frame extensions for it and may still do that 
> but the left side with the fuel fill pipe is a bit of a stickler. The 
> right side is no problem. I don't mean to ramble but the car shows 
> some body sag and has me worried. The doors seem to want to pop open 
> when driving around. I am not too sure that back to original condition 
> is good enough and would like the added insurance of a full frame. I think
this falls under "Rover Challenged".
> Ben
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rovernet [mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Barry Lafbery
> Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 5:02 PM
> To: Rovernet
> Subject: Re: [Rovernet] P3
>
> Hi Ben,
>               I have one spring that is in good shape, not sure what 
> side it is till i dig it out from under the house. I wrecked 2 P3s so 
> should have more springs but for the life of me cannot think where 
> they are, will have a look in the next few days, have a car show Sunday so
will be next week.
>
> Barry
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