[Rovernet] P3

[Barry Lafbery]

Hi Ben,
             Ben Rodgers is, I believe on the east coast and I am on the 
west coast, so we are not quite neighbors, but I have heard of him and 
have had some dealing in the past.
I see that Bill has replied to you about the P 3 he has, If you can do a 
deal I really think that is the way to go judging by what you have 
posted about your car.
In the meant time I have a pair of rear springs that need a good clean 
and i think they would work. I fear the shipping would be very high. 
They weigh 28 lbs each, I don't think the post office will ship them as 
they are to heavy, they would have to go by UPS or some other courier. 
How to pack them I have no idea. at a guess they are about 36 inches 
long and would be close to 12 inches wide as they have quite an arc to them.

Barry
> 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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