[Rovernet] P6 auction on Bring a Trailer

Jess Rainey jess_rainey at yahoo.ca
Mon Apr 5 02:32:24 EDT 2021 

It’s clearly a hodgepodge of parts. The front grille and hood are correct for a series 1 3500. The boot lid is clearly from a 2000. To my knowledge, none of the 3500s had the Rover lettering at the rear top edge, but rather in the lower left hand corner in the larger letters as with the 2000s starting in 1969. The v8 emblem should be on the lower right side of the boot lid just above the ‘3500’ moniker. No ‘3500’ monikers on the sides either. 
The seats appear to be from a 1969 P6.  The door cards are from a series 2. The vinyl roof is definitely series 2. 
The European spec 3500S would have come with a four speed manual transmission. 
I think that this 3500S is (or was, depending on one’s perspective) a 1976 series 2 that has had a lot more done to it than just the poor quality paint respray.  Retrofitting a 5 speed SD1 manual transmission is not so unusual, but it is odd that the car is such a mish-mash of series 1 & 2 parts. 

I agree with Peter and Glenn, a Heinz 57 version 🤔

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> On Apr 4, 2021, at 6:55 PM, Peter King via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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> Or Zircon Blue, if you go by the photos take under the seat squabs.
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> Who knows? Maybe a Heinz 57 car, as Glenn suggested. 
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> Peter King + Company
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>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 9:48 PM, Peter King via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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>> Looking at the door jam photos more carefully, I think this might have been Arden green originally. 
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>> My guess? 10k+ to fix the body and re-spray, conservatively estimated. Mechanical is less evident from photos, obviously. 
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>> But we don’t own and restore these cars for their value, so it’s really a matter of who has the time and love and $$ to take it on. 
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>> Peter King + Company
>> 10 Derby Square
>> Suite N2
>> Salem, MA 01970
>> Office: 617-292-7877 x302
>> Mobile: 617-943-3018
>> https://www.king-co.com
>> https://www.facebook.com/pkingco
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>>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 9:30 PM, Glen R Wilson via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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>>> My first question would be for someone to check the VIN and so forth and verify that any of the story is true. I haven't looked to see what images they have in the listing for documents, but this seems like a car that was put together with parts of various cars to suit the tastes of whomever did it. I like the combination of parts, and you are obviously not buying this car to be a concours factory-exact vehicle. If there is bondo       in the doors, I would be concerned because I have seen lots of neglected P6s in rust belt areas and never seen rusted out doors.
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>>> On 4/4/21 9:20 PM, Tom Rymes via Rovernet wrote:
>>>> It’s near me if anyone wants a set of eyes on it.
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>>>>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 9:10 PM, Steven Dibdin via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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>>>>>  I agree, wrong sills (SII should be black or huntsman) wrong bonnet too. The reply “no rust just bondo on door bottom” tells you that the owner is missing the point. 
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>>>>>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 21:05, Peter King via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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>>>>>>  I’d be cautious… mostly because of the terrible paint over Bondo job, cracking paint means bad filler underneath. Sills look wrong. I’d be looking for more serious body issues under the sloppy paint.
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>>>>>> Mechanical stuff…no oil pressure, tachometer, etc. could be just electrical issues, but you’d really be wise to check this one out in person.
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>>>>>> Peter King + Company
>>>>>> 10 Derby Square
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>>>>>> Salem, MA 01970
>>>>>> Office: 617-292-7877 x302
>>>>>> Mobile: 617-943-3018
>>>>>> https://www.king-co.com
>>>>>> https://www.facebook.com/pkingco
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>>>>>>> On Apr 4, 2021, at 4:04 PM, veetwinrider via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:
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>>>>>>> That's a nice car for the money.
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>>>>>>> Roland 
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>>>>>>> From: geffandjulie--- via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
>>>>>>> Date: 4/4/21 12:02 (GMT-08:00)
>>>>>>> To: 'Rovernet' <rovernet at rovernet.org>
>>>>>>> Cc: geffandjulie at comcast.net
>>>>>>> Subject: [Rovernet] P6 auction on Bring a Trailer
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>>>>>>> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1976-rover-p6-3500-s-v8/
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