[Rovernet] Rovernet Digest, Vol 95, Issue 6

[Ben Saunders]

The series II also had the logo on the top front of the hood and not in 
the grill.

On 6/10/21 10:03 AM, Glen R Wilson via Rovernet wrote:
> On 6/10/21 9:27 AM, Kellogg, Charles via Rovernet wrote:
>> I have a used bonnet but I don't know one model from another. I 
>> believe it's from a 2000TC
> The Series I bonnet for the 2000 is basically "smooth" so to speak. 
> The 3500S Federal had three functional hood scoops, so there would be 
> three holes. The Series II bonnet had what you might call "power 
> bulges" but no holes or scoops.
>
> Very few Series II cars were sold in the USA in the last year or so 
> that Rover 2000s were imported here.
>
> Someone refresh my memory, but wasn't the Series II bonnet a little 
> bit longer at the forward end, or was that just a trim issue?
>
>>
>> Charles Kellogg
>> Director of Restorations
>> Dare Britannia, Ltd.
>> 1043 Kaiser Rd. SW, Unit C
>> Olympia, WA  98512, USA
>> http://www.darebritannia.com/
>>
>> /Thank you for your enquiry for our parts and services. We offer the 
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>> us, our ability to respond to each and every enquiry may be limited 
>> and stocks of many items are critically low.. We are primarily a 
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>> origin, etc. When giving part numbers, please also state the 
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>>
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>>        1. Re: Pierre (Ruggeri, Robert)
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>>     Message: 1
>>     Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:13:54 +0000
>>     From: "Ruggeri, Robert" <Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu
>>     <mailto:Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu>>
>>     To: 'Rovernet' <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>>
>>     Subject: Re: [Rovernet] Pierre
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>>     Thanks.
>>
>>
>>     From: Rovernet <rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org>> On Behalf Of pierre
>>     janusz via Rovernet
>>     Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 9:10 AM
>>     To: rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>
>>     Cc: pierre janusz <pjemail at aol.com <mailto:pjemail at aol.com>>
>>     Subject: Re: [Rovernet] Pierre
>>
>>     I should perhaps have made it clear that I am in the UK.
>>
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>     From: Ruggeri, Robert via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org><mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>>>
>>     To: 'Rovernet' <rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org><mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>>>
>>     CC: Ruggeri, Robert <Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu
>>     <mailto:Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu><mailto:Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu
>>     <mailto:Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu>>>
>>     Sent: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:05
>>     Subject: Re: [Rovernet] Pierre
>>     Pierre, sorry to bomb the rest of the list but I don?t have your
>>     personal email.
>>
>>     You say you have a new Series II hood?  Are you in the States?
>>
>>     Bob
>>
>>
>>     From: Rovernet <rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org><mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet-bounces at rovernet.org>>> On Behalf Of Glen R
>>     Wilson via Rovernet
>>     Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 7:09 AM
>>     To: pierre janusz via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org><mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>>>
>>     Cc: Glen R Wilson <gwilson at quakertech.net
>>     <mailto:gwilson at quakertech.net><mailto:gwilson at quakertech.net
>>     <mailto:gwilson at quakertech.net>>>
>>     Subject: [Rovernet] Pierre
>>
>>     On 6/10/21 3:49 AM, pierre janusz via Rovernet wrote:
>>     You will have a problem finding a series II bonnet in N.America
>>     as that model was very rare. The V8 bonnet will fit, but it has
>>     holes for the air scoops, so you will need to fit a complete used
>>     unit. There is a new V8  bonnet in the US on Ebay, but it is just
>>     the bare panel, without the scoops etc/
>>
>>     You will find plenty of series II bonnets in the UK, but shipping
>>     will be very expensive. I have one new one which has a few
>>     imperfections, but you would do better to look on Ebay for a used
>>     one.
>>
>>     Pierre
>>
>>     Pierre,
>>     One of my Rover adventures was stripping all of the Series II
>>     parts off of a rusty car in the New York City are and bringing
>>     them back to Philadelphia. Later, I drove the Series II bonnet to
>>     Syracuse, NY for Hank Manwell tied to the roof of a vehicle of
>>     some sort. Might have been the Volvo 940. That car was a
>>     4-cylinder non-turbo wagon that I towed TWO SD1s home with. One
>>     came from Long Island, NY and the other from Richmond, Virginia.
>>     Both towed backwards with the rear wheels up. The Long Island one
>>     went over the Verrazzano Narrows Bridge which is really high and
>>     has a sort of cloverleaf approach ramp. Very steep. Felt like I
>>     was 300 feet up in the air.
>>     [cid:image001.png at 01D75DD9.049FD8F0]
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>>     -----Original Message-----
>>     From: Ruggeri, Robert via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>><mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>>
>>     To: 'Rovernet' <rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>><mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org
>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>>
>>     CC: Ruggeri, Robert <Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu
>>     <mailto:Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu>><mailto:Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu
>>     <mailto:Robert.Ruggeri at suny.edu>>
>>     Sent: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 1:52
>>     Subject: [Rovernet] P6 Parts for new owner -- Federal Series II
>>     2000TC
>>     Hi All:
>>
>>     My Series II Federal 2000 TC is finally roadworthy.  It has gone
>>     through the hands of several mechanics over the past few years
>>     but ultimately Arlo at Imported Car Center Auto Sport in
>>     Burlington VT has now sorted everything out. Transmission
>>     replaced; engine rebuilt; etc.
>>
>>     The hood had blown off while being test driven by an earlier
>>     mechanic and is no longer useable.  Arlo has sourced a hood from
>>     Florida and has tried to install it but it apparently is not a
>>     Series II hood nor one for a V8.  (It's temporarily  kept in
>>     place with those metal rings which I don't like at all.)
>>
>>     Does anyone have a hood, or know of one,  that will fit this
>>     car?   I am told that any V8 hood will fit.
>>     The engine ID plate says 7/71 is the build date.  VIN is 43500220A.
>>
>>     I also need new A/C components aside from the heavy bracket. 
>>     What is the modern compressor and other engine bay AC parts that
>>     will fit?  Sanden?
>>
>>     Thank you.
>>
>>     Bob Ruggeri
>>
>>     Niskayuna, NY
>>
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