[Rovernet] 1980 SD1 3500 for sales in MD - CoPart

[Robert Heimerl]

Thanks, Tom!  Yes, Hagerty's crossed my mind -- but a little bit late for
this particular car.  I may be mistaken, but I believe they require that
you have a garage (I don't at the moment).  And two SD1's may be all I can
currently handle -- even though I finally located and installed a rebuilt
steering rack in one of them.  Its now back on the road, but electrical
issues are currently limiting its range to within five or ten miles from
home.  I hope to address those problems when we have a spell of
warmer/dryer weather.  It's naturally best not to have to leave decades-old
cars like these sitting outdoors in all kinds of weather -- lots of things
that were once fully functional may no longer be that way when you get back
to them.  And in case anyone needs a reminder: Yes, Rovers -- especially
SD1's -- often leak!

On Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 8:17 PM Tom Rymes via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
wrote:

> Robert,
>
> Thanks for the info. FWIW, Hagerty didn't even blink when I asked them
> to register an Isuzu Gemini I imported from Japan this summer. If you
> haven't already, give them a try. They are all stated value policies,
> too, so you don't end up in a hole if the book value of the car is lower
> than it's actually worth.
>
> Tom
>
> On 12/15/2022 6:06 PM, Robert Heimerl via Rovernet wrote:
> > Hi Tom, it's already gone -- went for only $400, as of yesterday -- and
> > apparently will soon be on it's way to Holland (you're right, with fees
> > and shipping it came to near $2500). Of far more interest to me was this
> > Series II six cylinder -- but like any old Rover, it's in need of
> > attention and grey market cars like that don't always pass muster with
> > standard insurance carriers (mine wouldn't touch it, so no bids came
> > from this quarter):
> > https://carsandbids.com/auctions/98YPLWwY/1983-rover-sd1-2600
> > <https://carsandbids.com/auctions/98YPLWwY/1983-rover-sd1-2600>  Of
> > course it's always  possible it will show up again after a bit of
> > tidying up, but I did some research and couldn't even come up with a
> > source for basic things like a water pump.  Guess it's best to stick
> > with the far more familiar V-8!  After all, that Triumph-based six
> > hasn't been supplied in a production car since 1986, best I can tell. So
> > it should really come as no surprise to anyone -- unlike the sellers'
> > stated belief that parts for it are still widely available!
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 5:14 PM Tom Rymes via Rovernet
> > <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>> wrote:
> >
> >     Caveats:
> >     1.) not my car
> >     2.) fees can be outrageous at CoPart
> >     3.) only dealers can bid, I think.
> >     4.) etc.
> >
> >     Here’s an SD1 for sale in MD - manual trans, supposedly.
> >
> >
> https://www.copart.com/lot/64605282/clean-title-1980-rover-3500-md-baltimore-east
> <
> https://www.copart.com/lot/64605282/clean-title-1980-rover-3500-md-baltimore-east?fbclid=IwAR35mgoNQp8NPlLg9jZalsbib_iJvgEELRKhG_oTtP6PBfuXPU9p6P8qpKg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
> >
> >
> >     Tom
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