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[Glen Wilson]

Gordon,

Circular instruments were introduced in this model in 1969 before they 
were available in the UK.

Likewise the headrests are correct for this car.

The SUs, intake manifold and associate linkages are missing.

I've also seen box pleated leather on a 1973 2200TC imported to the USA 
from France. The cars sent to the USA and Canada (a few leftovers went 
to Europe) had Ambla, and it wears like iron, looks like leather.

There were a number of parts unique to what I call the Federal 3500s. 
The door cards and armrests, the hood scoops and associated 
summer/winter doors for them, the bumpers, other parts. This car also 
had electric power windows and a big heavy reinforcing bar inside the 
doors. Some things like the round gauges carried over to the later 
Series 2 cars. The later series were imported to the USA in the 1971 
model year, but only a handful made it here. Result of all this is that 
the bonnet with the power bulges is very rare in the USA, and some parts 
for our 3500S never had aftermarket replacements produced and must come 
from donor cars.

Most of this is in the James Taylor which seems to be very accurate 
about the P6 models sent to the USA and Canada. Frankly, what's in the 
classic books is very accurate, but somehow the internet (primarily, I 
suppose, the search engines) have tended to mix and match facts through 
associating things that are unrelated. I see stuff on the web that was 
never properly researched and validated but becomes "common knowledge" 
through some process.


On 5/28/22 1:55 AM, Michael Pellow via Rovernet wrote:
> my pennyworth
> Wrong air cleaner it wouldn’t fit on original twin SU's carbs Bonnet 
> and grills are pre facelift  70-71: circular instruments introduced in 
> 71 : tear-drop headrests introduced in 72 :leather replaced Ambla in 
> 72 .I have seen box pleated leather  seats on a 73 car here in new 
> Zealand
> the condition of the engine bay is more than likely with over 100K
> miles certainly not a car with only 3000 . The speedos on our cars 
> were dual marked Miles/ Kilometres and our 72  had  a Km odometer. 
> These date from the James Taylor book and may vary on an American .
>
> Cheers
>
> On 28/05/2022 12:57 pm, Gordon Reddy via Rovernet wrote:
>> Non-Rover people should not be allowed to play with the antenna's 
>> either. Twits!!!!!
>>
>> On Fri, 27 May 2022 at 17:43, Glen Wilson via Rovernet 
>> <rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>> wrote:
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>>     On 5/27/22 7:25 PM, pierre janusz via Rovernet wrote:
>>>     Glen,
>>>
>>>     You are absolutely right. Bollocks about the seats being leather
>>>     and crap about the odometer being in kilometres. As I have said
>>>     elsewhere, on what planet is this dealer if he thinks that the UK
>>>     and the US use these crazy unnatural measures of distance inspired
>>>     by the French revolution?
>>
>>     What you said, mon ami!  ;-)
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>     -----Original Message-----
>>>     From: Glen Wilson via Rovernet <rovernet at rovernet.org>
>>>     <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>
>>>     To: rovernet at rovernet.org <mailto:rovernet at rovernet.org>
>>>     CC: Glen Wilson <gwilson at quakertech.net>
>>>     <mailto:gwilson at quakertech.net>
>>>     Sent: Fri, 27 May 2022 22:11
>>>     Subject: Re: [Rovernet] eBay
>>>
>>>     On 5/27/22 2:54 PM, Jonathan Present via Rovernet wrote:
>>>> https://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=144571044351&category=6472&pm=1&ds=0&t=1653674886906&cspheader=1 
>>>> <https://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=144571044351&category=6472&pm=1&ds=0&t=1653674886906&cspheader=1> 
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>>>     I'll say what Jonathan was too polite to say...
>>>
>>>     3000 miles. I don't think so. The SUs and air cleaner are gone at
>>>     3000 miles? Also, once again listed a 3600S is listed as having
>>>     leather seats when they are Ambla with sagging cushions at 3000
>>>     miles. And it's not a 315 cubic inch engine.
>>>
>>>     Why is it reading in kilometers? Was it imported from Belgium or
>>>     something? I'm pretty sure the Canadian cars still read in miles
>>>     back then.
>>>
>>>     Looks like a nice car, but not 3000 miles.
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