[Rovernet] Monty Python would approve

[Gordon Reddy]

   Thank you Lance, that is a definite must-see for every Rover devotee,
very educational and at the same time saddening.

   Was the key financial error in joining up with Leyland, which at the
time must of seemed like a rational move, and then getting sucked into
the...gasp, don't say it...British Leyland fiasco? Could Rover have
soldiered on without getting involved with Leyland? The Jaguar nail in the
coffin was a big one, thank you Mr. Lyons.  What could of been....

Gord

On Fri, 1 Dec 2023 at 18:42, Lance La Certe via Rovernet <
rovernet at rovernet.org> wrote:

> IMHO opinion this is the best Rover 'documentary' I have ever seen.
> Hopefully other Rovernutters on the list will agree, because this guy is
> not only bonkers, but the amount of detail and research he has put into
> this laugh-out-loud Rover tour de force is just astounding.
>
> Additionally, being both a P6 and Citroen DS21 owner, I was even more
> chuffed at the tip o' the hat to Citroen's influence on the P6.
>
> Make sure you watch ALL the way through, as after the supposed 'end', he
> has several more minutes of ramblin' rover minutiae!
>
> If you don't like it, well, in the oft used words of the Royal Family,
> "sod off"
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxStT25weQk
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxStT25weQk>
> Rover: A Prodigy Squandered <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxStT25weQk>
> Rover. The car for pensioners. For your Great Uncle. Provider of public
> transit to OAPs about to cause a 10 mph crash the nation over. But
> hydropneumatic suspension? Mechanical fuel injection? An anti-roll system
> not implemented before or since? A mid-engined GT? Rover was actually one
> of the most advanced and ambitious car manufacturers out ...
> www.youtube.com
>
>
> Lance
>
> It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a
> fool, than to open it and remove all doubt. Mark Twain
>
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