<div dir="auto">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!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 8:17 PM Tom Rymes via Rovernet <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Robert,<br>
<br>
Thanks for the info. FWIW, Hagerty didn't even blink when I asked them <br>
to register an Isuzu Gemini I imported from Japan this summer. If you <br>
haven't already, give them a try. They are all stated value policies, <br>
too, so you don't end up in a hole if the book value of the car is lower <br>
than it's actually worth.<br>
<br>
Tom<br>
<br>
On 12/15/2022 6:06 PM, Robert Heimerl via Rovernet wrote:<br>
> Hi Tom, it's already gone -- went for only $400, as of yesterday -- and <br>
> apparently will soon be on it's way to Holland (you're right, with fees <br>
> and shipping it came to near $2500). Of far more interest to me was this <br>
> Series II six cylinder -- but like any old Rover, it's in need of <br>
> attention and grey market cars like that don't always pass muster with <br>
> standard insurance carriers (mine wouldn't touch it, so no bids came <br>
> from this quarter): <br>
> <a href="https://carsandbids.com/auctions/98YPLWwY/1983-rover-sd1-2600" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://carsandbids.com/auctions/98YPLWwY/1983-rover-sd1-2600</a> <br>
> <<a href="https://carsandbids.com/auctions/98YPLWwY/1983-rover-sd1-2600" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://carsandbids.com/auctions/98YPLWwY/1983-rover-sd1-2600</a>> Of <br>
> course it's always possible it will show up again after a bit of <br>
> tidying up, but I did some research and couldn't even come up with a <br>
> source for basic things like a water pump. Guess it's best to stick <br>
> with the far more familiar V-8! After all, that Triumph-based six <br>
> hasn't been supplied in a production car since 1986, best I can tell. So <br>
> it should really come as no surprise to anyone -- unlike the sellers' <br>
> stated belief that parts for it are still widely available!<br>
> <br>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2022, 5:14 PM Tom Rymes via Rovernet <br>
> <<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rovernet@rovernet.org</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:rovernet@rovernet.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">rovernet@rovernet.org</a>>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> Caveats:<br>
> 1.) not my car<br>
> 2.) fees can be outrageous at CoPart<br>
> 3.) only dealers can bid, I think.<br>
> 4.) etc.<br>
> <br>
> Here’s an SD1 for sale in MD - manual trans, supposedly.<br>
> <br>
> <a href="https://www.copart.com/lot/64605282/clean-title-1980-rover-3500-md-baltimore-east" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.copart.com/lot/64605282/clean-title-1980-rover-3500-md-baltimore-east</a> <<a href="https://www.copart.com/lot/64605282/clean-title-1980-rover-3500-md-baltimore-east?fbclid=IwAR35mgoNQp8NPlLg9jZalsbib_iJvgEELRKhG_oTtP6PBfuXPU9p6P8qpKg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.copart.com/lot/64605282/clean-title-1980-rover-3500-md-baltimore-east?fbclid=IwAR35mgoNQp8NPlLg9jZalsbib_iJvgEELRKhG_oTtP6PBfuXPU9p6P8qpKg&mibextid=Zxz2cZ</a>><br>
> <br>
> Tom<br>
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