I got a new car from the past
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- We're in the middle of a fuel crises, and I decide, well I'm only on this planet once, so why not have a daily driver that I enjoy driving, why not have something from the past. So it's time to sell my modern car and go back to the 1960's and find something that's going to put a smile on my face every time I drive it.
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Great analogy, and what matters is what makes You happy 😊
Absolutely! You have to do whatever makes you happen, sod being like everyone else. Happiness is all that matters, and every time I look at my P6, it makes me smile 👍
Cracking Steve, We had a brown P6 (N plate) 2.2L in the 70's. My mum loved the smooth engine. Clever fireplace style dashboard so the instruments could be easily swapped over for LHD models at lower cost. Still remember the solid "clump" noise of the door.
Also I just bought a 1976 TR7 FHC and I love that. Full rebuild just started so gratfeul for your Triumph content.
Oh nice one, TR7 FHC is getting to be a rare beast, good on you for saving it 👍
Very nice to meet you and to see that lovely P6 in the flesh.
Good to meet you too chap, and thanks for the nice comments on my P6 👍
Superb car they are great to drive .
Cheers mate, I think it's just fantastic 👍
Fabulous Steve!
Cheers Nick 👍
Yeah , good motor Steve , they had a good strong engine , nice one !
Cheers Harry, glade you like it 👍
Loved this video 🥰 .
Your P6 is great.
Can't wait to see the improvements.
That Mercedes was 😴 .
I had a 1998 C180 for a bit.
Lovely car. But it cost so much with tax.... insurance.... mot..... fuel! I thought I don't need this and went back to dailying my P6. Cheap motoring! 😁
I always liked my Mercedes, but it was never a true expression of myself. It was reliable, dependable, modern and all the other things. However the P6 just puts a smile on my face, and I just don't get that with any modern car. You've got to have a car that makes you happy and my P6 does this well 👍
Just subscribed to your channel Steve congratulations on your purchase awesome motor the p6 way ahead of its time when launched looking forward to seeing more updates on her 👍
Cheers Kev, hopefully I'll have more content on the P6 soon 👍
That's fabulous Steve, so glad you've found something you will enjoy using every day. What you say about the engineering and the quality of Rovers is spot on. I've just brought a second V8 SD1 so I know exactly how you feel!
You got that right, the P6 was well ahead of its time, it's a real marvel of a car, and it's a itch I've wanted to scratch owning one for many years now. I've no regrets, just happiness for having it 👍
Brilliant cars, had 3.5 v8, very advanced car for its time, great choice .
Cheer Gordon, yeah I couldn't agree more, they are just a great car all round 👍
Love it!
Cheers Tush, glade you like it mate 👍🏻
Well l wasn't expecting that ! Hope your man really does know his onions , the base units are notorious for rust . A quick check is to lift out the rear seat bases , pull out the sound deadening and have a look . The sills are fixed with self tappers and you need to check the inner sills . The rev' counter and clock were standard on the 2000 TC . Did you know that the P6 was "cribbed off " the Citroen DS . Rover bought one , took it to their factory , stripped it to it's bare bones and used a lot of the technology to create the P6.Particularly the base unit and bolt on panels including the roof . The gearbox is also a known weakness . I think yours is Zircon Blue and a Devon car. Would it be rude to ask how much ? And ....yes ! I had one in the day ! Sold it to my brother for £300 ! Unfortunately , he only had it for 12 months and then scrapped it . It failed it's mot on ......guess ! 🤣🤣🤣 Well , hope you have many years of happy ,motoring !
I didn't know that, every day is a school day and all that. But yes the guy who's checked it out for me did a good job, I've gone over the car myself, and cannot believe how good it 👍
@@SteveDentonClassics That's great Steve. I trained on these and if they had an impact on the front they were not repairable so we had to replace the complete front from the bulkhead forward . It was an extremely long and exhausting job . It took over 2 days to take off the assembly and after you finally had the new assembly ready to weld it was 3 hours + of non stop spot welding . Those spot welders were 30 lbs + dead weight !!! In the early 1980's a 3500 came into my shop for a repaint . It was 6 years old . It was so badly corroded l got my local scrap man to bring round a base unit from a '66 and grafted a lot of sheet metal from that to the '74 car ! Cheers !
Almost identical to my next project.
Looks a nice one. 👌
Cheers mate, it does need a new coat of paint at some point, but I love it 👍
Now you really have gone down the rabbit hole ! Nice motor that gives a real car park presence.
It's a car I keep looking at and thinking what a motor, absolutely love it 👍
Great review, I own a Rover Sd1 which I use ever day
Cheers Vincent, what a great motor to daily drive 👍
Congratulations, enjoy
Cheers mate 👍
No spare wheel on the boot lid?! That's my memory of these cars as a kid in the 70's. I always thought it was a radical design compared to the P5 before it. Hope you have many years of happy motoring 👍
Cheers mate, it will have the spare on the boot when I go away on long holidays 👍
You should be able to find that one in the Tesco's lot Steve.
Yeah, that's another good reason to drive a classic; the best looking car in the carpark 👍
Cracking car, always liked that shape. Looking forward to seeing the future videos 👍
Cheers Russ, I just love it 👍
Zircon blue I think… nice car anyway, great to get a TC !
Cheers John, I absolutely love it 👍
Congratulations mate. Looks a stunning example. Looking forward to seeing the Rover in person and hope you enjoy it!
Cheers Keiran, hopefully you'll see it soon enough, and we'll get some photos of it next to Molly 👍
A fantastic car from the days when engineers designed cars and not the bean counters of BL.
Congratulation!
Cheers mate, couldn't agree more 👍
Well done Steve my mate had 3.5 the same colour as yours in the late 1970,s as his first car and I had a Yellow mk 1 Ford Escort 1300. Kev from Devon.Have you ever driven a manual coty Fto?
Cheers Kevin, I'd love to have Escort Mk1, but the prices are silly for what they are. What is a coty Fto?
They don't make them like that anymore.....however advanced modern cars are, something has been lost and/or forgotten. My 2nd car was a Rover PG 3.5 and for 35 years I've regretted selling it!
I know what you mean, modern cars just feel soleless compared to yesterdays cars. I'm just over the moon with my new P6 👍
Great car and spec,the twin carb is excellent. Might find it hard, as a daily drive,to keep the rust/wear down to a minimum.
Cheers Lee, we will just have to see how I get on 👍