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Remember these Big Monsters? The Rover SD1 was my favourite car in the early 80's. I drove my Dad mad trying to convince him to get one!

The Rover SD1 was a very thirsty car though and came in the (underpowered) 2000cc, 2300cc, 2600cc and versions. Of course the bestwas the 3500cc V8. It's very, very rare to see them now but when I do I still love them!

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  • Boghound
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    Had a V8 79'. Easy to drive and nice to ride in. Went down to Torquay and the snow was so hard packed on the M6/M5 that it shook the gear linkage loose!
  • Anonymous user
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    Oh yeah, And I towed 3 bikes on a trailer to Ireland then broke down on the M4 in Wales at night when the alternator blew. I had NO breakdown cover at all! My brother had to borrow a friends truck and trailer to get me and my trailer home. I sold the engine to a friend for his jacked-up Hi-lux monster truck! Kids these days don't know they're born!!
  • Anonymous user
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    Best thing was the v8-the rest was rubbish really. Styled on the Ferrari Daytona! I bought one from a friend for £50.! It was 'mustard'yellow! We hand painted it matte black with a dead chicken of a paintbrush after repairing the holes with badly mixed filler which never set so it stank! We also picked out some parts in red for effect. I put bigger tyres on the back from a jag and smoked around like a Mad Max extra. It leaked every possible fluid and some not so possible! I was constantly being stopped by the police, no idea why! Once was when I was parked with two wheels on the pavement outside Tower Records, Picadilly! ;-)
  • Anonymous user
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    Over time I have owned about 8 of them in nearly all guises in the 80's and early 90's from the useless 2L version to 3500 ones including LHD. Shame about the rust and build quality.
  • scotchmist
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    I've owned two of these lovely cars, a 3500, 1986, Vanden Plas and a 2600 SE, 1983, and I'm a member of the SD1 club which is one of the most thriving of the classic car clubs. There are still loads of these cars out there and had a production run from 1976-1987.
  • Anonymous user
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    I brought a 3500 in late 81, bright yellow and fast as ****, it was so comfy and quiet, I loved this car, still pine for it after all these years.....
  • Anonymous user
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    I remeber the SD1 was used by the police when i first started at primary school.Everybody that had coin had 1.They were a poor mans Jaguar!!

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