2 827 vitesses (maybe)

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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by BlueRover » Mon Mar 28, 2016 10:40 am

CHR15E wrote:
midnite wrote:if i had the room, id buy both without thinking about it, i could be the next brad at this rate.
Have to pass my level first. :lol: :wink:

Big jump after that to Brad levels.
I don't think there are enough 800s left to reach Brad levels (or possibly yours Chris, come to think of it).
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by CHR15E » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:37 pm

Possibly not the way things are going.
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by scoobyh123 » Mon Mar 28, 2016 2:45 pm

That's actually quite a scary thought! :shock:
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by leerogs » Mon Mar 28, 2016 3:00 pm

I've been looking for a replacement bulkhead for a mk1. A new replacement bulkhead not looking any longer available so maybe removing one from a donor vehicle might be the only way. Maybe there's one here....?

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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by traineefarmer » Mon Mar 28, 2016 7:20 pm

leerogs wrote:I've been looking for a replacement bulkhead for a mk1. A new replacement bulkhead not looking any longer available so maybe removing one from a donor vehicle might be the only way. Maybe there's one here....?
I can't comment on the condition of the bulkhead as I didn't open the bonnets. Sorry.
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by leerogs » Wed Mar 30, 2016 8:50 pm

Hi, what's the latest with these cars? I'm interested in using one as a donor vehicle to get a mk1 Sterling back on the road. I understand their's only 5 mk1's still on the road right now!? I'd love to make it 6!

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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by traineefarmer » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:05 pm

There are a few people talking with me about them on PMs. Drop me a message if you are interested.

Only 5 sterlngs left on the road? It's quite possible. It seems certain derivatives of the mk2 are getting into single figures.
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by scoobyh123 » Wed Mar 30, 2016 10:12 pm

traineefarmer wrote:
Only 5 sterlngs left on the road? It's quite possible. It seems certain derivatives of the mk2 are getting into single figures.
Last time i was able to check on howmanyleft.co.uk (before they lumped the SLi and Sterlings in together), there were only 3 827 Sterling autos from 1993 MY left, mine being one of them.

However..............

............... that is one model year and doesn't include cars not on"continuous registration" i.e. owned by the same person since before 2001 so still on the old log book and therefore not included in the figures. This includes cars that have been sold as "Barn Finds" as the owner has passed on/forgotten they parked them up 20 years ago because the battery went flat and they've suddenly remembered them etc.
When i first got my coupé in August 2014, there were just 30 827 coupé autos left, 22 of which were SORN and 8 licenced. Now because of barn finds and vehicles changing hands that were previously not on continuous registration there are 35 licenced and 52 SORN making a total of 87.

This is what comes up for a search for Rover 827 Sterling :



No results for rover 827 Sterling

Don't Panic! This doesn't mean the DVLA thinks your car doesn't exist.

Your car will usually be listed under the make and model recorded on its V5 document.

If the model on the V5 doesn't show up here, your car will be counted under a 'Missing' model name. This tends to happen mostly to:

Really low-volume cars (lots of supercars and kit cars)
Imported cars that don't have a UK-equivalent model
Cars registered before 1972

Read more about which cars are included in the database

Similar comes up for the 827 Vitesse but the figures for the 820 Vitesse and 800 Vitesse Sport are a lot higher.

Rescuing any Rover 800 of any description is going to be a labour of love at the moment as there's almost no chance anyone could make a profit doing it, however in years to come i'm sure the true value will be fully realised - eventually!
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by traineefarmer » Wed Apr 06, 2016 6:54 pm

A quick update on this:

Firstly, a big thank you to everyone who has messaged me showing an interest in these cars. It's great to see so much enthusiasm to save the old girls.

I'm pleased to say that the seller has agreed to an offer made for both cars and I have placed the buyer in contact with the seller to finalise the sale and arrange collection.

Assuming everything goes to plan, maybe we'll see a thread about them soon on here.
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by scoobyh123 » Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:10 pm

That is very good news Tom - there's also a red 820Si saloon of 1986 vintage for sale in the For Sale section, been stood for years but has a stainless exhaust - maybe with a small adaptation that could be made to fit one of these Vitesses but no doubt would yield many useful spares or perhaps be another resto project.
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Re: 2 827 vitesses (maybe)

Post by Captain Sensible » Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:00 am

Nice one, Tom! Nice save...

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