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MK1 comeback on the forum

Post by rovercoup » Wed Aug 21, 2013 6:19 pm

The MK1 seems to be having a bit of a revival on the forum at the moment so I thought I would scan this in for your delectable pleasure. Hope you enjoy. :D


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Rover 827 Vitesse Fastback Man Mk1 89
Rover 827 Sterling saloon Auto 90
Rover 820 Fastback 2.0 MPi Auto 90
Rover 820 Coupe sport 94
Rover 827 Sterling Saloon 95 auto
Rover 820 Vitesse Fastback 98
Rover 25 2.0TD 01
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Post by Lord Sterling » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:08 pm

Cheers for posting this Steve, I have this very copy of Car Mechanics somewhere and one later edition where some of the clean-up had been done.

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Post by BennyVitesse » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:11 pm

I've seen worse at 9 years old. CM is currently working on a 3 Series Touring that looks a LOT worse than that. So much for German engineering....
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Post by Austin-Rover » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:13 pm

Interesting! I shall be digging that issue out for a read.

The slightly down at heel look with the trimless steel wheels does have certain appeal... 8)

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Post by TDHFastback » Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:39 pm

Thanks Steve. I'll put it on the list with the other mags
So your the one that won it off e-bay I was watching that :wink:

Kate :D

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Post by rovercoup » Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:25 pm

Hi Kate, Yes it was me :oops: I have contacted the seller regarding the other issues as the project ran for six months. I am hoping to get all six and will post them if I am successful. Just one each month though, It will be just like when they were on the magazine stand in the newsagent back in 1996 :twisted:
Rover 827 Vitesse Fastback Man Mk1 89
Rover 827 Sterling saloon Auto 90
Rover 820 Fastback 2.0 MPi Auto 90
Rover 820 Coupe sport 94
Rover 827 Sterling Saloon 95 auto
Rover 820 Vitesse Fastback 98
Rover 25 2.0TD 01
MGTF 135 02
Rover 45 1.6 SE 05

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Re: MK1 comeback on the forum

Post by Jon R » Fri Aug 23, 2013 12:09 pm

rovercoup wrote:Hi Kate, Yes it was me :oops: I have contacted the seller regarding the other issues as the project ran for six months. I am hoping to get all six and will post them if I am successful. Just one each month though, It will be just like when they were on the magazine stand in the newsagent back in 1996 :twisted:

Steve,
the project ran over 10 months from Feb - Nov 96, I bought the first 9 when they were issued, I still have them (not for sale though :) ).
I didn't buy the Nov copy for some reason, but I hadn't planned on keeping my car for this length of time. :roll:

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I also have a copy of the May 95 issue, with 2 articles on the 800, (inc a bit about the police car)
I'll scan these 2 articles and post them up over the week-end, but stick them in a different thread.

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Post by Austin-Rover » Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:04 pm

Jon R wrote: ...the project ran over 10 months from Feb - Nov 96,
I've just looked in my archive and actually, this project ran through to the first issue of 1997. There were a few unexpected problems towards the end of the project that pushed the final instalment back. It featured in all issues between February 1996 and January 1997 inclusive

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Post by rovercoup » Fri Aug 23, 2013 5:47 pm

Jon R wrote:Steve,
the project ran over 10 months from Feb - Nov 96, I bought the first 9 when they were issued, I still have them (not for sale though :) ).
I didn't buy the Nov copy for some reason, but I hadn't planned on keeping my car for this length of time. :roll:

Stick them on the same thread John that way we don't have to search around plus they will just follow on the one i've already done, unless you want to put all yours into one thread.
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Rover 827 Sterling saloon Auto 90
Rover 820 Fastback 2.0 MPi Auto 90
Rover 820 Coupe sport 94
Rover 827 Sterling Saloon 95 auto
Rover 820 Vitesse Fastback 98
Rover 25 2.0TD 01
MGTF 135 02
Rover 45 1.6 SE 05

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Re: MK1 comeback on the forum

Post by Jon R » Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:19 pm

rovercoup wrote:

Stick them on the same thread John that way we don't have to search around plus they will just follow on the one i've already done, unless you want to put all yours into one thread.
steve
Ok Steve,
will do, just didn't want to high-jack your thread.

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Re: MK1 comeback on the forum

Post by rovercoup » Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:25 pm

If you've got it flaunt it I say.
Rover 827 Vitesse Fastback Man Mk1 89
Rover 827 Sterling saloon Auto 90
Rover 820 Fastback 2.0 MPi Auto 90
Rover 820 Coupe sport 94
Rover 827 Sterling Saloon 95 auto
Rover 820 Vitesse Fastback 98
Rover 25 2.0TD 01
MGTF 135 02
Rover 45 1.6 SE 05

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Re: MK1 comeback on the forum

Post by Jon R » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:31 pm

Austin-Rover wrote:
Jon R wrote: ...the project ran over 10 months from Feb - Nov 96,
I've just looked in my archive and actually, this project ran through to the first issue of 1997. There were a few unexpected problems towards the end of the project that pushed the final installment back. It featured in all issues between February 1996 and January 1997 inclusive
I think I must have misunderstood the last bit of the Oct 96 issue it says " So next month with luck, we can report on the final fling of our bodywork and paintwork refurbishment"
Probably took the "final fling" as being the last installment.
Don't think I missed too much back then though. :)

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Re: MK1 comeback on the forum

Post by Jon R » Sat Aug 24, 2013 12:33 pm

Here's the copy from Car Mechanics May 1995 issue, of the Electronic diagnostics article.
Also a piece from the "Ear to the Ground" section about 800 brakes and the police cars.

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Re: MK1 comeback on the forum

Post by Lord Sterling » Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:11 pm

CASHBACK.

Just looked up the Mk1 820i on the DVLA. It appears to still be around being SORN'd into 2014.

The vehicle details for F852 NNM are:

Date of Liability: 01 01 2014
Date of First Registration: 14 04 1989
Year of Manufacture: 1989
Cylinder Capacity (cc): 1994cc
Fuel Type: PETROL
Export Marker: N
Vehicle Status: SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour: WHITE

I'd love to see how its faired since then.

Pre-Internet Rover 800 club?

One thing that I noticed reading through the magazines, at the end of each report, there was a small text box encouraging Rover 800 owners to join the "Rover 800 club" then newly set-up in 1997. The membership, which cost £15 to join, apparently even included a bi-monthly magazine (if anyone has these, please get in touch) It was based in Hednesford, Staffordshire. Does anyone know anything about this ?

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