91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

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91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Fri Nov 03, 2017 3:24 pm

Hi All,

Anyone remember a nightfire red 91H reg 820i auto fastback that was advertised on Car and Classic a few months ago? It was being sold by/on behalf of 90 year old owner (single owner since new) who was giving up driving. Think it was near south coast somewhere.

Would be nice to know what happened to it...

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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by scoobyh123 » Fri Nov 03, 2017 5:52 pm

That isn't the on that Jez (XPuffin) has just bought is it? :?

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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:35 pm

No sorry Dave not that one.

Can't even find a cached version of the ad.
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by scoobyh123 » Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:53 pm

My mistake Mark - i could only remember the one Jez bought was a late Mk1 in red. It's not Nightfire and it is an 8 valve "O" series with a carb on it, think they were called 820e or something along those lines, "e" allegedly for "Economy" i think! Or maybe "e" for "Entry Level"................
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:55 am

820 - 8v carb
820e - 16v single point fuel injection
820i - 16v multi point fuel injection

e and i same trim level, Se and Si also same trim as each other. SLe never made, only SLi

I spent an awful lot of time in Rover dealers aged 17-19 ogling brochures and ex BAe/management fleet stock when I should have been chasing things on 2 legs instead of 4 wheels...
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Sat Nov 04, 2017 1:01 am

OK, here's another one for the collective wisdom:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/rover/classic ... 1243168023

Nordic Blue (a Holy Grail colour for me), looks to have been well loved, was up for I think £2,500. Newly taxed last month, was in Banbridge, NI

Ad posted June 2017, since expired. How can I possibly get in touch with seller, assuming it did not sell?

[edited to remove the name of a chap who, on reflection, I did not have the blessing of to refer to by name here]
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99V 825 Sterling Auto 4dr BRG 77k

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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by scoobyh123 » Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:14 am

You could email Gumtree Customer Service with your request of getting in touch with the seller, they may be helpful.
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:40 pm

No email available, only twitter, and I don't do twitter
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by scoobyh123 » Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:48 pm

Neither do i - i'm sure they selected the wrong first vowel in that word! :wink: :lol: :D
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:35 am

Well, Rich Moss to the rescue! Rich managed to put me in touch with a very nice guy who knows the seller.

Unfortunately the car did sell about 3 months ago, but the seller might just be willing to put me in touch with the buyer to see if he feels as obsessive about the car now....

Not much of a stalker am I???
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 4:48 am

Here are some pics of the Nordic Blue Mk1c 820i f/b auto that got my juices flowing (seller's ad pictures). Bottom spec not everyone's cup of tea (hey who wouldn't prefer door wood and air con?) but regardless, the car really floats my boat in a big way:

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Takes a damn good photo doesn't he? I think the car is a thing of incredible beauty. 31k miles, 24 of its 26 years spent in a dry garage with one owner. I have owned an identical (except manual gearbox) between c1993-1995 so I know how good this very rare colour really is. The travel in the bodywork tone (in dusk light conditions especially) sets off the rear light cluster and compliments the granite interior just perfectly.

Now I have a little more space for things (see my updated threads in Your Cars), I am seriously in the market for a Mk1c as good as this. It seems I have probably missed this one, barring a miracle, and the originally referred to nightfire car by a matter of weeks!!! Of course a perfect 827 Vitesse in a nice colour would be great, but any low mileage mint Mk1c fastback with grey interior would seriously get my attention.

Where are all the barn finds??? (i know, hiding in barns!)
Mark

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91H 820i Auto F/B Nightfire 65k
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by CHR15E » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:17 am

Is it really Nordic Blue? I thought that was a MK2 colour?
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by mjc9967 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:52 am

Well I don't think the H reg I had in the colour was a Mk2 :)

Seriously though, it was available for 91MY onwards, so just Mk1c on

I know that colour at 100 paces. One good test is that about half the people I show it to swear its grey, not blue, which is exactly what used to happen when I had the car too.
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by CHR15E » Sun Nov 05, 2017 9:08 am

Maybe that's why I never noticed, I was never a MK1C fan personally.
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Re: 91H 820i f/b auto that was on C+C

Post by scoobyh123 » Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:44 am

Seeing that interior Mark brings back memories of my first 800 many moons ago. It was a Mk1a 820Si saloon in Moonraker Blue, D859 SGO. Went like stink for a 2.0 n/asp, apparently the previous owner had some different cams fitted and a bit of head work done - porting, polishing and a bit of a skim from what i was told.
Whatever was done to it, i've not known a 2.0 n/asp that quick since. A mate of mine borrowed it one night to go to Portland from Southampton and got chased by one of the (then new) 850 T-5R Volvo estates with the go faster stripes and disco lights - left it floundering!

Had it for a year, maybe two until the front subframe mutated into a colander - Rover wanted £300 + VAT but had none and scrapyards wanted £400 + VAT for good ones. Sadly Rover 800s were ten a penny at the time so i picked up a Montego 2.0 VDP which wasn't a bad car until the rad blocked and the head turned into a banana.

Then i put the M16 into the Monty and created a Porsche-killer! :wink: :lol: :twisted: :D
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