Sunday, 10 April 2016

Rover SD1 - Car of the year and an estate version?


It's a long time since I have sat behind the wheel of Rovers executive car code named the SD1 or special division 1. I owned a black 3500 Vanden Plas automatic. I really loved the car even though it was not the best built thing on four wheels. I have to admit it did look the part and of all the cars I have owned there was something about the SD1 that made me feel good. Here's a video of the same type though not mine in this video:

A black 3500 being driven out of a car park:

I think it still looks good even today.


Did you know that in 1977. this car won car of the year:




But most striking of all and what most people don't know, is that an estate version was on the cards but never made production. One of the prototypes found its way into the museum:


Well, there you go, a bit of nostalgia for you. For more information see Wikipedia

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