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Solved - NEH 919: Rover XX Coupe Open version
« on: January 14, 2011, 05:06:51 AM »
1 point for the Puzzler who can identify this car correctly:
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #1 on: January 15, 2011, 09:55:52 AM »
American?
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #2 on: January 15, 2011, 07:14:34 PM »
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2011, 07:37:46 AM »
Let's see if the Experts know...
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #4 on: February 01, 2011, 07:43:39 AM »
Nissan?
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #5 on: February 01, 2011, 08:06:26 AM »
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #6 on: February 01, 2011, 08:12:21 AM »
Japan?
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2011, 09:25:37 AM »
I think this is a Rover, right?
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2011, 11:27:27 AM »
Quote from: barrett on February 01, 2011, 09:25:37 AM
I think this is a Rover, right?

You are indeed right.
I'll lock it for you for 24 hours to enlarge on that!
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #9 on: February 01, 2011, 12:05:29 PM »
This is one of the Project XX cars, which eventually became the Rover 800 coupe. It was aimed at the American market but the project was dropped when Rover realised that no one wanted to buy Rovers (or Sterlings, or whatever they called them at that point) in the States anymore.
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Re: NEH 919
« Reply #10 on: February 02, 2011, 05:55:09 AM »
Exactly, yes.
The whole project grew out of the Rover CCV and when you look at what they started with then what they eventually produced it gives you an insight into why the whole thing went completely pear-shaped and Rover is no more...
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Re: Solved - NEH 919: Rover XX Coupe Open version
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2011, 03:15:27 PM »
I must admit to being a bit of a fan of the Rover 800 series as it turned out, very much a throwback to the era of the 'barge' although even I struggle to find the point of a huge luxury saloon with FWD and rubbish suspension.... as usual, the gestation period between conception and finished product took it's toll rather dramatically!
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