History
Bought this rather immaculate example of a 75 in early 2024 to participate in events and mid-week runs in our local Gnoo Blas Classic Car Club (Orange, NSW). Considered buying a Jaguar instead but decided that Rover 75s are a rarer animal (in the Central West of NSW anyway) but still very much British and stiff-upper-lip. Also thought they were deserving of preservation as their numbers are quickly depleting in Australia.
Finding that most people don't recognise it and are willing to stop and have a chat....especially old fellows who very much want to regale you with stories of Rovers of old.
As any Rover 75 owner knows, they very much have their own idiosyncracies such as a plastic inlet manifold with often failing internal butterfly valves and their fragile little electric motors, an often failing plastic thermostat housing strategically hidden out of sight and out of reach and a very expensive exercise in replacing the three timing belts on the V6 when they are due.
But they are lovely to drive, just a tad smaller inside and out than your avearge Jaguar, but still resplendid with copious amounts of walnut and leather....you feel a little royally when out and about in it....as James May once put it: very much Olde Worlde. Queen Elizabeth enjoyed driving her Rover P5B, not sure if the family ever put their money down on a 75 though.
Modifications
Apart from the usual list of Connoiseur SE equipment, the previous owner installed a after market head unit normally suited for a E38 BMW which provides modern BT functionality including Apple Car Play (God bless him!). Also, both VIS motors have been retro-fitted in May '24 with self-test buttons to test their functionality at will.
