[ROVERNET - UK] Does "Blue Label"
Vern Klukas
vern at inkspotco.com
Thu Oct 14 00:45:34 BST 2004
The "Blue Badge" cars were North America only, and as far as I know,
only late 66 early 67 cars were painted like that. Personally, I
wasn't overwhelmed with the look, I prefer a single tone P6 myself.
Even the later cars with the vinyl sails look ugly, IMHO.
Yours
Vern
>Wouldn't mind a picture - I've never seen a standard P6 here that was
>anything but single tone!
>"Facelift" series had the black sills and stone tray though.
>
>PVS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Geoff Kirkpatrick [mailto:britcarnut at yahoo.com]
>Sent: Thursday, 14 October 2004 9:55 am
>To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Does "Blue Label"
>
>
>I second the request - what does this mean? Is it a reference to the
>color scheme? A few weeks ago Chris Carrieri posted to the Rovernet
>asking for advice on selling his father's 2000TC, which had been garaged
>in El Cerrito, California for close to thirty years. I ended up buying it
>from him, in part because of the color scheme which is white with blue
>C-pillars, a blue pinstripe down the side, and blue plates underneath the
>exterior badges. When I was growing up, a classmate's father had a 2000TC
>identical to this one, and that car was the spark which ignited my
>interest in Rovers. I vaguely recall some discussion of this trim scheme
>a long time back. What's the story behind this trim package?
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 13:25:49 +0100
>> From: "Mark Lavender" <mfnz73 at dsl.pipex.com>
>> Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover rescued
>> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
>> Message-ID: <001b01c4b11f$c6664470$0200a8c0 at Gateway>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>>
>> Forgive my ignorance, but what is the significance of the 'Blue Label'
>> please ?
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
>> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Kent Kinard
>> Sent: 13 October 2004 13:13
>> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
>> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover rescued
>>
>> Thanks Steve, Paul and John,
>> I will keep the list posted on developments.
>>
>> I have several air conditioning units for this model
>> and Richard says that his "blue label" had A/C. Would
>> it be appropriate to install one on this vehicle?
>>
>> And now for the "henstooth." This car came with
>> Magstars and still has all five, but I need a center
>> cap (the emblems are OK, so I just need a cap or two).
>> Someone still makes this wheel with a Ford Mustang
>> bolt patern....Specialty Wheel, maybe. Has anyone
>> actually obtained new Magstar center caps? If so,
>> from whom?
>>
>> Rovereconditionally,
>> Kent K.
>>
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>> Message: 4
>> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:49:49 -0700 (PDT)
>> From: Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover rescued
>> To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
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>> Kent,
>> I have a set of Magstar caps on one of my 2000s that
>> started life as MG units. I pried the MG symbol off
>> and metal-epoxied the Rover aluminum ones on. Pierre
>> or Stephen Walker may have aluminum ones, still.
>> Stephen is getting of the business. MOSS in the
>> U.S.A. is a source for American customers looking for
>> MG caps.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> --- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks Steve, Paul and John,
>> > I will keep the list posted on developments.
>> >
>> > I have several air conditioning units for this model
>> > and Richard says that his "blue label" had A/C.
> > > Would
>> > it be appropriate to install one on this vehicle?
>> >
>> > And now for the "henstooth." This car came with
>> > Magstars and still has all five, but I need a center
>> > cap (the emblems are OK, so I just need a cap or
>> > two).
>> > Someone still makes this wheel with a Ford Mustang
>> > bolt patern....Specialty Wheel, maybe. Has anyone
>> > actually obtained new Magstar center caps? If so,
>> > from whom?
>> >
>> > Rovereconditionally,
>> > Kent K.
>> >
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