[ROVERNET - UK] Rover event in the states

[roland]

That sounds like a great idea. Wish my car was up and
running. Of course 3K miles is a bit of a distance for
my "untested" car.

roland

1960 P5

--- Dirk <dirk at vy-tek.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I am giving consideration to hosting a Rover weekend
> in Massachusetts. Here
> at my business, we could support
> as many as a 100 cars in our parking lot. I would
> like to host something
> that attracted more then just the local guys but
> some of you guys up North
> as well as some of the southern crowd hey even UK
> rover fans would be
> invited.
> 
> I am willing to organize and pay for all the meals
> prizes etc.
> We would also assist in arranging hotels/camping or
> anything else to make it
> easy for people.
> WE would even assist with a shuttle to and from the
> airport. For those who
> plan to fly in.
> 
> I envision the following for events:
> 
> 1) A cruise around New England
> 2) Car show and judging with awards
> 3) Maybe a jazz band
> 4) Afternoon tea
> 5) Evening dinner and dance at a local hotel
> 7) Tech seminars by others smarter then me
> 8) Part swap
> 9) Use of my cars for Rover fans who come without
> 10) Watching of some of the videos and documentary's
> that have been made
> about Rover.
> 11) Kids events as they would be very welcome.
> 12 Championship BBQ food Saturday or Sunday By the
> world famous Bastey boy
> BBQ team Ribs, chicken, pork and more
> 
> What else am I forgetting?
> 
> I don't know when this would take place but I was
> thinking Spring or early
> summer but am open to ideas.
> I am even open to other makes and models being
> invited. Because the set up
> of this will take real
> work and planning I think this should last more then
> just a day I would plan
> to make it a 2 day event.
> Perhaps a get to know one another party Friday
> night.
> 
> 
> So I would like some feedback from all and let me
> know what it would take to
> put a real group together.
> 
> Thanks
> Dirk
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [ROVERNET-UK]
> 
> Today's Topics:
> 
>    1. Re:  Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits" (James
> Dean)
>    2. Re:  Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits" (Eric
> Russell)
>    3. Re:  Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits"
> (Slatskars)
>    4. Re:  Re: Flood of SD1 full scale "Kits"
> (Steven Dibdin)
> 
> 
>
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> 
> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 09:22:18 -0800
> From: "James Dean" <jaguru at bellsouth.net>
> Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Flood of SD1 full
> scale "Kits"
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Message-ID: <001401c5f82e$1d334310$7001a8c0 at XKEJag>
> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed;
> charset="iso-8859-1";
> 	reply-type=original
> 
> Has anyone checked to see the path of this email
> from the CKD(Completely
> knocked Down) kit sellers to see where they
> are.?Also have the sellers
> posted  photos of of what is for sale? That would
> seem normal business
> procedure.(Though photos could be 20 years old).
> Perhaps when the Nigerian
> Barrister sends me my share of the deceased American
> Engineer's Millions, or
> I Receive the Intenational Lottery money I just won
> in yesterday's emails, I
> would contact them. Someone in their neighborhood
> needs to drop in for a
> look; just take some security along and watch your
> back. James Dean
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Geoff Kirkpatrick" <britcarnut at yahoo.com>
> To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:49 PM
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Re: Flood of SD1 full scale
> "Kits"
> 
> 
> > Seems like somebody like Rimmer Bros might be
> interested in this?  It
> > would have to be someone who does a lot of volume
> in Rover spares and has
> > a lot of storage capacity.
> >
> > Geoff Kirkpatrick
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Folks,
> >> Many of us received the following message about
> an SD1
> >> "Alladin's Cave" of SD1 bits.  I'd be less
> concerned
> >> if the message didn't come from Ravi Shankar.  I
> send
> >> it for your amusement.
> >>
> >> Eric
> >>
>
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> >>
> >> Forwarded message from R Shankar
> >> <mehtashankar at yahoo.co.in> -----
> >>     Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:29:17 -0800 (PST)
> >>     From: R Shankar <mehtashankar at yahoo.co.in>
> >> Reply-To: R Shankar <mehtashankar at yahoo.co.in>
> >>  Subject: Huge quantity of new / unused Rover Sd1
> Kits
> >> available.
> >>       To: <large list of international
> receipients>
> >>  Dear   Webmaster
> >>
> >>     May I request you to pass this on to the
> President
> >> of your club for the benefit of the members.
> >>
> >>
> >>     Dear Mr. President  /  Secretary   of the
> various
> >> Clubs
> >>
> >>     You  may not know that the Rover SD1 was
> imported
> >> to India by the Standard Motor Products of India
> Ltd.,
> >> in 1984/85. It was in completely knocked  down
> >> condition and assembled from panels on jigs. The
> >> factory closed  down due to in-ept handling.
> >> The imported components in Customs  bonded
> warehouse
> >> were auctioned. The quantity was in bins,
> containers,
> >> crates and piled up to the roof in 6 or 7 huge
> >> warehouses.
> >> The  last CEO of the company mentioned  that the
> parts
> >> are enough to  assemble 2000 SD1 s !!!    But
> parts 
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