[ROVERNET - UK] Reminder - Fritz's car in Arkansas P5 3 Litre

[Eric Russell]

Kent,
Thanks.  I'll "let sleeping dogs lie".

Eric



--- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:

> Hi Eric,
> I have mixed feelings about this car.  The
> workmanship is first class, 
> but the seats are not restored to the original
> patern.  Note the built 
> in head restraints.  The DG transmission, also known
> as the "Three band" 
> is used on all Mk. I and II P5's (and Studebakers
> from '50-mid '55, 
> Jaguars and probably Rootes group from the mid
> fifties until....  Mk. 
> III's and P5B's use the Borg Warner Type 35 as found
> in P6B's.  Any DG 
> box can be made to work in the Mk. II, but I'm not
> sure if the problem 
> requires parts or just an adjustment.  If it needs
> parts, what parts 
> does it need?  Diane's problem is that there is no
> one knowledgible who 
> is anywhere close (it's a fourteen hour drive for
> me).  It could need 
> only an adjustment.  Any replacement of the trans
> will require pulling 
> the engine. If I had the car, I would consider
> changing to a standard 
> trans.  I have all the parts to do it.  Is it only a
> car for a mechanic? 
>   I thought all Rovers were only cars for mechanics.
>  Yes, it is repairable.
> 
> Roverly,
> Kent K.
> 
> Eric Russell wrote:
> > Kent,
> > Is this only a car for a mechanic?  Is it
> repairable? 
> > (Not being a P5 owner here....) How specialized is
> the
> > transmission?  Would any transmission from an
> > automatic 3 Litre do?  I should change the advert
> to
> > reflect the problem [if I understood what the
> problem
> > was]  :-(
> > 
> > Eric
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Kent Kinard <kkinard at swbell.net> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> >>Hi Netters,
> >>This is truely an elegant car.  Note that it is
> >>air-conditioned.  I 
> >>spoke with the Bill Armstrong of B&A Restoration
> who
> >>did the work.  I 
> >>asked Diane about the price and I think she really
> >>doesn't know what to 
> >>ask (I certainly wouldn't.  There are no
> comparable
> >>sales in this 
> >>country.)  She is returning Fritz' ashes to
> Austria
> >>and will be out of 
> >>the country until October 11.
> >>
> >>There are still some folks around who can work on
> >>the DG automatic, Bill 
> >>Rust in Midland, TX, for one.  Most parts are
> shared
> >>with Jaguar and 
> >>Studebaker.  The problem seems to be with the
> >>governor, but the exact 
> >>symptoms and condition of the parts are unkown and
> >>there are some 
> >>differences from year to year and among the
> >>different manufacturers. To 
> >>convert to a stick or later BW35 would be
> difficult.
> >>
> >>Roverly,
> >>Kent K.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Eric Russell wrote:
> >>
> >>>If you are in the market for an excellent 3 Litre
> >>
> >>P5,
> >>
> >>>look no further than Fritz's car.  The most
> >>
> >>expensive
> >>
> >>>part of the restoration has been done.  The
> >>
> >>mechanical
> >>
> >>>glitches would cost much less money to put right.
> 
> >>>Even a vehicle transportation on a trailer would
> >>
> >>be
> >>
> >>>much cheaper than the cost of a restoration to
> >>
> >>this
> >>
> >>>point.  Check out the leather seats, headlining,
> >>
> >>and
> >>
> >>>paintwork here:
> >>>
> >>><http://www.roverclub.ca/Fritz.html>
> >>>
> >>>Eric
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Webmaster & Magazine Editor:
> >>>The Rover Car Club of Canada -  www.roverclub.ca
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>		
> >>>__________________________________ 
> >>>Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 
> >>>http://mail.yahoo.com
> >>>
> >>>_______________________________________________
> >>>rovernet mailing list
> >>>rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >>>To unsubscribe, go to this web page, look near
> the
> >>
> >>bottom and follow instructions:
> >>
>
>>http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/rovernet
> >>
> >>>
> >>
> >>_______________________________________________
> >>rovernet mailing list
> >>rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> >>To unsubscribe, go to this web page, look near the
> >>bottom and follow instructions:
>
>>http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/rovernet
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Webmaster & Magazine Editor:
> > The Rover Car Club of Canada -  www.roverclub.ca
> > 
> > 
> > 		
> > __________________________________ 
> > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > 
> > _______________________________________________
> > rovernet mailing list
> > rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> > To unsubscribe, go to this web page, look near the
> bottom and follow instructions:
> >
> http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/rovernet
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> rovernet mailing list
> rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
> To unsubscribe, go to this web page, look near the
> bottom and follow instructions:
> http://mailman.nipltd.com/mailman/listinfo/rovernet
> 


Webmaster & Magazine Editor:
The Rover Car Club of Canada -  www.roverclub.ca


		
__________________________________ 
Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 
http://mail.yahoo.com