[ROVERNET - UK] Get your car in a Rover commercial -Chinaconnection

[James Dean]

Landrover/BMW did something similar, just before they sold out to Ford, 
though they did not make a commercial. They shipped my 69 2000TC, and a 59 
Rover 100 with a a Rover  75 grille badge I had restored to Couer'D Alene 
Resort in Idaho, for the national Landrover Dealer's convention, and put 
them in the ballroom, to show Rover, MG, BMW and Austin Mini heritage. (All 
marques that BMW owned)This was a strictly private Display, that also had a 
1938 and a 1953 BMW. They also had MG's, and one star of the show was the 
Paddy Hopkirk Mini. Naturally, they had early Landrovers, and the Camel 
Rally Landrovers. Opening night, these were all displayed under spotlights, 
in a formal cocktail party atmosphere. The next morning, after the opening 
meeting and speeches by Landrover and BMW executives, assuring Landrover 
dealers they would always be selling a traditional British product, but with 
some German engineering;they were ushered out into the hallway, where the 
first new Mini, the new Rover 75, and an MGF had sudedenly appeared. The new 
Landrover Discovery was introduced later, on a floating island in the 
lake.It was quite an event. I always felt, later, that a Ford spy  there, 
but will never know. James Dean
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Damien Briggs" <services at dgbriggs.com.au>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 6:38 PM
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Get your car in a Rover 
commercial -Chinaconnection


> Sounds like things are moving on the Rover scene in China...
>
> Damien
> Sydney Australia
> 2001 Rover 75
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
> [mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of Eric Russell
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 August 2006 9:45 AM
> To: Rovernet
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Get your car in a Rover commercial -
> Chinaconnection
>
> Hi, there.
> Some of us out here have been contacted by a film commercial producer
> looking for a Rover car to use in a commercial about Rover cars and 
> required
> by a Chinese customer.
>
> The information I received in a telephone conversation
> was:
> "The film producer is based in Montreal and is looking for a Rover up to
> about 1970 for a commercial.  If he can find a Rover, he will get the job.
> It will be a Rover commercial for an outfit in China (sounded 
> interesting).
>
> He provides a fee, expenses, and an assurance that the car will be 
> carefully
> treated and not damaged.  He is fully insured he says.
>
> It sounded like he was ready to ship a car and me from Vancouver, but I
> thought something might be closer.
>
> If you think you'd be interested in helping, let me know so I can tell 
> him.
> I said that I would let him know one way or the other.
>
> This is a rush job otherwise he'll lose the contract and the game is 
> over."
>
> However, our Prez, Malcolm gathered from his separate conversation and 
> email
> with a British car club out
> here:
> "To be shot in Toronto, Ontario, Canada"
>
> "He will pay the owner of the car:
>
> $800 per day  (he needs the car for 3 days)
>
> Hotel expenses
>
> Airfare   (both for the car and the owner)
>
>
> Anyway, if you might be interested:
> 1.  You can see ther website at:
> http://www.creatifpool.com/english/poolangl.html
>
> 2. You can contact:
> Eric Coetzer at info at creatifpool.com
>
> He is looking for a Rover - anywhere between 1910 and
> 1970 to be used in an ad for Rover Cars for China.
>
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>
> Webmaster:
> The Rover Car Club of Canada -  www.roverclub.ca
>
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