[ROVERNET - UK] Re: rover p4 on ebay

Joe Haslett innovplants at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 22 21:43:36 GMT 2006


Hi, Just wondering what you think of this car and what kind of price range it should be in.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1960-Rover-P4-100-in-original-condition-85K-miles_W0QQitemZ180052925374QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6472QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Thanks,

Joe Haslett

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>   1. Re: R: [ROVERNET - UK] Outer sills - Black but which black?
>      (Eric Russell)
>   2. RE: R: [ROVERNET - UK] Outer sills - Black but which black?
>      (Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton)
>   3. RE: R: [ROVERNET - UK] Outer sills - Black but which black?
>      AND	Coachlines (Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:47:43 -0800 (PST)
>From: Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
>Subject: Re: R: [ROVERNET - UK] Outer sills - Black but which black?
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>Yep,
>Aluminum painted black, pop riveted, panel fixed to
>the bottom edge of the front fenders.  Seen it-
>couldn't understand it.  Why not just paint it?  I
>understood that the idea was to change the looks of
>the line of the car - go figure!
>
>Eric
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>Message: 2
>Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:48:47 -0800
>From: "Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton" <smokeandsteam at san.rr.com>
>Subject: RE: R: [ROVERNET - UK] Outer sills - Black but which black?
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>It was a pretty well known piece of styling trickery back then - it made the
>car look longer and lower. I don't think I would add it to a car that came
>without it, but it's part of the original period Rover flavour so it's
>staying
>
>Aidrian 
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>[mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] On Behalf Of David Sheuring
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>Ok....I cant stand it any longer. I have to throw my 2
>cents worth in this mix.
>
>I HATE the black paint on the lower siles. It looks so
>like you are covering up what you will know eventually
>will happen, it will rot off. 
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>Message: 3
>Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:55:21 -0800
>From: "Aidrian Bridgeman-Sutton" <smokeandsteam at san.rr.com>
>Subject: RE: R: [ROVERNET - UK] Outer sills - Black but which black?
>	AND	Coachlines
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>>>-----Original Message-----
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>Anyway, in the USA, these aluminum pieces are often left off when the 
>car is repainted. This and along with the absence of the coachline down 
>the side of the body are typically indications that the car has been 
>repainted.
>
>Anyone else have thoughts on these added bits on the bottoms of the fenders?
>
>Glen<<
>
>I thought it was just a dodgy rust repair when I first saw it on my car; my
>old RHD series 1 never had them and they do look a bit like an afterthought.
>
>
>On the subject of coachlines can I ask some one with an original car or
>access to the specs to tell me how far above the trim strips they were
>painted? They look to have been painted on by an old fashioned coach painter
>with a lining brush and a straight edge going by the few photos I have seen.
>Some how I think this might be skill not found in the average body shop in
>this day and age... 
>
>Aidrian
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