[ROVERNET - UK] Identifying the year of a North American P6

[Eric Russell]

And, I preferred the early rad with the oil cooler
placed under the rad (suggestion of Ruth). Therefore
any pictures of my engine would confuse people :-)

Eric


--- Vern Klukas <vern at inkspotco.com> wrote:

> For me, the telling detail that make this a 69 car
> (though I wouldn't 
> go so far as to say "late" 69, is the crossflow rad.
> I have never 
> seen a 1968 TC car with a crossflow.
> 
> But I agree, it is difficult to link P6's in NA to a
> specific year, 
> both because the details don't seem to be year
> related and because, 
> at least here in Canada as another poster pointed
> out the year of the 
> car was taken as the year of registration.
> 
> Yours
> Vern
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >Dennis,
> >
> >I agree that it is complicated, but I don't think
> it is that 
> >mysterious.  It is probably best to set aside the
> debate about 
> >whether the "year of the car" is the year of
> manufacture or the 
> >model year (September thru August) or the
> registration year.  Then I 
> >think that each change in specification can be
> traced to a date of 
> >manufacture and the associated chassis number.
> >
> >That theory might unravel if Rover North America
> sometimes asked 
> >dealers to make changes to cars that were in stock
> -- maybe adding 
> >side reflectors or door mirrors?  Who knows...
> >
> >Also, forty years is plenty of time for cars to
> acquire earlier or 
> >later components to throw us off the trail.
> >
> >--Steve
> >
> >
> >Brooks wrote:
> >>I don't know how anyone can actually tell the
> year...I have seen so 
> >>many differences in P6 cars that were made in the
> very same year 
> >>making the subtle differences very hard to use as
> a basis for 
> >>manufacture year dating...as for the actual model
> year being on the 
> >>registration ...well that's not much of a help
> either other than 
> >>knowing the if it's registered as a 1969 it is not
> a 1970 or newer 
> >>model...however in Canada (at that time) if the
> car was made in 
> >>1967 but not registered for the first time until
> 1969 it would be 
> >>considered (by registration) as a 1969 model car.
> >>
> >>
> >>Regards
> >>
> >>Dennis
> >>
> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "S Manwell" 
> >><s_manwell at alum.swarthmore.edu>
> >>To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
> >>Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 9:18 AM
> >>Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Rover 2000 TC 1969
> for sale in Vancouver
> >>
> >>>Its a North American market car, so the model
> year clues are a 
> >>>little different from others.
> >>>All NADA and Federal cars had overriders, except
> possibly the 
> >>>earliest 64/65 imports.  Early cars had aluminum
> "Sacred" 
> >>>overriders.   The transition from 1967 model year
> NADA cars to 
> >>>1968 Federal cars included the addition of a
> second brake servo as 
> >>>part of the tandem brakes and the change from HD8
> carbs to HS8 
> >>>carbs with the first layer of emissions control
> equipment.  This 
> >>>car also has the side reflectors, so it is at
> least late 1968, but 
> >>>it also has the under-bumper turn signals,
> cross-flow radiator, 
> >>>and twin door mirrors, making it at least a 1ate
> 1969, if not a 
> >>>1970.  It does not have the next layer of
> emissions equipment and 
> >>>other late 1970 add-ons.
> >>>
> >>>--Steve
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
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> 
> -- 
> Vern Klukas                             I'm a little
> . . .
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> vern at inkspotco.com
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