Still need addresses for

8. Palio (Gavin 216GSi)
and
10. Adrian Jones

Should be collecting the tix on Weds...

The results are in and the 8 free-ticket winners are :D 2. Iain (itcaptainslow) 3. Montegoman 4. MGZRreplca 8. Palio (Gavin 216GSi) 9. Sammy 10. Adrian Jones 11. ReubenVP 12. Mark A Wright Would these lucky people please PM me a suitable postal address. It's likely that the wristbands will be availa...

Very last call - I'll do the draw this evening.

Cut-off 6pm

Looking good in the sunshine

1. GTi John
2. Iain (itcaptainslow)
3. Montegoman
4. MGZRreplca
5. Hammond
6. Blair Hobson - Hamish the Honda
7. John Butler
8. Palio (Gavin 216GSi)
9. Sammy
10. Adrian Jones
11. ReubenVP
12. Mark A Wright

My granny hates her stairlift - it's driving her up the wall.

(Yip, heard on the radio )

Has the pump lost its ability to generate pressure? Is there a blockage anywhere in the system? Has something gone mechanically stiff? I would suggest putting the front end of the car up on axle stands and turning it lock-to-lock with the engine off first - does it move easily and smoothly? Then do ...

CoupeFan wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2026 9:01 pm
Is the VIN known at all, always assuming that such an early pre-production car had a VIN.

There is a VIN stamp on the yellow car, so we can assume there's one on the red car too.

Both cars were pre-series prototypes but were not road-registered, only being put to 'internal use'.

The whereabouts of the red car are a mystery. It is believed to have been purchased by Stadco, a pressings supplier to Rover Group, and many other companies. Stadco were owned by Ogihara, a Japanese pressings and press-tool supplier. Ogihara supplied much of the unique Tomcat tooling and were a spon...

Rover gets good coverage in this Dead Brands special


https://open.spotify.com/episode/72EMMJkX41i0Uvc6NAxhnE


Good old Craig...