rover3l123
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Originally from Llangollen area North Wales and relocated to the US in 1995 with the P5
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Post by rover3l123 on Jun 11, 2012 22:54:07 GMT
Photo's of my 3 litre after its first long drive yesterday. Thanks to the forum members for providing suggestions that helped me solve my starting and braking issues. As background, this P5 was originally the company vehicle of Sir Nigel Mobbs who was the chairman of Slough Estates in 1965. He gave it to his secretary in 1968 as part of a retirement settlement and at that time it had done 36,000 miles. I purchased it in 1989 and since then have added another 24,000 miles. I am originally from North Wales but in 1995 I shipped the Rover to Indiana and followed by New York in 1999, Massachusetts in 2004 and currently Wisconsin since 2007.     |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2012 11:23:11 GMT
Looks good! Congratulations! Pity we don't know your name.
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rover3l123
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Originally from Llangollen area North Wales and relocated to the US in 1995 with the P5
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Post by rover3l123 on Jun 12, 2012 16:27:08 GMT
Sorry, didn't think about that. My name is Geraint Roberts
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Jun 12, 2012 17:35:29 GMT
Nice to see this - really smart
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Post by p5coupepaul on Jun 12, 2012 18:48:17 GMT
lovely looking car
my 3 ltr is nearly ready for the road just finishing off a few fiddly bits before she hits the open road
regards
paul
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Post by bebopdeluxe on Jun 12, 2012 21:04:12 GMT
A superb looking 3 litre. A good welsh name too  What is that photo effect you have used? I used it once but have forgotten the name of it. |
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rover3l123
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Originally from Llangollen area North Wales and relocated to the US in 1995 with the P5
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Post by rover3l123 on Jun 13, 2012 1:47:11 GMT
Glen
Are you referring to the bright reflection from the chrome? If so believe it or not those are genuine reflections. It was a 86F day in Wisconsin on Saturday when I took these and the sunlight was very strong. If you are referring to the number plate obscuration, my son (who is much smarter than I am with computers) did that using Adobe Photoshop.
My next tasks with the P5 are to replace all of the door seals and boot seal (rubber on order from Scotts in Australia) and to replace the wiring loom in the headlining area which I am getting from Dave Green while I am visiting the UK.
Geraint
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Post by johnwp5bcoupe on Jun 13, 2012 5:40:52 GMT
Smart P5  A trip of many to enjoy well done |
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Post by Pete Collins on Jun 13, 2012 19:31:40 GMT
Sorry, didn't think about that. My name is Geraint Roberts Hi Geraint I remember haveing it on the club stand at GMEX in Manchester before you moved overseas, what year was that? Pete Collins |
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rover3l123
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Originally from Llangollen area North Wales and relocated to the US in 1995 with the P5
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Post by rover3l123 on Jun 13, 2012 20:05:59 GMT
Hi Pete
Good to hear from you. I left the UK in 1995 and the main restoration work had been completed sometime around 1992/3 if I remember correctly. I am fairly sure the I took it to GMEX after the main work was complete and so it would have been sometime in the early 90's. I have some photographs somewhere and so I will have to see if they give any further clues
Cheers
Geraint
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Post by bebopdeluxe on Jun 13, 2012 21:23:13 GMT
This is my car prior to restoration. The photo effect I was talking about is called "TiltShift"  |
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What is that photo effect you have used? I used it once but have forgotten the name of it.
A trip of many to enjoy well done 