rover p5 restorations

[gipsykev1]

hi all , ive now managed to put a web site together with reference to my new business venture restoring classic cars , mainly rover p5 p5b and coupes ,
please be gentle on the spelling and the lay out , im a fitter not a computor programer
please feel free to feadback any ideas anyone may have for the site , kev .mayfield-restoration.co.uk

[johnwp5bcoupe]

This one works Kev www.seansand.co.uk/mayfield/

[gipsykev1]

[/img] cheers john , when it comes to p5 rovers i can do them in my sleep , when it comes to the world wide web im still asleep lol kev

[johnwp5bcoupe]

No problem Kev I see the caravan is at Newbiggin I spent loads of time there when I was a boy born and bread in Bedlington

[gipsykev1]

strange old accent up there isnt it ? down in durham we struggle to understand there yakka !

[johnwp5bcoupe]

They divent tak funny man they tak propper! I moved down here in 1964 they tak funny in Cambridge

[jimjam]

Delicious Interceptor on your website Kev - another massively undervalued classic. I've been tempted into purchasing one a couple of times over the years. One day they'll be regarded in the same class and price range as Astons and I'll be kicking myself I never bought one when they were cheap!

[Deleted]

I had an Interceptor in the seventies. Not very practical these days with the ground clearance of the exhaust pipes and the sleeping policemen. It was bad enough then.

[gipsykev1]

the interceptor , great car great performance , stunning looker , 1 word [martinroberryrobey] the cost of restoring one of these beautys is behond the price of mankind , try £300 for a wheel arch that doesnt fit ! i though p5 was the most rotton car mankind was sent i was wrong ! dont get me wrong after a p5 for me it would also be the interceptor if i lived in the usa ,
the guy i rebuilt that for is still having nightmares in what it cost to rebuild , pair of front disks at a respectfull £350 , kev

[gipsykev1]

oow yes beb i didnent ferget a werk with de deg , im classed as a geordie myself in durham but the northumberland accent is a mixture of french and german , they say its the true and original english language belive it or not was it st bede ?? or st cuthbert ? i forget , age i guess , but thats how the english accent was begun , kev

[Deleted]

How about a pair of front discs for an Aston DB5 at £338 + VAT or 1988 V8 Aston front discs at £641.30 a pair plus VAT!
New pads extra!!!

V8 Aston rear dampers at £199 pair +vat

Makes our cars seem cheap!

Freddy

[gipsykev1]

1 thing for sure freddy our rovers arnt cheap they are the true quality english car for the middle classes , half the price of a rolls but twice the drive , if they are good enough for our queen , harold wilson , teddy heath and maggy thatcher then they are good enough for us lol , kev

[Deleted]

£20 p.h !

That's damned cheap!
Wish I wasn't so far away

Best of luck with your new venture.

[gipsykev1]

yep £20 an hour is sure cheap !but this doesnt mean the quality is sub standard , transport can be arranged from all over the british isles to my workshop at an average £160 each way unless you drive the finnished car home ?
ive done full restorations now for many people some of whome put inserts in the club magazine saying they have done all the work themself , [no names mentioned ] lol .....
i like to use as many jrw panels as poss and even the man himself has seen my workmanship first handed , please feel free to ask , kev

[gipsykev1]

im now starting on a full restoration on a p5b coupe to keep , a few upgrades but its gonna be oe and concourse , lets get myself the wife and the car to the next nationals and meet some of you guys and perhaps share a beer or 3 , kev