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Post by Eric R on Aug 13, 2015 8:22:48 GMT
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Aug 13, 2015 9:21:39 GMT
I wonder if chassis number or build date on the heritage certificate would indicate the earliest car? I think anyone who wants the title should produce one!
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Post by Eric R on Aug 13, 2015 14:10:36 GMT
Given to understand it is October 1959 so mine still stands being 22nd June 1959. I have docs but not yet the Heritage certificate.
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Post by Eric R on Aug 13, 2015 21:38:53 GMT
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Post by enigmas on Aug 13, 2015 22:16:10 GMT
Didn't you want a retro overdrive Eric? Your opportunity is in your first post. Swap the gearboxes and readvertise the car!
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Post by Eric R on Aug 14, 2015 9:08:05 GMT
Excellent idea - if only i had the skills!
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aussieal
Rover Rookie
Posts: 35
Location: Port Parham, South Australia
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Post by aussieal on Aug 18, 2015 3:03:43 GMT
I am throwing mine in as a contender for oldest still on the road, export automatic body no 631900045 Engine no 631900048. We in Oz don't have things like heritage certificates and we are unable to access old registration data due to privacy laws, so the best I can go on is details in the workshop manual which states that Rover 3 Litre Mk1 Saloons Auto transmission export RHD for 1959 start at 631900001.
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Post by Warwick on Aug 18, 2015 6:29:26 GMT
You can in Victoria, Alvin. The only things you can't get are the names and details of previous owners. When VicRoads computerized their rego records years ago, they handed all their old card system (names removed) to the AOMC. For a fee they will do a search against the engine number. If you know your car was delivered new to SA, then there is no point. But if there is a chance it was a Vic delivered car, then it might be worth trying. www.aomc.asn.au/eng®records.htmYou can get a heritage certificate from the UK which may tell you where it was delivered in Aus.
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aussieal
Rover Rookie
Posts: 35
Location: Port Parham, South Australia
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Post by aussieal on Aug 18, 2015 6:40:57 GMT
It is almost certainly an SA Delivery through Champions Limited in Adelaide and spent most of its life in Jamestown South Australia, although I have no firm verification of this. I am not likely to go through all the hoops to prove anything!
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Aug 18, 2015 12:48:14 GMT
I am throwing mine in as a contender for oldest still on the road, export automatic body no 631900045 Engine no 631900048. We in Oz don't have things like heritage certificates and we are unable to access old registration data due to privacy laws, so the best I can go on is details in the workshop manual which states that Rover 3 Litre Mk1 Saloons Auto transmission export RHD for 1959 start at 631900001. You can still get a heritage certificate showing when the car was made and any special orders. Its a nice thing to have to go with the paperwork of your car...
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Post by terryprice on Sept 2, 2015 19:05:29 GMT
I own the oldest p5 saloon
It has been stored for 15 years. it has 30k on the clock. mine is chasis number 6259- 00045
It was hand built on 7TH NOVEMBER 1958 6 days after the 1958 motor show finished .
It is Black and was sold by Rossleigh ltd in Aberdeen I have the British motor heritage certificate which confirms this.
I am confident this vehicle is the oldest Rover P5 in existance
unless there is an older one out there
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Post by norton on Sept 11, 2015 20:57:39 GMT
Chassis number of my car is 6309-00020. Built 21st January 1959. The 20th 3 litre automatic built for the home market. Am I safe in claiming mine is the oldest automatic P5? How many older manuals are on the road. Can't be more than one or two!
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Post by Eric R on Sept 12, 2015 5:00:36 GMT
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