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Curbside Classics Archives
Rover Archive
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![While I’m the guy that happily plunked down money (twice) for what is arguably the most maligned Jaguar model line in history, I draw the line at Rovers, be they […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/IMG_4171.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Recycling: 1980 Rover 3500 V8 (SD1) – Three And A Half Liters Of Warm Beer")
Curbside Recycling: 1980 Rover 3500 V8 (SD1) – Three And A Half Liters Of Warm Beer
Posted on October 4, 2024 | 38 CommentsWhile I’m the guy that happily plunked down money (twice) for what is arguably the most maligned Jaguar model line in history, I draw the line at Rovers, be they […] -
![(first posted 11/7/2012) Before BMW had the European sports sedan genre covered, there was the Rover 2000TC. Based on a lively, rear-wheel drive platform, it combined impeccable handling with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1964-Rover-2000-TC.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Field Classic: The Very Advanced (But Mostly Forgotten) Rover 2000TC")
Storage Field Classic: The Very Advanced (But Mostly Forgotten) Rover 2000TC
Posted on July 14, 2024 | 118 Comments(first posted 11/7/2012) Before BMW had the European sports sedan genre covered, there was the Rover 2000TC. Based on a lively, rear-wheel drive platform, it combined impeccable handling with a […] -
![(first posted 2/29/2016) From the formation of British Leyland in 1968 onwards, at almost every car launch we were told that the product was either central, critical, or crucial […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2004rover75.4.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2004 Rover 75 2.5V6 – High Expectations of Drinking In The Last Chance Saloon")
Curbside Classic: 2004 Rover 75 2.5V6 – High Expectations of Drinking In The Last Chance Saloon
Posted on February 29, 2024 | 64 Comments(first posted 2/29/2016) From the formation of British Leyland in 1968 onwards, at almost every car launch we were told that the product was either central, critical, or crucial […] -
![(first posted 11/19/2017) Back in 2014, I noted in a CC of the Morris Marina that Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault-Nissan, has been quoted as saying that there […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DSC07603.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1999 Rover 216 – The Beginning Of The End")
Curbside Classic: 1999 Rover 216 – The Beginning Of The End
Posted on November 19, 2023 | 31 Comments(first posted 11/19/2017) Back in 2014, I noted in a CC of the Morris Marina that Carlos Ghosn, head of Renault-Nissan, has been quoted as saying that there […] -
![(first posted 1/22/2013. A fitting companion piece to today’s Sterling CC) After Rover’s promising start with the advanced P6, it didn’t take too long for their relationship with North American […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1980-Rover-3500-SE.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Storage Yard Classic: Rover 3500 SE (SD1) – A Brilliant Exit Strategy")
Storage Yard Classic: Rover 3500 SE (SD1) – A Brilliant Exit Strategy
Posted on March 2, 2023 | 100 Comments(first posted 1/22/2013. A fitting companion piece to today’s Sterling CC) After Rover’s promising start with the advanced P6, it didn’t take too long for their relationship with North American […] -
![(Some driving and some sightseeing) It was winter in Madrid and as we walked towards the supermarket she took me to look at the car, a Rover 200 handed down […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Screen-Shot-2022-01-16-at-11.11.51-PM.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "COAL: 1990 Rover 200 Series – Fading Empires")
COAL: 1990 Rover 200 Series – Fading Empires
Posted on April 8, 2022 | 16 Comments(Some driving and some sightseeing) It was winter in Madrid and as we walked towards the supermarket she took me to look at the car, a Rover 200 handed down […] -
![Bryce Chessum posted these pictures of what looks to be an incredibly well-kept Morris 1000 that’s on sale. One of those pictures was titled “Manual, as if you had a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cp4688632153979867086.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cohort Classic: 1956-1969 Morris Minor 1000 – Has There Ever Been an Automatic?")
Cohort Classic: 1956-1969 Morris Minor 1000 – Has There Ever Been an Automatic?
Posted on March 30, 2015 | 26 CommentsBryce Chessum posted these pictures of what looks to be an incredibly well-kept Morris 1000 that’s on sale. One of those pictures was titled “Manual, as if you had a […] -
![David Saunders’ recent Storage Field Classic on the Rover 2000TC reminded me of my own metallic green version. Unlike most of the Rover P6s, mine has never rusted and has […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/0131-e1354318560788.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Mini CC: Corgi Rover 2000TC–Got A Flat, Buddy?")
Mini CC: Corgi Rover 2000TC–Got A Flat, Buddy?
Posted on December 12, 2012 | 8 CommentsDavid Saunders’ recent Storage Field Classic on the Rover 2000TC reminded me of my own metallic green version. Unlike most of the Rover P6s, mine has never rusted and has […]
