First Capri and Manta on wish list
You never forget your first love. That is why we look back on their very first car together with enthusiastic car owners. Rover had the reputation to be terribly unreliable, but Merijn Stillebroer was not put off. He tapped a Rover 3500 Vitesse and it turned out to be reliable.
You really have to explain to us how you end up with a Rover 3500 Vitesse as the first car.
“My father used to have a Chevrolet Malibu, who was later succeeded by a Rover SD1 2600. So I grew up with it and that love for Americans and British has never disappeared. Around the age of 20 the search for a first car and I initially looked at a Capri or Manta. An American was only gagging (2005, Red Picked and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, also ganged, and ganged, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gare, and Gulled, and Gare, and Gunte, and Gun, and Ganart, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gun, and Gare. Rolled asobaken did not suggest a Rover SD1, but then a lot better than the six-in-line of the 2600 V8 and manual gearbox. “
A forty year old Rover for a floor price. That sounds like a Recipe for Disaster . How often are you stranded?
“He only let me stand by Vapor Lock once, but otherwise the thing has always proved to be reliable. In fact, my Daily is a Rover 75 and I had a lot of nagging with that due to overdue maintenance of the previous owner. My friends thought it was witty that the most reliable car was in my possession, a rover SD1. it’s not that long. “
The Rover SD1 2600 from 1979 from my parents that they had from 1986 to 1988 alongside my grandfather’s Audi.
What did that car make so special?
“The raw character of that V8, the sound and the looks. You really heard that V8 Haming while driving. It was actually a British musclecar. A lot of power, but with the modest, chic style of a Brit. The Vitesse had a V8 with a higher compression ratio and a forest L-Jetronic intake system and somewhat followed. Honeycomb wheels.
You went on holiday to his native country. How was the Rover responded there?
“In the Netherlands, the Rover is seen as an unreliable loft, but in England it is an outright legend. If your father went to buy a new car, as a child you would be a Rover SD1. At customs in England I was poked out because the customs officer wanted to show his younger colleague what kind of stuff used to do that. The engine started after one revolution and everything worked back in the Netherlands and the window mechanism on the passenger side suddenly did not do it anymore, right? “
After seventeen years you were done with it and put the robber for sale. What happened to it?
“That sporting character was fun, but I was done with it. The Vitesse was so set for performance that you simply couldn’t cruise it. He behaved like a young dog that pulls the line and that became tiring. Now they are real lovers cars, especially the fast Vitesse version. In 2022 I have put him over to his home again and he is back in his home country in his home country in his home country again Concours state.
First Capri And Manta On The Wish List
You never forget your first love. That’s why we, together with enthusiastic car owners, look back on their very first car. Rover had the reputation of Being Terrible Unreliable, but Merijn Stillebroer was not Deterred by this. He got a rover 3500 vitesse and it turned out to be reliable.
You really need to explain to use how you end up with a rover 3500 vitesse as your first car.
“My Father Used to have a Chevrolet Malibu, which was later Succeeded by a Rover SD1 2600. So I Grew Up With It And That Love For Americans And British never Disappeared. Around My 20s, The Search For A first Car. Beckoned, but at that time (ed.) There were only worn, kicked-up and matte black rolled ‘cars roaring exhausts for sale. Or the 2600 and you had it.
A Forty-Year-Old Rover for a Rock-Bottom Price. That sounds like a recipe for disaster . How Often Have You Been Stranded?
“It only Left Me Once Due To Vapor Lock, But Otherwise The Thing Has Always Proven Reliable. In Fact, My Daily Is A Rover 75 And I Have Had a lot of trouble with it due to overue Maintenance from the previous owner’s. My Friends. My Friends. My Friends. My Friends. My Friends. My Friends. My Friends. My Friends. My Friends. A Rover SD1. A Car That is Twenty Years Old, the Misery Has Since Been Resolved by the Previous Owners. “
The Rover SD1 2600 from 1979 of my parents that they had from 1986 to 1988 next to my grandfather’s Audi.
What made that car so special?
“The Raw Character Of That V8, The Sound And The Looks. You Could Really Hear Ham Hammering While Driving. It was effective a British Muscle Car. A Lot Of Power, But Why System, which produces 197 hp.
You get used to vacation to his native country with it. How was the Rover Received there?
“In The Netherlands, The Rover is Seen An Unreliable Shack, but in England It Is A Real Legend. If your father was going to buy a new car, you prayed that it would be a robber sd1. At Customs Office I was picked to show to see graise toyed toyed toyed toyed toed Cool Stuff Rover to make the Rover Enjoys there. Special, Right? ”
After Seventeen Years You Were Done With It And Put The Rover Up For Sale. What happened to it?
“That sporty character was fun, but I was done with it. The vitesse was so tuned to performance that you simply couldn’t cruise quietly with it. He Behaved Like a Young Dog Pulling on the Leash and That Became Vitesse, Esspastis, Esspastisystias I put it up for sale and it is now to its home country.
