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Martin Howey Classics

Thirsk Yorkshire

1974 ROVER 2200TC - SEEMS SOLID ENOUGH, DRIVES WELL. For Sale

HERE is a 1974 Rover 2200 which I am told began as a single carb model and is now a twin carb (TC). She has lived in Ireland all her life. Irish log book is with the car. She feels responsive and lively enough on the road and appears to be solid (including under rear seats). She does however have some cosmetic issues such as thin scratches on probably the majority of the panels (they look like scratches from being garage stored?) and wear to the driver's seat. On top of that (pardon the pun here) but just after I acquired her around a month or so ago, a sudden mix of red hot weather and hammering rain appears to have impregnated the paintwork on the roof, giving it a mottled appearance. That's about it really. So I am selling her as cosmetically challenged and needing work. The last taxation I see on the log book is 2010 and perhaps she has been stored since then. I don't know. So, again, I am selling her needing recommissioning. That said, she drives and stops and I have cruised at around 60 mph. I am not selling her as perfect, faultless or lovely. I am selling her as I have described.

Oddly enough, when you check on an excellent Rover P6 website, her original engine and chassis numbers on the ORIGINAL Irish log book come up as being 2200TC. So maybe it's the SC badging which is wrong. I don't know. Her chassis number starting 492 is a TC and the engine number starting 491 is also a TC. It is what it is. You may or may not come across other areas that need either cosmetic or mechanical attention. I do not want a fortune for her. I will issue the next owner with the NOVA reference number (notification of vehicle arrival) as I have already informed hmrc that she is here and there were/ are no taxes to pay. You will get her transferred to a UK reg by filling in the DVLA's V55 form.

She is not a new car, nor is she a three-year-old used car. She is a piece of antique motoring history and, as such will have quirks and maybe even the odd fault. These old girls are collectors' items; not new cars sold to you by some slick, suited salesman in a retail park car showroom. Generally they are not meant to be everyday transport. These old gems - in this case 46-years-old - are sold as seen. Should you buy without viewing, then she is sold on the basis of the advertisement you have read the photos, or extra photos, you have seen as well with the assistance of any answers to questions you have received from me. Treat these classics with the respect they deserve and make sure they have love, time and effort lavished on them. Even the very best need permanent on going care. Practically all will have undergone a degree of restoration work or improvement at some stage. If it's a three-year-old car dating from the 1960s that you are after, then you are out of luck. Short of acquiring a Tardis that is. I am selling this Rover using information at my disposal and also based on my opinions which I state above regarding her condition. I cannot guarantee anything.

Anyway, thanks for reading. I am here to answer any questions you may have and, remember, that I also provide a delivery service. Martin the details below)

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