RIP Rover

?????????? 21 years ago

OK, build quality, management and employment relations aside....

It is a shame to see the end of a uk-based industry that came out with what I think were fantastic designs:-

Mini - not much more to add to the Alec Issigonis masterpiece (and my first car) Rover P6 - maybe our answer to Mercedes at the time? MGB - would look good even today Triumph Stag - classy roadster Rover SD1 - stunning design at the time (1977) Metro - could never replace the Mini but still a creditable small car Rover 75 - it looks British and is worthy of the badge

i think the above (and many others) are testament to a fantastic history of design in automobiles.

it would be a crime for such talent to go to waste.

just think how it could have all been so different...........

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Mike Cawood, HND BIT 21 years ago

I had an early Mini in the 1960s, the build quality of the engine, transmission and body were crap. I had an MGB GT, the double skinned front wings rusted through from the inside. I remember the Metro when it first came out, the early models were starting to rust after only 3 months. They weren't as bad as the Alfa Romeo Alfasud though, those cars were often written off with corrosion after about a year. Regards Mike.

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?????????? 21 years ago

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i don't doubt what you say. sadly, that is why i had to qualify my post....

imagine those designs with decent build quality......

i know the alfasud was a bit ropey. also, i think the lancia brand was withdrawn from the uk market due to similar rust and quality issues

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