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These cars were ahead of their time, but sadly are about extinct on the east coast of the US
[/ QUOTE ]I think that is where many of the responses missed the point. Yea, most British cars rust into nothingness in the East, but this car is now, and for years has been, in Colorado. With 14 inches of total annual precipitation (that's rain, hail, and snow combined) along the Front Range, nothing rusts (or grows) much here. Seats and other interior items that have been in the sun too long can dry rot, but that is very different than rusting away. I have put a new battery in a car that has been sitting for years and driven it home!
Frankenstang--the others are right about the price. I saw a '79 3500SD1 with a 5-speed manual go for $600 on eBay last year and you could have driven it back to Loveland from Chicago. If you are mainly interested in the alloy engine for a GRM $2006 Challenge car, a guy up in Tinytown had two '63 Buick Specials for sale last year with the same engine as the Rover. I think he wanted $1500 for both cars. I may be able to find his phone number if you want to E-mail me off-line.