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Sassy Colombian said:
I did, and now I want to become an English police woman ? ?
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When Rover announced they were ceasing production of the SD1 - around 1986 - a number of English police forces bought up as many of the V8s as they could.

If you watch 1980s English police programmes, the SD1 is their car of choice. Really lovely to drive but usually some minor matter to be dealt with outside the engine bay. The Buick V8 is bullet proof. Before 76 they tended to favour the Rover P6 and P6B - B was the Buick V8
 
Bluerover said:
When Rover announced they were ceasing production of the SD1 - around 1986 - a number of English police forces bought up as many of the V8s as they could.

If you watch 1980s English police programmes, the SD1 is their car of choice. Really lovely to drive but usually some minor matter to be dealt with outside the engine bay. The Buick V8 is bullet proof. Before 76 they tended to favour the Rover P6 and P6B - B was the Buick V8
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I had a p6b and it was so easy to work on ,a long time ago now but I still remember it was Corsica blue as you can guess I needed to repair the back wings near the doors , lovely car . My present car is my 54th and the Rover along with a Scimitar are the fondest memories .If I had invested the money I have spent on cars .......
Just chasing a convertible in an auction so wish me luck.
 
blue1948 said:
I had a p6b and it was so easy to work on ,a long time ago now but I still remember it was Corsica blue as you can guess I needed to repair the back wings near the doors , lovely car . My present car is my 54th and the Rover along with a Scimitar are the fondest memories .If I had invested the money I have spent on cars .......
Just chasing a convertible in an auction so wish me luck.
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In 2006 I bought a 1970 P5B but it was a complete basket case. Body was really bad and then the transmission went. I called it a day and scrapped her. Magnificent cars though
 
Bluetintedspecs said:
She was so brave Sass. The consultant told her there was a one in 500 chance the surgery would leave her paralysed. A small chance, but still a possibility. There was another girl having the same op the same day, who was on her third attempt after backing out of the previous two at the last minute.

Afterwards, when a nurse asked her to wiggle her toes and whether she could feel her prodding her feet, I've never felt relief like it. Left me feeling almost dizzy.

I was so proud of her. She was only 12.
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That's amazing. What a brave girl. The difference in the X rays is astonishing - but also shows how big the surgery was.
 

Bluerover said:
When Rover announced they were ceasing production of the SD1 - around 1986 - a number of English police forces bought up as many of the V8s as they could.

If you watch 1980s English police programmes, the SD1 is their car of choice. Really lovely to drive but usually some minor matter to be dealt with outside the engine bay. The Buick V8 is bullet proof. Before 76 they tended to favour the Rover P6 and P6B - B was the Buick V8
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For law enforcement the only cars to have are the 3.0S Ford Capris as used by Bodie and Doyle ? ?
 
anjelikaferrett said:
For law enforcement the only cars to have are the 3.0S Ford Capris as used by Bodie and Doyle ? ?
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I wish they would show The Professionals, and Minder again - loved Fools and Horses but flipping hell it is just shown over and over.

I would still prefer my Mark 1 SD1 3500 to a Capri, although they were also a design classic.

Some very tasty New Avengers cars also including SD1s
 
Bluerover said:
When Rover announced they were ceasing production of the SD1 - around 1986 - a number of English police forces bought up as many of the V8s as they could.

If you watch 1980s English police programmes, the SD1 is their car of choice. Really lovely to drive but usually some minor matter to be dealt with outside the engine bay. The Buick V8 is bullet proof. Before 76 they tended to favour the Rover P6 and P6B - B was the Buick V8
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For traffic or specialist units yes - that or a Sierra or Senator from the mid 80s to 90s. The issue with an SD1 was the brakes were fluffin' dreadful.

In terms of the Liver Run, post 7/7 a Merpol Volvo S80 did a run from Liverpool to Central London run in less than two hours - work out the average speed!
 

Bluerover said:
I wish they would show The Professionals, and Minder again - loved Fools and Horses but flipping hell it is just shown over and over.

I would still prefer my Mark 1 SD1 3500 to a Capri, although they were also a design classic.

Some very tasty New Avengers cars also including SD1s
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It sometimes pops up on ITV 4. It has not aged well! However Lewis Collins is just as cool as I remembered and the Capris are still as gorgeous.

Didn't one of the New Avengers have a TR7?
 

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