The Rover 10 (10/25) was introduced in 1929. This was a very delicate and uncertain time for the company. Nevertheless, around 15,000 examples of the British car were built by 1933. This vehicle report tells the story of the Rover Ten and shows a well-preserved example that has seen many different owners, supplemented by an original Rover sales brochure from 1935.

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Rover Scarab - The "Beetle" that wasn't a Volkswagen

November 16, 2024 — Karl Ludvigsen (Übersetzung: Paul Krüger)29

Rover wanted to overcome its sales crisis with an affordable volume model. But instead of a conventional, cheaply produced small car, a handful of engineers were asked to come up with a completely new, unconventional concept. The plan almost worked - but only almost. This article tells the story of how the almost forgotten Rover Scarab came about and its technical features

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Rover Jet 1 - The first turbine rover

December 24, 2022 — Hanspeter Gabriel / ZG 21

Rover did pioneering work with its gas turbine vehicles. The Jet 1 was the first such prototype that could also be driven on public roads, albeit with compromises. This car did, however, set speed records. This article goes into detail about the Rover Jet 1, which was also Rover's first mid-engined car, and shows it in many historical pictures.

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Land Rover Station Wagon Tickford - early forerunner of the Range Rover

February 18, 2016 — Bruno von Rotz 29

One of the rarest Land Rover variants is the Tickford Station Wagon, built between 1948 and 1951, a kind of forerunner of the later luxury off-road vehicles. An elaborate design, correspondingly high labor costs and high purchase taxes made the off-road station wagon almost unaffordable. One of the approximately 650 examples built is presented in this article with many pictures.

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The Marauder from 1950 - a promising but unsuccessful British roadster based on the Rover

March 13, 2012 — Stefan Fritschi 16

In 1950, three English enthusiasts presented a sports car based on the Rover saloon of the time. They called the car the Marauder. Despite good facilities and favorable feedback from car testers, the enterprising carmakers ran out of funds after producing fifteen vehicles in 1952. Around a dozen vehicles survived. This report tells the story of the Marauder's origins, supported by contemporary photos, brochures and press material.

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Rover's turbine cars - an era without a breakthrough

December 18, 2022 — Rob de la Rive Box / Bruno von Rotz 23

A wide variety of car companies have already been working on the turbine car. They promised a future with simpler drives and powerful vehicles. Prototypes and even small series were created. Rover was also a pioneer, building several turbine cars and even considering series production. This article summarizes the turbine years at Rover and forms the start of a small series that will then go into more detail about individual cars.

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Land Rover 86 Series I - Form follows function

April 10, 2023 — Bruno von Rotz 85

The Land Rover will celebrate 75 years in 2023. By 2016, over two million units of the versatile off-roader launched in 1948 had been produced. We look way back to the beginnings and take a seat in an early model from the first series. This vehicle report tells the early story of the successful all-wheel drive vehicle and shows it in historical and current images.

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Rover 100 P4 - the long-lasting British auntie

March 20, 2019 — Bruno von Rotz 65

The Rover P4 was called "Auntie" at the time, not because it was slow and talkative, but because it was reliable and likeable. Carefully designed, it was built for 15 years and became one of the most successful post-war cars in Europe. To this day, the Rover P4 has not lost its appeal as a vehicle, as this driving report with a Rover 100 proves. Many pictures, a sales brochure and a sound sample complete the article.

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The Rover P-4 story or - From nothing to classic car

March 28, 2012 — Hanspeter Gabriel 20

The Rover was never a car for fashionistas, rather it appealed to the "old British gentleman". This image seemed to secure Rover's immediate post-war future. And so they set about developing the Rover P-4, which was to be the main source of sales for the British car manufacturer for many years. This report tells the story of this important model and shows it in historical illustrations and the original sales brochure from the time.

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The perfect butler - Rover 3-Litre in the (historical) test

October 29, 2021 — Olaf von Fersen 35

The Rover 3-Litre or P5, launched at the end of the 1950s, was by no means particularly exciting; it was far from extravagant. This would also have defeated its purpose. As a sedan chair for the well-to-do, it impressed with its reliability, discretion and willingness to fulfill its crew's every wish. In addition, it had innovative mechanical features, all of which were aimed at maximizing travel comfort, as this test report shows.

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Rover 2000 TC and Volvo 144 S - two cars - one thought: safety!

November 16, 2011 — Heinz Kranz 7

In 1966, hobby magazine compared the safety-oriented Rover 2000 TC and Volvo 144 S saloons. In the spirit of "our ideal car is the safe car", tester Heinz Kranz was enthusiastic about the two vehicles. The restored and newly edited original test looks back to 1966 and the two rivals from Volvo and Rover.

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Land Rover Series II - Dalai Lama's all-purpose car for over 30 years

August 16, 2019 — Daniel Koch 34

On September 1, 2019, the Land Rover in which the Dalai traveled in India will be sold in Auburn, USA. The vehicle is fully restored and is expected to fetch a price of USD 100,000-150,000. There are some amazing details about the vehicle and its history!

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Rover 3 Litre - the poor man's Rolls Royce?

April 10, 2014 — Bruno von Rotz 84

It was often referred to as the poor man's Rolls-Royce, but of course Rover's luxurious three-liter was not for those on a tight budget. As the company's first self-supporting saloon, the Rover 3 Litre combined tradition and modernity in both design and technology. This was well received, as the model, also known as the P5, was built for 15 years. This vehicle report describes the development history and technical features and shows the Rover P5/P5B in historical and current images as well as in contemporary sales literature.

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Rover P6 3500 V8 - eight pots for distinguished travel

January 12, 2018 — Bruno von Rotz 101

In 1964, the Rover 2000 (P6) was voted the first "Car of the Year", deservedly so. Four years later, the four-cylinder version was supplemented by an eight-cylinder version called the 3500 V8. More power and more comfort were the aim, and the price of the new Rover was hardly more expensive than the four and six-cylinder saloons of the competition. The Rover was built in two series until 1977, the end was not necessarily glorious due to the Leyland problems. The fact that the Rover excelled back then in terms of comfort and style is still well understood today. This driving report shows a Rover 3500 V8 from 1970 and explains the development history of this important model, supplemented by the sales brochure and rare historical pictures.

Salon lion - the Rover 3500 in a historic test

September 5, 2013 — Peter Karner 21

In the 1970s, the Rover 3500 offered classy eight-cylinder driving comfort in an elegant body. Auto Revue tested the 151 hp, very comfortable saloon and reported positively on it. The car had hardly any major weaknesses. This report reproduces the original wording of the test report and supplements it with archive photos and the original sales brochure from the time.

Luxury mule - the Range Rover in the test (from 1973)

October 16, 2013 — Herbert Völker 27

In 1970, British Leyland presented the Range Rover, a luxury off-roader the likes of which had never been seen before, at least not in Europe. Herbert Völker sat in the luxury off-roader for Auto Revue in 1973 and was obviously impressed. This report reproduces the original wording of the 40-year test of the incomparable SUV trailblazer and is illustrated with many archive photos from the time.

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Range Rover Classic - from purist off-roader to luxury SUV

July 19, 2019 — Bruno von Rotz 136

The first generation of the Range Rover was built over a quarter of a century ago. During these years, it has undergone a major transformation, although not necessarily from an ugly duckling to a magnificent swan, as it was elegant from the very beginning. However, customers' expectations of comfort had an impact on many design details and, above all, equipment elements. This comparison is between an early Range Rover from 1974 and a late model from 1990, which beautifully document this development. Many photos and original documents as well as sound samples round off the driving report.

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Not just for heavy metal guitarists - Range Rover with four doors thanks to Swiss help

April 3, 2017 — Bruno von Rotz 132

The Range Rover, the forefather of the modern SUV in Europe, only had two doors when it was launched; it would be hard to imagine the Cayenne or the M-Class having this today. But it took the Swiss Peter Monteverdi to make the luxury off-roader a success in Europe with four doors. One of the early four-door vehicles went to heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi and has survived to this day. This report tells the story of the four-door Range Rover and shows one vehicle each from production at Fissore and at the Solihull plant, supplemented by historical photographs, a rare original sales brochure and audio samples.

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Austin Metro - British space miracle on wheels

April 23, 2020 — Daniel Koch 55

The Austin Metro had everything it needed to be successful. Nevertheless, it could not overtake the classic Mini that it was supposed to replace. We have driven the English road flea in the rare "Moritz" version and show it in many photos, and show it in current and historical pictures, as well as in the sales literature of the time.

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Rover SD1 Vitesse - the sporty and elegant touring car for five people

July 28, 2016 — Bruno von Rotz 114

From 1976 to 1986, Rover built the SD1 saloon with a 3.5-liter V8 engine and later also smaller drive units. Shortly after its launch, the car was voted Car of the Year, but manufacturing defects soon tarnished the reputation of the modern family and business car. Thanks to quality improvements and continuous model maintenance, the SD1 was nevertheless a success, with around 300,000 units sold. This driving report focuses on the fastest variant, the SD1 3500 Vitesse with fuel injection from the second-to-last year of production. However, the entire history of the SD1 is covered, illustrated with historical and modern pictures of the various models.

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