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Welcome to The Rover P6 Club website. We make every effort to make this site as easy to use and informative as possible, but we know it could be even better. We value your opinion, so if you have any suggestions as to how we can further improve this site please let us know. You can either leave a comment in the guestbook using the link in the above frame or email the webmaster, Nick Dunning. Latest updates:14th August 2006 The Rover P6 Club 2006 AGM is booked for Saturday 7th October 2006 commencing at 12.00 noon at the Polish Club, Stafford Road, Wolverhampton. We will have the room from 11.00am until 3.00pm and the bar will be open. Members: be there for what should be a highly interesting discussion! For more info please contact Mark Gray 25th April 2006 The Rover P6 Club National Rally 2006 will be held at the annual Vintage and Classic Day at Turweston Airfield on Sunday 17th September 2006.We have selected this large event as it in a good central location, hopefully to bring in as many of our expanding membership as we possibly can. The location is an airfield is situated 2.5 miles east of Brackley, Northamptonshire, near to Silverstone and can be accessed from the A43 just north of the first Brackley exit and is clearly signposted to Turweston Airfield and Whitfield village. There is easy access from both the M1 & the M40 motorways.. We will be running various competitions and there will be trophies for the furthest travelled to the event and Members Favourite P6. There is also a trophy for ‘the best everyday’ P6 at the rally. There is also a vehicle parade at 1300hrs, organised by the VAC. This event draws vintage & classic cars, coaches, commercials, bikes, military vehicles and if weather permit’s a good selection of aircraft so it is well worth a visit. The gates are open from 0930 hrs and entry is £5.00 per car payable to RP6C in advance. Please return your completed entry form to the Club Address, marked for The National Rally and remember to enclose an SAE. Our National Rally will be part of an gathering of owners and enthusiasts for all things mechanical and will include vintage and classic motor cycles, cars, military vehicles, tractors, commercial vehicles and if the weather permits a good selection of aircraft. The gates open about 09:30 with a parade of vehicles around 13:00. Last year was a special event as there was the final public display of the Vickers Vimy (this was the aircraft that has reinacted the three main long distance flights London-Australia, London-Cape Town and in 2005 the Trans Atlantic flight). So hopefully there will be able to have a good selection of aircraft, cars, motorbikes, commercial and military vehicles for everyones enjoyment. To view pictures from past events at this site please check the web site at www.vintageaircraftclub.org.uk also where they will be updating information for the event, so if there are any changes they will be posted on this site. So please mark the date on your calendar and we hope to see you there.
April 25th 2006 Some historic P6's coming up for sale: Rally car, Convertible and Glass roofed V8. Enjoy!
March 30th 2006: UPRATING THE P6B A fantastic article from Simon Craig in New Zealand available for viewing Here, Thankyou Simon. Give it time to load, it's worth the wait for you V8 heads out there!
March 28th 2006: Available from now: the first of what will be a new line of Club regalia, masterminded by Jerry Bligh, who should recieve a knighthood for his efforts. 1) The new Club Keyring, full colour, enamelled with a leather fob. Something to really feel proud of. Price to UK members will be 4.50 pounds 2) As an addition Jerry has sourced some small Rover Pin Badges. Just the thing for your jacket. These are 2.25 pounds each to UK members. Next up and ready to roll when finances available: Grille badges to the same high standards as the keyrings. Watch this space. Cheques payable to 'The Rover P6 Club' to Jerry Bligh, Rover P6 Club Regalia The Bounty Salines Lane St. Sampsons Guernsey GY2 4FL For more info e-mail Jerry
February 18th 2006: STOLEN P6 "I would be very grateful if you could make you members aware of a (slightly sad, rather rusty) P6 2200SC that was stolen from my drive in the last 2 days. It has been off the road for 2 years and the reg is GRV 898N, vin no 4710601A, engine no 47104750A, mustard yellow colour, a previous owner had resprayed it Jaguar Greensand but underneath it is Rover Almond colour, with a black leather interior. It's monetary value is obviously small but I am angry all the same and would appreciate anybody looking out for it. If it was stolen for banger racing, it has a blown headgasket and won't run!!!!!!!!!!!! It was parked outside a house in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
February 15th 2006: DRIVE IT DAY, 23 April 2006 The FBHVC, of which The Rover P6 Club is proud to be a member, have launched a new initiative to raise the profile of the historic vehicle movement through an annual “Drive It Day”. FBHVC Committee Member Tony Beadle said “I thought St.George’s Day would be a singularly appropriate day to choose to celebrate the glorious variety of mechanised road transport heritage that we have in this country because on 23 April 1900, 64 cars set out from London on the first day of the famous Thousand Mile Trial – an incredible undertaking by those early motor cars and their pioneering drivers, and one which deserves annual celebration.” The FBHVC wants all owners of licensed historic vehicles to use them on 23 April, which this year happens to fall on a Sunday. This will be a truly national event and one that everyone can take part in wherever they live. It’s absolutely free of entry forms, entry fees and red-tape. As all enthusiasts know, FBHVC exists to uphold the freedom to use old vehicles. Without that freedom there would be little incentive to preserve them, and if that incentive was lost, so too would be a very large part of our national transport heritage. Drive It Day is part of FBHVC’s ongoing campaign to raise public awareness of the historic vehicle movement. “After all,” Tony Beadle asks, “what’s the point in fighting for a freedom if we don’t make the best possible use of it?” The message to owners is: it’s not necessary to go to a show or take part in an event, FBHVC just wants you to get your old vehicle(s) out so they can be seen by the public. If the vehicle is suitable, use it instead of modern transport for your daily activity: use it to go to work (or, perhaps, church when 23 April falls on a Sunday, as it does this year), take a trip to the seaside, enjoy a day out in the country, visit a stately home or just go shopping. Those with unlicensed, older, larger or slower vehicles for which such use would be impossible, impractical or inappropriate can join in by getting their vehicles out and parking them on the drive where they can be seen. "Drive It Day" Events page here.
February 11th 2006: Coming up in the March 'Driving Force' one of the rarest P6's possible will be for sale - it is a complete resto project and the owner wants it to go to a good home for restoration rather than cannibalisation. Car will appear on the website in March, after circulation to Club Members due to it's unique nature. Non members - watch this space.
January 23rd 2006: The Events page has been updated with an enormous amount of events for 2006.
November 17th 2005: Out Club Secretary, Mark Gray has recently acquired what has now been confirmed by BMIHT to be the very last Rover P6B built (on the 19th March 1977) - VVC700S. VVC was built, apparently as a one-off two weeks after production of P6B's finished, presumably to be kept as a museum piece (2200 production continued for a while more at Solihull after this date). VVC was on display at Gaydon for ten years, and prior to this was stored at Studley Castle, parked alongside the Gas Turbine T4, but where else has it been? Mark is interested to find out where this car, previously owned by Rover/BL Trust/BMIHT, has been, and when did it acquire the 12000 miles on the clock. It lived at Rover until 29th July 1977 where upon it was released to the Donnington Service Department, Leyland Vehicle Museum, Longbridge, but what then - where was she in the intervening years - 1977-1990, when the car was MOT'd. Any memories, photographs of the Avecado Lady please to Mark.
November 10th 2005: Here's the Rover P6 Club stand at the NEC at the huge NEC event at the beginning of November. A hugely successful weekend with lots of new members and lots of interest.
October 29th 2005: As usual quite a few desireable vehicles for sale in the ever evolving adverts page. See you at the NEC!
September 6th 2005: For those who couldn't make the National Rally on Sunday 4th September (more news/pictures will be in the November edition of `Driving Force') - you will be aware an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Club was called to discuss a vital issue to the continuance of the Club. It had been suggested that the RP6DC follow the example recently set by the Rover P5 Owners Club, who have rechristened themselves The Rover P5 Club, and shorten the Club name to The Rover P6 Club. There are several reasons for doing this at this time - including: Modernisation - the Club was established in 1993 as an organisation geared towards people who use their cars everyday - in 2005 there are now, with the passage of time, very few daily runners left - with some very honourable exceptions. The principles of the Club will remain the same, there will be no other changes to the constitution (apart from the name change). Regalia - we are ready to get new regalia in progress, our regalia officer is poised ready to roll, and if we are going to go for a name change now would be the time as stocks of existing regalia are very low. It Makes Sense - we are always contacted by people asking if we are `The P6 Club', and we already have the www.p6club.com address for our website. The Rover P6 Club is one of the very few classic car clubs with a rising membership, we love what we do, and our unique focus towards restoration rather than shiny concours winners makes more sense than ever in the 21st Century. Streamlining the name, so as not to appear to exclude people who don't own a P6 but have a general interest, or don't have a car on the road, makes a lot of sense. The old regalia and car badges will not become redundant overnight. The changeover will be gradual in terms of regalia. Club Secretary Mark Gray has done an excellent set of minutes fully explaining the move which has been released to the press and is featured in the new magazine which goes to press today.
26th July 2005 Victory was snatched from the grip of extreme weather conditions at the RP6DC/Rover Sports Register gathering at Nuffield Place, near Henley On Thames, on July 24th. Despite torrential and continual rain over most of the day, about 20 hardy diehards came out to support what, in the end, was a superb day out. Later in the day the rains stopped and sun made an appearance, leaving everyone to admire the splendid surroundings and splendid collection of classic and vintage Rovers on display. Thanks to all who came. The weather will be better for next year!
June 5th 2005:A quick photo of the large RP6DC stand at the Woking Hospice Classic Car Show and Fayre today. Thanks to all who came. This from ace photographer and all round good guy Matt Richardson "On September 4th there is a rally with a (approx) 50 mile road run starting from the golf Hotel in Horncastle in Lincolnshire. Its been running a couple of years now with a better turn out every year and a good variety of cars and classic bikes, but only ever one P6 - Mine! I always go as its run by Lisa's brother in law's parents to raise money for charity after he was killed in a bike crash, with money going to an Autistic kids charity and LIVES, the Fire Brigade benevolent fund. I know its a bit out of the way for a car show but its not a bad day out and if they get enough of any make/model they add a prize category for it! It would be great to have a line up of P6's up there If anyones interested they can email me on matt.richardson@virgin.net Matt" One of Matt's shots of the RP6DC stand at Bromley, June 2004.
June 3rd 2005: It's noticeable a lot of cars have sold as the results of adverts on this website recently. There are a lot of blank spaces where there were cars for sale on the adverts page. If you have a P6 Rover to sell now is a good time. Mail yours truly for more information. The Road Run in Cheshire on Bank Holiday Sunday organised by our master planner Steve Benyon was a resounding success, with a good turnout and has been described in feedback I hear as 'fantastic'. Thanks Steve. A couple of photos as a preview for full coverage in the July 'Driving Force'
January 18th 2005. Firstly a quick warning - I've just spoken to one of our members who bought a three part fuel system cleaner from QVC - called Asta 3000. Apparently this stuff has eaten the fuel lines and fuel pump on their P6B. It's obviously vicious enough in content to eat the plastic on fuel lines of classic cars. I will be doing some enquiries with QVC in an effort to get a disclaimer on it and getting some advice from expert sources on this one. Just don't go throwing something similar into your tank! Updates to follow! Secondly the adverts are live and running, updates going on almost daily. If you're not a RP6DC member and wish to sell your P6 mail me for more details - Nick Dunning
December 24th 2004: Following P.O. Box problems over the last couple of months it has become nescessary to change the Club mailing address. The new address goes live from now and is: The Rover P6 Drivers Club P.O. Box 1477 WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 8WZ United Kingdom. The old Walsall address will stay live for six months - all future mailing though etc. please to the new Wolverhampton address. On behalf of the Committee I'd like to wish all our members and friends a Happy Christmas and a great New Year 2005. Happy Rovering!
November 26th 2004: The RP6DC are in the news again, in three of the Classic Car publications on the shelves at the moment. Classic Car carries a photo 'Joseph' - the Maurice and Clive Annable's multi coloured showstopper on our Club stand at the NEC in October, Practical Classics feature photos of our stand at the 2004 Great British Autojumble back in January where were changed the gearbox in Nigel Boothman's 2000, and Classics magazine shows photos of Team RP6DC rebuilding the front suspension of Matt Richardson's car at the NEC. Next stop will the be the Great British Autojumble at the NEC on January 9th. See you there!
November 12th 2004: Welcome to the Rover P6 Drivers Club Website. We are in the process of updating the site now - look for an extensive revamp/update over the next few months. We will shortly be reintroducing the popular adverts section and there will be lots of updates coming on what is happening in 'The Worlds Best Car Club' (Practical Classics, Jan. 2004). Copyright 1999 - 2005 by RP6DC |
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