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Kitcher Special Rover Lightweight Comments about this vehicle| Author | Message |
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◊ 2007-10-20 08:02 |
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◊ 2007-10-20 09:00 |
The badge looks like Rover so I would say it is a pre-war Rover-based special . |
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◊ 2007-10-20 16:50 |
Agreed. I rather like it.  |
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◊ 2007-10-20 22:17 |
Judging by the details of the grille and the position of the wheels I guess it is based on a Rover 12/4 or 14/6 (1934-36). |
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◊ 2007-10-21 00:47 |
Just after the war a Rover 12 Tourer was produced in very small numbers - less than 200, I think. This is probably one of those, which has been fitted with a new body. It certainly seems to be professionally made. |
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◊ 2007-10-21 15:11 |
It is not one of the Open Tourer built after the war. Those were based on the P2 chassis and looked different: http://www.roverfreunde.de/rffzj600dt.html Neither is it an original Rover Speed 14 Sports Tourer, which was based on the P1 chassis. http://www.roverfreunde.de/rffzh630dt.html This one sits lower and certainly has a modified chassis. Components are in my view taken from a P1, as the P2 grille is less edgy. |
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◊ 2007-10-21 15:22 |
I would say a 'one-off' Special, possibly produced in the late 1950s or 1960s from scrapped (earlier) Rovers. The wing mirror looks rather odd and out of place possibly being a 1950-60 design. -- Last edit: 2007-10-21 15:25:32 |
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◊ 2007-10-30 00:16 |
I think it is a Riley based special - or even a factory car. Which Rover would allow for such a low bonnet? |
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◊ 2007-10-30 10:09 |
Not impossible, junkman ... I've spent enough time under the bonnet of a Rover 12. You'ld have to get rid of the air cleaner, but a special would have ram-pipes (probably on twin SUs) anyway. |
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◊ 2008-08-25 09:09 |
Alexander, Sunbar: both of you are right, this car is based on a Rover chassis from the thirties, and was built after the war. The name is Kitcher Special. It’s not even a one-off; more than a dozen were made over the years. Here is the story: http://www.roverklubben.se/kitchere.html |
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◊ 2008-08-25 11:49 |
Thank you fortengo, an interesting story. |
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◊ 2012-04-28 12:40 |
More links - http://www.rover-forum.thersr.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=185 , http://rover-kitcher.webklik.nl/page/rover-kitcher4 , http://dayerses.com/kitcher-special.html . |
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