1978 Rover 3500 Police [SD1]

1978 Rover 3500 [SD1] in Mitch, TV Series, 1984 Ep. 1.09

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

00:44:36 Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
gabrimium ◊ 2016-10-02 18:18	1976+ SD1.
dsl ◊ 2016-10-02 19:09	No lower wing badges so should be early 3500. May or may not be genuine Police - we have a few with butch alloys but circs unknown. Maybe it was an early police spec before normal 3500 got alloys in mid-79 (V8-S version, initially with gold finish in different non-Minilite format)??
Sandie ◊ 2016-10-02 19:54	I think Met police spec SD1s had different, larger brakes and so minilites were fitted to allow brake cooling. -- Last edit: 2016-10-02 19:54:45
dsl ◊ 2016-10-02 20:05	That makes sense. Maybe Manchester as well - for instance a sighting in Bulman - /vehicle_679813-Rover-3500-SD1-1978.html (in comments)
130rapid ◊ 2020-09-04 13:50	1978+ black wipers.