1985 Rover 2600 S [SD1]

1985 Rover 2600 [SD1] in The Fourth Protocol, Movie, 1987

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

01:12:39 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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stronghold ◊ 2007-11-12 10:52	-- Last edit: 2007-11-12 10:53:52
twingoman ◊ 2007-11-12 14:55	Looks like this car is around, albiet off the road. The vehicle details for C419 YUE are: Date of Liability 01 05 2008 Date of First Registration 14 03 1986 Year of Manufacture 1986 Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3500CC CO2 Emissions Not Available Fuel Type Petrol Export Marker Not Applicable Vehicle Status SORN Not Due Vehicle Colour BLACK Vehicle Type Approval null
sixcyl ◊ 2007-11-12 19:01	Nice
crazyforcars12 ◊ 2007-11-15 17:47	Vitesse, don't you mean Vanden Plas? Didn't the Vitesse have a boot lid spoiler?
greybear ◊ 2007-11-15 20:39	Yes, it did.
antp ◊ 2007-11-15 21:18	https://hpicheck.com/consumer/?supplier=&vrm=C419YUE
sd1 ◊ 2007-11-22 00:36	There is identity swapping with this car. In the film, the car is NOT a Vitesse. It's missing the rear spoiler and wears the wrong alloys. The interior shots are also not Vitesse which had a grey interior (only) and unique seats. In the mews scene, the engine sound as the car pulls away is a 6-cylinder SD1 - the car interior shots after this have dubbed engine (not an SD1 noise!).
antp ◊ 2007-11-22 10:23	Strange
ggj ◊ 2008-05-02 01:02	Black looks good on an SD1
tali ◊ 2008-05-02 01:10	This is 100% nothing like a vitesse BUT C419YUE is listed as a .....vitesse
sd1 ◊ 2008-06-07 00:04	It's listed as a Vitesse, it's even appeared in the Rover SD1 Club magazine as a Vitesse. Yet in the film, it is most certainly not a Vitesse. Very strange
paul4990 ◊ 2008-11-23 20:14	What about Vanden 'Tesse or Vitesse Plas :P
DolomiteFan ◊ 2009-09-30 18:13	This is only a hunch but could it be a fake
dsl ◊ 2013-02-13 04:58	VdP had tints, so excluded. Vitesse was only other version offered after 84, and early 86 reg date only a few months before all SD1 stopped so oddities may exist.
Sandie ◊ 2026-09-01 21:03	Do we see the back at all, humungus?
humungus ◊ 2026-09-01 21:16	^ This is about as good as it gets (all other views are obstructed/small/blurry): > It looks like the badge/script on the right ends with something red.
Sandie ◊ 2026-09-01 21:29	Well... I was hoping to wrap this up nicely as either a Vitesse or Vanden Plas... And that matches... Neither of them. Could be a 6 cylinder SD1 indeed, as it could be a 2600S badge or similar. -- Last edit: 2026-09-01 21:30:11
humungus ◊ 2026-09-01 22:00	There is a quick view of the badge on the fender, but it's without 'S' and I can't make out the second digit.
mike962 ◊ 2026-09-01 22:24	the mighty Vitesse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa_w94yCRP8
dsl ◊ 2026-09-01 23:09	I don't see any radio aerial - was wired into heated rear window from July 85 - nor Jan 86+ side indicators. Agree red letter at end of boot badge, which means 2300S or 2600S on a late 85+ SD1 - probably 2600S more likely.
Sandie ◊ 2026-09-01 23:33	Interesting that the plate is from a Vitesse, wonder if the production was originally supplied that car but the 2600S was easier to handle for the action sequence on the train station platform?
dsl ◊ 2026-09-02 02:00	No change to plate status, now listed as SORN, latest V5C issued 2012-05-15, exported - No

1985 Rover 2600 S [SD1]

1985 Rover 2600 [SD1] in The Fourth Protocol, Movie, 1987

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