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Title: a rare beast
Post by: mantagte on 18 March 2009, 20:59:36







(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/mantagte_/2.jpg)





more info here

http://austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?sd1estatef.htm

aparantly there was a jaguar xjs estate done about the same time
cannot find a picture though if you do post it up please :)
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: waspy on 18 March 2009, 21:09:11
I love the MkI SD1. I had a few & they where cracking motors :) :) :)
I don't like the estate though. I saw one at a SD1 rally once, the owner had used parts from a Volvo, it looked ok i suppose :-/ :-/
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: Omegatoy on 18 March 2009, 21:10:24
it is or was on display at gaydon motor museum a couple of years ago, think two of the sd1 estates were built nice looking car,
but for me the iceberg project up there is the thing to look at, can you believe they made a diesel rover v8?????/
couldnt get it to be reliable tho the power it made kept twisting the blocks!!!!
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: HerefordElite on 18 March 2009, 21:11:57
http://www.stewart-piercy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/jag_xjs_estate.jpg

google images ;)
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 18 March 2009, 21:13:16
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it is or was on display at gaydon motor museum a couple of years ago, think two of the sd1 estates were built nice looking car,
but for me the iceberg project up there is the thing to look at, can you believe they made a diesel rover v8?????/
couldnt get it to be reliable tho the power it made kept twisting the blocks!!!!

The power the 3.5 petrols made twisted the blocks...hence they were made stronge for the SD1's............and they never got the V8 truely reliable during its entire production run!
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: mantagte on 18 March 2009, 21:13:34
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http://www.stewart-piercy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/jag_xjs_estate.jpg

google images ;)


cheers mr hereford :y
now that i could live with
as long as its the v12 ;D
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: HerefordElite on 18 March 2009, 21:13:39
even more

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.jaguar-addict.co.uk/acatalog/maroon-jag-lynx-eventer-prod.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.jaguar-addict.co.uk/acatalog/Jaguar-XJS-Eventer.html&usg=__8PdAqn1yX4McLM3IHWjhqVz4UeY=&h=258&w=520&sz=50&hl=en&start=16&tbnid=oLLrdtqDsZgh3M:&tbnh=65&tbnw=131&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dxjs%2Bestate%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: mantagte on 18 March 2009, 21:19:55
been looking for ages
thank you again
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: Vamps on 18 March 2009, 21:24:12
Nice one, if Rover / Leyland had produced a decent executive estate, based on a quality car, the likes of Volvo may not have got the foothold in the door at the time they did. Too late now.... ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: ballcock50 on 18 March 2009, 22:32:50
There was a SDI estate at the haynes motor museum nice looking car would have probably sold well. But what did we get instead the Country Man. When ford brought out the mk3 granada they didn't have an estate for a few years so the mk2 estates held a good second hand value until the new model was released. The Jag estate was a conversion I believe kniown as the linx eventer and still very sought after. I'm glad Vauxhall made the Omega.
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: Elite Pete on 18 March 2009, 22:43:40
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(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a97/mantagte_/2.jpg)





more info here

http://austin-rover.co.uk/index.htm?sd1estatef.htm

aparantly there was a jaguar xjs estate done about the same time
cannot find a picture though if you do post it up please :)
Its called the Lynx Eventer, me and Loo Knee saw one a few weeks back on the M6

http://www.search-engine-guru.co.uk/acatalog/Jaguar-XJS-Lynx-Eventer.html
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 18 March 2009, 22:46:28
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/JAGUAR-XJS-Lynx-Eventer-Estate-c1984-UK-Sales-Brochure_W0QQitemZ220379290985QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090317?IMSfp=TL090317195001r21408
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: nick v6 on 19 March 2009, 08:04:55
i love the sd1's
my first car ex plod in white 3.5 v8 only just turned 18 ;D

loved it
don't think my dads wallet did at the time ;D
Title: Re: a rare beast
Post by: waspy on 19 March 2009, 20:05:39
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i love the sd1's
my first car ex plod in white 3.5 v8 only just turned 18 ;D

loved it
don't think my dads wallet did at the time ;D

I had my first V8 at nineteen :y :y :y