Rover sd1's leaving the Cross Keys July 2010

[@benconway9010]

This is wat U call real cars those rovers look and sound bloody nice especially the black one

[@Isochest]

rover sd1 V8 best car ever in my opinion. A pleasure to drive.

[@Haffschlappe]

Dont forget the smokeless two stroke oil (1%) in your fuel as anti corrosion additive when using modern ethanolized e5 and e10 fuels in older cars. ( You might ruin your SU carbs / EFI and the fuel pump with the modern ultra dry fuels! -- so use 1% two stroke oil as additive!) In Germany the Lotus and Jaguar Club does so!

[@jamesnewman4351]

Ahhh the Vitesse ❤ My dad had one when i was a titch. I remember him saying back then that the Vitesse V8 was the most exciting car he'd had together with his 77 Capri 3.0S

[@marshalllucky]

love these old sdi rovers

[@paulburden3172]

Lovely looking sexy car of the 80s , loved them. Never had one though , they were beasts 👍

[@Kaktuskastl]

second one's sound gives me chills.

[@fernandomichael9509]

i love all the old long car's

[@STARDRIVE]

Always liked the look of these cars. With the v8 it's almost a 3000 SUX.

[@Chef4life79]

6000 SUX because bigger is better 8.2 mpg an American tradition, loved robocop when I was a kid lol

[@djwwautodiagnostics]

They just don’t make them like that anymore. A car that sounds that good would give me a lift and a boost every time I got in it. Good day or the worst, this has got to make you feel 1% better about life 😀😀😀

[@G0IMB]

True english car. The sd1 V8 is a truly uplifting car to drive:-)

[@Deeky76]

My father had the vanden plas version of the SD1... I always wanted the vitesse, beautiful street sleepers .

[@robertk9753]

That black one tho 👌

[@MyWagga]

I had two. The last one was black and was immaculate. I wish I still had it.

[@georgekaritzis2374]

Nothing beats the sound of rubber on gravel and a V8

[@bernardcharlesworth9860]

Had one of these best car bl ever made.Think I could convert one to electric with 100kwh battery and 60mph ín 4 seconds very strong body good rally car

[@Sharpzilla]

the sound is immense

[@lostthe80s]

Sounds like Tankfest at Bovington - in a nice way of course )

[@will7its]

Nothing sounds better than an american V8......

[@mikewood866]

I had a few SD1's over the years and the only good thing about them was the V8 engine, which was actually an American V8 Buick 215cu/in from the sixties.The build quality was dreadful with leaky windscreens, rusty doors and sills and terrible electrics.I don't think I ever had one without a wet boot carpet:)The 2600 and 2300 six cylinder engines were junk they had a terrible reputation for seizing camshafts due to a tiny non return valve in the cylinder block which would block up with sludge.Saying that I loved my V8 Vanden Plas EFI it looked lovely in Moonraker blue and beige leather.

[@duggy788]

music to my ears .

[@peteramberley9952]

Was that last car too leave E redge? They didn't make them in 88 surely? The 800 S were out then

[@BiggerBadderBrian]

That one was mine. There were some that were 'registered' in August 1987 onwards meaning they were E reg but they had been manufactured in 1986 and stored in a field somewhere I imagine. That one was around 80th from last to be produced in July 1986. So for a short time there were SD1's being sold alongside the 800.

[@peteramberley9952]

@@BiggerBadderBrian wow interesting. Sounded lovely. Was it straight piped? Sounded just like a 5.0 mustang

[@BiggerBadderBrian]

@@peteramberley9952 It was a JE Engineering custom made stainless system, still with bends and silencers. JE Engineering seemed to have a knack for making nice sounding exhausts. The engine was also a gently modded 3.5JE Engineering product.

[@BigGaz130]

Your never late with a V8!

[@markfox1545]

*you're. The contraction of you are. It's really not difficult.

[@BigGaz130]

@@markfox1545 yeah I've learnt that in the 8 years since I wrote the comment. Thanks for YOUR concern though Mr grammar police

[@martinsmith7111]

I want to buy one. Vanden Plas in Silver V8 only. How??

[@Dukeofhazzard69]

My god that noise makes me wish my engine wasnt in bits at the moment!!

[@urquattro2195]

1:30

[@zenbudhism]

Better proportions than the Ferrari Daytona

[@1164mat]

I had a D plate 2600 VDP, lovely car but wet weather handling was dire, my 2.8 Capri was safer

[@Collateralcoffee]

Sound very similar to a Ford Mustang V8.

[@TheAllyMor]

What noise!!!

[@Jay-ru3mu]

jealous

[@rorymiller7741]

Is this cross keys Newport wales

[@BiggerBadderBrian]

No, Hatfield Pverel, Essex

[@Bodgemiester]

Despite there many faults a black or moonraker blue twin plenum has serious rear view mirror appeal, the Vitesse was a ‘mans’ car if you know what I mean

[@markfox1545]

*their. It's not difficult.

[@Bodgemiester]

@@markfox1545 English teacher in sea

[@tonyhancock3912]

Five and drive, rude not to

[@nemesisskywatcherscanningt3672]

ive got the black one now

[@BiggerBadderBrian]

Have you? E888OWY? Dont suppose you could send me a photo? I miss that car.

[@alimcmoet]

That's nothing......

[@gunitfor]

why are rover people so weird, the sd1 was great shame fuel and cash are a killer

[@MajorT0m]

"why are rover people so weird?" *proceeds to write weird sentence composed of random words*