THE PRACTICAL CLASSICS CLASSIC CAR & RESTORATION SHOW SALE 23rd & 24th March 2024

230 CCA The Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show Sale 2024 LOT 405 Estimate: £18,000 - £22,000 1987 ROVER SD1 VITESSE 3.5-LITRE V8 TWIN PLENUM - MANUAL A rare manual gearbox 1987 Rover Vitesse Twin-Plenum that has benefitted from a full nut and bolt rebuild and an engine upgrade. • Essentially an homologation special, Rover introduced the Lotus-developed twin-plenum inlet manifold on the road-going Vitesse in 1985 to keep the factory-supported race cars at the head of the field. We understand that only 500 were built • This is an original, UK-supplied, right-hand drive car, first registered here on 01/08/1987 with registration number E818 NVF and subsequently exported to Ireland in December 2016 • It’s powered by a naturally-aspirated 3.5-litre V8 with a twin side-entry throttle plenum fuel injection system, originally producing around 190bhp and driving the rear wheels through a 5-speed manual transmission • It was fully restored and upgraded in 2006/07 and has been stored in a classic car storage facility ever since, getting occasional outings to classic shows • The engine was rebuilt and uprated by Rover V8 specialists, RPI Engineering, with an increase in power from 190bhp to 260bhp • Finished in Target Red, this show-quality example has covered some 88,000 miles • This vehicle was exhibited on the Rover SD1 club stand in last November’s Classic Motor Show at the NEC and featured on the front cover of the Winter Edition of the SD1 Club Magazine • Supplied on a NOVA Certificate and ready to be registered in the UK by its new owner Lot Details Reg: NOVA Chassis no.: SARRREWZ7CM345749 Mileage: 88,000 MOT expiry: N/A Consignor: Richard Greenhalgh Telephone No: 07948 152921 Vendor Condition Report: Overall: 107/135 ««««¶ More Details Lot 405 Bid On Lot 405