1980 Rover 3500 SD1 at 2022 Fall Carlisle Auction #rover #britishcars

The 1980 Rover 3500 SD1 maked the return of Rover to these shores after a 10 year absence. Sales, or lack of them, lasted less than 2 years making this a rare sight in the US.

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Comment by Pamela Hirschhorn on January 29, 2023 at 3:42am

Olivia, did you rent a Rover????

Comment by Olivia Foster on January 29, 2023 at 3:00am

I remember these rare phenomena in the USA. I recently remembered these events when I flew to my friend in New York. We still rented a car because we wanted to go to Long Island to visit our friends for the weekend. By the way, we rented a very comfortable car.


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