1976 Rover 3500 [SD1]

1976 Rover 3500 [SD1] in Di xia bing gong chang, Movie, 1991

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
marcusdragonma ◊ 2016-04-12 06:45
elsch ◊ 2016-04-12 06:56	MY 1976+ Rover SD1
Exiv96 ◊ 2016-04-12 11:42	Bumpers and Rover badges are 1982+, but they might be later add-ons on an older car. If only the hatch window's shape could be seen properly...
Sandie ◊ 2016-04-12 15:29	The outline Rover badge in the third thumbnail is the type used on the early SD1s. I think they changed it after only a couple of years (I think by about 1979). Those rims were also pre-facelift ones. It has been somewhat bastardised though.
dsl ◊ 2016-04-12 16:39	CS is Oct 81 plate and I think it has the pre-82 rear window. Front lights and bonnet are smaller pre-82 format (comparison). So how much earlier?? No badge on front wing between driver door and wheel arch for engine size suggests before Jan 80. Headrests suggest 3500 over 2600, and rear badge seems to start with 3, so fairly early 3500 for me.