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Alexander’s Rover 800

Alexander picked up this tasty Rover 800 Vitesse from his brother, after it had returned from an amazing banger rally adventure. Here are the  updates following Alexander taking ownership of it…

Alexander's Rover 800

Our Cars : Alexander’s Rover 800 – Orient Express

2 November 2010 Alexander Boucke 4

Alexander Boucke Our trusty Rover 827 Vitesse has been out on the road again. This time my brother Cornelius and his mate Thomas wanted to see some sandy beaches – […]

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Our cars : Alexander’s Rover 800 – You Only Live Twice

30 August 2010 Alexander Boucke 12

Alexander Boucke I’m sure you think there must be an abandoned, dead 827 Vitesse in front of my place – given that, when I last wrote about the car around […]

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Our cars : Alexander’s Rover 800 – Stranded

16 April 2010 Alexander Boucke 3

Alexander Boucke The Munich-Barcelona Vitesse had an attack of heritage yesterday – it left me stranded at the office in the evening… Now with the weather getting warmer, the PGM-FI […]

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Our Cars : Alexander’s Rover 800 – Finally, working wipers!

8 April 2010 Alexander Boucke 0

Alexander Boucke As dry and sunny spells are never bound to last very long in Central Europe, fixing the Vitesse’s wipers was the first step towards regular use. Carrying large […]

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Our cars : Alexander’s Rover 800 – Bangergnomics or madness?

3 April 2010 Alexander Boucke 5

Alexander Boucke Will this be the direct way into mental and economical crisis? Come on, there is no way an old Rover 827 will be more economical to run than […]

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