Classic RR Classic - 3.9 V8 Mechanical pre purchase checks

norseman said:

Yes mine is a Vouge built in June '87 so just coming up for 35 years. It had 40k on the clock with just 2 owners when I bought it nearly 14 years ago & now at 60k. I too had my grey wheels refurbished by a friend in the trade & have fitted SE wheel nuts.
I'm surprised at the Ardennes colour, what year is your car ? From the images I could have sworn it was Cyprus Green like mine, but maybe it's the light conditions (or my eyes) that's responsible

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Its a 1992 K, Cyprus green was 2nd choice but I didnt come across it on a the later cars I looked at (if it was even available?)
Having the 87 for 14 years has turned out to be a great investment and must have been enjoyable. Hope to keep mine for as long as possible if not forever, its on 110k miles roughly, previous 2 owners span 20 years.
I've just gone and fetched it from storage to have a drive this evening and of course give it another clean, though it doesnt need it

sjr202 said:

Its a 1992 K, Cyprus green was 2nd choice but I didnt come across it on a the later cars I looked at (if it was even available?)
Having the 87 for 14 years has turned out to be a great investment and must have been enjoyable. Hope to keep mine for as long as possible if not forever, its on 110k miles roughly, previous 2 owners span 20 years.
I've just gone and fetched it from storage to have a drive this evening and of course give it another clean, though it doesnt need it

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Cyprus Green was not available in any model year between '90 & '94
Apart from your colour the greens were Brooklands & Eastnor
Unfortunately mine, being only used as a Classic/second car has to park in the open, albeit under a half cover & is very under-used. I used to employ a full cover, but they are so voluminous as to be a PITA if you wanted to use the car; the half job does well in keeping the UV/sun off the 'screen/window rubbers & the rain off the upper half of the car.
Wash/polishing is a luxury & only done at the start of the show season, followed by a rub-over with 'water-less' spray before each show. Fortunately LR knew more about paint quality than they did building corrosion-resistant vehicles

As factory options:
Cypress Green (paint codes LRC367 & HBL)- mine, 1986 - was available from Oct 1985 until replaced by Ardennes Green (LRC413 & HUL) for Oct 1989 onwards.
Cypress is a metallic.
Adennes is a micatallic. (Contains both metallic & mica)

Thats interesting info, thanks chaps. You cant go wrong with a green RRC

jwrrc said:

Wrong IMHO

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You were right, luckily the bolts are all quite new so was able to flip them around fairly easily Now looks more 'right'!

ps - the 'lack' of umphh I traced to the simplest of fixes... I noticed the throttle cable had some slack in it when at idle, there is a plastic disc type thing which tensions the throttle cable, turning this results in it practically leaping off the line (maybe I went too far) but its nice and responsive now.

Even the 3.5efi auto is quick off the mark, it's on the open road that 'white van man' can show up the Classic's lack of power-to-weight ratio

norseman said:

Even the 3.5efi auto is quick off the mark, it's on the open road that 'white van man' can show up the Classic's lack of power-to-weight ratio

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Not a problem back then in my 10 years of owning a 3.5 RR, I was happy until a new 3.9 passed me on a long steep hill up in Yorkshire.
By the the time I went to get a 3.9 it was all P38s so went and got a disco 3.9

norseman said:

Even the 3.5efi auto is quick off the mark, it's on the open road that 'white van man' can show up the Classic's lack of power-to-weight ratio

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Some can go fast, but we can go anywhere!