In July of 1969, after a three month wait, I paid $3749. That was the number
on the check, so that includes tax, license, dealer prep,
I think I'd of had a problem buying a vehicle in '69. Ok, first off, I
wasn't born for another year, second, with all the muscle cars around I
would have had to at least test drove a Hemi or 2. Who knows, I might have
ended up with a LR anyway but, unlikely. More like a '69.5 Road Runner with
the 440 6-pack, fiberglass lift off hood (bonnet), no wait, a Shelby
Mustang, no a GTO, or a 302 Camaro with dual clutch and disc's all around.
See, hard decisions ;)
It would be a real treat to have test drove a NEW '69 Rover off the lot
just to see what it's really supposed to be like. I'd have to say the
closest I've come to that was driving a '57 SI pickup that was an unrestored
beauty. A guy that used to be in our club had it and we would inspect it
for him at our garage. It's for sale by the way, not sure how much.
Did anybody else read the article in the OVLR newsletter a couple months
ago that was reprinted from an old car mag? David O'Kane I think was the
author, something like that. He worked for a LR dealer for awhile and told
some good stories. Like his boss putting it in low box and pushing the Alfa
out into traffic, or how he'd show people what the Rover could do on a test
drive, good stuff.
Scooter
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