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Barons Auctioneers

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6500 3500 SD1 Vanden Plas Twin Plenum - Tues 10 December 2019 For Sale by Auction

Offered for sale at auction at Sandown Park Racecourse on Tuesday 10th December 2019. For more details and photos, please see the listing on Barons website.

The flagship model was created when Rover introduced a 190 bhp fuel-injected version of its V8. The new derivative was originally only available in the Vitesse model, but from 1984 onwards it was also offered in the luxury Vanden Plas range, badged as the Vanden Plas EFi, to meet the demands of the luxury executive car market, where automatic transmission tended to be preferred, Rover first offered an auto as an option in the Vitesse, but later withdrew the option and lured the customers to the plush Vanden Plas EFi instead which had all the standard comforts of the Vitesse, such as electric mirrors, windows and locks, a trip computer, headlight washers, an adjustable steering column and a four-speaker stereo (something special at that time). Additionally, it added as standard leather seats, an electrically operated sunroof, and cruise control; the only option being air-conditioning. The "Twin Plenum" Vitesses are very rare, these had two throttle bodies mounted on the plenum chamber instead of one and were produced in very small numbers for homologation.

This rare Rover SD1 Vanden Plas is believed to be the only one to have the Twin Plenum fitted. Finished in special order Diplomatic Black with Osprey Grey leather, with the correct lattice alloy wheels and also a Vitesse rear spoiler. The car has been dry stored for many years before being recently recommissioned. The model was on occasion ordered for Police unmarked diplomatic close protection duties, and although the vendor has endeavoured to find out the original owner of the car to verify this as being such a model, we have not been able to do so. The specification, however, especially with the higher output and rare Twin Plenum power unit, only available on the later Vitesse models and to such application with the various security services.

The MoT in May 2019 shows the mileage as 26, 511 and the previous MoT was 10 years earlier with the mileage of 26, 340 and an MoT in 1996 showing 24, 061 miles. The car has obviously seen very little use over the years with only 4 owners, and the previous owner had owned the Rover since 1993. The car comes with the old style log book v5 and handbook. Some remedial detailing will produce a very significant addition to any SD1 enthusiasts stable, and we are sure represents a certain top class retro investment.

As previously stated in the description we cannot confirm that is a factory fitted Twin Plenum but we are making further efforts to this end.

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