I’m 14 and a lot of my friends at school think I’m an old man for liking the rover 75 . I think it’s the most beautiful car ever made

@amapolapoppy4026

3 жыл бұрын

You are right, my friend! It's wonderful, elegant, and very comfortable. 😊🇬🇧🇪🇦

@dermudejoe5678

2 жыл бұрын

Your are not an old but a wise man ;)

@35geordielad

Жыл бұрын

It's a beautiful car, even now some 23 years on when the first Rover 75 rolled off the production line it still looks modern compared to other cars of its age. I have two of them. So sad watching this video of a once forgotten model.

@heiltd1286

4 ай бұрын

No. It shows taste and individuality.

@andrewkingdon2000

2 ай бұрын

Well done son, your dad must be proud of you!

Unbeatable elegance - Rover 75 🥂🥂

I drive a rover 75 diesel still a great car love this model even in 2020 it's still a great car thanx a lot for the video

It's such a shame seeing Longbridge now, I think what people misunderstand is, this wasn't just a factory, this place had/has a lot of heritage, from building war planes, cars and being the centre of the British car industry, Longbridge had a huge role! Interesting fact, Longbridge was the U.K's only self contained car factory at one point, from raw materials being transported in by lorry or train and then a car being the end result, car plants used the 'just in time' method with various parts made elsewhere and delivered just in time. It is sad as I would have loved the opportunity to see Longbridge in its former glory, now I'll never have the chance. When was this made exactly? as I am intrigued.

@dickymint8603

3 жыл бұрын

I grew up on fountain close, over the tracks from the plant, and to see it's demise is honestly heartbreaking.

@sloeginandsleep1170

Жыл бұрын

This was filmed in May 2001, not long after the launch of the 75 Tourer and a short while before the launch of the Z cars, I miss working at the plant, often I wish I could go back and see it again.

@davidhealy4534

Жыл бұрын

@@sloeginandsleep1170 They were still making the F as opposed to the TF.

@sloeginandsleep1170

Жыл бұрын

@@davidhealy4534 Correct. The F was still in serial production until early Aug 2001, Production then slowed while the TF early build came on stream, which hit full tilt in September 2001. Last F's came off the line in first week of September.

It's incredible to see how much work goes into building a car.

it is great to have videos like this on youtube to remember the good times at Longbridge and the cars that the factory produced over the many years of loyal service

I worked at the Holden (GMH) Engine factory in Fisherman's Bend, Melbourne, Plant 16. (1990-1992) I suspected that the industry might be doomed even before I started and when inside the culture it only confirmed my doubts. Still I wanted to have the experience of being in industry - manufacturing industry. I was surprised that it lasted another twenty - twenty five years. It employed about 20,000 in the 1970s and just less than 3000 when I started in 1990. The Australian consumers chose Japanese in the 70s, 80s, then European in the 90s - 00s. We sold engines to Korea for a while, but always the lower scale ones. Single cam. We had a foundry and poured steel, but never aluminum. We made 4-cylinder engines from scratch, low tech and assembled Buick V6s from boxes plus made old school V8s on a smaller scale. Subsidies kept us alive. Unions and government, government and industry bargain hunters. By 2016 the Aussie car industry was doomed. In '17 it died.

I had 2 Rover 75 diesels such a lovely beautiful car. Even today 2024 the car still looves fresh as it was back in 1998 when launched . Lets hope Jag/ L Rover bring back the Rover brand ❤❤

who else who watched this tried to listen to what the songs were on the radio in the background? i know one was oh baby i love your ways around 25 mins! awesome video and such a shame its gone. but there are plenty of followers out there including me! mg for life

We had a few lads, from longbridge maintenance start at TRW, back in 2001. One drove a 75, which was part of his retirement package. Very nice cars

Bought a 75 2.5 yrs ago .Had 36k on the clock.Had to spend a few quid on it including the head gasket.The bodywork was immaculate.I only paid 400 for it+ 350 for the gasket and fitting.Still got the car today.Just been told it needs a spring and brake pads and discs on the front.No biggie.Car still only has 42k on the clock.Absolute bargain.I got the 1.8 club blue.

Thay were the best cars made and allways will be. Rover you will be missed.

Had one of the last ever build for ten years. An absolutely great car with nearly no problems(Thermostat housing cracked and the inlet maifold had to be replaced). If Rover comes back to Produktion, i will surely buy one. I love british cars. And i say that as a german ;).

@johnpiper3416

5 жыл бұрын

Hias 75 Never thought I would read that lol.

@hias7568

5 жыл бұрын

Why? I have four british cars. My oldest one is a MGA from 61. I have it for 30 years now and it broke down only one time. The distributor cracked. Since then, no problems at all. I also have a triumph gt6, a triumph stag and as daily driver a Jaguar xf. I have never seen such a beatiful design elsewhere.... And if you service the cars regulary you will be rewarded with a very reliable car.... Maybe Im to enthusiastic in these cars, but i still love them. Or do i misunderstand your joke?Maybe my english is too bad ;-)

@johnpiper3416

5 жыл бұрын

Hias 75 It is great to be a fan of British cars, I own a 97 xj6 jaguar ( x300 ) and I love it, but Germany has given us BMW, Mercedes and Audi to name 3. The VW is a motoring legend. The closest I have ever got to German quality was a mk2 Granada. Your English is fine by me, my comment is respect at the great cars your country has produced. I also love the Daimler. Respect have a great new year.

@hias7568

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Also to you and your familiy all the best and health for the new year. I agree in some points. German cars were reliable in the past. I had three mercedes (w115, w123 and a w210. All diesel with 200 ccm). The best was the w123. Built like a tank. The worst was the w210. Bought new and rusted away within five years. After that, i bought finally my Rover 75 2.5 celeste. One of the last. I loved it and still I do. Great design, great interior and a very smooth and reliable v6 engine. The only parts, that made problems were from BMW or influenced by them(inlet manifold). Unfortunately i had to sell it :-(.

I get all excited when I see the 45's in production, thinking that any Midnight Blue one could be mine

Such a shame, well if more people would have bought Rover and MGs we probably would have still been buying cars from them today. I have owned 2x Rover 400s, 2x rover 25s 1x MG ZR, and now i currently have an MG TF. Literally loved every one of them!

@Neil070

Жыл бұрын

Clarkson thought it was hilarious to mock "Midlander built" cars and do a "Brummie accent", but it had an effect. Drip, drip, gets in people's heads. I'm surprised Hammond, who grew up near the Land Rover plant, didn't stand up for his fellow Brummies

Love the soundtrack, reminds me of the BMC adverts back in tge 50s and 60s.

miss rover if i was rich i wud get rover back and runing rove made good cars

@kells77

7 жыл бұрын

Team cripple 1 123 no they didn't

@SMGJohn

7 жыл бұрын

+Brad Kells Rover 75 was brilliant car so was the MG ZT. Rover 45 then yeah I agree with you, but otherwise you are wrong.

@kells77

7 жыл бұрын

SMGJohn they are shite and horrible to work on I'm a Vw Audi man tho

@SMGJohn

7 жыл бұрын

+Brad Kells VW, Audi man? That is kind of self explanatory in itself, specially considering Audi is unreliable in their own rights and parts for both cars are hideously expensive.

@kells77

7 жыл бұрын

SMGJohn and that's a typical lame response I'd expect from someone who thinks a dated rover 75 is good LOL where is rover now And where is VW AUDI

Great Car for a great Company! I love them!

Its fascinating to watch this while during the day I have been repairing my 75, seeing the build quality on the car is testament to what Longbridge could do when they had the funding.

I Love Rover 😞❤️ I’ve Owned 2 Red Rover 45s And A Razen Brown Rover 75 Only 2 Ever Made In That Rare Monogram Colour! .

thanks for sharing this great video of the rover 75 i own one of the last cars to be built in longbridge well pleased with it and a pleasure to drive and still turns heads while driving

Breathe taking!!! Was world car of the year 2000I think. I love the car, now ow a 2004, last of the production range of 75. Yes, really sad that 100 ears of history paused

My Rover 45 1.8 year 2000 is still going strong with 151k miles. It has been a superb car it really has.

@davidhealy4534

8 ай бұрын

Good to know. Mine has Done 91K

I sweated blood making the floor panels for these

@hamidmohseni5745

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You made a great job. This car is the love of my life and I miss it every day since I sold it.

@jameslatimer1432

5 жыл бұрын

Bro you did a fab job its just a shame THE government didnt do the same asswipes let it go down hill so they COULD bring foreign cars to this country

@robinlawson7624

5 жыл бұрын

@@jameslatimer1432 How come? The government poured billions into BL. It's not an essential service like water. It had to survive on its own two feet. If you're going to blame anyone, blame BMW.

@petercawthorne5997

3 жыл бұрын

We’re the floor panels made by hand ?

@matty6848

3 жыл бұрын

@@petercawthorne5997 it’s was called sub assembly. They were different parts already assembled then spot welded together. So yes technically by hand. I know because I used to work at Rover Longbridge plant and worked on the sub assembly including the floor panels in the west works.

Brilliant!!! Thank you sooo much for this video!!

RIP Rover 1878-2005 you will be missed

@nikosgiangkampozof5342

2 жыл бұрын

ROVER NO RIP

I did my apprenticeship with rover in 98. Remember the trophy yellow/red/blue cars turning up on a transporter. I loved the 2.0 v6 zs in blue with the big spoiler. Yours now for £500 on autotrader, ☹.

I have a 75 since 2006 manufactured in 2002. Great car, perfect exemple of the refined bristisch style . Will keep this car until I die. Difficult though to find garages prepared to make maintenance of the car in France. May be easier in UK I suppose.

Lots of my family used to work there. Sad to see it go.

@matty6848

3 жыл бұрын

I worked there for 5 years. West works body & white and later in CAB 1 & 2 on the Mini and MGF line.

Sad its all over for Rover, mine passed its MOT at 130k miles last week, 0 defects again.. had her since new in 2002,

Rover 75 найліпша машина економний розхід 4 траса 6 змішаний салон кожна дерево і англійський дизайн!

Nice to see this film, the company should never have been allowed togo the way it did a real shame and lose. Just traded in my MGZT 2.5 v6. Superb car and i still have my MGF trophy and 1988 MG montego Efi. Nice to see an mgf trophy like mine at the end of the film also.

Very clean factory. I have a 2004 75 CDT Connoisseur. M.

I've never had a car longer than 3 years, except my Rover 75. I've had it 7 years and I don't want anything else

I used to work in B sub assy plant Swindon and used to make longitudinal panels that run from the front wheel arches including the suspension damper unit we had one robot on out zone which we called robbie because it robbed us of work my jig was a real killer people dont realise how much sweat goes into building cars my k series 75 is still going strong at 99k its a cowley one with black sills thats how you can tell without opening the bonnet all the longbridge cars have bmw lumps

Im glad to drive 75's with kv6 2.5l , its the best car

Fascinating footage, I had a 75 diesel auto, a great car for comfort and driveability.

Rover 75 , probably the best car in the world.

Rover 75 was a good car most of the fault was because of the media and the people that think that know everything but don’t understand nothing about cars

Best job i ever had was at Longbridge and great bunch of lads ,mostly shit management but job was bostin ,in cab 1 on mini and metro on QA lines in 90s ended up in castle brom , solihill , cowley and halewood but Longbridge was best ❤

Very interesting video Thank you

Love mine i got a diesel 2ltr cdt shes on 60k shes reg sep 2002. What a car

RIP paint plant B (25/45/TF) it is now just an empty building from 2 weeks ago. Everything has been stripped out.

@rover416si8

3 жыл бұрын

hamster639 no

Best car ever made

What clolour is best for 75??Midnight blue ,black or dorchester red??

Had a rover 214, not the greatest car I've owned, but boy it went like a rocket and strangely enough the one car remember the best. No not a boy racer at the time, just an ordinary family man.

so sad its gone the heart of the midlands

anyone know how many 75's got shipped out to mexico? Also would expect now to see a few mgf's here in the usa under the 25year import rule. here in the year 2020.

Me encanta esta marca. Una pena que tuviese ese final tan amargo

my uncle still has two `brand new` rover 75`s. He was partner in a dealership that went bust in 2003 and some of the inventory `found its way into his barn` , he also has one of the original mg metros from 1982 that was a demonstrator and only has 230 miles. I keep threatening to put them on ebay when he dies :-O

@halethewhale

5 жыл бұрын

Your a lucky guy do not sell them

Car of the year - when it was launched.

i have a 2.5 v6 140.000 miles , passed mot 3 days ago , gos like a rocket love it , would also like the 4.6 v8 too

Wish I had a Rover 827 Fastback.. Whoo those cars are pretty!

@marcusorangeboomivnone7490

6 жыл бұрын

Craig Wilson mine was an 820 turbo FB went like shit off a teflon shovel :)

@dez7250

5 жыл бұрын

Great car.. unfortunately Hyundai have now stolen the Fastback name...😭

Thank you mate.

El mejor coche que ha hecho vover(y de bmw)hasta la fecha,la pena es que la comprase bmw,fue la tumba de rover?yo tengo un rover 75 del año 2004,impecable y va de maravilla,ni un solo problema.

Im pretty sure this is Longbridge because you can see the other 25, 45s and TFs being built.

Nice video

❤❤❤❤❤

Grande Rover.

Yes BRG is beautiful colour specialy for connoisseur with cream leather and wooden steering wheel.Any way ,always water in the boot

26:57 I LOVE YOU ROVER 45 SEDAN

No only diesels have BMW engines. The engines used were exactly the same regardless of whether they were built in Cowley or Longbridge - apart from the addition of the Ford V8s to the range.

@35geordielad

Жыл бұрын

When the first Rover 75s came from Cowley quality was questionable. It improved when production had to be moved to Longbridge .

the great chinese takeaway so sad but true

Tengo el v6 2.5 connouseir es una maquina lo único que en Uruguya hay poco repuestos pero es precioso auto con un andar incomparable el mio es automático

! Que lastima que cerrase la marca MG Rover! Eran autos con un toque de distinción a unos precios muy competitivos. España era el segundo país de Europa con más ventas de Rover. ( el primer era lógicamente el Reino Unido).

propriétaire d'une 75 depuis 10 ans je la chouchoute comme au premier jour

Car is beautiful,connoisseur or limited edition

When did they add the rust?

Once Engaged was great and it’s cars

My 75 has only done 30000 still purrs😽

@insertnamehere5146

3 жыл бұрын

garage queen. only purrs because it never goes anywhere

Отличный Автомобиль

Que autos mas fieles con ese motor honda

What I wouldn't give for a Rover 75

so sad to see the old rover works all housing know and more shops the heart beat of the midlands as gone i wonder who is to blame

سيارة راقية وذات جودة عالية وتصميم متميز

Damn shame our goverment allowed our last remaining mass car production company to fail and then be bought by the Chinese......I always was a Rover fan owning a Montego, Rover 216, 2 x 600s and 2 x 75s and even today the 75 has aged very well still such a beautiful car.

The destruction of British Engineering was a reflection of the steady trajectory of decline in Britain's fortunes following the abandonment of the post WW2 consensus. Harried along by Thatcher who exported millions of highly skilled jobs abroad, rather than encouraging employers to invest in modern production techniques and equipment. The tragedy of the Rover story is that it was BMW who invested £3 billion in the R75 concept, but it was too late. Overseas volume car production had outpaced Longbridge. The R75 was the best car that Longbridge had ever produced. Then BMW walked away and sold the lot to a bunch of plonkers for £10. It was too late for MG Rover to recover it's position as a volume car producer. Despite the best efforts of everyone who worked at Rover, Blair's govt refused to support this last bastion of home grown engineering talent. The destruction of MG Rover was an avoidable tragedy, but the prevailing view was that Britain could survive on the basis of a service economy, and credit, supported by Casino Capitalism. Wealth has to be created, and that means manufacturing things from blocks of raw materials. It does not come from a gig economy, rising house prices and easy consumer credit. Truss wants to continue and accelerate Britain's decline. The closure of the Rover plant was just another avoidable step on the road to penury for our country. If Labour were a serious alternative to the nonsense peddled by the Tories it would be putting forward policies to encourage the return of millions of real jobs that have been exported since the 1980's. That would really help workers and real businesses. Instead, they want to sing the national anthem and get back to the Casino Capitalism that helps no-one apart from the super rich. It's about time someone gave all the main parties a real lesson in patriotism.

@BennyHolden-ls7sj

6 ай бұрын

At Last someone who tells it as it is! We have a serious problem it's the system which keeps promoting short termism and the concept of making something is a "dirty job" but the real scandal is how successive govt red and blue have priced out our economy in comparison to others making it unviable to make anything in volume in the UK, but we the electorate keep voting in the very same useless failures in every time who are clueless and are mostly occupy intellectually the lower levels of the elite educational establishments, seriously would you employ any of them? interesting that they all end up in the houses of parliament pretending to solve our problems but in reality have no compunction to destroy and render this great country to the dustbin for their own personal gain!

You just waiting for head gasket problem.My rover 75 when has 54k miles make my crazy on A11 MY JOURNEY STOP.But car is absolytely beautifull and comfotrable to drive ,i love this car and spent lot of monney for wooden steering wheel etc.

Carn't fault the Rover 75 diesel I drive.

@waldenhouse

7 жыл бұрын

Adam Parker I had the MG ZT cdti. Was a mint, 2004 model fabulous, car. However when one of the fuel pumps failed I had to scrap it (Got £600 in px for a Jaguar). The diesel pump in the tank is heat sealed and the only way to replace it is to break it open or replace the whole fitting. Only problem was there are no second hand ones. They were all fitted to the last batch (of which mine was one) and no spares manufactured. They were an Audi modification in tank and BMW modification in engine! It was off the road for three months waiting to see if a spare became available! No luck.

@eastwood978

7 жыл бұрын

The fuel pumps are readily available off the shelf as are pretty much all the spare parts. These cars need a specialist garage who understands them. A few garages said "cant get the spares mate" but a specialist ordered it and fixed it.

@waldenhouse

7 жыл бұрын

eastwood978 You're correct. Fuel pumps are 10 a penny (well £25). The issue was the fact that the housing (in-tank mounted) was heat sealed. That would have had to be broken to get the pump out. There were none of the modifield housings available. The only other option was to link a pump in parallel and modify the cable arrangement, itself a complicated issue. The garage were an MG/Rover dealership whom I have used for 25 years. I inspected the vehicle myself on the ramps. It was a hopeless case.

@mikeygti8930

3 жыл бұрын

@@waldenhouse changed plenty of these over the years. They are a cross feed setup and awkward to do. Many garages know this and wont touch them. Never had any issues getting replacements

The BMW designed handbrake mechanism on the 75`s and MG ZT`s is pants! Separate drum brakes outboard of the discs . Why? Complexity for the sake of it. Lol . I like my mobile Armchair.

Insgesamt gesehen hat die Autowelt mit dem Verschwinden der englischen Automarken einen großen Verlust erlitten . Ich möchte heute nicht darüber schreiben , wieso , warum und wessen Schuld das Desaster ist , ich möchte hier einmal ganz emotional schreiben . In meiner Lehrzeit gab es noch englische Autos , ich hatte einen Triumph TR 4 und war , entgegen dem allgemeinen Gerede , einen äußerst robusten Wagen der viel Spaß gemacht hat , und nicht dauernd unter Ölverlust und andere Undichtigkeiten die den englischen Autos nachgesagt wurden . Als der Rover 75 kam wollte ich unbedingt einen haben , was jedoch zu dem Zeitpunkt meine finanzielle Möglichkeiten überstieg , ich musste sogar meinen TR 4 verkaufen weil ich zum Militär musste . Als ich nach 2 Jahren Dienst wieder ins zivile Leben zurück kam , waren meine Ersparnisse deutlich gesunken , um genau zu sein , es waren keine Ersparnisse mehr vorhanden , beim Militär kann man eben nur überleben , aber nicht leben . Dann kam Heirat , Kinder usw usw usw . So blieb der Traum vom Rover 57 unerfüllt , bis heute . Aber vielleicht geschehen ja noch Wunder . Das Wunder sollte sich aber nicht mehr zu lange Zeit lassen , von wegen der Lebensuhr .

Had one of the few ZT260 pre face-lift, superb car when it worked, but it was by far the least reliable car I ever had spending over 10 months off the road I the 3 years of ownership and doing less than 12K as I never felt like venturing far in it after spending a good few hours on the hard shoulder waiting to be rescued.

i had an x reg 2.0 v6 75 went to the south of france in it and back not a hiccup an armchair ride there and back

@hoodwinker7932

5 жыл бұрын

GWLAD the only 2 litre engine in the 75 was the BMW diesel.

Ich war einer der ersten der eş en 825 SD in München besass 1994 , seit dem bin ich Rover fan , 99 kam der 75 raus , das Design kann sich heute noch sehen lassen vor allem das Interieur mit dem 75 sollte es den Durchbruch schaffen leider hsben es die Riesen Ford und Bmw Rover platt gelegt und die Chinesen haben es komplett ausser den Marken Namen Rover(Saic) Markenrechte hat wohl Bmw noch und Range Rover wurde über Ford sn (Tata) verkauft...wirklixh schade

yeeaahh is true

26:05

RIP rover,could have been so much more,Phoenix and Tony Blair couldn't give a fuck

@triestodrum2215

6 жыл бұрын

TB is a nut

@MarineAqua45

6 жыл бұрын

armjos1 The Phoenix Four stitched up Blair too mate. They agreed to keep production going but they syphoned off cash into their bank accounts & did secret deals with the Chinese. The problem with the UK is, industrial laws: Token staff councils ( if any in some places?)lack of white collar employees as union members, etc. In Germany, unions go up to the very top of society & they always sit on the board of directors. Had we had this in Britain, the Phoenix four would have been kicked in the balls big time. This is why BMW is still German.

@nigelcharlton-wright1747

5 жыл бұрын

Let's face it BMW got all the know how for their X5 and MINI from both Land Rover and Rover it's self, then threw the company aside. If VAG on the other hand owned MG Rover they would have done the same thing as they had to Skoda, SEAT and Bentley and developed all three car manufactures into world class companies. BMW made up a load of lame excuses of losing money on MG Rover (funny how they still had money to launch new BMW models and buy Rolls Royce etc. And yes, Tony Blair did not care about British industry. Remember Foden was killed off by the Americans, whilst ERF was put to sleep by it's German rival MAN, notice how nearly all the petrol tankers in the UK now have MAN trucks, strange that. God bless Tony Blair and his magic band. (sic)

@nigelcharlton-wright1747

5 жыл бұрын

The nearly bankrupt BMW made the Hansa Group (Borgward, Lloyd to name but two of the groups companies) go bust due to creative bookkeeping. Funny that. Yes I remember the 1970's, three day week, power cuts, the unions holding Britain to ransom by going on strike at a drop a hat and building poorly built cars that should have been world class (bar the Marina, a rather dull car based on 1940's/50's engineering).

@katiestaff

5 жыл бұрын

Tony Blair didn't want it to work he was to far up the arse of the Brussels wankers when Peugeot and burbery moved he done his best to keep them he is a 1st class tosser

Modern factory where did they go wrong

Wen you have dryve in a Rover 75 v6 aut 150 hp, you forgot fest your lada.

If only that other buyer had got rover instead of them clowns that ran it into the deck. He would have probably turned it into a sports car maker like lotus. He would have cut back on staff but in confident they would still exist now. Surprised the phoenix consortium lasted as long as they did with no new models during there time

I wonder how many are now a tin of beans

ROVER 400 SEIRES PLEASE PRODUCTIONS VIDEO

ROVER 75 SALOONS LEATHER SEATS SUNROOF 1.800

5:48

Such a shame. Sold by people who couldn't give a damn ( British Aerospace, who could have made even more money on the brand if they invested more into it) to Germans who couldn't give a damn & sold to a bunch of asset-stripping bastards called the Phoenix Group. It's sad as if I had the money, I'd of bought it & tried to make it as good as the luxury German cars.

What clothes Rover

Why they dsnt thing about head gasket!!!

@michellejansen38

5 жыл бұрын

They did but too late. The 2.5 never suffered nor the diesel but the 1.8 did..

Отл.авто

I want to The ROVER75 Sallon，I like it．．．

У меня 1,8 120л/с 1999год.