Everything SD1!l Essential guide to Rover’s exotic executive in the current issue of the mag. | Practical Classics

Tony Pond on the charge in the Computervision Rover SD1 3500 Vitesse. 1985 Rothmans Circuit of Ireland. 🎥: #vhsrallies #RoverSD1 #SD13500 #RoverSD13500 #Computervision #TonyPond #CircuitOfIreland #GroupA | Custodian

Tony Pond and the Rover SD1 3500 Vitesse in action at the 1983 BBC Austin‑Rover Rallysprint The annual motorsport event ran throughout the early 1980s, pitting rally drivers against their Formula 1 counterparts to see which discipline produced the ultimate all‑rounder. The 1983 edition, staged at Donington Park, featured an all‑star grid. Competitors faced off in three disciplines: a rally stage in Rover SD1s, an autotest in MG Metros, and a circuit race in MG Maestros. The rallying was interest

Celebrate British Touring Car history with the Rover SD1 driven by Steve Soper in the 1983 BTCC season! 🔥 Now available from Scalextric.com 👉 https://bit.ly/48s78NF | Scalextric

The Rover SD1 is an enthusiast's dream-come-true: V-8 power, 5-speed, RWD, sports-car handling, supercar looks, racing pedigree, and a hatchback. So why don't you know it exists?⁣ ⁣ You've heard of Land Rover — but who is Rover? Well, same company, just without the Land. And when Rover was folded, together with Triumph, into the dysfunctional British Leyland conglomerate, this is the outcome. The SD1 replaced both the Triumph 2000 and the Rover 2000, formerly direct mid-size sedan competitors.⁣